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SKFC 14 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gangster Samurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago comes to the cage accompanied by Ivan Drago Rules the World . This should be fireworks!
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260 lbs
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192 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gangster Samurai!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samurai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Gangster Samurai has been cut.
Drago cracks Samurai with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Drago!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe McGaleb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chika Haruka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGaleb's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZnhuOEUFXA. Chika Haruka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe McGaleb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chika Haruka!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for McGaleb.
Haruka takes a swing at McGaleb's ribcage but misses.
Haruka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGaleb circles away quickly and effectively.
McGaleb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haruka.
Haruka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGaleb moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haruka throws a big shot that misses.
McGaleb shoots in and drives through. Haruka sprawls well.
Haruka stuffs the takedown.
Haruka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chika Haruka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haruka lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McGaleb backs up against the cage.
Haruka throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGaleb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Haruka is defended easily by McGaleb.
McGaleb fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe McGaleb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGaleb takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haruka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGaleb counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McGaleb.
McGaleb tries to free his leg and advance position but Haruka is retaining full guard.
McGaleb looking to sit in guard and control but Haruka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Haruka prevents McGaleb from getting back to his feet.
Haruka wants to control from the top but McGaleb keeps moving.
Haruka is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGaleb will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGaleb controls Haruka momentarily but Haruka frees himself.
McGaleb tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Chika Haruka.
Haruka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGaleb looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Haruka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McGaleb.
McGaleb postures up in Haruka's guard and throws a big left but Haruka blocks it.
McGaleb has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Haruka wants to stand and escape but McGaleb is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haruka has control of McGaleb's left arm, preventing McGaleb from doing any damage.
McGaleb passes Haruka's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Haruka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McGaleb wants to work for an arm triangle but Haruka is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Haruka makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Haruka.
Haruka controls McGaleb momentarily but McGaleb frees himself.
McGaleb thows a big elbow that misses.
McGaleb stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haruka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haruka is on top in guard.
McGaleb working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haruka.
Haruka preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGaleb is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Haruka wants to control from the top but McGaleb keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGaleb has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Haruka postures up in McGaleb's guard and throws a big left but McGaleb blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joe McGaleb will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Haruka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haruka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haruka lands a head shot.
No joy there for Haruka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGaleb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Haruka.
Haruka misses with a combination
and McGaleb counters by moving into the clinch.
McGaleb lands a shoulder strike.
McGaleb goes for a takedown in the clinch but Haruka prevents it.
McGaleb jumps guard but Haruka stands there with McGaleb around his waist. McGaleb gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McGaleb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haruka falls off balance throwing a combination
and McGaleb counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Haruka can do anything to dispel that myth.
McGaleb 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haruka taking some punishment here, with McGaleb in his half guard.
McGaleb is just content to waste time from the top position. Haruka takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGaleb working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McGaleb trying to control the position from guard on top but Haruka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGaleb postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McGaleb throws a big right hand that misses.
McGaleb keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Haruka's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGaleb postures up.
Haruka keeping moving, preventing McGaleb from controlling successfully.
Haruka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGaleb throws a big right hand that misses.
McGaleb trying to control the position from guard on top but Haruka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haruka keeping full guard, as McGaleb tries to pass.
McGaleb thows a big elbow that misses.
McGaleb postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGaleb is looking to work some ground and pound but Haruka has wrist control.
McGaleb trying to control but Haruka is working from the bottom.
McGaleb trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGaleb throws and elbow that misses. Haruka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McGaleb's guard. Nice move by Haruka!
Haruka looking to sit in guard and control but McGaleb gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Haruka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haruka manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McGaleb is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haruka working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe McGaleb dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Haruka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Haruka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haruka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGalebs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haruka misses with a few strikes there.
Haruka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McGaleb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haruka throws a head kick that misses.
Haruka just misses with a punch to the body.
McGaleb closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McGaleb is trying to control the action in half guard but Haruka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McGaleb looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Haruka with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGaleb throwing shots but Haruka is blocking nicely.
McGaleb seems to be looking for submissions.
McGaleb is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Haruka has managed to free his arm - good work.
Haruka is trying to stand up here but McGaleb is controlling him well.
Haruka is trying to maintain the position but McGaleb is very close to passing his half guard.
Haruka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGaleb.
McGaleb seems to be working for a kimura but Haruka defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haruka is controlling McGaleb's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Haruka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGaleb trying to control from half guard but Haruka is working away.
Haruka pushes McGaleb off looking to stand but McGaleb dives back in and keeps control.
Haruka blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGaleb.
Joe McGaleb overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haruka is trying to get back to full guard.
McGaleb wants to stand up but Haruka is controlling the position.
Joe McGaleb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGaleb is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Haruka wants to get back to full guard.
McGaleb sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McGaleb is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGaleb looking to control but Haruka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McGaleb has hold of Haruka's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Haruka manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Chika Haruka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGaleb sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Haruka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGaleb controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe McGaleb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGaleb, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe McGaleb!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dean Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard comes to the cage accompanied by Breathe- The prodigy. Anderson Alves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Alves!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Howard staying out of range there.
Howard closes the distance and clinches up with Alves, looking for a takedown. Howard pushes Alves against the cage but Alves circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alves tests Howard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alves lands a body shot.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Howard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alves jabs Howard right on the nose. Howard blinks but takes it well.
Howard is rocked!
Alves moves into the clinch.
Oh Howard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice left hand lands by Alves.
A bit of stalling here from Alves.
Alves lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Howard to his knees! Alves keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Alves!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demon Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Numb/Encore. Peters has chosen the Ong Bak theme as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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188 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Demon Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jordan Peters!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick by Maia misses
and Peters makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A good leg kick by Peters.
Peters throws a head kick that Maia semi-blocks.
Maia throws a leg kick but Peters sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Peters lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peters fails with the takedown
and Maia counters with a nice double leg into side control. Peters won't be happy with that.
Maia tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Maia is working hard here to advance position.
Peters is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Peters is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Maia wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Peters, who protects the arm well.
Maia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Peters knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Maia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Peters knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Maia presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Peters tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Peters is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Maia moves to the back position.
Maia looking for the choke from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maia trying to control.
Maia looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Peters taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Demon Maia!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kana Nobu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kana Nobu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Stone!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone gets caught napping as Nobu dives in and scores a takedown. Stone manages to retain guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stone pulls Nobu in close to prevent any damage.
Stone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nobu wants to stand but Stone is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nobu trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Nobu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stone on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nobu wants to stand but Stone is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stone shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nobu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nobu wants to stand up but Stone is controlling him.
Nobu trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Stone passes Nobu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stone perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nobu is trying to stand.
Nobu is breathing heavily.
Stone 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stone is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nobu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone works his way into full mount!
Nobu tries to reverse the position but Stone maintains control.
Stone is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Nobu to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nobu shrugs it off.
Stone is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Stone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Samuel Stone!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yorito Nayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olubowale Folarin (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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184 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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26
180 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yorito Nayama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olubowale Folarin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Folarin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Folarin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Folarin looks to score with a jab to the body but Nayama is just out of range.
Folarin staying out of range there.
Folarin just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Nayama misses the target.
Folarin staying out of range there.
Folarin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nayama manages to avoid it.
Nayama takes a swing at Folarin's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Folarin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nayama at a distance.
Folarin misses with a wild body shot.
Nayama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Folarin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A shot to the body from Folarin misses
and Nayama counters with a takedown into side control.
Folarin is trying to get back to half guard.
Folarin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nayama taking a break here but Folarin is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folarin looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nayama is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Folarin sees it coming and defends easily.
Nayama trying to control from half guard but Folarin is working away.
Folarin won't allow Nayama to pass to mount.
Nayama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Folarin keeps working.
Nayama trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folarin moves into full guard.
Folarin can't keep his opponent in guard - Nayama advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nayama wants to pass the guard but Folarin is defending well.
Nayama sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folarin is pressing down on Nayama's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Folarin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Folarin has his foot on Nayama's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nayama works his way back into a safe position though.
Nayama trying to control but Folarin is working from the bottom.
Nayama is really struggling to control Folarin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nayama wants to pass the guard but Folarin is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yorito Nayama will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Folarin misses with a wild body shot.
Folarin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nayama is refusing to be controlled, as Folarin sits in half guard.
Folarin is controlling the pace.
Yorito Nayama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nayama wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Folarin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Folarin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Folarin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Folarin tries to pass to full mount but Nayama defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Olubowale Folarin.
Nayama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Folarin takes a swing at Nayama's ribcage but misses.
Nayama scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayama slips a jab from Folarin.
Folarin scores with a nice head shot.
Nayama misses with a takedown
and Folarin counters with a right hand to the body.
Nayama takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nayama shoots in for a takedown but Folarin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Folarin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nayama rather than just go for the knockout.
Folarin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nayama.
Folarin misses with a body punch
and Nayama counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nayama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayama is pushing down on Folarin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Folarin is fighting to maintain full guard but Nayama has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nayama is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nayama wants to take Folarin's back but he can't do it this time.
Folarin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nayama controlling from mount.
Nayama with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nayama wants to control the pace but Folarin is squirming around nicely.
Nayama lands with some strikes.
Nayama looking to control and managing it successfully.
Folarin working to try and regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nayama tries to take Folarin's back but instead Folarin uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yorito Nayama will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nayama shoots in looking for a takedown. Folarin tries to sprawl out of it but Nayama keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Folarin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Nayama with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Folarin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayama avoids the body shot from Folarin.
Nayama fails to land with a series of punches.
Nayama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Folarin circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yorito Nayama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nayama tries for a takedown but Folarin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Folarin misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Nayama to counter with a crisp jab.
Folarin throws a right hand that misses
and Nayama counters with a right hand to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Nayama misses the target.
Folarin swings for the body but Nayama moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folarin swings for the body but Nayama moves out of range.
Olubowale Folarin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Folarin connects with a body shot.
Nayama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Folarin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Folarin misses the shot to the body.
Folarin lands a nice shot to the body.
Folarin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Folarin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nayama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayama shoots in and drives through. Folarin sprawls well.
Folarin throws a hook but Nayama blocks it.
Folarin lands a two punch combo.
Folarin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nayama shoots in looking for a takedown but Folarin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nayama's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nayama fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheers as Folarin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nayama doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folarin cracks Nayama with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yorito Nayama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nayama misses with a body shot.
Folarin gets the takedown into side control.
Folarin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Folarin working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nayama tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Folarin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nayama is not content to let Folarin control the position.
Nayama trying his best to control but Folarin has mounted him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olubowale Folarin really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Folarin. Nayama does a little dance to reset his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nayama.
Nayama takes a jab right on the kisser.
Folarin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nayama gets a double leg takedown into Folarin's guard.
Nayama trying to control the position from guard on top but Folarin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Folarin working for a triangle but Nayama defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Folarin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nayama can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nayama trying to control but Folarin is working from the bottom.
Folarin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folarin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nayama defends it easily.
Nayama trying to control but Folarin is working from the bottom.
Nayama sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Folarin's guard.
Nayama wants to take a breather but Folarin is having none of it.
Folarin tries to get to full guard but Nayama has control of the leg.
Nayama controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nayama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Folarin keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yorito Nayama wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nayama with a poor takedown
and Folarin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Folarin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nayama is able to avoid easily.
Nayama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nayama gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Folarin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yorito Nayama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folarin swings for the body but Nayama moves out of range.
Nayama shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nayama 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.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Folarin won't allow Nayama to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yorito Nayama had his way with Olubowale Folarin in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Folarin misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Folarin misses the target.
Folarin tries a low kick but Nayama avoids it.
Nayama scores with a decent looking hook.
Folarin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nayama.
Folarin tries for a takedown but Nayama circles away easily
and Nayama decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Folarin's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Folarin working for a triangle but Nayama defends it easily.
Folarin keeping full guard, as Nayama tries to pass.
Nayama wants to control from the top but Folarin keeps moving.
Nayama controls from within his opponent's guard.
Folarin keeping full guard, as Nayama tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayama trying to control the position from guard on top but Folarin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We're going to have a standup here because Yorito Nayama wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Folarin. Nayama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nayama shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Folarin pinned against the cage. Folarin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Folarin punishes Nayama's body with a nice straight punch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Folarin. Beautiful body shot.
Folarin feints and as Nayama raises his hands in defense, Folarin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Folarin pushes down on Nayama's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Folarin working over Nayama with some ground and pound. Nayama looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Olubowale Folarin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Folarin prevents Nayama from improving his position.
Folarin 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folarin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nayama takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Folarin lands a heavy elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Folarin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nayama really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Yorito Nayama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Folarin avoids the attempt from Nayama to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olubowale Folarin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nayama 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yorito Nayama!
Yorito Nayama is the new welterweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shadow Deathgrip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cice Salace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cice Salace acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shadow Deathgrip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cice Salace!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deathgrip shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Salace is trying to defend but Deathgrip finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Deathgrip tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Salace is trying to control but can't.
Salace is defending against the submission attempts here by Deathgrip.
Deathgrip is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Salace as he works his way to full guard.
Deathgrip stands and steps away. Salace gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Salace shoots in but Deathgrip avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salace fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Deathgrip drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Salace is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Deathgrip goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Salace has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Deathgrip but great work by Salace.
Salace tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salace is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Deathgrip knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salace thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Deathgrip tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Salace wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Salace looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Salace thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salace is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Deathgrip is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Deathgrip wants to control but Salace postures up.
Salace goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Deathgrip has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Salace but great work by Deathgrip.
Deathgrip working away.
Deathgrip tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Salace is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Deathgrip off and has taken his back!
Salace is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Deathgrip has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Salace looking for the RNC.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip is trying to stand back up.
Salace looking for the choke from the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deathgrip turns into Salace and is now in his guard.
Deathgrip looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deathgrip trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Deathgrip stands up from Salace's guard - Deathgrip perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cice Salace will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Salace shoots in for a double leg but Deathgrip sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Salace fails with the takedown
and Deathgrip counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Deathgrip passes into half guard.
Deathgrip wants to stand but Salace has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Salace is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Deathgrip pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salace keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Deathgrip is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Deathgrip is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Salace sees it coming and defends easily.
Deathgrip really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Salace is looking to improve his position.
Deathgrip is pressing down on Salace's thigh, looking to free his foot. Salace is holding on for now.
Salace actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip is looking for a kimura but Salace is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Deathgrip to get the leverage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Salace manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Salace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Deathgrip drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Salace dives on top into guard.
Salace thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Salace pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Deathgrip is keeping the position for now.
Salace stands and throws Deathgrip's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salace working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Salace is breathing heavily.
Deathgrip struggling a bit here.
Deathgrip tries to improve position but can't.
Salace is trying to get an arm triangle but Deathgrip is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Salace off and has taken his back!
Salace manages to reverse the position and now he's in Deathgrip's guard. Nice work there by Salace.
Deathgrip keeping full guard, as Salace tries to pass.
Salace trying to move into half guard but instead Deathgrip has managed to sweep!
Deathgrip working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salace has his foot on Deathgrip's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Deathgrip works his way back into a safe position though.
Salace keeping full guard, as Deathgrip tries to pass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shadow Deathgrip will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Deathgrip scores with a takedown into Salace's guard.
Deathgrip postures up.
Salace can't keep his opponent in guard - Deathgrip advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Deathgrip is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Salace is concentrating on defense, preventing Deathgrip from advancing position.
Deathgrip will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Deathgrip thows a huge punch but Salace dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deathgrip thows a huge punch but Salace dodges it nicely.
Salace controlling the position for now.
Deathgrip throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Salace wants to get back to full guard.
Salace avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Deathgrip.
Deathgrip seems to be looking for submissions.
Shadow Deathgrip overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salace looking for submissions off his back.
Salace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salace is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Deathgrip's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Deathgrip's back!
Deathgrip defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Salace's arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salace is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Deathgrip is defending well though. Salace let's go of the attempt for now.
Deathgrip fending off the submission attempt from Salace.
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!
Salace looking for the RNC.
Deathgrip manages to reverse the position and now he's in Salace's guard. Nice work there by Deathgrip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salace looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Deathgrip postures up in Salace's guard and throws a big left but Salace blocks it.
Salace keeping full guard, as Deathgrip tries to pass.
Deathgrip postures up in Salace's guard and throws a big left but Salace blocks it.
Deathgrip throwing strikes from guard but Salace blocks nicely.
Salace had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Deathgrip defends it easily.
Deathgrip is looking to stand up but Salace won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Deathgrip working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Deathgrip lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Deathgrip with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Deathgrip thows a big elbow that misses.
Salace is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Deathgrip throwing strikes from guard but Salace blocks nicely.
Deathgrip has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Deathgrip pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Salace is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deathgrip is working hard here to advance position.
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 Shadow Deathgrip.
I think Deathgrip 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shadow Deathgrip!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Talib Kweli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Talib Kweli has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Talib Kweli seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Talib Kweli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Axel Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens misses with a wild body shot.
Stevens misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kweli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Stevens misses with a leg kick
and Kweli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kweli works over Stevens's head and body with a nice combination.
Stevens tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kweli is able to avoid easily.
Stevens takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kweli thows a body shot but no joy.
Kweli thows a body shot but no joy.
Kweli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevens was well out of range. Poor timing from Kweli.
Talib Kweli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kweli pushes Stevens up against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Stevens.
Kweli trying to control the position but instead, Stevens has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kweli into the cage.
Stevens is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kweli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stevens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kweli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kweli.
Kweli thows a body shot but no joy.
Kweli misses with a jab to the body
and Stevens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stevens throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kweli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stevens, pushing him back against the cage.
Kweli tries a body shot but Stevens blocks it.
Stevens being controlled against the cage.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands with a right to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kweli as Stevens tries to tie him up.
Kweli is leaning against Stevens and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stevens displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kweli up against the cage.
Stevens is trying to stall.
Kweli misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kweli breaks from the clinch.
Stevens swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kweli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kweli scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kweli thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevens lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kweli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kweli was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kweli avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stevens changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kweli tries to avoid it but Stevens manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kweli to the ground. Kweli escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Talib Kweli dominated that round.
That's time! Kweli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kweli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stevens lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kweli at a distance.
Stevens throws a wild body kick that Kweli sees coming a mile off.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kweli moves away.
Kweli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kweli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stevens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kweli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevens.
Stevens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stevens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kweli misses the shot to the body.
Kweli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Stevens.
Kweli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stevens avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kweli blocks a low kick nicely.
Stevens swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kweli.
Kweli forces Stevens back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a body punch.
Kweli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stevens wants to get back to striking at distance but Kweli won't allow it.
Kweli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stevens avoids it.
Kweli controlling the action here for a moment.
Kweli is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stevens.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kweli or not.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stevens misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kweli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevens's elbow.
Stevens is trying to force a seperation but Kweli has the dominant position.
Stevens looking to slow down the pace here.
Kweli stalling in the clinch but Stevens improves position.
Stevens tries to break the clinch but Kweli is controlling the position.
Stevens content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stevens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kweli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevens's elbow.
Kweli managing to block the knees to the body from Stevens.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is looking to break free of the clinch but Kweli has double underhooks.
Kweli pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stevens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stevens manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kweli stalling in the clinch but Stevens improves position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kweli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stevens tries a body shot but Kweli blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Stevens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stevens blocks the body kick.
Stevens just misses with a punch to the body.
Kweli connects with the punch.
Decent striking displayed by Kweli there.
Stevens gets tackled into the cage by Kweli. Kweli maintains the clinch.
Stevens tries to work over Kweli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stevens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kweli is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stevens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kweli lands a hook that snaps the head of Stevens backwards.
Stevens tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kweli smiles and moves away.
Kweli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kweli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kweli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stevens on the side of the head.
Stevens throws a front kick aimed at Kweli's knee but Kweli avoids it well.
Stevens throws a wild body kick that Kweli sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kweli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good work by Kweli as he checks the leg kick.
Kweli throws a shot to the body.
Stevens lands with a shot to the body.
Kweli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kweli is looking to wear down Stevens with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kweli tries to clinch up.
Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kweli.
Kweli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kweli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
Talib Kweli is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Stevens is predictable there
and Kweli counters with an inside leg kick.
Kweli avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A bone on bone clash there as Stevens blocks the leg kick.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kweli as he jumps to the side.
The crowd cheers as Kweli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stevens doesn't seem phased though.
Kweli throws a push kick but Stevens slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kweli tries to clinch
and Stevens counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stevens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Kweli.
Kweli has managed to clinch.
Kweli is trying to stall.
Stevens throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kweli blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kweli lands a good knee to the midsection. Stevens won't want to take too many of those.
Kweli tries a body shot but Stevens blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Talib Kweli clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kweli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stevenss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stevens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kweli.
Kweli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kweli tries to score with a low kick but Stevens moves his leg out of the way.
A shot to the body from Kweli misses
and Stevens counters with a right hand to the body.
Kweli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stevens takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kweli cracks Stevens with an open hand slap.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kweli moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kweli tries to clinch up but Stevens circles away and keeps his distance.
Kweli thows a body shot but no joy.
Kweli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stevens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Talib Kweli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kweli lands a jab to the nose.
Stevens is looking to slow Kweli down with leg kicks.
Kweli looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevens is just out of range.
Kweli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kweli throws a jab when Stevens was well out of range.
Kweli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kweli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kweli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stevens lands a high kick!
It looks like Talib Kweli has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kweli. Stevens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kweli misses with a wild body shot.
Kweli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kweli fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kweli. Stevens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kweli lands a lovely overhand right.
Stevens avoids the body shot from Kweli.
Stevens fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kweli.
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
Kweli lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kweli throws a push kick but Stevens slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kweli sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kweli just misses with a punch to the body.
Kweli wants to clinch
and Stevens finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kweli moves out of range of the body kick from Stevens.
A head kick misses from Kweli.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens misses with a low kick.
Kweli fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Talib Kweli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Talib Kweli's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kweli wants to clinch up but Stevens keeps it at a distance.
Kweli tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stevens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stevens cracks Kweli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kweli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stevens misses with a low kick.
Kweli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kweli is looking to clinch but Stevens is avoiding it.
Stevens pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kweli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stevens's sensitive parts.
Kweli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stevens throws out the jab.
Stevens thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kweli if he has to take too many more of those.
Kweli throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kweli looks to clinch
and Stevens counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kweli tries to bum rush Stevens with a series of wild strikes but Stevens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stevens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kweli.
Kweli lands a glancing blow to the side of Stevens's head.
Stevens checks a leg kick.
Kweli avoids the body shot from Stevens.
Kweli swings for the body but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens throws a low kick but Kweli moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kweli, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens circles away from the clinch attempt.
A leg kick checked by Kweli.
Good standup being displayed there by Stevens as he connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Stevens.
Stevens shoots for a double leg takedown but Kweli sprawls well. He's pushed Stevens's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Talib Kweli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kweli is looking to slow Stevens down with leg kicks.
Kweli swings widly with a right hand
and Stevens counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Kweli - just one landing.
Stevens finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kweli swinging wildly here.
Kweli gets a clinch.
Axel Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kweli misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevens blocks a body shot from Kweli.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kweli is defending well for now.
Kweli displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stevens up against the cage.
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 Talib Kweli.
Well Kweli 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 48:48
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Talib Kweli!
Talib Kweli is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hatsu Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tirawit Kokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Hatsu Ishikawa has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hatsu Ishikawa seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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185 lbs
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hatsu Ishikawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tirawit Kokin!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokin throws a leg kick but Ishikawa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kokin throws a jab when Ishikawa was well out of range.
Ishikawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kokin tries a head kick but it misses.
Ishikawa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ishikawa wants to clinch up but Kokin keeps it at a distance.
Kokin wants to slow Ishikawa down by chopping away at his legs.
Ishikawa blocks a leg kick.
Ishikawa shoots in and drives through. Kokin sprawls well.
Kokin keeps the fight on the outside.
Kokin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kokin gets tackled into the cage by Ishikawa. Ishikawa maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa working aggressively here.
Kokin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ishikawa backwards.
Ishikawa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ishikawa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kokin is trying to control the position but Ishikawa postures up.
Kokin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ishikawa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ishikawa wants to control from the top but Kokin keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Hatsu Ishikawa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ishikawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kokin.
Nice straight punches there by Ishikawa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ishikawa.
Kokin misses with a low kick.
Ishikawa moves in looking to clinch but Kokin pushes him off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kokin blocks the body kick.
Ishikawa blocks a head kick by Kokin.
Hatsu Ishikawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishikawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kokin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ishikawa's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa tries to clinch but Kokin moves out of range.
Kokin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ishikawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kokin - that will leave a mark!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishikawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kokin clinches up with Ishikawa and pushes him back against the cage.
Kokin can't find room to land a body shot as Ishikawa controls the action.
Ishikawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kokin's elbow.
Ishikawa works on Kokin's body with a couple of short punches.
Kokin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ishikawa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hatsu Ishikawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kokin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ishikawa backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ishikawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ishikawa looking for a takedown.
Kokin has a couple of punches blocked by Ishikawa.
Kokin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Ishikawa - that landed with a thud.
Ishikawa scores with a shot to the side of Kokin's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kokin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kokin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ishikawa has Kokin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kokin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kokin misses with a punch to the body.
Ishikawa lands a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ishikawa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kokin misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Ishikawa.
Ishikawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kokin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hatsu Ishikawa 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.
Ishikawa gets a clinch.
Ishikawa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ishikawa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kokin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ishikawa misses with the head strike.
Ishikawa wants a takedown but no success here.
Kokin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hatsu Ishikawa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ishikawa is trying to drag Kokin to the mat but Kokin 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 Hatsu Ishikawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ishikawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ishikawa tries for a takedown but Kokin manages to get underhooks.
Ishikawa misses with a body punch.
Kokin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kokin blocks an uppercut.
Kokin pushes Ishikawa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Kokin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokin blocks a body shot from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ishikawa misses with a punch to the body.
Ishikawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ishikawa misses with some punches.
Ishikawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Kokin.
Kokin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Ishikawa as the two fighters clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ishikawa tries to throw a body punch but Kokin avoids it by throwing Ishikawa back against the cage.
Ishikawa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kokin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ishikawa throws a head punch that misses.
Ishikawa turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kokin can do anything to dispel that myth.
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!
Kokin wants to control but Ishikawa postures up.
Kokin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ishikawa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokin keeps Ishikawa under control for a moment.
Ishikawa tries to score with some ground and pound. Kokin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kokin struggling a bit here.
Ishikawa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kokin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ishikawa trying to control the position but Kokin is working away.
Ishikawa misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa throws a strike aimed at the side of Kokin's head but Kokin avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ishikawa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kokin, who protects the arm well.
Ishikawa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kokin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kokin is looking for a sweep.
Ishikawa is trying to move to mount but Kokin reverses beautifully and ends up in Ishikawa's guard.
Kokin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa controls Kokin momentarily but Kokin frees himself.
Ishikawa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kokin passes into half guard.
Ishikawa trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hatsu Ishikawa dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kokin throws a low kick but Ishikawa moves out of range easily.
Kokin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ishikawa counters with a single leg into guard. Kokin didn't expect that.
Ishikawa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kokin is trying to control but can't.
Ishikawa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kokin keeps working.
Ishikawa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ishikawa seems to be looking for submissions.
Ishikawa wants to take a breather but Kokin is having none of it.
Hatsu Ishikawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokin won't allow Ishikawa to pass to mount.
Kokin is staying active underneath Ishikawa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kokin wants to get back to full guard but Ishikawa has mounted him!
Kokin tries to hold on but Ishikawa pushes him away.
Ishikawa wants to control the pace but Kokin is squirming around nicely.
Ishikawa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kokin is looking to escape.
Ishikawa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ishikawa wants to control the pace but Kokin is squirming around nicely.
Ishikawa goes for an armbar but Kokin turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kokin.
Ishikawa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa is looking to stand up but Kokin isn't so interested in that idea.
Kokin is pushing down on Ishikawa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ishikawa is fighting to maintain full guard but Kokin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hatsu Ishikawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ishikawa is trying is best to control the position here.
Ishikawa gets full guard.
Kokin stopping the sweep attempt from Ishikawa.
Kokin postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokin trying to control the position from guard on top but Ishikawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ishikawa pulls Kokin in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hatsu Ishikawa just wasn't active enough.
A head kick misses from Kokin.
Tirawit Kokin 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.
Kokin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hatsu Ishikawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ishikawa, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hatsu Ishikawa!
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