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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grisha Kamenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamenov comes into the arena with Linkin Park - Bleed it Out blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Grisha Kamenov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grisha Kamenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamenov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sparks.
Sparks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kamenov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kamenov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kamenov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sparks content just to control the position here.
Kamenov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sparks landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sparks sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kamenov chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt Sparks.
Kamenov takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sparks's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Sparks!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genkichirou Genji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ChinChin LaRue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Genji comes to the cage accompanied by Sarah Brightman - Time To Say Good Bye . LaRue is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Brass Monkey. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genkichirou Genji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, ChinChin LaRue!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from LaRue.
Genji misses with a takedown attempt
and LaRue counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Genji shoots and misses
and LaRue counters with an inside leg kick.
Genji decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LaRue desperately trying to maintain half guard.
LaRue manages to get to full guard.
Genji drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and LaRue dives on top into guard.
LaRue seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Genji throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! LaRue escapes and throws Genji's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genji sneaks back into half guard.
Genji looking for submissions off his back.
Genji is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but LaRue pulls his head out easily.
LaRue tries to stand but can't do so whilst Genji controls his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LaRue seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Genji does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Genji wants to get back to full guard.
Genji looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
LaRue escapes and gets back to his feet.
Genji misses with a takedown
and LaRue counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Genkichirou Genji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
LaRue unloads a knee to the mid-section. Genji lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
LaRue has Genji pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. LaRue pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Genji tumbling to the mat - LaRue dives into Genji's guard.
Genji is breathing heavily.
Genji working for a triangle but LaRue defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Genji is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaRue stays in close to Genji's body and controls the position.
LaRue must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
LaRue would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
LaRue wants to control from the top but Genji keeps moving.
Genji has a closed guard, preventing LaRue from standing up.
Genji throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! LaRue escapes and throws Genji's legs to the side, diving into side control!
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.
Genji is looking to regain half guard here but LaRue keeps moving and retains side control.
LaRue decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Genji checks a leg kick.
Genji drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Genji is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! LaRue is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! LaRue has escaped and now he's on top!
LaRue is posturing up here but Genji has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! LaRue tries to roll out but it's too tight and LaRue has to tap! Slick submission there by Genji!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Genkichirou Genji!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Machinista Breedz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breedz comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Breath. This should be fireworks!
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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, Machinista Breedz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Calvin Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher looks for a takedown but Breedz sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Breedz. No joy for Fisher on that attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Breedz.
Breedz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Breedz sizes up Fisher with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Breedz connects with a single shot there.
Fisher shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Machinista Breedz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calvin Fisher.
Breedz works the jab nicely.
Fisher shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Breedz as he jumps to the side.
Fisher doesn't manage to clinch there - Breedz circles away.
Fisher shoots in and drives through. Breedz sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Breedz.
Breedz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fisher on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Breedz cracks Fisher with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab by Breedz.
Breedz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jab from Breedz.
Calvin Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher looks gassed!
Fisher takes one to the chin there.
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!
Fisher tries for a takedown but Breedz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fisher throws a sloppy head kick
and Breedz counters with a two punch combo.
Breedz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Breedz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Breedz.
Breedz lands with a nice combination. Fisher backs away looking to recover.
Fisher is trying desperately to land a takedown but Breedz is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Fisher.
Fisher takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Breedz.
Fisher takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Breedz, as that shot connected.
Breedz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Breedz lands a nice hook to Fisher's body. Fisher takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fisher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Breedz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Breedz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fisher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fisher should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Breedz lands but Fisher takes it in his stride.
Fisher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Breedz cracks Fisher with an open hand slap.
Breedz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fisher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Breedz scores with a sloppy right hand. Fisher should have avoided that one.
Nice body punch from Breedz.
Fisher on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Breedz lands a two punch combo.
Breedz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Breedz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Breedz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breedz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Calvin Fisher has been cut.
Fisher walks into a straight right hand from Breedz.
Breedz lands with an uppercut that bounces Fisher off the cage and back into rage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Breedz.
Fisher's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Breedz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fisher scrambles back to his feet.
Breedz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fisher in his tracks.
Breedz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Breedz connects with a right hand. Fisher shakes it off.
Breedz lands an overhand right.
Machinista Breedz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Breedz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fisher back to the cage. Breedz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Breedz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Machinista Breedz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calvin Fisher's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice uppercut there from Breedz.
Breedz scores with a decent looking hook.
Breedz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fisher is looking to clinch but Breedz is avoiding it.
Fisher wants to clinch but Breedz slips to the side
and Breedz counters with a three punch combo that has Fisher backing up. Fisher nods at Breedz to acknowledge the strikes.
Machinista Breedz is winning the standup battle so far.
Fisher fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Breedz avoids it really well and circles away.
Breedz feints a jab promting Fisher to slip. Breedz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fisher slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Breedz lunges at Fisher with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fisher's hand.
Fisher is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breedz tests Fisher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fisher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Breedz works over Fisher's head and body with a nice combination.
Breedz lands a jab to Fisher's midsection.
Breedz connects with a right hand. Fisher shakes it off.
Breedz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Breedz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Good shot there by Breedz.
Breedz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fisher can do to turn this around?
Breedz lands a glancing blow to the side of Fisher's head.
Fisher walks into a straight right hand from Breedz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Breedz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Breedz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fisher moves forwards but Breedz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Breedz lands a nice shot that snaps Fisher's head back.
Breedz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Breedz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fisher back to the cage. Breedz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fisher has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Breedz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Breedz scores with a punch to the head.
Machinista Breedz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Breedz.
Breedz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Breedz tests Fisher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher walks into a left hand.
Good exchange - Breedz coming out on top.
Breedz connects with a nice looking jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Breedz.
Fisher gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Breedz.
Breedz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Breedz scores with a nice right hand.
Breedz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Breedz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Breedz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breedz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fisher might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Breedz has got the better of the exchanges.
Breedz lands a jab to the nose.
Breedz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fisher backs up against the cage.
Fisher drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Left hook, right uppercut from Breedz.
Breedz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fisher in his tracks.
Breedz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Breedz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fisher tries to move into range but Breedz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Breedz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Machinista Breedz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Calvin Fisher's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Breedz works over Fisher's head and body with a nice combination.
Breedz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fisher on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Breedz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fisher on the side of the head.
Breedz throws a series of strikes that have Fisher backpedaling.
Breedz works the jab nicely.
Fisher drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Breedz throws out a powerful jab.
Fisher walks into a stiff left hand from Breedz.
Breedz lunges at Fisher with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fisher's hand.
Fisher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fisher takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breedz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fisher's head backwards.
Breedz connects with a body shot.
Breedz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fisher takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice combination there by Breedz.
Breedz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab, jab by Breedz - just one landing.
Breedz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Breedz lands a leg kick that knocks Fisher off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breedz scores with a jab to the head.
Breedz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Breedz throws a head kick that Fisher semi-blocks.
Breedz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Breedz throws a good cross that connects.
Breedz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Breedz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Breedz cracks Fisher with a good jab.
Fisher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Breedz can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher tries to clinch but Breedz is having none of it.
Fisher on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Breedz.
Breedz works over Fisher's head and body with a nice combination.
Fisher gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Breedz lands with an uppercut that bounces Fisher off the cage and back into rage.
Fisher's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Breedz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fisher scrambles back to his feet.
Fisher ducks right into an uppercut from Breedz.
Breedz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breedz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fisher backs up against the cage.
Breedz lands with an uppercut that bounces Fisher off the cage and back into rage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fisher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Breedz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A left lands for Breedz.
Breedz connects with a solid leg kick.
Breedz connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Breedz throws out a powerful jab.
Breedz lands a head kick. Fisher smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Calvin Fisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Breedz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Machinista Breedz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Breedz 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:24
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Machinista Breedz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conor Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Dread (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian Dread has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Conor Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damian Dread!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dread throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doyle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dread but Dread pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Doyle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dread sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Doyle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dread tries to avoid it but Doyle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dread to the ground. Dread escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Doyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doyle is defended easily by Dread.
Doyle shoots for a takedown but Dread saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle shoots in and drives through. Dread sprawls well.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Dread.
Dread checks a low kick from Doyle.
Doyle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doyle shoots in for a takedown but Dread shows good takedown defense.
A big left from Dread misses.
Dread displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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.
Doyle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dread avoids it really well and circles away.
Dread throws a combination that misses
and Doyle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dread blocking the ground and pound attempt from Doyle.
Dread trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doyle throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dread because Doyle loaded up on that one.
Doyle 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.
Poor strikes thrown by Doyle there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Doyle thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dread really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doyle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dread wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Doyle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle throws some wild stikes that Dread manages to avoid easily.
Doyle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Doyle landing punches.
Dread is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Doyle content just to control the position here.
Doyle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Doyle thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dread blocking the ground and pound.
Dread wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Doyle.
Doyle thowing shots but they're missing.
Doyle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dread holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Doyle tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Doyle trying to control but Dread is having none of it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Doyle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Doyle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Dread.
Horrible takedown by Doyle or perhaps it was just good defense by Dread which made him look bad.
Dread loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle misses with a hook to the body
and Doyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dread throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doyle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A lazy left from Dread finds it's target.
Dread throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dread will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Doyle throws a poor cross that misses
and Doyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dread manages to avoid it.
Doyle closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dread quickly recovers to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Doyle thows a huge punch but Dread dodges it nicely.
Dread avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Doyle.
Doyle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dread keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Doyle trying to control from half guard but Dread is working away.
Doyle trying to mount his opponent but Dread defends it.
Doyle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dread's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dread is not content to let Doyle control the position.
Doyle prevents Dread from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doyle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Doyle looks to land a strike but Dread avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Doyle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Doyle looking to pass the guard.
Dread keeping moving, preventing Doyle from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dread can do anything to dispel that myth.
Doyle throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Doyle stopping the sweep attempt from Dread.
Doyle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Doyle wants to control from the top but Dread keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
We're going to have a standup here because Conor Doyle wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Doyle swings widly with a right hand
and Dread counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dread scores with a jab.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Doyle dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dread tests Doyle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Dread.
Dread throws a right hand that misses
and Doyle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Doyle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dread misses with a hook
and Doyle counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dread won't be happy with that.
Doyle in side control, throwing shots but Dread defends.
Doyle passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dread!
Doyle unloads with some shots from mount but Dread bucks and avoids them well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dread is looking to escape.
Doyle unloads with some shots from mount but Dread bucks and avoids them well.
Doyle is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dread is surviving well by controlling Doyle's body position as best he can.
Doyle tries to control but Dread wriggling away.
Doyle avoids the attempt from Dread to control.
That's two 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.
Dread wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Doyle.
Doyle wants to control the pace but Dread is squirming around nicely.
Doyle looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Doyle thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Doyle looking to ground and pound but Dread is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Doyle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Doyle thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Doyle throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Doyle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Doyle working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Dread avoids a series of strikes thrown by Doyle.
Damian Dread has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Doyle tries to control but Dread wriggling away.
Doyle 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.
Doyle thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dread blocking the ground and pound.
Doyle unloads with some shots from mount but Dread bucks and avoids them well.
Doyle thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Conor Doyle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doyle looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Doyle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Doyle, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Doyle!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Yamaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gimmeya Spanka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamaru kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rising. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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20
153 lbs
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145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Yamaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gimmeya Spanka!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaru has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yamaru there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yamaru looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spanka is fending him off so far but Yamaru persists. Nope, Spanka circles away and we're back to standing.
Spanka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Spanka misses with a lunging right hand
and Yamaru counters with a single leg into guard. Spanka didn't expect that.
Yamaru trying to control but Spanka is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yamaru accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spanka keeping moving, preventing Yamaru from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Yamaru is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Spanka is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinji Yamaru has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Yamaru gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spanka.
Spanka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamaru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spanka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yamaru shoots in and drives through. Spanka sprawls well.
Spanka throws a series of punches but Yamaru moves out of range.
Yamaru shoots in for a takedown but Spanka shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinji Yamaru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamaru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Spanka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamaru shoots for a takedown but Spanka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Spanka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spanka wants it to stay on the feet.
Yamaru misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spanka misses with the combination.
Spanka lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yamaru shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice cross by Spanka.
Spanka throws a leg kick that misses.
Yamaru takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gimmeya Spanka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spanka with a hook.
Yamaru uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spanka.
Yamaru moves out of range of the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spanka lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yamaru has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yamaru and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spanka misses with a double jab.
Yamaru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spanka.
Yamaru takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spanka looks to land a combination. Yamaru sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yamaru will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yamaru fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanka with a hook.
Yamaru shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice defenses there by Yamaru.
Spanka lands a body shot.
Spanka looks to land a left hand but Yamaru moved out of range nicely.
Spanka throws out a loose jab but Yamaru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaru scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Yamaru not doing much here.
Yamaru is pressing down on Spanka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Spanka is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaru is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Spanka wants to get back to his feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gimmeya Spanka will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yamaru takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Spanka throws a one two combo.
Yamaru looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Spanka!
Yamaru looking to control and managing it successfully.
Spanka is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Yamaru has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaru has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Spanka has freed his hand and lives to survive another� well, another couple of seconds at least!
Yamaru trying to control.
Spanka trying to control the hands but Yamaru won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Spanka can't escape the position.
Yamaru is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Yamaru trying to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaru is riding his opponent, not letting Spanka buck him off.
Yamaru trying to control momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Shinji Yamaru.
Spanka thows a left - swing and a miss!
No luck for Yamaru with that takedown attempt.
Spanka lands a jab-cross combination.
Spanka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spanka lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spanka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamaru walks into a straight right hand from Spanka.
Yamaru shoots and misses
and Spanka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spanka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yamaru takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spanka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Spanka misses with a few strikes there.
Spanka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamaru counters with a nice double leg into side control. Spanka won't be happy with that.
Yamaru working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yamaru tries for a kimura but Spanka is defending well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Yamaru dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Spanka misses with a two punch combination.
Spanka throws the left hand but Yamaru avoids the punch easily.
Spanka lands a jab.
Spanka tries to bum rush Yamaru with a series of wild strikes but Yamaru uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spanka sizes up Yamaru with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yamaru.
Yamaru gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spanka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamaru looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spanka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Spanka.
Spanka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab, jab by Spanka - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanka takes a swing at Yamaru's ribcage but misses.
Spanka lands a nice looking body shot.
Yamaru slips a jab and a cross from Spanka.
Spanka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spanka clobbers Yamaru with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yamaru walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Spanka dips to his left and cracks Yamaru with an uppercut!
Spanka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yamaru has time to react.
Yamaru shoots in for a takedown but Spanka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinji Yamaru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Yamaru with that takedown attempt.
Spanka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good shot there by Spanka.
Shinji Yamaru is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spanka scores with a one two! Yamaru had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaru fails with the takedown
and Spanka counters with a nice uppercut.
Spanka misses with a few strikes there.
Spanka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamaru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spanka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Spanka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yamaru counters with a takedown into side control.
Spanka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamaru throws an elbow but Spanka slips to the side and avoids it well.
Yamaru wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spanka keeps working.
Spanka is trying to buck Yamaru off.
Spanka is trying to work for a sweep but Yamaru has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaru trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spanka is trying to stand but he's just given Yamaru his back.
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.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Yamaru controlling the positon.
Spanka is really stuck here.
Spanka looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shinji Yamaru.
I think Yamaru 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shinji Yamaru!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Sherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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166 lbs
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164 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Sherman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aaron Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Stanfield.
Sherman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stanfield counters with a low kick, right behind Sherman 's knee.
Stanfield tries to score with a low kick but Sherman moves his leg out of the way.
Sherman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stanfield counters with a head kick. That will keep Sherman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Stanfield lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sherman throws a right hand that misses
and Stanfield makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stanfield throws a head kick but Sherman moves out of range.
Sherman has his takedown stuffed
and Stanfield counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherman misses with a takedown
and Stanfield counters with a nice body kick.
Sherman is breathing heavily.
Stanfield throws a head kick that misses.
Frank Sherman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanfield connects with a crisp jab.
Stanfield tries a head kick but it misses.
Sherman needs to keep his hands up - Stanfield had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Frank Sherman has been cut.
Sherman 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stanfield seems to be stalking Sherman here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Sherman drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aaron Stanfield!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matteo Baccini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki comes to the cage accompanied by Sephiroth Theme. Shinya Aoki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matteo Baccini's chin.
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192 lbs
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190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matteo Baccini!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Baccini counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Baccini is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Aoki defends it well.
Aoki wants to get back to his feet.
Aoki tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Baccini manages to move to mount!
Aoki is not a happy chappy� he wants out of there.
Aoki blocking the ground and pound.
Aoki is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Baccini looking to ground and pound but Aoki is blocking nicely.
Baccini working for a guillotine from mount but Aoki is in no mood to give up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Baccini working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Aoki turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Baccini off and cradles Aoki's limp body as Baccini celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Matteo Baccini!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Ehrenholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skrappy Doo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ehrenholm comes to the cage accompanied by Pride Fc Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Ehrenholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Skrappy Doo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Doo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ehrenholm defending well though.
Ehrenholm wants to control but Doo is keeping busy.
Ehrenholm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Doo.
Doo lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Doo.
Ehrenholm is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Doo pulls his head out easily.
Doo is nestled in close to Ehrenholm, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Doo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ehrenholm trying to control from the bottom.
Ehrenholm is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Doo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ehrenholm is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Doo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Doo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Doo working over Ehrenholm with some ground and pound. Ehrenholm looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Doo lands a nice short elbow.
Ehrenholm is trying to control but can't.
Ehrenholm is defending against the submission attempts here by Doo.
Doo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Doo seems to be looking for submissions.
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. Doo connects with a nice short shot to Ehrenholm's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Doo lands a nice short elbow.
Doo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Doo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Doo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ehrenholm's head.
Ehrenholm is breathing heavily.
Ehrenholm wants to control but Doo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Doo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ehrenholm has hold of Doo's hands but Doo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Doo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ehrenholm with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Doo winds up and cracks Ehrenholm with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ehrenholm is trying to maintain the position but Doo is very close to passing his half guard.
Doo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Doo 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.
Ehrenholm taking some punishment here, with Doo in his half guard.
Doo 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.
Doo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ehrenholm trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Doo there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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. Doo connects with a nice short shot to Ehrenholm's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doo drops an elbow to the side of Ehrenholm's head.
Doo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Doo is keen to just control but Ehrenholm is a slippery customer.
Doo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Doo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Doo lands with a punch from half guard.
Doo is working for a submission of some sort.
Doo working Ehrenholm over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doo seems to be looking for submissions.
Ehrenholm misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ehrenholm moves into full guard.
Doo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ehrenholm is keeping the position for now.
Doo lands a couple of elbows.
Doo looking to pass the guard.
Doo is in close to Ehrenholm's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Doo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Doo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Doo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Skrappy Doo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ehrenholm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ehrenholm gets caught napping as Doo dives in and scores a takedown. Ehrenholm manages to retain guard.
Doo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ehrenholm trying to keep a closed guard but Doo is proving a slippery customer.
Ehrenholm keeping full guard, as Doo tries to pass.
Ehrenholm had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Doo defends it easily.
Ehrenholm not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Doo looking to pass the guard.
Doo lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Doo postures up and lands a big shot to Ehrenholm's brow.
Doo throwing strikes but missing.
Doo lands a couple of elbows.
Doo wants to control from the top but Ehrenholm keeps moving.
Doo chips away with some ground and pound.
Doo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ehrenholm is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Doo, into his guard.
Ehrenholm trying to control the position from guard on top but Doo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ehrenholm passes into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Doo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Doo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ehrenholm is keen to just control but Doo is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doo is trying to control but Ehrenholm passes into side control!
Doo regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ehrenholm's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Ehrenholm is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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.
Doo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ehrenholm.
Doo is looking for a sweep. Ehrenholm is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ehrenholm is looking to pass Doo's guard but actually Doo recovers to full guard.
Ehrenholm looking to pass the guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Skrappy Doo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Doo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Doo trying to control but Ehrenholm is working from the bottom.
Doo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Doo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Doo 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.
Doo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ehrenholm's head.
Doo working over Ehrenholm with some ground and pound. Ehrenholm looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ehrenholm is looking to improve his position.
Ehrenholm trying to control but Doo postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ehrenholm taking some punishment here, with Doo in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehrenholm is staying active underneath Doo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Doo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Doo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ehrenholm manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Doo prevents Ehrenholm from getting back to his feet.
Doo is in close to Ehrenholm's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Doo wants to control from the top but Ehrenholm keeps moving.
Ehrenholm has momentary wrist control but Doo slips an elbow through the middle.
Doo stands up over Ehrenholm, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Doo is pushing down on Ehrenholm's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ehrenholm is fighting to maintain full guard but Doo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Doo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Doo working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doo 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.
Doo drops an elbow to the side of Ehrenholm's head.
Doo working the head and body with strikes.
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. Doo connects with a nice short shot to Ehrenholm's temple.
Doo is trying to control. Ehrenholm wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Doo working over Ehrenholm with some ground and pound. Ehrenholm looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Doo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Doo thows a huge punch but Ehrenholm dodges it nicely.
Doo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ehrenholm flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doo winds up and cracks Ehrenholm with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Doo working the head and body with strikes.
Ehrenholm is trying to maintain the position but Doo is very close to passing his half guard.
Doo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Doo is looking to take a break and control but Ehrenholm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ehrenholm is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Doo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Doo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ehrenholm doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Doo.
Ehrenholm is staying active underneath Doo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
Doo throwing shots but Ehrenholm is blocking nicely.
Doo thows a huge punch but Ehrenholm dodges it nicely.
Ehrenholm is defending against the submission attempts here by Doo.
Doo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Doo 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.
Skrappy Doo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ehrenholm makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ehrenholm.
Doo landing some decent shots from guard.
Marcus Ehrenholm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skrappy Doo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ehrenholm is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Doo is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skrappy Doo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doo 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skrappy Doo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiko Mizuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Coture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshiko Mizuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benny Coture!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mizuki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Coture counters with a single leg into guard. Mizuki didn't expect that.
Coture tries to free his leg and advance position but Mizuki is retaining full guard.
Mizuki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mizuki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Coture defends well.
Mizuki keeping full guard, as Coture tries to pass.
Coture with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coture wants to control from the top but Mizuki keeps moving.
Coture is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coture trying to control but Mizuki is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Benny Coture hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mizuki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Coture counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Coture pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mizuki is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coture pushes down on Mizuki's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mizuki is not content to let Coture control the position.
Coture throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Coture is looking for a kimura but Mizuki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Coture to get the leverage.
Mizuki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coture is trying to work for a kimura but Mizuki is defending well.
Coture in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Mizuki tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Coture!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Benny Coture!
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