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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ser Gregor Celgane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Cranium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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270 lbs
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250 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ser Gregor Celgane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Cranium!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cranium tries to score a power double leg takedown but Celgane sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cranium somewhat.
Celgane fails to land with a series of punches.
Celgane has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Ser Gregor Celgane has been cut.
Celgane throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Richard Cranium has been cut.
Richard Cranium seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cranium fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Celgane lands a left and a right that send Cranium crashing to the mat, dazed. Celgane thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Celgane drives through and clinches with Cranium against the cage.
Celgane putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cranium in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cranium looks gassed!
Celgane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short uppercut from Celgane.
With the fighters up against the cage, Celgane throws an elbow but misses.
Cranium looking for a takedown.
Ser Gregor Celgane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Cranium.
The referee is keeping an eye on Celgane - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Celgane landing knees to the body.
Celgane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Celgane moves into the clinch successfully.
Celgane is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Celgane putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cranium in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Celgane.
Celgane content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Celgane seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Celgane scores a nice knee to the body.
Come on Celgane - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Celgane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cranium.
Celgane connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cranium's face.
Celgane manages to break the clinch.
Cranium misses with a few strikes there.
Celgane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cranium gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Celgane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Celgane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Celgane closes the distance and clinches.
Celgane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Celgane throws a series of punches but Cranium moves out of range.
Cranium shoots in for a double leg but Celgane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch combination from Celgane misses.
Cranium closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cranium on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cranium dives in and grabs Celgane's left leg, looking for a takedown. Celgane pushes down on Cranium's head and hops out.
Cranium defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Celgane.
Cranium is trying desperately to land a takedown but Celgane is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cranium.
Celgane misses with a takedown attempt - Cranium sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cranium throws a leg kick but Celgane sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cranium tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Celgane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Celgane is looking to clinch.
Celgane rushes Cranium and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Celgane tries to land a knee to the head but Cranium blocks with his arms.
Cranium wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cranium has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Celgane avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Celgane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Celgane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cranium goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A combination from Celgane does no damage.
Cranium shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Celgane sprawls well. Celgane wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cranium gets slowly back to his feet.
Celgane lands with a kick to the temple. Cranium shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Celgane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cranium drives through and clinches with Celgane against the cage.
Celgane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cranium wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cranium tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Celgane.
Celgane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cranium drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Celgane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cranium throws a head kick but Celgane moves out of range.
Cranium fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Celgane fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cranium, pushing him back against the cage.
Celgane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Celgane tries a knee to the head but Cranium blocks it.
Celgane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Celgane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Celgane throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cranium goes for a takedown attempt but Celgane pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Celgane throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ser Gregor Celgane dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cranium looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cranium throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Celgane instigates a clinch.
Cranium looking for a takedown.
Celgane lands with a light punch inside.
Celgane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Celgane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Celgane lands a leg kick that knocks Cranium off balance momentarily.
Cranium misses the shot to the body.
Celgane darts in and clinches Cranium up against the cage.
Celgane just leaning against Cranium, taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Celgane.
The referee calls for Celgane to work.
Celgane scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Celgane stalling.
Cranium wants a takedown but no success here.
Cranium dodges an elbow strike from Celgane.
Nice body punch from Celgane - that landed with a thud.
Celgane scores with a shoulder strike.
Celgane connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cranium's face.
Celgane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Celgane tries to land knees in the clinch but Cranium avoids the damage to the body.
The referee calls for Celgane to work.
Celgane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Celgane gets underhooks to prevent Cranium's takedown attempt.
Ser Gregor Celgane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Cranium.
Celgane content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ser Gregor Celgane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Celgane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Celgane leaning his opponent against the cage.
Celgane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cranium avoids it.
Cranium looking for a takedown.
Celgane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Celgane tries a knee to the head but Cranium blocks it.
Cranium tries to pull guard but Celgane won't allow it.
Cranium is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Celgane gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Celgane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cranium has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Celgane is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Celgane will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cranium up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Celgane gets underhooks to prevent Cranium's takedown attempt.
Celgane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cranium manages to pull guard.
Celgane has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cranium is proving hard to escape from.
Cranium is looking to sinch up a triangle. Celgane throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Cranium's body to avoid the submission. Cranium has instead reached around Celgane's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Cranium arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Richard Cranium!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Delphine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadayoshi Ishimaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delphine's entrance music is Cowboys From Hell. A fine choice. Danny Delphine had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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150 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Delphine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tadayoshi Ishimaru!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishimaru misses with a left hand
and Delphine counters by clinching up.
Delphine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Delphine has clasped his hands together around Ishimaru's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ishimaru defending against the ground and pound.
Delphine lands some shots froms side control.
Delphine has hold of Ishimaru's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Ishimaru tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Delphine cranks the arm and Ishimaru screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Ishimaru, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Danny Delphine!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey The Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the cage accompanied by Til I Collapse. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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162 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, DJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey The Lion!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Lion tries to clinch
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Penn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Lion.
The Lion takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Penn cracks The Lion with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The Lion wants to clinch but Penn slips to the side
and The Lion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joey The Lion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Lion wants to clinch
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
The Lion doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Lion doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Lion fails with the takedown
and Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
DJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey The Lion.
Penn lands a jab.
The Lion misses with a takedown
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Lion looks gassed!
Penn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn scores with a punch to the head.
The Lion takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Penn digs a good body shot into The Lion's ribs.
Penn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Penn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Penn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Penn jabs at The Lion's body.
The Lion takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Penn connects with a jab.
Penn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. The Lion eats them both and turns towards Penn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Joey The Lion has been cut.
Penn lands a nice shot that snaps The Lion's head back.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Penn misses.
The Lion is trying desperately to land a takedown but Penn is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for The Lion.
Penn punishes The Lion's body with a nice straight punch.
The Lion takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Penn both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Lion takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice combination there by Penn.
The Lion on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Penn scores with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn lands a right hook to the body.
The Lion takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Penn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey The Lion's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Penn lands with a shot to the body.
The Lion tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Penn counters with a left to the body.
The Lion shoots and misses
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Penn lands with an overhand left.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
Penn connects with a jab.
Penn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Lion walks into a left hand.
The Lion is breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Penn.
Penn digs a good hook to The Lion's body.
Penn is looking to wear down The Lion with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Penn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Penn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Penn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Penn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Lion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Penn.
The Lion walks into a left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Penn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn with a jab.
The Lion takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Penn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Lion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
Penn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Lion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn digs a good body shot into The Lion's ribs.
The Lion has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Penn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Penn lands with a shot to the body.
Penn lands a slapping body shot.
Penn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Lion can do to turn this around?
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Penn lands with an overhand left.
The Lion on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Penn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Lion takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Lion moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Lion takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Decent striking displayed by Penn there.
Penn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Penn throws a quick inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Lion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
DJ Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
The Lion is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Penn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey The Lion's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Penn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Penn throws a shot to the body.
Penn lands with a good body shot.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn scores with a shot to the body.
The Lion ducks right into an uppercut from Penn.
Penn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The Lion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Lion takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn moves into range and connects with a jab.
The Lion has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Lion there as he acknowledges the shot.
Penn cracks The Lion with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
DJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Penn connects with a looping right hand.
Penn cracks a nice hook into The Lion's ribs.
Penn lands a slapping body shot.
The Lion moves forwards but Penn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Lion on the side of the head.
Penn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Penn connects with a single shot there.
The Lion takes one to the side of the head.
Penn throws a good cross that connects.
The Lion takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab by Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Lion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Penn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Penn connects with a body shot.
Penn looks to land a combination. The Lion sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but The Lion might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Penn has got the better of the exchanges.
Penn tests The Lion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Lion takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn cracks a nice hook into The Lion's ribs.
Penn connects with a body shot.
Penn lands a nice shot that snaps The Lion's head back.
Penn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Penn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn scores with a hook.
Joey The Lion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DJ Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab by Penn.
And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Penn 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Penn!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles St Lickitung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price comes into the arena with Mistakes blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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168 lbs
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160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charles St Lickitung!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Price.
St Lickitung has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Price.
Price lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Charles St Lickitung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Lickitung fails with the takedown
and Price counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Lickitung doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Price counters with a big head kick but St Lickitung shrugs it off.
Price throws a head kick that half lands.
Price connects with a nice looking jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Price. St Lickitung shrugs it off though.
St Lickitung closes the distance looking to clinch
and Price counters with a low kick, right behind St Lickitung 's knee.
St Lickitung shoots and misses
and Price counters with a straight right hand.
Tim Price has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles St Lickitung.
Price lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
St Lickitung fails to pull the fight into his guard.
St Lickitung fails to pull guard.
Price lands a body punch.
Price lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Price.
It looks like Charles St Lickitung has been cut.
Price unloads a knee to the mid-section. St Lickitung lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
St Lickitung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees in the clinch landing for Price.
St Lickitung looks gassed!
Price lands a body shot.
Price lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Lickitung backwards.
Price landing knees to the head.
Price content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Price is working St Lickitung over against the cage.
St Lickitung fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Price scores with a shot to the side of St Lickitung's head.
A body shot lands from Price.
Price lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Price.
Price lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Price landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
St Lickitung letting Price take a breather here.
Price utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Price with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Price.
Price landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Price digs a right hand underneath St Lickitung's ribcage. St Lickitung let out a lung full of air as it connected.
St Lickitung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Price lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Price lands a body shot in the clinch.
Price lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lickitung being controlled against the cage.
Price is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Price scores with a knee to the head.
Price scores with a knee to the head.
Price lands a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Price - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
St Lickitung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Price is leaning against St Lickitung and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Price dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Price with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Price.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price lands with a light punch inside.
Price makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Price lands with a short punch from the clinch.
St Lickitung takes a knee right on the jaw!
Price avoiding damage.
St Lickitung fails to pull guard.
Price content to slow the pace in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Price.
St Lickitung fails with the takedown
and Price counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. St Lickitung is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Price scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St Lickitung has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Price dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles St Lickitung'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.
St Lickitung doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Price counters with a nice body kick.
St Lickitung shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Price as he avoids it easily.
St Lickitung closes the distance but Price moves to the side
and Price counters with a good low kick that St Lickitung was not able to check.
Price scores with a punch to the head.
Price throws a good cross that connects.
St Lickitung doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Price counters with a nice leg kick.
Tim Price has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles St Lickitung.
St Lickitung tries for a takedown but Price circles away easily
and Price counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Price.
St Lickitung takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short left from Price.
St Lickitung is breathing heavily.
Price is pushing St Lickitung up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Price - that landed with a thud.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Price.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Price.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Price obliges.
Price taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Price with a knee to the head.
Tim Price has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Price is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Price.
A decent looking cross lands there for Price.
Price scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price pushes St Lickitung away with a front kick.
Price lands a slapping body shot.
St Lickitung fails with the takedown
and Price counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St Lickitung thinking.
Price with a hook.
Charles St Lickitung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Price connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
St Lickitung gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Price counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St Lickitung thinking.
St Lickitung stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Price.
Price delivers a nice body kick.
Price bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Price scores with a push kick.
St Lickitung is trying desperately to land a takedown but Price is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for St Lickitung.
Price lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Lickitung's sensitive parts.
Price drives through and clinches with St Lickitung against the cage.
Price with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Come on Price - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Price.
Price lands a knee to the head.
Price lands with a short shot to the head.
Price connects with a knee to the head.
Price has St Lickitung pressed against the cage.
Price lands a nice uppercut.
Price has St Lickitung pushed against the cage.
St Lickitung fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Price takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
St Lickitung tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
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.
Price lands an uppercut.
Price controlling the action here for a moment.
Price lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St Lickitung or not.
Price is pushing St Lickitung up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Price.
St Lickitung tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Price counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Price is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Lickitung can do to turn this around?
Price lands a leg kick that knocks St Lickitung off balance momentarily.
St Lickitung 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.
Price has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That has opened up Charles St Lickitung's cut even more.
Price leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Price dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charles St Lickitung's cut.
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!
St Lickitung tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
St Lickitung shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Price counters with a good, hard body kick but St Lickitung shrugs it off.
St Lickitung has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Price.
Price lands a nice looking kick to the body. St Lickitung takes a step back to recover.
St Lickitung looks to clinch
and Price makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice shot by Price.
Price lands with a thumping leg kick.
St Lickitung with a lazy takedown attempt
and Price counters with a body kick that stops St Lickitung in his tracks momentarily.
St Lickitung doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Price makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tim Price has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles St Lickitung.
Price throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
St Lickitung has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Price finds it's way round the side to connect with St Lickitung's head.
St Lickitung takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Price pushes St Lickitung up against the cage in a clinch.
St Lickitung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Price with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Price.
Price scores with a shoulder strike.
Price presses St Lickitung against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Price using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Price.
Price lands a body punch.
Price lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Price - that landed with a thud.
Price lands with a short shot to the head.
Price slows down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Price - that landed with a thud.
Price lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
St Lickitung tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Price leaning against his opponent.
Price pushes St Lickitung back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Price works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Price gets underhooks to prevent St Lickitung's takedown attempt.
Price lands with a light punch inside.
Price lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Price has St Lickitung pressed against the cage.
Price lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Lickitung backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Price.
Price lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Price stalling against the cage.
Price lands a hook that snaps the head of St Lickitung backwards.
St Lickitung tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Price smiles and moves away.
St Lickitung takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St Lickitung gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Price counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Lickitung walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
St Lickitung's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
St Lickitung has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Price finds it's way round the side to connect with St Lickitung's head.
St Lickitung takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tim Price is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Price with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Price forces St Lickitung back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Price - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice right hand lands inside from Price.
Price stalling the fight.
Price lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Lickitung.
Price working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Price scores with a shoulder strike.
Price scores a nice knee to the body.
Price avoiding damage.
Charles St Lickitung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Price lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tim Price is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Lickitung fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Price showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Price 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Price!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hickson Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clay comes to the cage accompanied by Atari Teenage Riot - Revolution Action . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Curtis Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hickson Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tiger works the jab nicely.
Tiger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Clay takes one to the chin there.
Clay misses with an uppercut
and Tiger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clay misses the body punch
and Tiger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tiger throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Curtis Clay has been cut.
Tiger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tiger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tiger counters with an inside leg kick.
Tiger throws a right hand that Clay ducks under and follows up with a left that Clay also avoids with ease.
Tiger lets loose with a powerful body kick. Clay will feel that in the morning.
Clay swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick from Clay is predictable there
and Tiger counters with a body kick that stops Clay in his tracks momentarily.
Hickson Tiger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Clay crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tiger - the referee stops the clock and Clay gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tiger. Clay manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tiger lands a front kick.
Tiger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Clay steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tiger. That one must have hurt.
Clay misses with a body shot.
Clay will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Clay misses with a jab to the body
and Tiger counters with a thumping low kick.
Clay misses with a leg kick
letting Tiger counter with a right hand.
Tiger lands the left hand.
Tiger throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger cracks the inside of Clay's front leg.
Tiger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clay throws a leg kick
and Tiger counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clay keeps the fight on the outside.
Tiger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tiger connects with a leg kick. Clay looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tiger tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Clay decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tiger's guard.
Clay throws a big right hand that misses.
Clay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tiger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clay forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay is thwarting Tiger's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiger won't allow Clay to pass to mount.
Tiger wants to get back to full guard.
Tiger is trying to maintain the position but Clay is very close to passing his half guard.
Clay controlling the action here.
Clay tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tiger knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tiger is trying to control but can't.
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.
Clay trying to pass the guard but Tiger defending well.
Tiger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clay. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tiger tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clay works his foot free and advances to mount.
Clay working for a guillotine from mount but Tiger is in no mood to give up.
Clay throws some wild stikes that Tiger manages to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clay looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hickson Tiger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Curtis Clay's cut.
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.
Clay closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tiger to the mat! Tiger manages to get full guard.
Clay thows a big elbow that misses.
Clay passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tiger is trying to get back to half guard.
Clay trying to control the position but Tiger is working away.
Clay working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Clay advances to full mount.
Tiger's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay misses with a head shot.
Clay unloads with some shots from mount but Tiger bucks and avoids them well.
Clay has hold of Tiger's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tiger manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Clay unloads with some shots from mount but Tiger bucks and avoids them well.
Clay punching from mount but Tiger doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Clay throwing strikes here but Tiger is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Clay throwing strikes here but Tiger is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tiger avoids a series of strikes thrown by Clay.
Clay 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.
Clay sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Clay punching from mount but Tiger doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tiger is squirming around, avoiding Clay's attempts to control the action.
Tiger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Clay sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Clay throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tiger because Clay loaded up on that one.
Clay throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tiger because Clay loaded up on that one.
Clay looking to ground and pound but Tiger is blocking nicely.
Clay 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.
Clay looking to finish with strikes here!
Clay has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Tiger is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Curtis Clay!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rumble Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yumi Goro (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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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumble Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yumi Goro!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Goro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Goro sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Lord to the ground! Goro dives into full mount looking to finish!
It looks like Rumble Lord has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lord is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Goro trying to control but Lord is having none of it.
Lord working to try and regain half guard.
Goro with a couple of short strikes.
Lord takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Goro lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Lord! Goro sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Lord and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yumi Goro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Carter's choice of entrance music: Walkie Talkie - DJ Shadow. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Andrew Carter enters the cage!
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217 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Watanabe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Carter!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carter scores with a head kick. Watanabe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Watanabe gets caught napping as Carter dives in and scores a takedown. Watanabe manages to retain guard.
Carter controlling from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Watanabe keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Carter tries to free his leg and advance position but Watanabe is retaining full guard.
Carter throwing strikes but missing.
Carter drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Watanabe dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Watanabe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Watanabe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Watanabe won't allow Carter to sweep him here.
Watanabe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carter on the ground.
Watanabe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Watanabe gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Carter staying out of range there.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter with a nice cross.
Nice shot by Carter.
Good work by Carter as he checks the leg kick.
Carter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Watanabe to the mat! Watanabe manages to get full guard.
Carter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Watanabe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Watanabe is trying to keep Carter in close.
Carter trying to control but Watanabe is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe controlling Carter's posture.
Ken Watanabe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Watanabe as he avoids it easily.
Carter manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Watanabe on his heels. He'll look to pass Watanabe's guard now, I'm sure.
Carter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Watanabe keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carter postures up in Watanabe's guard and throws a big left but Watanabe blocks it.
Carter looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Carter 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.
Watanabe misses with a two punch combination.
Watanabe throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Watanabe misses with a body punch
and Carter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Watanabe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Carter laying and praying for a moment but Watanabe takes advantage and regains half guard.
Carter with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Carter working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Watanabe's thigh. Watanabe counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Watanabe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Carter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carter trying to control but Watanabe is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Carter trying to control but Watanabe is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Andrew Carter hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Carter throws a head kick that misses.
Watanabe thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter moves into full mount!
Carter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watanabe is working to get back to half guard.
Carter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Watanabe wants to control but Carter is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carter shoots in for a double leg but Watanabe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A combination from Watanabe does no damage.
Carter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No luck for Carter with that takedown attempt.
Andrew Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Watanabe is trying to defend but Carter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Watanabe preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Watanabe is trying to stand up here but Carter is controlling him well.
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.
Carter trying to control the action but Watanabe is working from the bottom.
Carter is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Carter trying to advance position but Watanabe counters by regaining guard.
Watanabe keeping full guard, as Carter tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Watanabe keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Watanabe keeping full guard, as Carter tries to pass.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andrew Carter wasn't active enough on the ground.
Carter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Watanabe's waist but Watanabe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carter off to one side.
Ken Watanabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Carter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Watanabe's guard.
Carter looking to pass the guard.
Carter postures up.
Carter stands and throws Watanabe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Carter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Watanabe, who protects the arm well.
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe is looking to reverse the position.
Carter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Carter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Carter wants to control but Watanabe is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watanabe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Carter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Carter really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Carter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Carter with a nice cross.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Watanabe as he avoids it easily.
Carter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Watanabe throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Carter.
Carter wants to pass the guard but Watanabe is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watanabe is keeping the position for now.
Carter stands and throws Watanabe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter taking a break here but Watanabe is having none of it and regains half guard.
Carter is looking to take a break and control but Watanabe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carter thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Watanabe to regain full guard.
Carter passes easily into side control. 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.
Watanabe is not content to let Carter control the position.
Carter just content to control the position.
Watanabe prevents Carter from improving position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to control the position but Watanabe is working away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Carter wants to control for a moment but Watanabe uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Carter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Watanabe defends it well.
Watanabe looks like he's trying to stand up.
Watanabe is staying active underneath Carter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Watanabe keeping hold of Carter's head, controlling as best he can.
Watanabe is staying active underneath Carter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Carter dominated that fourth 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. And we move into the final round!
Carter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Watanabe is out of range and Carter settles back down.
Carter misses with a lunging right hand
and Watanabe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter is looking to land body kicks.
Watanabe tries to land a front kick but Carter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Carter shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Ken Watanabe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter shoots and misses
and Watanabe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Watanabe misses with a right hand
and Carter counters with a single leg into guard. Watanabe didn't expect that.
Carter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carter is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Carter wants to pass the guard but Watanabe is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Andrew Carter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Watanabe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Carter wants to pass the guard but Watanabe is keeping the position.
Carter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Watanabe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carter wants to control from the top but Watanabe keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Carter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Watanabe is able to avoid easily.
Carter throws a wild body kick that Watanabe sees coming a mile off.
Ken Watanabe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A cross from Carter lands.
A jab from Carter finds it's way through Watanabe's defenses.
Watanabe blocks a jab.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watanabe looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe misses with a two punch combination.
Watanabe avoids the head kick by Carter.
Watanabe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watanabe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watanabe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Watanabe back to the cage. Carter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Watanabe throws a leg kick that misses.
Carter misses with a lunging right hand
and Watanabe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carter takes a swing at Watanabe's ribcage but misses.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe scores with a sloppy right hand. Carter should have avoided that one.
Watanabe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ken Watanabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Watanabe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carter's hands.
Carter throws a head kick that misses.
Watanabe is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Carter throws a wild body kick that Watanabe sees coming a mile off.
Carter shoots in looking for a takedown but Watanabe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ken Watanabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Carter.
Watanabe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carter.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andrew Carter.
Well Carter 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:50
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Carter!
Andrew Carter is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rila Kuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Escobar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rila Kuma's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rila Kuma!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuma shoots and misses
and Escobar counters with a single leg into guard. Kuma didn't expect that.
Escobar drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kuma looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kuma looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kuma!
Kuma landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kuma landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kuma tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Escobar tries to bench press Kuma off him but Kuma keeps the position.
Kuma landing a few strikes.
Escobar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kuma is trying to get an arm triangle but Escobar is defending well.
Escobar gets back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuma working over Escobar with some ground and pound. Escobar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kuma lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar actively working from the bottom here.
Escobar is trying to control but can't.
Kuma missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kuma takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobar looking for submissions off his back.
Escobar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kuma is looking to take a break and control but Escobar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kuma scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kuma takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kuma trying to control from half guard but Escobar is working away.
Kuma tries to pass the half guard into mount. Escobar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuma is keen to just control but Escobar is a slippery customer.
Escobar gets back to full guard.
Kuma with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kuma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kuma is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kuma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Escobar looking for a guillotine here but Kuma defends easily.
Kuma with a nice head shot there.
Kuma drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kuma jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Escobar has momentary wrist control but Kuma slips an elbow through the middle.
Kuma content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kuma defends it easily.
Kuma works over Escobar with some ground and pound from guard.
Kuma throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Escobar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Escobar throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kuma escapes and throws Escobar's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kuma taking a breather here.
Kuma trying to control the position but Escobar is working away.
Escobar is looking to reverse the position.
Escobar is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kuma off and has taken his back!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Escobar is trying to stick to Kuma's back but Kuma is turning into Escobar. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Escobar's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kuma.
Kuma postures up and lands a big shot to Escobar's brow.
Escobar is looking for a triangle but Kuma pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuma lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing Kuma from controlling successfully.
Kuma missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kuma makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kuma is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Escobar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kuma trying to control the position from guard on top but Escobar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuma working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Escobar's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kuma gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kuma scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing Kuma from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rila Kuma dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kuma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuma misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick misses from Kuma.
Kuma throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar moves out of range easily.
Escobar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kuma swivels and escapes.
Kuma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar misses with a double jab
and Kuma counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Escobar!
Kuma has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Escobar's face.
Kuma scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Escobar?
Kuma prevents Escobar from getting the reversal.
Kuma working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuma unloading with bombs!
Kuma working the ground and pound effectively.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kuma. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kuma lands a big shot there that rocks Escobar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kuma scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Escobar?
Kuma lands a big elbow.
Kuma scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Escobar?
Escobar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Escobar regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escobar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Escobar taking some punishment here, with Kuma in his half guard.
Escobar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kuma is nestled in close to Escobar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Escobar tries to get to full guard but Kuma has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuma is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Escobar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kuma is controlling the pace.
Kuma looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Escobar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kuma pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuma looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Escobar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Escobar actively working from the bottom here.
Kuma lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kuma not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Escobar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kuma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Escobar keeps working.
Kuma drops an elbow to the side of Escobar's head.
Kuma scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kuma landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Escobar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kuma scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuma controlling the action here.
Escobar taking some punishment here, with Kuma in his half guard.
Escobar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kuma controlling the action here.
Escobar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kuma pulls his head out easily.
Kuma sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuma working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kuma is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rila Kuma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Escobar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kuma misses with a looping left.
Escobar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kuma's guard.
Kuma has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Escobar off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Rila Kuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Kuma.
Kuma loads up on a big right hand but Escobar slips the punch.
Kuma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escobar.
Kuma lands a slapping body shot.
Escobar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kuma throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
A punch combination from Escobar misses.
Escobar misses with a takedown
and Kuma decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Escobar's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuma lands a couple of digs.
Kuma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Escobar working for a triangle but Kuma defends it easily.
Escobar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kuma is aware though and is defending well.
Kuma lands a couple of elbows.
Rila Kuma has got the better of the ground game so far.
Escobar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kuma puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kuma seems to be working for a kimura but Escobar defends the submission attempt.
Kuma scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Escobar actively working from the bottom here.
Kuma looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Escobar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuma working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kuma is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kuma landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kuma trying to control the pace.
Escobar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Escobar actively working from the bottom here.
Escobar taking some punishment here, with Kuma in his half guard.
Escobar has hold of Kuma's hands but Kuma slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kuma passes to full mount!
Kuma raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuma looking to finish Escobar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Escobar!
Kuma working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Escobar is looking to get to half guard.
Kuma is landing with some decent strikes but Escobar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kuma trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kuma looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Escobar is in a horrible position here. Kuma smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kuma in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kuma landing strikes from the mount.
Kuma landing strikes from the mount and Escobar is in trouble!
Escobar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kuma is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Escobar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuma swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Escobar is now in Kuma's guard. A big mistake from Kuma there, giving up the dominant position!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuma is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kuma lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Escobar trying to hold on to Kuma's head to control him but Kuma postures up.
Kuma trying to control the action but Escobar is working from the bottom.
Kuma wants to work for an arm triangle but Escobar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kuma is taking a breather. Escobar says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escobar looking for submissions off his back.
Escobar taking some punishment here, with Kuma in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rila Kuma really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Escobar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuma.
Kuma gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Escobar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kuma's guard now.
Escobar drops back looking for a leg! Kuma is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kuma manages to kick Escobar off! Escobar jumps back into Kuma's guard.
Escobar drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kuma looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kuma looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kuma!
Kuma landing strikes.
Kuma trying to control the position but Escobar is working away.
Escobar sneaks back into half guard.
Escobar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kuma pulls his head out easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuma winds up and cracks Escobar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kuma landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kuma works his way into side control.
Kuma remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kuma prevents Escobar from escaping the position.
Escobar on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kuma tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kuma has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Escobar is looking to reverse the position.
Kuma connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Escobar some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuma in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kuma moves into full mount!
Escobar is working to get back to half guard.
Kuma content just to control the position here.
Escobar is squirming around, avoiding Kuma's attempts to control the action.
Kuma punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kuma is landing with some decent strikes but Escobar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kuma lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Escobar hang on?
Kuma in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kuma lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuma landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuma landing strikes from the mount.
Escobar is rocked!
Kuma connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oh Escobar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kuma in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Escobar is working to get back to half guard.
Escobar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kuma punishing his opponent with strikes.
Escobar seems to have got his legs back now.
Escobar working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Kuma connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kuma lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kuma with the ground and pound from mount.
Escobar is bucking up trying to escape but Kuma cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kuma looking to finish Escobar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Escobar!
Kuma unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Escobar wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Kuma celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rila Kuma!
Rila Kuma is the new lightweight champion!
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pop
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