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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Los Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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277 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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World class 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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Los Loco!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer tries to clinch up
and Loco counters with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loco. Boxer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxer.
A slow jab from Boxer misses its intended target.
Loco throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Boxer's head.
Loco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Boxer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boxer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boxer gets tackled into the cage by Loco. Loco maintains the clinch.
Loco with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jeff Boxer has been cut.
A short uppercut from Boxer.
Loco with the Thai clinch, moves his hips back and unleashes a brutal knee to the head! Boxer drops to the mat in a crumpled heap! Huuuuuuge knee there! WOW!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Los Loco!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Grobovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamikaze Sazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamikaze Sazuki will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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160 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergei Grobovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamikaze Sazuki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sazuki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grobovski as he jumps to the side.
Sazuki moves to clinch but Grobovski breaks away
and Grobovski moves into the clinch.
Grobovski breaks the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sazuki.
Sazuki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grobovski swivels and escapes.
Sergei Grobovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamikaze Sazuki.
Grobovski throws a right and a left that Sazuki avoids nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Grobovski as he connects with a hook.
Grobovski has a takedown stuffed.
Grobovski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Grobovski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sazuki misses with a two punch combination.
Grobovski tries for a takedown but Sazuki circles away easily
and Sazuki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sazuki trying to pass the guard but Grobovski defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grobovski is not content to let Sazuki control the position.
Grobovski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grobovski tries to get out of the position.
Grobovski is looking for a sweep. Sazuki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sazuki working the head and body with strikes.
Grobovski is trying to get back to full guard.
Grobovski has one foot on Sazuki's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Sazuki tries to clinch but Grobovski moves out of range.
Grobovski lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Kamikaze Sazuki has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Sazuki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grobovski misses with a takedown
and Sazuki counters with a nice body shot.
Grobovski shoots for a double leg takedown but Sazuki sprawls well. He's pushed Grobovski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grobovski is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sazuki.
Sazuki tries for a takedown but Grobovski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sazuki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sazuki wants it to stay on the feet.
Grobovski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sazuki shoots for a takedown but Grobovski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grobovski tries for a takedown but Sazuki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sazuki fails with a takedown attempt.
Sazuki fails with a takedown attempt.
Grobovski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sazuki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grobovski shoots in looking for a takedown. Sazuki tries to sprawl out of it but Grobovski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sazuki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sazuki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grobovski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sazuki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sazuki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grobovski circles away.
Grobovski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sazuki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sazuki takes the fight into the clinch.
Grobovski tries to break the clinch but Sazuki is controlling the position.
Grobovski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sazuki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sazuki tries to score a body lock takedown but Grobovski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sazuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Grobovski throws a head punch that misses.
Grobovski goes for a takedown attempt but Sazuki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Grobovski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sazuki counters with a series of strikes. Grobovski will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Sazuki.
Grobovski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sazuki.
Sazuki tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamikaze Sazuki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kamikaze Sazuki'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.
Grobovski throws a sloppy head kick and Sazuki moves out of range easily.
Sazuki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grobovski under the eye.
Grobovski thumps Sazuki with a low kick.
Sazuki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Grobovski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sazuki is fending him off so far but Grobovski persists. Nope, Sazuki circles away and we're back to standing.
Grobovski throws a combination that misses
and Sazuki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sazuki.
Grobovski stops a takedown attempt from Sazuki.
Sazuki gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Grobovski regains guard.
Sazuki throws a big right hand that misses.
Grobovski is looking to stand up but Sazuki isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grobovski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sazuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Grobovski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sazuki preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sazuki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sazuki trying to control but Grobovski is working from the bottom.
Sazuki stands and steps away. Grobovski gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sazuki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grobovski looks for a takedown but Sazuki sprawls well.
Sazuki shoots for a takedown but Grobovski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sergei Grobovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamikaze Sazuki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grobovski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grobovski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sazuki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sazuki.
Grobovski wants to sweep here but Sazuki controlling him for the moment.
Sazuki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sazuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Grobovski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sazuki looking to sit in guard and control but Grobovski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sazuki is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grobovski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sazuki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sazuki jumps guard but Grobovski stands there with Sazuki around his waist. Sazuki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grobovski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Grobovski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sazuki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sazuki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sazuki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grobovski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sazuki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sazuki shoots in for a takedown but Grobovski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sazuki takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Grobovski.
Grobovski tries for a takedown but Sazuki manages to get underhooks.
Sazuki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grobovski smiles and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sazuki is defended easily by Grobovski.
Sazuki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grobovski pinned against the cage. Grobovski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grobovski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sazuki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grobovski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamikaze Sazuki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kamikaze Sazuki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sazuki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grobovski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sazuki tries to avoid it but Grobovski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sazuki to the ground. Sazuki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Grobovski. Those never looked like landing.
Sergei Grobovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sazuki with a nice cross.
Sazuki throws a head kick but Grobovski moves out of range.
Sazuki lands a two punch combo.
Grobovski swats away the attempt to clinch by Sazuki.
Sazuki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grobovski's head.
Sazuki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grobovski is fending him off so far but Sazuki persists. Nope, Grobovski circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sazuki.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sazuki tries to clinch up but Grobovski circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grobovski tries to keep at a distance but Sazuki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grobovski goes for a takedown attempt but Sazuki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sazuki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sazuki closes the distance and clinches up with Grobovski, looking for a takedown. Sazuki pushes Grobovski against the cage but Grobovski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sergei Grobovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamikaze Sazuki.
Grobovski slaps away a takedown attempt from Sazuki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sazuki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grobovski manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sazuki looking to pass the guard.
Grobovski trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grobovski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sazuki is one step ahead there.
Sazuki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sazuki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sazuki trying to control but Grobovski is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kamikaze Sazuki.
Grobovski shoots in for a double leg but Sazuki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grobovski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grobovski.
Grobovski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sazuki moves into range and clinches up with Grobovski.
Sazuki jumps guard but Grobovski stands there with Sazuki around his waist. Sazuki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sazuki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grobovski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Grobovski misses with a knee strike.
Sazuki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grobovski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Grobovski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki has closed the distance and engaged Grobovski in a clinch.
Grobovski tries to score a body lock takedown but Sazuki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Grobovski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grobovski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sazuki.
Sazuki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grobovski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Grobovski fails to pull guard.
Sazuki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sazuki has a takedown stuffed.
Kamikaze Sazuki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sazuki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sazuki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sergei Grobovski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kamikaze Sazuki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grobovski misses with a body shot
and Sazuki counters with a series of strikes. Grobovski will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kamikaze Sazuki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sazuki 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamikaze Sazuki!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Naoki Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jun Kawasaki (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 Jun Kawasaki was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoki Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jun Kawasaki!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawasaki tries to clinch up
and Tanaka counters with a nice leg kick.
Tanaka is looking to slow Kawasaki down with leg kicks.
Kawasaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanaka counters with a left to the body.
Kawasaki tries to clinch up
and Tanaka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kawasaki wants to clinch
and Tanaka counters with a thumping low kick.
Kawasaki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tanaka counters with a right hand to the body.
Kawasaki darts in trying to clinch
and Tanaka counters by clinching up.
Kawasaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tanaka blocks it with crossed arms.
Kawasaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kawasaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tanaka blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanaka with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jun Kawasaki has been cut.
Kawasaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanaka.
Tanaka lands an elbow that stopped Kawasaki in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka scores with a hook to the body.
Kawasaki looks gassed!
Tanaka connects with a knee to the head.
Tanaka presses Kawasaki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tanaka.
Kawasaki trying to land knees to the body.
Tanaka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanaka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kawasaki takes an elbow to the temple.
Kawasaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanaka.
Tanaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kawasaki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tanaka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kawasaki. That did some damage!
Tanaka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tanaka connects with a solid leg kick.
Kawasaki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tanaka.
Tanaka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tanaka connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanaka throws a nice head kick!
Tanaka throws a leg kick which misses Kawasaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Kawasaki tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka connects with a high kick.
Kawasaki closes the distance but Tanaka moves to the side
and Tanaka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kawasaki is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tanaka cracks the inside of Kawasaki's front leg.
Tanaka cracks the inside of Kawasaki's front leg.
Kawasaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kawasaki tries to clinch
and Tanaka counters with an inside leg kick.
Tanaka thumps Kawasaki with a low kick.
Tanaka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kawasaki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tanaka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tanaka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tanaka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kawasaki.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tanaka.
Tanaka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tanaka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka works Kawasaki's body with a nice hook.
Kawasaki darts in trying to clinch
and Tanaka counters with a thumping low kick.
Tanaka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kawasaki's calf.
Kawasaki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tanaka.
Kawasaki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tanaka lands with a good body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tanaka.
Tanaka lands a nice looking body shot.
Tanaka digs a good hook to Kawasaki's body.
Tanaka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawasaki throws a combination that misses
and Tanaka counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tanaka.
A good leg kick by Tanaka.
Tanaka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tanaka lands with a slapping head kick.
Tanaka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kawasaki wants to clinch but Tanaka slips to the side
and Tanaka counters with a low kick, right behind Kawasaki 's knee.
Kawasaki wants to clinch but Tanaka slips to the side
and Tanaka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kawasaki is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kawasaki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Tanaka.
A good leg kick by Tanaka.
Tanaka throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanaka lands a nice shot to the body.
Tanaka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tanaka scores with a head kick. Kawasaki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naoki Tanaka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jun Kawasaki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kawasaki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tanaka counters with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Tanaka.
Kawasaki looks to clinch
and Tanaka counters with a low kick, right behind Kawasaki 's knee.
Tanaka throws a nice head kick!
Kawasaki closes the distance but Tanaka moves to the side
and Tanaka counters with a good low kick that Kawasaki was not able to check.
Nice body punch from Tanaka.
Tanaka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tanaka counters with a head kick. That will keep Kawasaki thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kawasaki wants to clinch but Tanaka slips to the side
and Tanaka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kawasaki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tanaka connects with a high kick.
Kawasaki closes the distance but Tanaka moves to the side
and Tanaka counters with a good low kick that Kawasaki was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tanaka.
Jun Kawasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawasaki is breathing heavily.
Tanaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tanaka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tanaka is looking to wear down Kawasaki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tanaka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Tanaka. Beautiful body shot.
Kawasaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tanaka can pounce on him.
Kawasaki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tanaka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tanaka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kawasaki moves to clinch but Tanaka breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tanaka cracks the inside of Kawasaki's front leg.
Kawasaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tanaka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kawasaki's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tanaka. That's going to slow Kawasaki down.
Tanaka lands a jab to Kawasaki's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanaka cracks the inside of Kawasaki's front leg.
Tanaka stuns Kawasaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tanaka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tanaka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kawasaki. That did some damage!
Tanaka cracks the inside of Kawasaki's front leg.
Tanaka lands a body shot.
Tanaka lands a leg kick that knocks Kawasaki off balance momentarily.
Tanaka lands a leg kick that knocks Kawasaki off balance momentarily.
Tanaka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tanaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kawasaki.
Jun Kawasaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tanaka.
Tanaka thuds a left hand into Kawasaki's body.
A head kick from Tanaka lands but Kawasaki takes it in his stride.
Kawasaki 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.
Tanaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tanaka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tanaka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kawasaki closes the distance but Tanaka moves to the side
and Tanaka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kawasaki's knee momentarily.
Tanaka lands a leg kick that knocks Kawasaki off balance momentarily.
Tanaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tanaka.
Tanaka punishes Kawasaki's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kawasaki.
Tanaka thumps Kawasaki with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tanaka.
A head kick from Tanaka lands but Kawasaki takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Tanaka.
Kawasaki looks to clinch
and Tanaka counters with a good low kick that Kawasaki was not able to check.
Tanaka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tanaka counters with a low kick, right behind Kawasaki 's knee.
Tanaka lands with a kick to the temple. Kawasaki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanaka is looking to slow Kawasaki down with leg kicks.
Kawasaki closes the distance looking to clinch
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Tanaka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kawasaki's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naoki Tanaka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jun Kawasaki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Tanaka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kawasaki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tanaka counters with a right hand to the body.
Kawasaki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tanaka counters with a left to the body.
Kawasaki tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kawasaki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tanaka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kawasaki looks to clinch
and Tanaka counters with an inside leg kick.
Tanaka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kawasaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tanaka counters with an inside leg kick.
Kawasaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tanaka scores with a jab to the body.
Tanaka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kawasaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tanaka thuds a left hand into Kawasaki's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawasaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tanaka can pounce on him.
Tanaka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kawasaki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kawasaki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tanaka scores with a body shot.
Kawasaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tanaka scores with a body shot.
Tanaka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tanaka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kawasaki closes the distance but Tanaka moves to the side
and Tanaka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kawasaki's knee momentarily.
Kawasaki tries to clinch up
and Tanaka counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tanaka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kawasaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka lands a slapping body shot.
Tanaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tanaka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tanaka instigates a clinch.
Tanaka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kawasaki's defenses.
Tanaka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kawasaki's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanaka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kawasaki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tanaka lands an elbow inside that Kawasaki shrugs off.
Tanaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kawasaki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tanaka works Kawasaki's body with a nice hook.
Tanaka works Kawasaki's body with a nice hook.
Tanaka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kawasaki. That did some damage!
Kawasaki closes the distance but Tanaka moves to the side
and Tanaka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tanaka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka lands with a slapping head kick.
Kawasaki moves to clinch but Tanaka breaks away
and Tanaka counters with a big head kick but Kawasaki shrugs it off.
Tanaka connects with a solid leg kick.
Tanaka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kawasaki's sensitive parts.
Tanaka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kawasaki's calf.
Tanaka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Tanaka.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tanaka.
An inside leg kick lands from Tanaka.
Kawasaki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tanaka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tanaka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kawasaki.
Tanaka connects with a leg kick. Kawasaki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kawasaki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tanaka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kawasaki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawasaki closes the distance but Tanaka moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tanaka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Tanaka.
Tanaka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kawasaki moves to clinch but Tanaka breaks away
and Tanaka counters with a big head kick but Kawasaki shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tanaka.
Jun Kawasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kawasaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Tanaka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naoki Tanaka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tanaka 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:24
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:24
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naoki Tanaka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chester Crester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minotauro Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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26
280 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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245 lbs
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chester Crester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Minotauro Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira shoots and misses
and Crester counters with a takedown into side control.
Nogueira sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Crester is trying to control. Nogueira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nogueira wants to improve his position but Crester is controlling well.
Nogueira tries to kick Crester off but Crester keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nogueira looking for submissions off his back.
Nogueira tries to roll over but Crester keeps him under control.
Nogueira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nogueira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Crester pulls his head out easily.
Crester lands strikes from half guard.
Crester lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nogueira wants to improve his position but Crester is controlling well.
Crester scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crester scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Crester seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nogueira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Crester is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nogueira is looking to improve his position.
Crester drops an elbow to the side of Nogueira's head.
Crester tries to pass to full mount but Nogueira defends it.
Nogueira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nogueira looks gassed!
Nice strikes from Crester there.
Crester is trying to control. Nogueira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nogueira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crester looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Crester lands strikes from half guard.
Crester scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ground and pound from Crester.
Nogueira is rocked!
Crester scores with a big shot! Nogueira's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Nogueira! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chester Crester!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gangster Samurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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192 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gangster Samurai!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crack! Jones connects with the perfect overhand right and Samurai falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). King Jones!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dantae Funete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cice Salace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cice Salace is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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184 lbs
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182 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dantae Funete!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cice Salace!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funete looking to score a takedown here. Salace is defending well but Funete drives through and ends up in Salace's guard.
Funete trying to control the position from guard on top but Salace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salace is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Salace is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Funete is stalling in the full guard.
Salace keeping moving, preventing Funete from controlling successfully.
Salace isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Funete stacks Salace on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Funete!
The referee asks Funete politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Funete prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salace tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Funete wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Salace gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funete wants to pass to mount but Salace is defending the position.
Funete throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Funete passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Salace!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funete looking to control but Salace is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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 referee warns Salace that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Funete with the ground and pound from mount.
Salace is wriggling around trying to escape.
Funete lands a heavy elbow.
Salace tries to hold on but Funete pushes him away.
Funete is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Salace taking shots to the head.
Salace can't escape the position.
Funete is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Salace can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Salace taking shots to the head.
Salace is rocked!
Funete is landing with some decent strikes but Salace is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Salace is still in real trouble! Can Funete finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salace is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Salace that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Salace seems to have recovered his senses.
BOOM! Funete connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Salace tries to hold on but Funete pushes him away.
Salace looks gassed!
Funete dominating with strikes here.
Funete landing punches.
Funete lands with some strikes.
Funete lands with some strikes.
Funete controlling his opponent.
Funete lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funete looking to control but Salace is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Funete lands a big elbow.
Salace is squirming around, avoiding Funete's attempts to control the action.
Salace working to try and regain half guard.
Salace is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funete lands a big shot there that rocks Salace but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Funete scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dantae Funete dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Funete fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Salace to the ground. Funete is now in Salace's guard.
Funete works over Salace with some ground and pound from guard.
Salace trying to keep a closed guard but Funete is proving a slippery customer.
Funete lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Funete trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Funete with a flurry of punches that miss.
Salace is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Funete with a flurry of punches that miss.
Funete trying to control the position from guard on top but Salace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funete looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funete is pushing down on Salace's leg trying to pass to half guard. Salace is fighting to maintain full guard but Funete has managed to sneak the leg through.
Salace wants to control but Funete is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Funete is taking a breather. Salace 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.
Funete seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Salace for as long as he can get away with.
Funete missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Salace won't allow Funete to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Funete sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Salace defending well though.
Salace is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Funete pulls his head out easily.
Funete moves into full mount! Salace won't be happy about that!
Salace is breathing heavily.
Funete looking to control and managing it successfully.
Salace can't escape the position.
Funete lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funete lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Salace is in a horrible position here. Funete smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Funete looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Funete is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salace can do to turn this around?
Salace tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dantae Funete overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Funete tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Funete with good strikes from the mount here!
Funete sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Funete scoring with strikes but Salace is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salace keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Funete controlling his opponent.
Salace in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Funete lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Salace hang on?
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!
Funete fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funete dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dantae Funete dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Funete scores with a takedown into Salace's guard.
Funete looking to sit in guard and control but Salace gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Salace avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Funete bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Salace's guard.
Funete wants to control from the top but Salace keeps moving.
Funete postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salace keeping moving, preventing Funete from controlling successfully.
Salace is looking for a triangle but Funete pushes his legs off easily.
Funete preventing the sweep.
Salace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Funete scoring with some ground and pound.
Funete trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Salace looking for a sweep. Not yet Salace, not yet.
Salace keeping moving, preventing Funete from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Funete throws a big right hand that misses.
Funete passes into half guard.
Funete controlling the action here.
Salace is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Funete is tapping! Great win for Salace!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cice Salace! Cice Salace retains his welterweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hatsu Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
198 lbs
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182 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hatsu Ishikawa!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Ishikawa misses.
Matt Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Matt Silva has been cut.
Silva drops Ishikawa with a left right combo! Silva follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Hatsu Ishikawa has been cut.
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!
Silva lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ishikawa down.
You can see the frustration on Ishikawa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ishikawa taking a bit of punishment here - Silva scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ishikawa is trying to buck Silva off.
Ishikawa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ishikawa keeps working.
Ishikawa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Silva.
Ishikawa struggling a bit here.
Silva throws a strike aimed at the side of Ishikawa's head but Ishikawa avoids it well.
Silva scoring with punches and elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands some shots froms side control.
Silva tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ishikawa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ishikawa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ishikawa wants to control but Silva postures up.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Ishikawa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ishikawa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva lands a few punches from side control.
Ishikawa is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva working the head with strikes.
Ishikawa taking a bit of punishment here - Silva scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing a few strikes.
Ishikawa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishikawa manages to get back to half guard.
Ishikawa moves into full guard.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ishikawa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Ishikawa is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Ishikawa looks gassed!
Ishikawa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Ishikawa is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ishikawa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ishikawa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ishikawa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ishikawa's head.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ishikawa is trying to keep Silva in close.
Ishikawa working a defensive guard but Silva manages to pass into side control anyway.
Silva scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Ishikawa is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ishikawa actively working from the bottom here.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Ishikawa's hands, connecting with Ishikawa's forehead.
Ishikawa tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ishikawa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ishikawa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ishikawa is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Silva dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Ishikawa tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Ishikawa tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ishikawa to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Ishikawa shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ishikawa counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Ishikawa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Ishikawa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ishikawa presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ishikawa decides to pull guard.
Ishikawa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ishikawa working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Ishikawa working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ishikawa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva stands up over Ishikawa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva trying to control but Ishikawa is working from the bottom.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Ishikawa has wrist control.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Ishikawa has wrist control.
Ishikawa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ishikawa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Ishikawa's legs - danger averted.
Ishikawa manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Ishikawa counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A head kick misses from Ishikawa.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Ishikawa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Ishikawa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Ishikawa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ishikawa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishikawa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ishikawa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Ishikawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ishikawa is one step ahead there.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Ishikawa from controlling successfully.
Ishikawa stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ishikawa wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Ishikawa passes into half guard.
Ishikawa winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hatsu Ishikawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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! This is the final round!
Ishikawa misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ishikawa's guard now.
Silva distracts Ishikawa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ishikawa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ishikawa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ishikawa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva trying to control but Ishikawa is working from the bottom.
Silva postures up.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ishikawa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ishikawa looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Ishikawa has wrist control.
Ishikawa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva won't allow Ishikawa to get back to his feet.
Silva is working Ishikawa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ishikawa looking to control.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Ishikawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Ishikawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ishikawa looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Ishikawa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Matt Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ishikawa is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Ishikawa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ishikawa wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Ishikawa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ishikawa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ishikawa tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva trying to control the action but Ishikawa is working from the bottom.
Ishikawa won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Ishikawa's temple.
Ishikawa trying to control from the bottom.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ishikawa defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Ishikawa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ishikawa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Silva!
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