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Scorched Earth: Phoenix Rising PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Canadian Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radek Olczyk (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Canadian Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Radek Olczyk!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assassin shoots in and bounces Olczyk off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Assassin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Olczyk trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Assassin connects with a couple of short punches.
Assassin postures up.
Assassin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Assassin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Olczyk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Assassin throws a big right hand that misses.
Olczyk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Assassin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Assassin 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.
Assassin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Olczyk dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Assassin is looking for a triangle but Olczyk pushes his legs off easily.
Olczyk 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.
Olczyk pushes down on Assassin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Assassin missing with punches from the bottom.
Olczyk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Assassin keeps working.
Assassin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Olczyk pulls his head out easily.
Assassin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Olczyk stands up out of the half guard.
Assassin keeps the fight on the outside.
Olczyk tries to clinch up.
Olczyk with a lazy takedown attempt
so Assassin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Olczyk looks gassed!
Olczyk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Assassin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Olczyk manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Assassin has Olczyk in his guard.
Assassin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Olczyk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Olczyk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin is looking for a triangle here but Olczyk uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assassin manages to get back to half guard.
Assassin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Olczyk 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.
Assassin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Olczyk pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Assassin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Olczyk pulls his head out easily.
Assassin is looking for a sweep. Olczyk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Assassin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Assassin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Olczyk pulls his head out easily.
Olczyk seems to be working for a kimura but Assassin defends the submission attempt.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Assassin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Assassin lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Canadian Assassin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Assassin gets the takedown into side control.
Assassin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Assassin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Olczyk is trying to get back to half guard.
Assassin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Olczyk, who protects the arm well.
Assassin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Olczyk is avoiding damage well.
Olczyk is breathing heavily.
Assassin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olczyk gets back to half guard.
Olczyk trying to control but Assassin postures up.
Assassin prevents Olczyk from improving his position.
Assassin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Olczyk defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assassin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Olczyk defending well though.
Assassin 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.
Assassin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Olczyk trying to control but Assassin postures up.
Assassin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Assassin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Olczyk counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Assassin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Olczyk pulls his head out easily.
Assassin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Assassin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Assassin looking for submissions off his back.
Olczyk lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olczyk prevents Assassin from improving his position.
Assassin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Olczyk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Assassin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Olczyk's guard.
Assassin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Assassin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Assassin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Assassin 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.
Assassin with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin is in close to Olczyk's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Olczyk throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Olczyk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Assassin distracts Olczyk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Assassin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Assassin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Olczyk's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Assassin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Assassin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Canadian Assassin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Assassin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Olczyk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Canadian Assassin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Assassin scores a takedown into full mount!
BOOM! Assassin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Assassin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Olczyk regains half guard.
Nice strikes from Assassin there.
Olczyk is trying to control but can't.
Assassin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Olczyk pushes Assassin off looking to stand but Assassin dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Assassin working the head and body with strikes.
Assassin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Olczyk is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Assassin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Assassin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olczyk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Assassin.
Assassin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Assassin lands strikes from half guard.
Olczyk is defending against the submission attempts here by Assassin.
Assassin winds up and cracks Olczyk with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Assassin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Olczyk tries to kick Assassin off but Assassin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Assassin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Assassin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Olczyk defending well though.
Assassin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Olczyk has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Olczyk is looking to control Assassin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Olczyk avoid being mounted?
Assassin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Assassin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Assassin working Olczyk over with strikes.
Assassin wants to work for an arm triangle but Olczyk is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Assassin working Olczyk over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Olczyk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Assassin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Assassin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Olczyk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Olczyk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Assassin.
Assassin lands strikes from half guard.
Assassin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Olczyk defends it well.
Olczyk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Assassin thows a huge punch but Olczyk dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Assassin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Olczyk's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Olczyk's head.
Assassin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Olczyk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Assassin has managed to get both his arms back between Olczyk's legs - danger averted.
Assassin chips away with some ground and pound.
Olczyk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Assassin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Assassin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Assassin won't allow Olczyk to sweep him here.
Olczyk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Assassin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Assassin lands in his opponent's guard.
Radek Olczyk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Assassin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Canadian Assassin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Assassin 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Canadian Assassin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Bobby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Latish Festin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky Bobby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Latish Festin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Festin has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Festin.
Festin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bobby just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bobby pulls guard.
Festin tries to free his leg and advance position but Bobby is retaining full guard.
Festin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bobby. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Festin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bobby has his foot on Festin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Festin works his way back into a safe position though.
Festin throwing strikes but missing.
Bobby trying to keep a closed guard but Festin is proving a slippery customer.
Festin trying to control but Bobby is working from the bottom.
Bobby is trying to keep Festin in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bobby keeping moving, preventing Festin from controlling successfully.
Bobby trying to keep a closed guard but Festin is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Festin tries to clinch but Bobby is having none of it.
Bobby has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bobby jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Festin walks away with a smile on his face. Bobby gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bobby shoots for a takedown but Festin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bobby is breathing heavily.
Bobby fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Bobby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
A nice combination there by Festin.
Festin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Festin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bobby fails with the takedown
and Bobby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Festin gets the takedown into side control.
Festin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bobby is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bobby dodges the ground and pound from Festin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Festin trying to control the action but Bobby is working from the bottom.
Bobby tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Festin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Festin decides to stand back up.
Festin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bobby stuffs the takedown attempt from Festin. Festin gets slowly back to his feet.
Festin throws a chopping leg kick but Bobby manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
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.
Bobby blocks a head kick by Festin.
A head kick misses from Bobby.
Festin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bobby was covering up waiting for the punch and Festin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bobby kicks Festin off and gets to his feet.
Festin gets the takedown into side control.
Festin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bobby sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Festin wants to stand but Bobby is controlling his arm.
Festin trying to control the action but Bobby is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Latish Festin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Festin pushes Bobby up against the cage in a clinch.
Bobby tries to circle away but Festin has him pinned against the cage.
Festin is working for takedown but Bobby is calmly controlling the position for now.
Festin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bobby scores a takedown into full mount!
Festin has given up his back here.
Festin tries to escape but Bobby has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bobby has good solid back control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Festin preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bobby.
Bobby keeps control of the position as Festin tries to break free.
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.
Festin rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bobby is trying to control. Festin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Festin trying to control but Bobby postures up.
Bobby trying to control from half guard but Festin is working away.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bobby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bobby keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Festin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Festin wants to control from the top but Bobby keeps moving.
Festin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bobby looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Festin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bobby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Festin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Festin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bobby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Festin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bobby manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Festin has Bobby in his guard.
Bobby trying to control but Festin is working from the bottom.
Bobby thows a big elbow that misses.
Festin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Latish Festin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bobby misses with a takedown
and Festin moves into the clinch.
Festin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Festin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Festin fails with a takedown attempt.
Bobby moves into the clinch successfully.
Festin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Festin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ricky Bobby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Latish Festin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bobby trying to control the position but instead, Festin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bobby into the cage.
Festin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bobby is looking to work some ground and pound but Festin has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Festin keeping full guard, as Bobby tries to pass.
Festin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bobby is one step ahead there.
Festin looking to control.
Latish Festin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Festin keeping moving, preventing Bobby from controlling successfully.
Festin working a defensive guard here.
That's two 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.
Festin is working an open guard so Bobby takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Festin with a poor takedown
and Bobby counters with a nice double leg into side control. Festin won't be happy with that.
Bobby wants to stand but Festin has his arm trapped.
Festin is looking to regain half guard here but Bobby keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Festin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Festin tries to bench press Bobby off him but Bobby keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Festin wants to get back to his feet.
Bobby controlling the position from side mount.
Bobby sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Festin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from Bobby seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Festin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bobby wants to clinch
and Festin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bobby's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobby is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bobby is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Festin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Festin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bobby is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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 Ricky Bobby.
Well Festin 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Latish Festin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ieyasu Tokugawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Loaf (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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205 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ieyasu Tokugawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Loaf!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loaf scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tokugawa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Loaf pulls his head out easily.
Tokugawa moves into full guard.
Tokugawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Tokugawa, not yet.
Loaf pushes down on Tokugawa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tokugawa regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Loaf.
Tokugawa is trying to control the position but Loaf postures up.
Loaf controlling from the top position.
Tokugawa throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loaf thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loaf trying to control the position from guard on top but Tokugawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tokugawa trying to strike off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
Tokugawa misses with a straight left.
Loaf is looking to clinch but Tokugawa is avoiding it.
Tokugawa looks to land a combination but Loaf avoids it well.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tokugawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loaf fails with a takedown attempt.
Tokugawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tokugawa lands a nice looking body kick.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Loaf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loaf throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tokugawa's waist but Tokugawa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Loaf off to one side.
Loaf feints and as Tokugawa raises his hands in defense, Loaf changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Loaf looks gassed!
Tokugawa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tokugawa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Loaf manages to get himself to full guard.
Tokugawa pushes down on Loaf's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Loaf is trying to control but can't.
Tokugawa is trying to control the action in half guard but Loaf is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tokugawa throwing shots but Loaf is blocking nicely.
Tokugawa escapes and gets back to his feet.
Tokugawa rushes Loaf and presses him up against the cage.
Tokugawa scores with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa misses with a knee strike.
Tokugawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loaf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tokugawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Loaf lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tokugawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Loaf tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tokugawa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ieyasu Tokugawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Loaf.
Tokugawa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tokugawa with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa crunches a lovely knee into Loaf's ribcage.
Tokugawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Loaf blocks it with crossed arms.
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tokugawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Tokugawa landing knees to the body.
Tokugawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Loaf is trying to break the clinch but Tokugawa is controlling him.
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tokugawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tokugawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Tokugawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Loaf tries to break free but Tokugawa pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Loaf blocks it with crossed arms.
Tokugawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Loaf avoids the damage to the body.
Loaf tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tokugawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Loaf manages to pull guard.
Tokugawa tries to free his leg and advance position but Loaf is retaining full guard.
Loaf trying to control the position.
Loaf looking for a sweep. Not yet Loaf, not yet.
Tokugawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Loaf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tokugawa passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokugawa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Loaf's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ieyasu Tokugawa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tokugawa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tokugawa wants it to stay on the feet.
Tokugawa connects with a solid leg kick.
Tokugawa scores with a nice strike.
Loaf shoots in and drives through. Tokugawa sprawls well.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that Loaf semi-blocks.
Tokugawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Tokugawa lands with a slapping head kick.
Loaf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Loaf on the side of the head.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Loaf is having none of it.
Loaf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tokugawa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Loaf stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Loaf takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Loaf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tokugawa.
Loaf is breathing heavily.
Loaf ducks under a wild hook from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokugawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ieyasu Tokugawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Tokugawa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tokugawa gets a clinch.
Loaf takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Kimbo Loaf has been cut.
Tokugawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Tokugawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tokugawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tokugawa crunches a lovely knee into Loaf's ribcage.
Tokugawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Loaf in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Loaf dodges an elbow strike from Tokugawa.
Loaf takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Tokugawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Loaf's face.
Loaf takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loaf avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tokugawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Loaf's brow.
Tokugawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Loaf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Loaf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tokugawa avoids it.
Tokugawa connects with a knee to the head.
Loaf goes for a takedown attempt but Tokugawa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ieyasu Tokugawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Loaf.
Loaf swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokugawa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa looks to land a left hand but Loaf moved out of range nicely.
Loaf takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tokugawa blocks a jab.
Tokugawa takes the fight into the clinch.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the head but Loaf blocks with his arms.
Loaf is trying to drag Tokugawa to the mat but Tokugawa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tokugawa with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tokugawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Loaf in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loaf avoids it.
Loaf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tokugawa lands a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tokugawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Loaf's brow.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loaf dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tokugawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Loaf avoiding damage as Tokugawa throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Loaf's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tokugawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Loaf is defending well for now.
Loaf wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tokugawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Loaf avoiding damage as Tokugawa throws knees to the body.
Loaf presses Tokugawa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tokugawa misses with an elbow strike.
Tokugawa misses with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Loaf.
Tokugawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Loaf is defending well for now.
Loaf missing with knees to the body.
Loaf drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Loaf takes an elbow to the forehead.
Loaf takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tokugawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tokugawa connects with a knee to the head.
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.
Loaf successfully pulls guard.
Loaf is looking for a triangle here but Tokugawa uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Tokugawa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Loaf can't do much from the bottom here.
Tokugawa sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Loaf is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tokugawa decides to take the fight back to the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loaf keeps the fight on the outside.
Tokugawa closes the distance and clinches.
Loaf drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ieyasu Tokugawa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Loaf's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tokugawa throws a good cross that connects.
Loaf takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tokugawa lands a nice looking body kick.
Loaf takes one to the side of the head.
Tokugawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loaf was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokugawa.
Loaf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tokugawa lands a head shot.
Loaf shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tokugawa as he jumps to the side.
Loaf avoids the head kick by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a body punch but Loaf moves out of range.
Loaf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tokugawa throws a sloppy head kick and Loaf moves out of range easily.
Tokugawa throws a head kick but Loaf moves out of range.
Loaf takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tokugawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loaf can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa clinches up with Loaf and pushes him back against the cage.
Loaf taking a breather.
Tokugawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tokugawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Loaf is defending well for now.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tokugawa looking to throw knees to the head but Loaf is blocking nicely.
Tokugawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the head but Loaf blocks with his arms.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Loaf blocks the elbow strike.
Tokugawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loaf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tokugawa misses with a knee to the head.
Loaf stalling in the clinch.
Loaf blocks an elbow strike from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Loaf's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Loaf dodges an elbow strike from Tokugawa.
Loaf can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tokugawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Loaf's brow.
Loaf takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tokugawa misses with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa missing with knees to the body.
Tokugawa missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Loaf is trying to break the clinch but Tokugawa is controlling him.
Loaf takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tokugawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Loaf won't want to take too many of those.
Tokugawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loaf's efforts to push away.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loaf avoids it.
Tokugawa lands an elbow just above Loaf 's eye.
Tokugawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loaf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tokugawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Loaf tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tokugawa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ieyasu Tokugawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Loaf.
Tokugawa landing knees to the head.
Tokugawa tries a knee to the head but Loaf blocks it.
Loaf has had enough of the clinch but Tokugawa keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tokugawa obliges.
Tokugawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Loaf is defending well for now.
Loaf looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Tokugawa.
Loaf pulls guard successfully.
Loaf is looking to stand up but Tokugawa isn't so interested in that idea.
Tokugawa slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Loaf.
Tokugawa trying to control from half guard but Loaf is working away.
Tokugawa prevents Loaf from improving his 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.
Tokugawa is trying to control. Loaf wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Loaf tries to get to full guard but Tokugawa has control of the leg.
Tokugawa passes the guard and advances to mount!
Loaf wants to hold on but Tokugawa pushes him away.
Ieyasu Tokugawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Loaf is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tokugawa controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ieyasu Tokugawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tokugawa, 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 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ieyasu Tokugawa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and recom uy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). uy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by bleed it out by linkin park. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
175 lbs
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170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Inexperienced |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, recom uy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. uy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
uy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
uy actively working from the bottom here.
Greco keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Greco drops an elbow to the side of uy's head.
uy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Greco has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of uy is proving hard to escape from.
uy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Greco is stalling in the full guard.
uy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
uy keeping full guard, as Greco tries to pass.
Greco avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
uy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Greco is controlling him.
Greco controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
uy is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's 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.
Greco jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as uy walks away with a smile on his face. Greco gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Greco drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
uy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Greco avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
uy looks gassed!
Greco stays in close to uy's body and controls the position.
Greco looking to pass the guard.
uy working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Greco has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco works his way into side control.
Greco tries to move into full mount but can't pass uy's legs.
uy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Greco wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Greco tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Greco has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
uy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Greco lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
uy manages to escape and get back to his feet!
uy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Greco sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Greco moves into the clinch successfully.
Greco drops to a knee looking for a takedown but uy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Greco gets a trip takedown into half guard.
uy is looking to improve his position.
Greco postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for uy to stand up.
uy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Greco napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greco tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Greco dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
uy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Greco slips a jab from uy.
uy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greco manages to avoid it.
uy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Greco counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Greco is looking to stall here but uy recovers full guard.
uy thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Greco might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Greco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. uy is keeping the position for now.
Greco wants to control from the top but uy keeps moving.
Greco has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco won't allow uy to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
uy lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Greco controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
uy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Greco controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
uy is trying to keep Greco in close.
uy trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
uy has his foot on Greco's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Greco works his way back into a safe position though.
Greco controlling from the top position.
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.
uy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Greco defends well.
Greco is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Greco tries to free his leg and advance position but uy is retaining full guard.
uy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Greco can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Greco lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco advances to half guard.
Greco stalling.
uy looking for submissions off his back.
Greco prevents uy from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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.
Greco's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Greco is trying to control. uy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jose Greco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Greco decides to stand and escape the position.
uy scores with a takedown into Greco's guard.
uy passes Greco's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
uy tries to pass to full mount but Greco defends it.
Greco is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Greco dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
uy with a lazy takedown attempt
so Greco counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
uy keeping full guard, as Greco tries to pass.
uy kicks Greco off and gets to his feet.
uy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
uy tries for a takedown but Greco circles away easily
and Greco counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
uy looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Greco has picked uy up and slammed him! uy can't keep hold of the triangle and Greco manages to pass to side control!
uy pushes Greco away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Greco gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greco decides to stand up, so the ref orders uy to his feet.
uy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Greco counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jose Greco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of recom uy.
uy looking for a guillotine here but Greco defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
uy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Greco defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
uy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
uy being controlled here, momentarily.
Greco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Greco's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two 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.
Greco wanted to stand there but uy had control of the position.
Greco got a little sloppy there for a moment and uy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Greco has managed to get both his arms back between uy's legs - danger averted.
Greco passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
uy flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Greco stalling.
uy is pressing down on Greco's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
uy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Greco controls the pace.
uy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
uy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
uy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Greco is aware though and is defending well.
uy is trying to keep Greco in close.
Greco 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.
Greco tries to free his leg and advance position but uy is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
uy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Greco defends well.
Greco 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.
Greco looking to pass the guard.
recom uy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
uy throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Greco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Greco 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Greco!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Munster Draon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tongtong Leem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Munster Draon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tongtong Leem!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leem moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Leem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice takedown defense from Leem. No joy for Draon on that attempt.
Draon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jab by Leem.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leem. That's going to slow Draon down.
Leem misses with a wild body shot.
Leem lands a head kick. Draon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leem tries a head kick but it misses.
Leem fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Draon is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Leem.
Draon moves into the clinch.
Leem is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Draon goes for a takedown attempt but Leem pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Leem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Draon gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Draon is trying to drag Leem to the mat but Leem just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Munster Draon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leem wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leem gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Draon.
Leem is trying to break free.
Draon has picked Leem up - he's going for a ride! Draon dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Leem tries to get to full guard but Draon has control of the leg.
Draon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Draon working over Leem with some ground and pound. Leem looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Draon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Draon is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draon works his way into full mount!
Draon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Draon landing shots from mount.
The referee warns Leem that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Draon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Leem has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Leem tries to hold on but Draon pushes him away.
Draon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draon looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Leem wants to control but Draon is having none of it.
Leem is squirming around, avoiding Draon's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Draon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Leem is looking to get to half guard.
Draon landing strikes from the mount and Leem is in trouble!
Draon is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Leem is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Munster Draon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sponge Bob Squarepants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Ustorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Squarepants's entrance music is Squarepaaaants. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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210 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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, Sponge Bob Squarepants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Ustorf!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ustorf misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Squarepants clinches with his opponent.
Ustorf successfully pulls guard.
Ustorf throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ustorf throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ustorf doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Squarepants advances position into side control!
Squarepants has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Squarepants gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ustorf decides to pull guard.
Squarepants tries to stand but Ustorf is controlling from the bottom.
Ustorf looking for a sweep. Not yet Ustorf, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squarepants gets to his feet - Ustorf follows without any prompting.
Squarepants chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ustorf displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Squarepants.
Squarepants closes the distance and pushes Ustorf back into the cage.
Ustorf jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Squarepants walks away with a smile on his face. Ustorf gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Squarepants moves in looking to clinch but Ustorf pushes him off.
Ustorf gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ustorf is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Squarepants wants to control from the top but Ustorf keeps moving.
Squarepants gets to his feet - Ustorf follows without any prompting.
Squarepants is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Squarepants looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ustorf fails with a takedown attempt.
Sponge Bob Squarepants has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Ustorf.
Ustorf wants to clinch.
Squarepants looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ustorf is fending him off so far but Squarepants persists. Nope, Ustorf circles away and we're back to standing.
Ustorf closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Squarepants.
Ustorf is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Squarepants gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Squarepants tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants lands a knee to the body.
Squarepants has hold of one of Ustorf's legs. Ustorf is fighting the takedown attempt but Squarepants gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ustorf throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Squarepants is working Ustorf over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ustorf pushes Squarepants off and scrambles back to his feet.
Squarepants misses with a takedown
and Ustorf counters with a two punch combo.
Squarepants scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ustorf landing strikes from the bottom.
Squarepants seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ustorf trying to control here.
Squarepants seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ustorf tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ustorf moves into full guard.
Squarepants has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ustorf working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Squarepants.
Squarepants gets to his feet. Ustorf looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
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!
Ustorf lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Squarepants backs up against the cage.
Ustorf doesn't manage to clinch there - Squarepants circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Squarepants pushes Ustorf up against the cage in a clinch.
Ustorf fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Squarepants lands an elbow that stopped Ustorf in his tracks for a moment.
Squarepants lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ustorf or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sponge Bob Squarepants dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Squarepants instigates a clinch.
Ustorf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Squarepants gets control of Ustorf's arms and successfully pulls guard. Squarepants will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ustorf thows a big elbow that misses.
Ustorf scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Squarepants looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ustorf passes into side control.
Ustorf landing a few strikes.
Squarepants tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ustorf connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Squarepants some visible discomfort.
Ustorf lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squarepants takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Squarepants is trying to control Ustorf's posture but Ustorf avoids it.
Squarepants is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ustorf has just dragged him back down to the mat.
You can see the frustration on Squarepants's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ustorf cracks Squarepants with a big right hand but Squarepants just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ustorf landing a few strikes.
Ustorf lands some shots froms side control.
Ustorf in side control lands a decent elbow.
Squarepants takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ustorf postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ustorf working the head with strikes.
Sponge Bob Squarepants overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ustorf cracks Squarepants with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ustorf throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Squarepants takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ustorf lands some shots froms side control.
Squarepants on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Squarepants tries to get out of the position.
Squarepants struggling a bit here.
Squarepants tries to improve position but can't.
Ustorf stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sponge Bob Squarepants is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Squarepants moves out of range of the body kick from Ustorf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Squarepants keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Ustorf.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Squarepants is defended easily by Ustorf.
Squarepants avoids the head kick by Ustorf.
Squarepants with a lazy takedown attempt
so Ustorf counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sponge Bob Squarepants. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Squarepants controls Ustorf momentarily but Ustorf frees himself.
Ustorf is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants is looking for a triangle but Ustorf pushes his legs off easily.
Ustorf got a little sloppy there for a moment and Squarepants has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ustorf has managed to get both his arms back between Squarepants's legs - danger averted.
Ustorf keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Squarepants's head.
Ustorf postures up and lands a big shot to Squarepants's brow.
Squarepants throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ustorf passes Squarepants's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Squarepants tries to get to full guard but Ustorf has control of the leg.
Ustorf wants to take a breather but Squarepants is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Ustorf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Squarepants fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ustorf sprawls well initially but Squarepants persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Squarepants looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ustorf lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Squarepants trying to pass the guard but Ustorf defending well.
Ustorf is looking for a sweep. Squarepants is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Squarepants is looking for a kimura here.
Ustorf tries to roll over but Squarepants keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Squarepants is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ustorf doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Squarepants.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ustorf is looking to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ustorf shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Squarepants as he jumps to the side.
Squarepants clinches with his opponent.
Squarepants landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ustorf tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Squarepants just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ustorf is working for takedown but Squarepants is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sponge Bob Squarepants has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Ustorf.
Squarepants holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants lands a nice knee to the body.
Squarepants pulls guard.
Ustorf in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Squarepants looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ustorf decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ustorf throws a right hand that Squarepants ducks under and follows up with a left that Squarepants also avoids with ease.
Squarepants clinches up against the cage.
Ustorf jumps guard but Squarepants stands there with Ustorf around his waist. Ustorf gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ustorf tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Squarepants just stands there and leans against the cage.
Squarepants is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Squarepants manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants gets a takedown into half guard.
Ustorf is trying to control but can't.
Squarepants perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Squarepants is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ustorf defends it well.
Ustorf avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Squarepants.
Ustorf trying to hold on to Squarepants's head to control him but Squarepants postures up.
Ustorf tries to kick Squarepants off but Squarepants keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants stands up out of the half guard.
Squarepants has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ustorf decides to pull guard.
Ustorf trying to keep a closed guard but Squarepants is proving a slippery customer.
Squarepants stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Squarepants misses with a takedown attempt
and Squarepants takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Squarepants closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ustorf counters with a three punch combo that has Squarepants backing up. Squarepants nods at Ustorf to acknowledge the strikes.
Squarepants has his takedown stuffed
and Ustorf counters with a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sponge Bob Squarepants showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Squarepants 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sponge Bob Squarepants!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Kindbom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El toro Fuorte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kindbom comes to the cage accompanied by landet i norr. Daniel Kindbom 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
5 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Kindbom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, El toro Fuorte!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuorte throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kindbom looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Fuorte clinches up with Kindbom and pushes him back against the cage.
Kindbom wants a takedown but no success here.
Fuorte prevents Kindbom from breaking the clinch.
Fuorte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kindbom has him pressed against the cage.
Kindbom prevents Fuorte from breaking the clinch.
Fuorte is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kindbom prevents Fuorte from breaking the clinch.
Fuorte is trying to break free.
Kindbom jumps guard but Fuorte stands there with Kindbom around his waist. Kindbom gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fuorte breaks the clinch.
Kindbom dodges the punch combination from Fuorte.
Good shot there by Fuorte.
Fuorte connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fuorte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fuorte looks to land a combination but Kindbom avoids it well.
Fuorte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kindbom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuorte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fuorte looks to land a combination. Kindbom sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fuorte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fuorte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kindbom circles away quickly and effectively.
Fuorte throws a right hand that Kindbom ducks under and follows up with a left that Kindbom also avoids with ease.
Fuorte displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kindbom is rocked!
Fuorte misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Kindbom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fuorte throws a right and a left that Kindbom avoids nicely.
Fuorte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fuorte swinging wilding here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fuorte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fuorte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fuorte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fuorte tries to bum rush Kindbom with a series of wild strikes but Kindbom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fuorte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kindbom slips a jab and a cross from Fuorte.
Fuorte throws a right hand that Kindbom ducks under and follows up with a left that Kindbom also avoids with ease.
Kindbom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fuorte.
Fuorte misses with a looping left.
El toro Fuorte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kindbom dodges the punch combination from Fuorte.
Fuorte misses with a series of wild punches.
Fuorte throws a right hand that Kindbom ducks under and follows up with a left that Kindbom also avoids with ease.
Fuorte throws a nice looking combination but Kindbom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fuorte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kindbom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fuorte.
Fuorte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fuorte moves into the clinch.
Fuorte breaks from the clinch.
Kindbom seems to have got his legs back now.
Fuorte throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Kindbom colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Fuorte as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Kindbom is left battered and dazed whilst Fuorte and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El toro Fuorte!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi comes to the cage accompanied by Roots. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Willy Wonka!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wonka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gomi throws a sloppy body shot
and Wonka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gomi thinking.
Wonka scores with a jab to the head.
Wonka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wonka cracks a nice hook into Gomi's ribs.
A jab from Wonka finds it's way through Gomi's defenses.
Wonka tries to clinch but Gomi is having none of it.
Gomi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wonka wants to slow Gomi down by chopping away at his legs.
Wonka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wonka blocks a jab.
Wonka moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wonka.
Wonka breaks the clinch.
Wonka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wonka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wonka cracks Gomi with an open hand slap.
Gomi looks to land a combination but Wonka avoids it well.
Gomi misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonka falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Gomi counter with a right hand.
Gomi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wonka was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomi.
Wonka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gomi counters with an outside leg kick.
Wonka moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomi throws a combination that misses
and Wonka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wonka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gomi, pushing him back against the cage.
Wonka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wonka tests Gomi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wonka gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Wonka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wonka tries to circle away but Gomi has him pinned against the cage.
Wonka scores with a hook to the body.
Wonka is struggling to control the position.
Wonka blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gomis head.
Wonka pushes off an throws an elbow but Gomi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wonka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomi misses with a body shot.
Wonka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gomi throws a right and a left that Wonka avoids nicely.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Wonka avoids them all with ease.
Gomi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wonka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gomi's head backwards.
A combination from Gomi does no damage.
Gomi is breathing heavily.
Wonka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wonka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gomi in his tracks.
Gomi scores with a three punch combo!
Wonka tries to clinch up
and Gomi counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wonka scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a right and a left that Wonka avoids nicely.
Gomi misses with a looping right.
Wonka dips to his left and cracks Gomi with an uppercut!
Wonka misses with the combination.
Gomi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Gomi misses its intended target.
Wonka wants to clinch.
Wonka tries to clinch up.
Wonka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gomi tries to keep at a distance but Wonka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wonka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wonka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gomi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi swings for the body but Wonka moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wonka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wonka tests Gomi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wonka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wonka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gomi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wonka lands with a right hand.
Gomi sizes up Wonka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wonka closes the distance and clinches.
Wonka's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wonka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomi avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wonka avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gomi is working for takedown but Wonka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wonka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wonka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wonka clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Wonka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wonka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomi throws out the jab.
Gomi swings for the body but Wonka moves out of range.
Gomi keeps the fight on the outside.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wonka, as that shot connected.
Gomi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gomi misses with a body shot.
Gomi misses with a two punch combination.
Gomi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wonka was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomi.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wonka leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wonka misses with an elbow over the top.
Wonka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wonka lands a really nice looking cross but Gomi seems unphased.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wonka closes the distance and clinches.
Wonka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Willy Wonka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wonka scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonka scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body punch from Wonka.
Wonka wants to clinch.
Wonka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice shot by Gomi.
Wonka clinches up with Gomi and pushes him back against the cage.
Wonka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomi misses with a straight left.
Wonka just misses with a punch to the body.
Wonka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gomi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wonka checks a low kick from Gomi.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wonka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab from Wonka.
Gomi misses with a body punch
and Wonka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wonka staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gomi looks to score with a jab to the body but Wonka is just out of range.
Wonka lunges at Gomi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gomi's hand.
Gomi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wonka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wonka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gomi counters with a one-two to the body.
Wonka throws a leg kick but Gomi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Wonka does it's job there.
Gomi tries to keep at a distance but Wonka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wonka breaks the clinch.
Wonka ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
Gomi looks to land a left hand but Wonka moved out of range nicely.
Gomi walks into a stiff left hand from Wonka.
Gomi throws a hook but Wonka blocks it.
Gomi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wonka clinches with his opponent.
Wonka manages to break the clinch.
Gomi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wonka darts in and clinches Gomi up against the cage.
Wonka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gomi.
Wonka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wonka pushes off an throws an elbow but Gomi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wonka manages to break the clinch.
Gomi throws a right and a left that Wonka avoids nicely.
Wonka lands with a nice body punch.
Wonka moves in looking to clinch but Gomi pushes him off.
Wonka lands a jab to the head.
Wonka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonka works the jab nicely.
Wonka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gomi, pushing him back against the cage.
Wonka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wonka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomi avoids it.
Gomi looking to stall.
Wonka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takanori Gomi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wonka thuds his right hand into Gomi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Decent striking displayed by Wonka there.
Wonka tries to clinch up.
Wonka tries to clinch but Gomi moves out of range.
Wonka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomi throws a leg kick but Wonka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wonka has Gomi up against the cage in a clinch.
Wonka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Wonka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wonka works Gomi's body with a nice hook.
Wonka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gomi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wonka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wonka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wonka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wonka walks into a stiff left hand from Gomi.
Wonka blocks a jab.
Wonka forces Gomi back against the cage and clinches.
Gomi lands a nice uppercut.
Wonka tries to break free but Gomi pushes him back against the cage.
Wonka is looking to break free of the clinch but Gomi has double underhooks.
Wonka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wonka closes the distance but Gomi moves to the side
and Wonka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wonka lands with a nice body punch.
Gomi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wonka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gomi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wonka counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonka clinches with his opponent.
Gomi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gomi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wonka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wonka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wonka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wonka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gomi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wonka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wonka scores with a leg kick.
Wonka has closed the distance and engaged Gomi in a clinch.
Wonka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wonka moves into the clinch successfully.
Gomi tries to pull guard but Wonka holds him up against the cage and eventually Gomi drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takanori Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi dodges an elbow strike from Wonka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomi throws out a loose jab but Wonka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomi slips a jab and a cross from Wonka.
Wonka moves in looking to clinch but Gomi pushes him off.
Wonka moves into range and clinches up with Gomi.
Gomi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomi keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomi keeps the fight on the outside.
Wonka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gomi lands with an uppercut that bounces Wonka off the cage and back into rage.
Gomi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Gomi.
Gomi avoids the head kick by Wonka.
Wonka has Gomi up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Gomi misses its intended target.
Gomi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomi lands a jab-cross combination.
Wonka catches Gomi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good exchange - Wonka coming out on top.
Wonka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wonka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wonka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomi looks to land a right hand but Wonka moved out of range.
Wonka clinches up against the cage.
Wonka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wonka dodges the punch combination from Gomi.
Wonka wants to clinch up but Gomi keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonka moves into the clinch.
Wonka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wonka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wonka clinches.
Gomi breaks from the clinch.
Gomi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wonka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wonka scores with a shot to the body.
Wonka cracks Gomi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wonka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gomi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wonka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wonka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Takanori Gomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Willy Wonka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wonka clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Wonka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wonka 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willy Wonka!
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