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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mari Huana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huana comes into the arena with Candyshop blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mari Huana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huana circles away from the clinch attempt
and Huana counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Andrews throws a jab when Huana was well out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Huana.
It looks like Matt Andrews has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huana misses with a kick to the body.
Huana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Huana tries to bum rush Andrews with a series of wild strikes but Andrews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Huana lands with a cross.
Huana closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huana swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Andrews counters with a left and a right that stings Huana.
Andrews looks gassed!
Huana misses with a two punch combination.
Huana looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Andrews is fending him off so far but Huana persists. Nope, Andrews circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrews tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Huana counters with a crisp one two that drops Andrews! Huana thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Andrews to his feet! Andrews is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Huana throws a head kick but Andrews moves out of range.
Huana throws a nice looking combination but Andrews bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Huana scores with a punch to the head.
That has opened up Matt Andrews's cut even more.
Matt Andrews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huana fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huana misses with a series of wild punches.
Andrews throws a lazy uppercut
and Huana makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Huana lands a head kick!
Huana throws a head kick that misses.
Huana scores with a nice head shot.
Huana swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews wants to clinch up but Huana keeps it at a distance.
Huana changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Andrews tries to avoid it but Huana manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Andrews to the ground. Andrews escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mari Huana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huana looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice combination there by Huana.
Huana lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Huana fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Andrews has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Huana shoots in looking for a takedown but Andrews manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Huana's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Huana throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews misses with an uppercut. Huana saw that one coming.
Huana cracks the inside of Andrews's front leg.
Andrews falls off balance throwing a combination
and Huana counters with a nice leg kick.
Huana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Huana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Andrews.
Matt Andrews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huana tries to bum rush Andrews with a series of wild strikes but Andrews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andrews misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Huana to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mari Huana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Andrews's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Huana misses with a few strikes there.
Huana has closed the distance and engaged Andrews in a clinch.
Huana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andrews defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Huana.
Andrews on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Huana shoots in looking for a takedown. Andrews tries to sprawl out of it but Huana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andrews manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Huana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huana cracks the inside of Andrews's front leg.
Andrews is breathing heavily.
Huana misses with a series of wild punches.
Huana moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Andrews tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Huana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Huana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Huana.
Andrews blocks a head kick by Huana.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Andrews has eaten all the pies!
Huana misses with a wild combination.
Huana throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Huana. Those never looked like landing.
Huana has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andrews wants to clinch but Huana slips to the side
and Huana counters with a leg kick.
Mari Huana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huana is looking to clinch.
Mari Huana is winning the standup battle so far.
Huana lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The cut above Matt Andrews's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Huana lands a jab to the nose.
Andrews slips a jab and a cross from Huana.
Andrews's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Huana tries to close the distance and clinch but Andrews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Huana connects with a high kick.
Huana scores with a crisp jab that stopped Andrews in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huana connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
Andrews takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Andrews showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huana.
Andrews tries to clinch
and Huana makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Huana dives in and grabs Andrews's left leg, looking for a takedown. Andrews pushes down on Huana's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mari Huana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huana shoots in and drives through. Andrews sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huana tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mari Huana dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Andrews's cut.
That's time! Huana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Andrews throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Huana counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Andrews misses with a combination
and Huana counters with an outside leg kick.
Huana throws out a powerful jab.
Huana closes the distance and pushes Andrews back into the cage.
Huana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid body kick from Huana.
Huana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Andrews takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huana throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut there from Huana.
Huana connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Huana.
Huana misses with a two punch combination.
Huana looks for the body kick but Andrews saw that one coming.
Huana tries a low kick but Andrews avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huana lands a jab-cross combination.
Huana with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Huana lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Matt Andrews's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A combination from Huana does no damage.
Huana tries to bum rush Andrews with a series of wild strikes but Andrews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Huana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Huana.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andrews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andrews throws a combination that misses
and Huana counters with a right hand to the body.
Huana shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Andrews pinned against the cage. Andrews gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Huana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Andrews's calf.
Matt Andrews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andrews can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Huana.
Huana tries to bum rush Andrews with a series of wild strikes but Andrews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Huana tries to close the distance and clinch but Andrews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andrews dodges the punch combination from Huana.
Mari Huana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Huana pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huana cracks the inside of Andrews's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mari Huana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Huana has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:24
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mari Huana!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seymoure Titts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Sheilds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seymoure Titts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Evan Sheilds!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titts tries a head kick but it misses.
Titts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sheilds counters with a single leg into guard. Titts didn't expect that.
Sheilds must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sheilds is stalling in the full guard.
Titts trying to control the position.
Sheilds thows a big elbow that misses.
Sheilds loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sheilds is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Titts controls Sheilds momentarily but Sheilds frees himself.
Sheilds scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sheilds scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titts is trying to control the position but Sheilds postures up.
Titts is really struggling to control Sheilds but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Titts wants to sweep here but Sheilds controlling him for the moment.
Titts can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sheilds controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sheilds shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sheilds engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sheilds distracts Titts with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheilds controls from within his opponent's guard.
It looks like Sheilds might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Evan Sheilds wasn't active enough on the ground.
Titts tries to clinch but Sheilds moves away
and Sheilds counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sheilds.
Sheilds controlling from the top position.
Titts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titts trying to control from half guard but Sheilds is working away.
Sheilds trying to hold on to Titts's head to control him but Titts postures up.
Sheilds gets back to full guard.
Sheilds wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Titts manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Titts prevents Sheilds from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Titts seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sheilds does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Seymoure Titts.
Sheilds shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Titts manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Titts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Sheilds dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sheilds looks to land a left hand but Titts moved out of range nicely.
Seymoure Titts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sheilds shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sheilds performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Titts trying to control but Sheilds postures up.
Titts tries to get to full guard but Sheilds has control of the leg.
Titts is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sheilds's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sheilds's back!
Sheilds really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Titts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sheilds is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Evan Sheilds has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheilds turns into Titts and is now in his guard.
Titts bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sheilds's guard.
Titts pushing down on Sheilds's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Titts thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sheilds to regain full guard.
Titts tries to free his leg and advance position but Sheilds is retaining full guard.
Titts trying to control the position from guard on top but Sheilds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Titts wants to get up but he can't break Sheilds's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Titts wants to control from the top but Sheilds keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sheilds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Titts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheilds manages to avoid it.
Sheilds drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sheilds cracks Titts with a big right hand but Titts just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sheilds is staying tight to Titts's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds trying to control the action but Titts is working from the bottom.
Titts tries to bench press Sheilds off him but Sheilds keeps the position.
Titts seems a little lost for a moment, as Sheilds dominates the positioning.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sheilds tries to advance to mount but Titts denies him.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Evan Sheilds wasn't active enough on the ground.
Titts darts in trying to clinch
so Sheilds counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Titts is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sheilds controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds connects with a couple of short punches.
Sheilds wants to control from the top but Titts keeps moving.
Sheilds preventing the sweep.
Titts striking off his back but it's not causing Sheilds any problems.
Sheilds is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Evan Sheilds hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Titts throws a body kick that misses.
Titts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sheilds counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Titts!
Sheilds trying to control but Titts is having none of it.
Sheilds with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Sheilds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Titts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Sheilds counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Titts trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Titts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Titts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sheilds's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sheilds trying to control but Titts is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Evan Sheilds wasn't active enough on the ground.
Titts gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sheilds counters with a shoot takedown. Titts fights it but they end up in guard.
Sheilds sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sheilds trying to control the position from guard on top but Titts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheilds stands up from Titts's guard - Sheilds perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sheilds closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Titts quickly recovers to half guard.
Sheilds wants to free his trapped foot but Titts is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sheilds with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sheilds landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sheilds seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titts makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Titts.
Titts wants to stand and escape but Sheilds is having none of it.
Sheilds working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sheilds with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sheilds working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sheilds is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Titts controls Sheilds momentarily but Sheilds frees himself.
Sheilds preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Titts bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sheilds's guard.
Sheilds is pulling down on Titts's head to control his posture.
Sheilds looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Titts passes into side control.
Titts tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Sheilds is looking to regain half guard here but Titts keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titts is looking to take a break and control but Sheilds is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sheilds can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sheilds being controlled for a moment.
Titts is looking to take a break and control but Sheilds is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Sheilds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sheilds 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Sheilds!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joel Singapore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skrappy Doo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joel Singapore has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joel Singapore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Skrappy Doo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doo avoids the head kick by Singapore.
Doo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick from Singapore lands but Doo takes it in his stride.
Singapore lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Doo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Singapore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Doo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Singapore to the mat! Singapore manages to get full guard.
Doo won't allow Singapore to get back to his feet.
Doo cracks Singapore with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Singapore wants to get back to his feet but Doo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Doo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Doo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Singapore controls Doo momentarily but Doo frees himself.
Doo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Singapore is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Doo is aware though and is defending well.
Doo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Singapore is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Doo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Singapore is looking to stand up but Doo isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singapore trying to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Singapore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Doo wants to pass the guard but Singapore is keeping the position.
Doo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singapore is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Singapore wants to stand but Doo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Singapore trying to control the action but Doo is working from the bottom.
Doo is trying to stand up here but Singapore is controlling him well.
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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Doo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Singapore wants to pass the guard but Doo is keeping the position.
Doo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Singapore is controlling him.
Singapore has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Singapore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singapore trying to control the position from guard on top but Doo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Singapore stands and throws Doo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Singapore is looking to take a break and control but Doo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Singapore throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Doo is not content to let Singapore control the position.
Doo struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Singapore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doo keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Singapore dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Doo has his takedown stuffed
and Singapore counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Doo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Singapore tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Doo is in Singapore's guard.
Doo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Doo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Singapore wants to control but Doo postures up.
Singapore is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Singapore is not content to let Doo control the position.
Doo tries to score with some ground and pound. Singapore controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Singapore is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Doo off and has taken his back!
Doo is trying to stand back up.
Singapore wants to control the position but Doo frees himself and scrambles - Singapore manages to regain control in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singapore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doo keeps working.
Singapore looking to control but instead Doo has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Doo wants to get back to his feet.
Singapore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Singapore looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Doo kicks Singapore off and gets back to his feet.
Doo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Singapore counters with a nice low kick that buckles Doo's knee momentarily.
Doo is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singapore lands a head kick. Doo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Doo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Singapore finds it's way round the side to connect with Doo's head.
Doo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Singapore makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Joel Singapore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skrappy Doo.
Doo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Singapore. Singapore obviously looking to wear him down.
Singapore connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doo momentarily.
Singapore lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Doo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singapore delivers a nice body kick.
Nice cross by Singapore.
Doo is still on wobbly legs! Can Singapore finish him?
Singapore moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Doo seems to have recovered his senses.
Singapore lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Doo is looking to close the distance but Singapore sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Doo crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Doo is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Joel Singapore!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Yamaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isamu Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamaru comes into the arena with Rising blaring out of the sound system. Takahashi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Crows Zero - Into the Battle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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153 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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, Shinji Yamaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isamu Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi gets a double leg takedown into Yamaru's guard.
Takahashi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamaru is keeping the position for now.
Takahashi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Yamaru throws a right and a left that Takahashi avoids nicely.
Yamaru is looking to clinch but Takahashi is avoiding it.
Takahashi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamaru misses with a low kick.
Yamaru lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yamaru scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Isamu Takahashi has been cut.
Takahashi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Takahashi is working for a submission of some sort.
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!
Yamaru trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi slows the pace down in half guard.
Yamaru looking for submissions off his back.
Takahashi decides to stand and escape the position.
Yamaru scores with a takedown into Takahashi's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yamaru doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yamaru manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Takahashi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Takahashi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi pulls Yamaru in close to prevent any damage.
Takahashi working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Yamaru has passed into half guard!
Takahashi trying to control here.
Takahashi looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takahashi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yamaru is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Takahashi is refusing to be controlled, as Yamaru sits in half guard.
Takahashi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Takahashi pulls Yamaru in close to prevent any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Yamaru has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Isamu Takahashi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Yamaru throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isamu Takahashi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Isamu Takahashi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yamaru misses with a low kick.
Yamaru looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yamaru looks to land a combination. Takahashi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Takahashi dodges the punch combination from Yamaru.
Yamaru displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Takahashi has closed the distance and engaged Yamaru in a clinch.
Yamaru manages to break the clinch.
Takahashi blocks a head kick by Yamaru.
Some wild striking there from Yamaru.
A combination from Yamaru does no damage.
Takahashi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Takahashi lands in his opponent's guard.
Takahashi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Takahashi trying to control but Yamaru is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Isamu Takahashi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Yamaru will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takahashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takahashi tries to clinch but Yamaru moves out of range.
Yamaru tries to bum rush Takahashi with a series of wild strikes but Takahashi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Takahashi drives through and clinches with Yamaru against the cage.
Yamaru is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Takahashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamaru.
Takahashi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yamaru prevents it.
Yamaru tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yamaru prevents a takedown attempt there.
Takahashi tries to break the clinch but Yamaru is controlling the position.
Yamaru prevents the takedown attempt.
Shinji Yamaru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isamu Takahashi.
Takahashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takahashi effectively controlling the action here.
Takahashi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Takahashi jumps into guard, dragging Yamaru to the mat.
Takahashi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Yamaru showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Yamaru pulls guard effortlessly.
Yamaru looking for a guillotine here but Takahashi defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takahashi pushing down on Yamaru's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yamaru is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaru tries to kick Takahashi off but Takahashi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yamaru is defending against the submission attempts here by Takahashi.
Takahashi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Takahashi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Isamu Takahashi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Isamu Takahashi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Takahashi closes the distance and clinches.
Takahashi pulls guard successfully.
Yamaru wants to control from the top but Takahashi keeps moving.
Takahashi wants to sweep here but Yamaru controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaru prevents Takahashi from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaru won't allow Takahashi to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takahashi keeping moving, preventing Yamaru from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We're going to have a standup here because Shinji Yamaru wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Yamaru enables Takahashi to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Yamaru manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Takahashi postures up.
Takahashi advances to half guard.
Yamaru wants to control the action here but instead Takahashi manages to pass to full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takahashi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Takahashi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Takahashi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Takahashi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Takahashi controlling the pace for now.
Yamaru is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaru holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Takahashi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Yamaru is trying to stand but he's just given Takahashi his back.
Takahashi throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Yamaru is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Takahashi gets his way!
Takahashi keeps control of the position easily here as Yamaru tries to buck him off.
Takahashi misses with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaru showing good submission defense here.
Yamaru is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Takahashi.
Yamaru has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Takahashi.
Shinji Yamaru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Isamu Takahashi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takahashi is persistently looking for the submission but Yamaru is defending it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isamu Takahashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Takahashi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isamu Takahashi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lebron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tap Dat Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lebron James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tap Dat Ass!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ass with a poor takedown
and James counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
James has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ass uses from the top position.
Ass avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
James is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
James looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ass has picked James up and slammed him! James can't keep hold of the triangle and Ass manages to pass to side control!
Ass is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
James is looking for a sweep.
James really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
James throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ass presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
James is working to get back to half guard.
James wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Ass is looking to control James but James is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Ass thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
I really don't envy James right now.
Even with his hooks in, Ass manages to miss with strikes from the back.
James tries to escape the position.
James is working hard here to advance position.
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.
Ass trying to control momentarily.
James wants to escape the position.
James looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
James knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ass on the ground.
A lull in the action here.
James has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Ass.
Ass has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for James! Can he survive? No! He's out! Ass gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tap Dat Ass!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derric Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gimmeya Spanka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derric Rose looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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143 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Derric Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gimmeya Spanka!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spanka defends it nicely.
Spanka cracks Rose with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spanka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rose shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rose shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spanka as he avoids it easily.
Rose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spanka circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derric Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spanka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rose.
Rose drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spanka tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
Spanka lands with a straight right. Rose didn't see that one coming.
Rose drives through with a takedown into Spanka's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Spanka 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spanka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rose advances to half guard.
Spanka is looking for a sweep. Rose is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rose missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Spanka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanka is staying active underneath Rose, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Spanka moves into full guard.
Rose might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rose stopping the sweep attempt from Spanka.
Rose controlling from the top position.
Rose throwing strikes from guard but Spanka blocks nicely.
Rose has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rose sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rose pushing down on Spanka's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rose throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rose prevents Spanka from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Rose there.
Rose throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spanka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rose.
Rose thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rose sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rose thows a huge punch but Spanka dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose trying to control from half guard but Spanka is working away.
Rose sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rose trying to control from half guard but Spanka is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Derric Rose.
Rose on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Spanka throws a series of strikes that have Rose backpedaling.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rose.
Rose is breathing heavily.
Spanka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gimmeya Spanka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spanka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Spanka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rose in his tracks.
Derric Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spanka tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.
Spanka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
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.
Rose shoots for a double leg takedown but Spanka sprawls well. He's pushed Rose's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spanka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rose takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Spanka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spanka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rose darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Spanka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rose.
Spanka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rose is working away from the top position though.
Spanka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rose.
Spanka tries to roll over but Rose keeps him under control.
Spanka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derric Rose dominated that round.
That's time! Rose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Spanka. That snapped Rose's head back.
Rose avoids the head kick by Spanka.
A punch lands to the side of Rose 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rose fails with a takedown attempt.
Spanka jabs at Rose's body.
Spanka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spanka throws out a leg kick but Rose moves out of range and Spanka only half commits.
Rose will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rose shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derric Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Spanka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spanka throws a series of punches but Rose moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spanka scores with a hook.
Spanka darts in and clinches Rose up against the cage.
Spanka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spanka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanka tries a low kick but Rose avoids it.
Rose needs to keep his hands up - Spanka had a free shot at his head there.
Spanka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spanka wants to land a leg kick but Rose is out of range.
Spanka throws a one two combo.
Rose has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spanka finds it's way round the side to connect with Rose's head.
Spanka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Spanka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rose is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Spanka's half guard.
Spanka is trying to get back to full guard.
Spanka is trying to control but can't.
Rose throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spanka is not content to let Rose control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose thows a huge punch but Spanka dodges it nicely.
Rose thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Spanka is looking for a sweep. Rose is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Spanka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rose is working away from the top position though.
Rose is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Spanka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rose.
Rose prevents Spanka from improving his position.
Rose sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spanka defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rose throwing shots but Spanka is blocking nicely.
Rose throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rose thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spanka's head.
Spanka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rose.
Spanka is looking for a sweep. Rose is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rose not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Spanka wants to get back to his feet.
Spanka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rose.
Rose not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rose thows a huge punch but Spanka dodges it nicely.
Rose wants to take a breather but Spanka is having none of it.
Spanka has hold of Rose's hands but Rose slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spanka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rose scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rose trying to control the action but Spanka is working from the bottom.
Rose throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rose throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rose with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Spanka tries to roll over but Rose keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derric Rose dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rose gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rose looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Spanka!
Rose scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Spanka?
Rose sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rose tries to control but Spanka wriggling away.
Rose misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Spanka tries to hold on but Rose pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spanka is in all sorts of trouble here.
Spanka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rose. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rose breaks from Spanka's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rose sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rose landing shots from mount.
Rose controlling the position easily from mount.
Spanka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Rose there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rose with a couple of short strikes.
Rose trying to control but Spanka is having none of it.
Rose controlling his opponent.
Rose thowing shots but they're missing.
Rose misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Spanka is looking to improve his position but Rose isn't that keen on the idea.
Rose raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rose tries to control but Spanka wriggling away.
Rose thowing shots but they're missing.
Rose lands a big shot there that rocks Spanka but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rose throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Spanka because Rose loaded up on that one.
Gimmeya Spanka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose raining down hammerfists from mount.
Derric Rose overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rose misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rose misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rose can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Spanka is looking to escape.
Rose landing shots from mount.
Rose sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rose thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rose throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derric Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rose, 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 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derric Rose!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Meat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Justin Meat was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Meat!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Meat pinned against the cage. Meat gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kane has his takedown stuffed
and Meat counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kane!
Kane is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kane is working hard here to advance position.
Meat throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kane because Meat loaded up on that one.
Kane can't escape the position.
Kane slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Meat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Meat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Meat trying to control from half guard but Kane is working away.
Meat lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane wants to improve his position but Meat is controlling well.
Meat blocks the strikes from Kane.
Meat takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Meat is trying to control the action in half guard but Kane is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Meat is working for a submission of some sort.
Kane is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Meat pulls his head out easily.
Meat wants to take a breather but Kane is having none of it.
Meat lands strikes from half guard.
Kane works his way to full guard. Good work.
Meat wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Kane trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meat throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Meat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kane is keeping the position for now.
Kane 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.
Kane has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Meat can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Meat passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kane is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Meat off and has taken his back!
Meat has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Meat is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meat is trying to get back to his feet but Kane has full control of the position and if anything, Meat has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Kane is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Meat has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Meat wants to get back to his feet.
Kane looking to break Meat's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Meat remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Kane will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane looking for the RNC.
Kane is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Meat knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Meat for a finish.
Kane somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane is cranking Meat's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Meat! He's tightened the choke and Meat is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Andy Kane!
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