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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akihiro Murakami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamaneto Funaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Akihiro Murakami has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akihiro Murakami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamaneto Funaki!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funaki throws a sloppy head kick and Murakami moves out of range easily.
Funaki wants to clinch.
Funaki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murakami throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Funaki on the side of the head.
Murakami moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Funaki throws a leg kick but Murakami sees it coming and moves out of range.
Funaki moves into the clinch.
Murakami prevents Funaki from breaking the clinch.
Murakami wants to get back to striking at distance but Funaki won't allow it.
Funaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Murakami.
Funaki keeps control of Murakami as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Funaki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Murakami working hard to break the clinch.
Funaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Funaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murakami swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Murakami.
Murakami misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murakami.
Funaki misses with a combination
and Murakami counters with a left and a right that stings Funaki.
Murakami will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murakami throws a big shot that misses.
Funaki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Funaki forces his way into half guard.
Funaki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Murakami knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Funaki throwing shots but Murakami is blocking nicely.
Murakami avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Funaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funaki is pressing down on Murakami's thigh, looking to free his foot. Murakami is holding on for now.
Funaki escapes and gets back to his feet.
Funaki misses with a body shot.
Funaki shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Funaki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funaki thows a huge punch but Murakami dodges it nicely.
Funaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Funaki uses his free foot to push down on Murakami's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Murakami.
Funaki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
I looks like Funaki might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
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.
Funaki throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Funaki throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Funaki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Funaki scoring with strikes but Murakami is staying in there.
Funaki gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Funaki shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Funaki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Murakami knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamaneto Funaki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slow jab from Murakami misses its intended target.
Funaki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Funaki tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Funaki is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Murakami's shoulder. That is not cool.
Murakami tries to buck Funaki off but Funaki is having none of it.
Funaki decides to stand back up.
Murakami thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Murakami, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murakami fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Funaki has managed to clinch.
Funaki trying to stall but Murakami improves his position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Murakami prevents a takedown attempt there.
Murakami wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Funaki has him pressed against the cage.
Funaki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Funaki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Akihiro Murakami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamaneto Funaki.
Funaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Funaki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Funaki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funaki gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Funaki shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Murakami is trying to stand.
Funaki content to control rather than advance.
Funaki is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Murakami wants to get back to his feet.
Funaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murakami's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Funaki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Funaki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Funaki shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Murakami's guard.
Funaki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Murakami avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamaneto Funaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Murakami's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Funaki misses with a head kick.
Murakami throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Murakami misses.
Murakami misses with a hook.
Murakami circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murakami swinging wilding here.
Murakami swinging wilding here.
Funaki misses with a double jab.
Murakami throws a right and a left that both miss.
Funaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Funaki controlling the position easily from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funaki throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Funaki 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.
Murakami is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Funaki 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.
Funaki controlling from mount.
Kamaneto Funaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funaki jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Murakami manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Funaki tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Funaki decides to stand back up. Funaki steps back and let's Murakami get back to his feet.
Murakami misses with a wild body shot.
Funaki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Murakami is trying to defend but Funaki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funaki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murakami defending well though.
Funaki stalling.
Funaki moves nicely into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murakami pushes Funaki away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Funaki gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kamaneto Funaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Funaki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamaneto Funaki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Allan Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milk Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Milk Fish enters the cage!
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285 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Allan Key!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Milk Fish!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice shot lands for Fish.
Key scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fish is looking to regain half guard here but Key keeps moving and retains side control.
Key is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fish is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fish is looking to reverse the position.
Fish 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.
Key moves into full mount!
Key is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Fish is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Fish flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Key anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Fish and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Key slips an arm under Fish chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Key has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Key is squeezing on Fish like an anaconda would it's prey. Fish fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Allan Key!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black Belt will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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285 lbs
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300 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Black Belt!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belt tries to clinch but Batista moves out of range.
Batista shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Batista postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Belt to stand up.
Belt tries to clinch up but Batista circles away and keeps his distance.
Belt throws a lazy right hand but Batista sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belt is looking to clinch.
Batista darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Batista really is a fat lump.
Batista wants to stand but Belt has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Batista stands up out of the half guard.
Batista scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Batista decides to stand and escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batista closes the distance and clinches up with Belt, looking for a takedown. Batista pushes Belt against the cage but Belt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Black Belt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belt moves in looking to clinch but Batista pushes him off.
Belt looks to score with a jab to the body but Batista is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt tries to clinch up.
Belt is looking to clinch.
Belt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Batista shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Batista is breathing heavily.
Belt gets back to half guard.
Batista blocks the strikes from Belt.
Belt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Batista stands up and waves to Belt to follow him.
Belt tries to close the distance and clinch but Batista swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belt cracks Batista with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Belt has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Batista to stand back up!
It looks like John Batista 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!
Belt feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Batista sprawling to the canvas! Batista rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Belt finish him?!
Batista is rocked!
Belt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oh Batista is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belt tries to clinch up.
Batista seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt moves in close and cracks Batista with a massive right hand! Batista, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Belt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Black Belt!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Wu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Striker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Adrenaline- 12 Stones kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Andrew Wu had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Wu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zach Striker!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wu dodges the punch combination from Striker.
Wu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Striker tries a head kick but it misses.
Wu fails to land with a series of punches.
Wu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Striker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Striker tries to clinch but Wu moves out of range.
Striker tries to clinch up.
Striker misses with a double jab
and Wu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Striker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wu counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker wants to clinch but Wu slips to the side
and Wu counters with a head kick.
Striker clinches but Wu breaks the clinch
and Wu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wu lands a high kick!
Striker closes the distance but Wu moves to the side
and Wu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Striker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Striker tries to clinch up.
Striker wants to clinch
and Wu counters with a three punch combo that has Striker backing up. Striker nods at Wu to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Striker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wu stuffs the takedown.
Striker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wu wants it to stay on the feet.
Striker shoots and misses
and Wu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Andrew Wu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zach Striker.
Striker looks gassed!
Wu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wu counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Striker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Striker has his takedown stuffed
and Wu counters with a head kick. That will keep Striker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Danga de danga de dang - Wu scores with a four punch combination!
Wu is working the combinations to good effect here.
Striker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wu counters with a big head kick but Striker shrugs it off.
Wu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Striker throws a sloppy head kick
and Wu counters with a series of strikes. Striker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Striker takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wu throws a head kick that Striker semi-blocks.
Wu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Left hook, right uppercut from Wu.
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!
A nice combination there by Wu.
Wu throws a leg kick which misses Striker's front leg but catches the back leg as Striker tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Wu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wu scores with a spinning back kick!
Andrew Wu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Striker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wu counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Striker closes the distance but Wu moves to the side
letting Wu counter with a right hand.
Wu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Striker tries to clinch
and Wu counters with a good, hard body kick but Striker shrugs it off.
Wu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wu drops back looking for a leg! Striker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Striker manages to kick Wu off! Wu jumps back into Striker's guard.
Striker wants to sweep but no luck.
Striker is breathing heavily.
Striker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wu postures up and lands a big shot to Striker's brow.
Wu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wu tries to stand but Striker is controlling from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Striker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Striker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wu counters with a one-two to the body.
Wu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wu is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker regains full guard. Nicely done.
Striker looking for a sweep. Not yet Striker, not yet.
Wu trying to stand up but can't free himself from Striker's guard.
Wu postures up.
Wu gets to his feet. Striker looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Striker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Striker shoots in for a takedown but Wu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Striker clinches but Wu breaks the clinch
and Wu counters with a big head kick but Striker shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker tries to clinch but Wu moves away
and Wu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Striker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Striker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wu's head.
Striker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Striker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wu.
Wu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Striker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wu jumps into guard, dragging Striker to the mat.
Wu looking for a sweep. Not yet Wu, not yet.
Striker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Striker drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wu manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Striker has Wu in his guard.
Striker keeping full guard, as Wu tries to pass.
Wu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Striker wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Wu dominated that second round.
That's time! Wu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Striker looks to clinch
and Wu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Striker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wu's waist but Wu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Striker off to one side.
Striker shoots in and drives through. Wu sprawls well.
Striker moves in looking to clinch but Wu pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Striker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Andrew Wu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zach Striker.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wu clobbers Striker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Striker wants to clinch
and Wu counters with a one-two to the body.
Wu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wu forces Striker back against the cage and clinches.
Wu breaks from the clinch.
Striker with a poor takedown
and Wu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wu.
Wu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wu counters with a good low kick that Striker was not able to check.
Striker looks to clinch
and Wu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Andrew Wu is winning the standup battle so far.
Wu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wu throws a head kick that misses.
Wu is looking to wear down Striker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Striker tries to clinch
enabling Wu to counter with a crisp jab.
Wu lands a head kick!
Striker misses with a combination
and Wu counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu throws a combination. Striker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wu counters with a nice body kick.
Striker darts in trying to clinch
and Wu counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, jab by Wu - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Striker misses with a combination
and Wu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Striker's waist but Striker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wu off to one side.
Striker tries to clinch but Wu moves away
and Wu counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Striker's guard now.
Wu stands up over Striker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wu.
Wu clinches.
Striker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Striker prevents Wu from breaking the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Wu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Wu!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Torrem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demi Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Demi Maia enters the cage!
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163 lbs
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22
163 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeremy Torrem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Demi Maia!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia shoots in and drives through. Torrem sprawls well.
Maia is looking to clinch but Torrem is avoiding it.
Maia shoots in but no luck this time.
Torrem takes the fight into the clinch.
Torrem taking a breather.
Torrem lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Demi Maia has been cut.
Torrem looking to throw knees to the head but Maia is blocking nicely.
Torrem utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maia drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jeremy Torrem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demi Maia.
Torrem will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Maia up against the cage.
Maia drops down looking for an ankle pick but Torrem pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Torrem pressing his opponent against the cage.
Torrem gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maia.
Maia being controlled against the cage.
Torrem prevents a takedown attempt there.
Torrem effectively controlling the action here.
Torrem connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrem lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Torrem gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Torrem putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Torrem effectively controlling the action here.
Maia tries for a takedown but Torrem manages to get underhooks.
Maia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Torrem fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Torrem misses with a head kick.
Maia tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Torrem counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Torrem taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Torrem lands a knee to the body.
Torrem comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Torrem gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrem lands a knee to the body.
Maia looks gassed!
Torrem just leaning against Maia, taking a breather.
Torrem connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Demi Maia's cut even more.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jeremy Torrem.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Torrem controlling the action here for a moment.
Maia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Torrem taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Torrem gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrem has Maia pressed against the cage.
Torrem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Torrem prevents the takedown attempt.
Torrem scores a nice knee to the body.
Torrem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Torrem lands a good knee to the midsection. Maia won't want to take too many of those.
Torrem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Torrem leaning his opponent against the cage.
Maia takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Torrem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demi Maia's cut.
That's time! Torrem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Torrem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jeremy Torrem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torrem has managed to clinch.
Maia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torrem.
Torrem comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Torrem lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Torrem lands a damaging elbow.
Maia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Torrem prevents it.
Torrem lands a nice elbow.
Jeremy Torrem has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Torrem utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Torrem missing with knees to the body.
Maia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Torrem prevents it.
Jeremy Torrem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demi Maia.
Maia is trying to drag Torrem to the mat but Torrem just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Maia is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Torrem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrem lands an elbow just above Maia 's eye.
Maia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Torrem is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Maia drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Torrem lands an elbow that stopped Maia in his tracks for a moment.
Torrem lands an elbow inside that Maia shrugs off.
Torrem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maia goes for a takedown attempt but Torrem pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Torrem pushes Maia up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrem effectively controlling the action here.
Torrem unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Torrem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maia's defenses.
Torrem gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Torrem fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Torrem clinches with his opponent.
Torrem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Torrem has Maia pressed against the cage.
Maia drops down looking for an ankle pick but Torrem pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrem moves into the clinch successfully.
Torrem utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Torrem connects with a knee to the head.
Torrem tries to land a knee to the head but Maia blocks with his arms.
Maia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maia tries to pull guard but Torrem holds him up against the cage and eventually Maia drops back down to his feet.
Torrem stalling against the cage.
Maia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Torrem just stands there and leans against the cage.
Maia tries to score a body lock takedown but Torrem shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Torrem lands a good knee to the midsection. Maia won't want to take too many of those.
Maia looking for a takedown.
Torrem is looking to control Maia's arms but Maia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Torrem has his back to the cage.
Maia tries for a takedown. No joy.
Torrem is looking to control Maia's arms but Maia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Torrem has his back to the cage.
Torrem is pressed up against the cage. Maia has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Torrem down to the mat. Torrem avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Maia fails with the takedown
and Torrem holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Torrem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maia's defenses.
Torrem wants to stall.
Torrem missing with knees to the body.
Maia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Torrem prevents it.
Torrem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Torrem dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Demi Maia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Maia is looking to clinch.
Maia shoots in but no luck this time.
Torrem circles away from the clinch attempt
and Torrem holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Torrem stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Torrem gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Torrem lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torrem has Maia pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Torrem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maia is working for takedown but Torrem is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Torrem smiles and moves away.
Jeremy Torrem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demi Maia.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Torrem counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Torrem misses with an elbow over the top.
Torrem slows down the pace here.
Maia looking for a takedown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maia as Torrem tries to tie him up.
Torrem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Torrem just stands there and leans against the cage.
Maia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Torrem prevents it.
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.
Maia blocks the elbow strike.
Maia managing to block the knees to the body from Torrem.
Maia tries to score a body lock takedown but Torrem shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Maia wants a takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Maia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Maia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Torrem walks away with a smile on his face. Maia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Torrem tries a head kick but it misses.
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Torrem counters by moving into the clinch.
Torrem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Torrem tries to stall but Maia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Torrem will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Maia up against the cage.
Maia has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Torrem uses from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia has a closed guard, preventing Torrem from standing up.
Maia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maia looking for a guillotine here but Torrem defends easily.
Torrem trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
Torrem is posturing up here but Maia has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Torrem tries to roll out but it's too tight and Torrem has to tap! Slick submission there by Maia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demi Maia!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulf Gurnisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Hug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ulf Gurnisson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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290 lbs
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300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ulf Gurnisson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy Hug!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurnisson wants to clinch up but Hug keeps it at a distance.
Gurnisson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hug.
Gurnisson scores with a takedown into Hug's guard.
Gurnisson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gurnisson is nestled in close to Hug, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hug wants to get back to full guard.
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. Gurnisson connects with a nice short shot to Hug's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gurnisson lands a nice short elbow.
Hug trying to hold on to Gurnisson's head to control him but Gurnisson postures up.
Gurnisson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gurnisson decides to stand up.
Gurnisson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gurnisson is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hug.
Hug cracks Gurnisson on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Gurnisson falls backwards against the cage. Hug follows up with more strikes that drop Gurnisson to his knees. Hug keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Gurnisson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Hug!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximilian Percello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sidney Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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204 lbs
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19
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maximilian Percello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sidney Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Crosby lands a left and a right that send Percello crashing to the mat, dazed. Crosby thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Percello is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crosby is looking to clinch.
Oh Percello is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crosby connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Percello to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Crosby!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sidney Crosby!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkins has chosen New Noise as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung drops his hands momentarily and Wilkins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Yoshihiro Jung has been cut.
Jung misses with a double jab.
Wilkins throws a series of punches but Jung moves out of range.
Jung tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wilkins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jung somewhat.
Some wild striking there from Wilkins.
Jung swinging wilding here.
No luck for Jung with that takedown attempt.
Jung could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jung shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wilkins as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshihiro Jung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Jung.
Jung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilkins misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung stalks Wilkins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wilkins's face. Wilkins staggers backwards, shaken.
Wilkins scores with a three punch combo!
Jung showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilkins.
A swing and a miss from Wilkins.
Jung swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wilkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Wilkins throws a right hand that Jung ducks under and follows up with a left that Jung also avoids with ease.
Jung looks to land a combination but Wilkins avoids it well.
Wilkins scores with a jab to the head.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jung on the side of the head.
Yoshihiro Jung's cut is getting worse.
Jung is breathing heavily.
Wilkins waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Jung. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Jung to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Jung is rocked!
Jung looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wilkins puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins stands up from half guard.
Wilkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jung fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilkins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wilkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jung counters with a series of strikes. Wilkins will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wilkins throws a series of punches but Jung avoids them all with ease.
Wilkins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wilkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jung.
Wilkins tests Jung's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice sprawl there from Wilkins as Jung shoots in.
Wilkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilkins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yoshihiro Jung's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wilkins misses with a double jab
and Jung counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wilkins won't be happy with that.
Wilkins is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jung has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jung in side control, throwing shots but Wilkins defends.
Wilkins avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jung.
Wilkins is pushing Jung's head away, looking to escape. Jung manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A big right from Wilkins misses.
Wilkins looks to land a combination but Jung avoids it well.
Jung shoots in and drives through. Wilkins sprawls well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilkins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jung's hands.
Wilkins throws a right and a left that Jung avoids nicely.
Jung tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilkins swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Wilkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoshihiro Jung's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jung slips a jab and a cross from Wilkins.
No joy there for Wilkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jung scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wilkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Jung falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jung shoots in for a takedown but Wilkins shows good takedown defense.
Wilkins lands a nice shot that snaps Jung's head back.
A punch combination from Jung misses.
Wilkins looks to land a combination but Jung avoids it well.
Jung scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Wilkins does no damage.
Jung dodges the punch combination from Wilkins.
Wilkins takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A combination from Jung does no damage.
Jung fails with the takedown.
Wilkins misses with a combination
and Jung counters with a shoot takedown. Wilkins fights it but they end up in guard.
Wilkins wriggles free and stands up.
Wilkins throws a series of punches but Jung avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jung tries to clinch there but Wilkins circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jung darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wilkins lands with a nice body punch.
Wilkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jung circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
David Wilkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jung rushes Wilkins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jung leaning against his opponent.
Jung letting Wilkins take a breather here.
Jung drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wilkins pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshihiro Jung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilkins lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wilkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jung manages to avoid it.
Jung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jung.
Wilkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jung dodges the punch combination from Wilkins.
Wilkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Jung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jung bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wilkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jung shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jung was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jung lands a heavy elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Jung there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wilkins sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wilkins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jung is working away from the top position though.
Jung looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wilkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yoshihiro Jung will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yoshihiro Jung's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wilkins connects with a body shot.
Jung tries to clinch up but Wilkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Jung showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilkins.
Jung clinches up with Wilkins and pushes him back against the cage.
Jung is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jung fails to pull guard.
Wilkins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jung.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshihiro Jung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jung tries to stall but Wilkins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilkins misses with the combination.
Jung takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jung.
Wilkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jung misses with a double jab
and Wilkins counters with a three punch combo that has Jung backing up. Jung nods at Wilkins to acknowledge the strikes.
Wilkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jung doesn't seem bothered though.
Wilkins lands with a nice combination. Jung backs away looking to recover.
Wilkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilkins scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jung throws a combination that misses
and Wilkins counters with a nice body shot.
David Wilkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wilkins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jung scores with a jab.
Jung throws a nice looking combination but Wilkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilkins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wilkins wants it to stay on the feet.
Wilkins swinging wilding here.
Wilkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jung falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilkins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jung ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jung.
Wilkins lands with a cross.
Wilkins misses with a combination
and Jung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilkins misses with a straight right.
Jung tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilkins swivels and escapes.
Wilkins scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wilkins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jung backs up against the cage.
Wilkins misses with a double jab
and Jung counters with a series of strikes. Wilkins will be more careful next time no doubt.
David Wilkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wilkins misses with a looping left.
Jung gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jung scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wilkins is looking to escape.
Jung thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wilkins's head.
Wilkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wilkins is looking to escape.
Wilkins makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wilkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jung shoots in and drives through. Wilkins sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jung misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Wilkins does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Wilkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wilkins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Wilkins!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between BJ Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soral Punkass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, BJ Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Soral Punkass!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Punkass, right into the meat.
Powers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Punkass can pounce on him.
Punkass drives through and clinches with Powers against the cage.
Punkass wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Punkass tries to break free but Powers pushes him back against the cage.
Punkass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Punkass throws a head kick that half lands.
Punkass stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Punkass wants it to stay on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Punkass.
Powers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good leg kick by Punkass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Powers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Punkass throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Powers on the side of the head.
A solid body kick from Punkass.
Soral Punkass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powers dives in and grabs Punkass's left leg, looking for a takedown. Punkass pushes down on Powers's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Powers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punkass connects with a solid leg kick.
Punkass slaps away a takedown attempt from Powers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Powers is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Powers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Punkass tries to bum rush Powers with a series of wild strikes but Powers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Powers takes a kick to the side of the head.
Punkass looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Powers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Punkass throws a nice head kick!
Punkass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punkass thumps Powers with a low kick.
Powers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Punkass can pounce on him.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Powers. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Punkass lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crunch! Punkass slams his shin into Powers's torso.
Powers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Punkass cracks the inside of Powers's front leg.
Soral Punkass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Punkass feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Powers's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Punkass.
Punkass scores with the left hand. Powers knows he should have avoided that one.
Punkass throws a nice outside leg kick.
Powers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Punkass. That's going to slow Powers down.
Punkass lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punkass throws a nice inside leg kick.
Punkass chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Punkass connects with a high kick.
Punkass with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Punkass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Punkass scores with a spinning back kick!
Punkass throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Powers.
Punkass scoring well with a low kick there.
Punkass throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Punkass thumps Powers with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punkass throws a quick inside leg kick.
Punkass throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Punkass.
Punkass cracks the inside of Powers's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Punkass. That's going to slow Powers down.
Punkass is looking to slow Powers down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Punkass.
Punkass throws a head kick that Powers semi-blocks.
Punkass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Punkass explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Punkass throws a nice outside leg kick.
Punkass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Powers. That did some damage!
Powers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Punkass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Powers.
Punkass closes the distance and pushes Powers back into the cage.
Punkass breaks from the clinch.
Punkass moves into the clinch.
Punkass stops a takedown attempt from Powers.
Punkass breaks from the clinch.
Punkass throws a head kick that half lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Punkass.
Punkass chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Punkass. That's going to slow Powers down.
Punkass fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Powers, pushing him back against the cage.
Punkass breaks from the clinch.
Punkass chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Punkass throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Powers takes a kick to the side of the head.
Punkass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Punkass throws a nice head kick!
Punkass throws a head kick that Powers semi-blocks.
Punkass throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Punkass. That's going to slow Powers down.
Punkass lands with a kick to the temple. Powers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Powers will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Punkass lands with a thumping leg kick.
Powers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Punkass.
Punkass throws a leg kick which misses Powers's front leg but catches the back leg as Powers tries to avoid it.
Punkass connects with a solid leg kick.
Punkass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Powers.
An inside leg kick lands from Punkass.
Punkass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Powers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punkass scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Punkass.
Powers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Punkass.
Powers takes a kick to the side of the head.
Punkass lands a nice looking kick to the body. Powers takes a step back to recover.
Punkass throws a quick inside leg kick.
Punkass lands with a kick to the ribs.
Powers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Punkass lands a head kick. Powers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Punkass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Powers's sensitive parts.
Punkass drives through and clinches with Powers against the cage.
Punkass breaks from the clinch.
Punkass connects with a high kick.
Punkass slaps away a takedown attempt from Powers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Powers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Punkass. Punkass obviously looking to wear him down.
Punkass keeps Powers at a distance using the push kick.
Powers takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Powers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Punkass can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Punkass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soral Punkass dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Punkass scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Powers doesn't seem bothered though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Punkass. Powers shrugs it off though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Punkass.
Soral Punkass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Punkass.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Punkass pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Punkass.
Powers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Punkass scoring well with a low kick there.
Punkass throws a front kick that sends Powers stumbling back into the cage.
Powers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Punkass. Punkass obviously looking to wear him down.
Punkass throws a nice outside leg kick.
Punkass lands a head kick. Powers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punkass lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Powers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Punkass thuds his shin into the meat of Powers's side.
Punkass goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Punkass, right into the meat.
Punkass feints and then cracks Powers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Powers down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Punkass. Powers shrugs it off though.
Punkass lands a head kick. Powers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punkass thuds his shin into the meat of Powers's side.
Punkass connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Punkass.
Punkass gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Punkass manages to break the clinch.
Punkass throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Powers.
Punkass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Punkass with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Punkass throws a nice outside leg kick.
Powers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Punkass.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Punkass.
Powers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Punkass buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Punkass has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Punkass. Powers shrugs it off though.
Punkass lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Powers takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Punkass lands a front kick.
Punkass thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Powers if he has to take too many more of those.
Punkass looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Punkass turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Punkass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Punkass.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Punkass throws a head kick that Powers semi-blocks.
Punkass has closed the distance and engaged Powers in a clinch.
Punkass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Punkass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Powers's sensitive parts.
Powers has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Punkass.
Punkass drives through and clinches with Powers against the cage.
Punkass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Punkass.
Punkass gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Punkass pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Punkass.
Powers tries to keep at a distance but Punkass has taken the fight into the clinch.
Punkass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Powers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Punkass.
Powers walks forward, straight into a front kick from Punkass.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Punkass.
Powers has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Punkass.
Punkass scores with a push kick.
Punkass moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Punkass.
Punkass connects with a solid leg kick.
Punkass thumps Powers with a low kick.
Punkass lands with a slapping head kick.
Punkass moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Punkass.
Punkass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Powers.
Punkass throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Punkass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Powers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Punkass.
Punkass turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Punkass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Powers's sensitive parts.
Punkass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Powers.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punkass slaps away a takedown attempt from Powers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Punkass throws a nice outside leg kick.
Punkass lands a nice looking kick to the body. Powers takes a step back to recover.
Powers takes a kick to the side of the head.
Punkass lands with a nice body kick.
Punkass connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punkass thows a body kick. Powers tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Punkass scores with a nice body kick.
Punkass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Powers. That did some damage!
Punkass throws a head kick that Powers semi-blocks.
Punkass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Punkass with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Punkass lands with a slapping head kick.
Punkass scores with a spinning back kick!
Powers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Punkass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Powers. That did some damage!
Punkass thumps Powers with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Punkass.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Punkass.
Punkass throws a head kick that Powers semi-blocks.
Punkass throws a leg kick which misses Powers's front leg but catches the back leg as Powers tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punkass looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Punkass lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Punkass.
Punkass lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Punkass buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soral Punkass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Punkass throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Punkass lands with a kick to the temple. Powers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Powers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Punkass scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Punkass plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Punkass scores with a leg kick.
Punkass gets a clinch.
Punkass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Punkass lands with a kick to the temple. Powers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A chopping leg kick lands by Punkass.
A solid leg kick lands there for Punkass.
A chopping leg kick lands by Punkass.
Punkass with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punkass moves into the clinch.
Punkass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Punkass lands with a nice body kick.
Powers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Punkass lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Punkass is looking to slow Powers down with leg kicks.
Punkass throws a leg kick which misses Powers's front leg but catches the back leg as Powers tries to avoid it.
Punkass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Powers. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punkass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Powers.
Punkass moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Punkass thumps Powers with a low kick.
Punkass looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Punkass throws a quick inside leg kick.
Punkass lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Punkass lands with a thumping leg kick.
Punkass throws a quick inside leg kick.
Punkass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Punkass throws a nice outside leg kick.
Punkass lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Powers sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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!
Powers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Punkass.
Punkass throws a head kick that Powers semi-blocks.
Punkass moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Punkass connects with a high kick.
Punkass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Punkass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Punkass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Powers's sensitive parts.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Punkass.
Punkass with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punkass clinches.
Punkass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body kick from Punkass.
BJ Powers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Punkass can pounce on him.
Punkass throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Powers's head.
Punkass lands with a nice body kick.
Powers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Punkass. Punkass obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick from Punkass lands but Powers takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Punkass.
Punkass explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Punkass scores with a nice body kick.
Powers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Punkass. Punkass obviously looking to wear him down.
Punkass is looking to slow Powers down with leg kicks.
Punkass throws a nice inside leg kick.
Punkass throws a nice inside leg kick.
Powers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Punkass can pounce on him.
Punkass throws a head kick that Powers semi-blocks.
Punkass plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Punkass moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Punkass lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Powers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A good leg kick by Punkass.
Punkass turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Powers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Punkass can pounce on him.
Powers takes a kick to the side of the head.
Soral Punkass is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Powers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Punkass throws a head kick that Powers semi-blocks.
Nice body kick from Punkass.
Powers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Punkass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Powers. That did some damage!
Punkass gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Punkass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Punkass throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Powers's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punkass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick from Punkass lands but Powers takes it in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Punkass.
Punkass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Powers.
Punkass throws a leg kick which misses Powers's front leg but catches the back leg as Powers tries to avoid it.
Punkass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punkass throws a head kick that half lands.
Punkass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Punkass instigates a clinch.
Punkass breaks from the clinch.
Punkass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid body kick from Punkass.
Punkass throws a head kick that Powers semi-blocks.
Punkass gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Punkass breaks the clinch.
Powers walks forward, straight into a front kick from Punkass.
Powers walks forward, straight into a front kick from Punkass.
Punkass lands a head kick!
Punkass fakes the leg kick and cracks Powers in the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Punkass.
Punkass moves into range and clinches up with Powers.
Punkass breaks from the clinch.
BJ Powers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Punkass feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Powers's calf.
And that's the end of the fight!
Soral Punkass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Punkass 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 24:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 24:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soral Punkass!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Ver Kittenhoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Lase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michal Ver Kittenhoven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Lase!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lase lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ver Kittenhoven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lase sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ver Kittenhoven throws a right hand that Lase ducks under and follows up with a left that Lase also avoids with ease.
Lase fails to land with a series of punches.
Lase 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.
Lase tries to clinch there but Ver Kittenhoven circles away.
A punch combination from Lase misses.
Ver Kittenhoven is looking to clinch.
Lase gets a clinch.
Lase with a knee to the head.
Ver Kittenhoven is breathing heavily.
Lase with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lase with a knee to the head.
Ver Kittenhoven takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lase throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ver Kittenhoven blocks it with crossed arms.
Lase crunches a lovely knee into Ver Kittenhoven's ribcage.
Ver Kittenhoven takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lase landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lase lands a knee to the head.
Ver Kittenhoven takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lase lands a knee to the body.
Lase unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Lase.
Lase landing knees to the head.
Lase with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lase has Ver Kittenhoven pressed against the cage, preventing Ver Kittenhoven from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lase unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lase connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ver Kittenhoven's face.
Lase throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lase working Ver Kittenhoven over with knees to the body.
Lase landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Lase.
Ver Kittenhoven is rocked!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Lase has eaten all the pies!
Lase working the clinch nicely. Ver Kittenhoven is working for position but Lase cracks him with a big knee to the head! Ver Kittenhoven crumples up against the cage and Lase lands two more shots before the ref can save Ver Kittenhoven! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Tony Lase!
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