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SMMA 45 - Shinjuku IV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Prince Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tengo Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tengo Ray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
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Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Prince Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tengo Ray!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Funkyama avoids it really well and circles away.
Ray blocks a leg kick.
Funkyama closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ray did well to prevent Funkyama getting side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ray tries to roll over but Funkyama keeps him under control.
Funkyama wants to take a breather but Ray is having none of it.
Ray throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ray is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Funkyama's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Funkyama's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Funkyama has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Ray working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ray is punishing Funkyama with strikes - can he finish him?!
Funkyama tries to escape but Ray has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ray is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Funkyama is defending well though. Ray let's go of the attempt for now.
Funkyama tries to escape the position.
Funkyama trying to control the hands but Ray breaks the grip.
Ray scores with strikes from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama holding both Ray 's hands and preventing any damage.
Funkyama turns into Ray and is now in his guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ray can do anything to dispel that myth.
Funkyama trying to control the position from guard on top but Ray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ray is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ray seems to be working for a kimura but Funkyama defends the submission attempt.
Ray works his foot free and advances to mount.
Funkyama tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama is bucking up trying to escape but Ray cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Funkyama might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ray breaks from Funkyama's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Funkyama is bucking up trying to escape but Ray cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ray landing punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ray has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Funkyama's face.
Funkyama is breathing heavily.
Ray unloading with bombs!
Ray dominating with strikes here.
Funkyama is rocked!
Ray dominating with strikes here.
Oh Funkyama is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ray breaks from Funkyama's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Funkyama tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Funkyama seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray tries to control but Funkyama wriggling away.
Ray is landing with some decent strikes but Funkyama is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ray tries to control but Funkyama wriggling away.
Ray breaks from Funkyama's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ray lands a nice shot to the head.
Ray working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ray looking to control but Funkyama is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Funkyama has given up his back here. Will Ray look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Ray throwing damaging strikes from the back! Funkyama could be in trouble here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tengo Ray dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Funkyama misses with a head kick.
Ray tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Funkyama tenderised Ray's leg. Ray is trying to keep his angry face on.
Funkyama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Funkyama is looking to chop away at Ray's legs.
Funkyama gets a clinch.
Funkyama lands an elbow inside.
Funkyama lands a nice elbow.
Funkyama gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ray has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Funkyama avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ray takes an elbow to the temple.
Ray tries to pull guard but Funkyama holds him up against the cage and eventually Ray drops back down to his feet.
Funkyama throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama gets underhooks to prevent Ray's takedown attempt.
Prince Funkyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tengo Ray.
Ray wants a takedown but no success here.
Ray tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Funkyama lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Funkyama throws a punch but it's blocked by Ray.
Ray avoids a wild elbow strike from Funkyama.
Ray wants a takedown but no success here.
Ray is breathing heavily.
Funkyama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Funkyama lands a damaging elbow.
Funkyama comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ray being controlled against the cage.
Nice elbow from Funkyama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray jumps guard but Funkyama stands there with Ray around his waist. Ray gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ray prevents a body shot from Funkyama.
Funkyama throws a head punch that misses.
Ray avoids the elbow strike from Funkyama, against the cage.
Funkyama lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Funkyama lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Funkyama comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Funkyama lands an elbow that stopped Ray in his tracks for a moment.
Funkyama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ray fails to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funkyama gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Funkyama gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ray can't get the takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funkyama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray jumps guard but Funkyama stands there with Ray around his waist. Ray gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Funkyama lands an elbow inside.
Funkyama creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ray's defenses.
Funkyama lands a damaging elbow.
Funkyama lands an elbow inside that Ray shrugs off.
Funkyama lands an elbow inside.
Funkyama breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Funkyama.
Ray shoots in but no luck this time.
Funkyama drives through with a takedown into Ray's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Funkyama stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Funkyama fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Ray blocks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Ray checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Funkyama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tengo Ray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Funkyama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ray.
Funkyama lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Funkyama darts in and clinches Ray up against the cage.
Ray wants a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funkyama taking a breather.
Funkyama lands an elbow just above Ray 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Funkyama 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Funkyama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Funkyama thumps Ray with a low kick.
Funkyama scoring well with a low kick there.
Funkyama misses with a kick to the body.
Funkyama walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ray checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Funkyama misses with a low kick as Ray jumps back.
Funkyama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ray shoots in and drives through. Funkyama sprawls well.
Funkyama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ray checks a low kick from Funkyama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Funkyama.
Funkyama lands with a kick to the temple. Ray shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Funkyama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ray fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Funkyama throws a head kick that half lands.
Ray takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ray's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Funkyama.
Funkyama rushes Ray and presses him up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Funkyama lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Prince Funkyama has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ray tries for a takedown but Funkyama manages to get underhooks.
Prince Funkyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tengo Ray.
A head punch on the inside from Funkyama fails to land.
Ray blocks an elbow strike from Funkyama.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Funkyama.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funkyama misses with an elbow over the top.
Funkyama misses with an elbow strike.
Ray avoids the elbow strike from Funkyama, against the cage.
Funkyama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Funkyama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Funkyama prevents the takedown attempt.
Ray jumps guard but Funkyama stands there with Ray around his waist. Ray gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ray drops down looking for an ankle pick but Funkyama pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ray tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Funkyama is in Ray's guard.
Ray bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Funkyama's guard.
Ray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Funkyama is keeping the position for now.
Funkyama 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.
Ray postures up.
Ray passes Funkyama's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ray missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray is thwarting Funkyama's attempts to control the position.
Ray thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Funkyama's head.
Ray is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Funkyama is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tengo Ray!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felix Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milk Made (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix Hartmann had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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143 lbs
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140 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felix Hartmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Milk Made!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Made looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hartmann is fending him off so far but Made persists. Nope, Hartmann circles away and we're back to standing.
Made shoots in for a takedown but Hartmann shows good takedown defense.
Made has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hartmann.
Made on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hartmann. Hartmann obviously looking to wear him down.
Felix Hartmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartmann connects with a solid leg kick.
Made rushes Hartmann and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hartmann looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hartmann manages to break the clinch.
Hartmann lands with a nice combination. Made backs away looking to recover.
Hartmann fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Made has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hartmann.
Hartmann keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Felix Hartmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milk Made.
Made throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hartmann's waist but Hartmann gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Made off to one side.
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!
Hartmann scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hartmann fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Made gets tackled into the cage by Hartmann. Hartmann maintains the clinch.
Hartmann breaks the clinch.
Hartmann misses with a two punch combination.
Made steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hartmann. That one must have hurt.
Hartmann turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hartmann misses with a series of wild punches.
Made takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab, jab by Hartmann - just one landing.
Made chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hartmann can pounce on him.
Made with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hartmann counters with a nice leg kick.
Made's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Made looks gassed!
A good leg kick by Hartmann.
Hartmann takes the fight into the clinch.
Hartmann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann stuffs the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Made looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hartmann is fending him off so far but Made persists. Nope, Hartmann circles away and we're back to standing.
Hartmann feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Made's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hartmann. That's going to slow Made down.
Made tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hartmann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Made circles away quickly and effectively.
Hartmann drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hartmann decides to stand back up. Hartmann steps back and let's Made get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann scores with a nice strike.
Hartmann scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hartmann fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Made.
Hartmann scores with a leg kick.
Hartmann connects with a leg kick. Made looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hartmann.
Hartmann lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hartmann throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hartmann closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hartmann decides to stand back up. Hartmann steps back and let's Made get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartmann scores with a takedown into Made's guard.
Hartmann stands up from Made's guard - Hartmann perhaps looking for a knockout.
Made is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hartmann is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Made if he has to take too many more of those.
Hartmann closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Made did well to prevent Hartmann getting side control.
Hartmann postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Made to stand up.
Made walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hartmann.
Hartmann drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartmann stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hartmann throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Hartmann 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.
Hartmann lands a nice leg kick that just misses Made's sensitive parts.
Made shoots for a takedown but Hartmann saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hartmann connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Made tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hartmann counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hartmann lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hartmann pushes Made away with a front kick.
Hartmann defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Made.
Hartmann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Made can do to turn this around?
Made has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hartmann.
Hartmann connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hartmann lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hartmann throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hartmann gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartmann manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann scores with a head kick. Made tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Made is breathing heavily.
Hartmann fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Made has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hartmann fakes the leg kick and cracks Made in the body.
Felix Hartmann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Made takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hartmann closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Made quickly recovers to half guard.
Hartmann stands up and beckons Made to join him on the feet.
A left and a right from Hartmann both land. Nice combination.
Made has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hartmann.
Hartmann has Made up against the cage in a clinch.
Hartmann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two 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!
Hartmann scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hartmann postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Made to stand up.
Hartmann misses with a body shot.
Made misses with a takedown attempt - Hartmann sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Felix Hartmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milk Made.
Hartmann plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hartmann lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Made backs up against the cage.
Made shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hartmann but Hartmann pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hartmann.
Made wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Made is looking to get back to his feet here but Hartmann is keeping cool and he's managed to take Made's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hartmann slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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.
What's going on here? Hartmann has decided to give up on the ground game despite having his opponent's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Hartmann dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hartmann throws a series of punches but Made avoids them all with ease.
Felix Hartmann is winning the standup battle so far.
Made tries to clinch but Hartmann moves away
and Hartmann counters with an inside leg kick.
Made shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hartmann as he avoids it easily.
Hartmann moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Made has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hartmann.
Hartmann gets a clinch.
Hartmann looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hartmann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hartmann closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Made tries for a takedown but Hartmann manages to get underhooks.
Hartmann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Made takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann fails to land with a series of punches.
Made has a takedown stuffed.
Felix Hartmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milk Made.
Made tries to clinch but Hartmann is having none of it.
Hartmann misses with a series of wild punches.
Hartmann defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Made.
An inside leg kick lands from Hartmann.
Made throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hartmann scores with a spinning back kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hartmann.
Hartmann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Made circles away quickly and effectively.
Hartmann connects with a solid leg kick.
Hartmann displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hartmann fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Made to the ground. Hartmann is now in Made's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartmann stopping the sweep attempt from Made.
Hartmann gets to his feet. Made looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hartmann throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Made was covering up waiting for the punch and Hartmann finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hartmann stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Made on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hartmann. Hartmann obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick from Hartmann lands but Made takes it in his stride.
Hartmann has managed to clinch.
Hartmann breaks the clinch.
Hartmann stuffs the takedown attempt from Made. Made gets slowly back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hartmann.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Made has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hartmann throws a nice head kick!
Hartmann thumps Made with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hartmann. Those never looked like landing.
Made on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hartmann. Hartmann obviously looking to wear him down.
Hartmann darts in and clinches Made up against the cage.
Hartmann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hartmann fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Made has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Made has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hartmann.
An inside leg kick lands from Hartmann.
Milk Made has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hartmann drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Hartmann showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hartmann 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Hartmann!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler The Gay One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iron has chosen Cool - Remix by Afrojack as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyler The Gay One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Iron!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by The Gay One misses
and Iron counters with a left to the body.
The Gay One misses with a head kick.
A head kick by The Gay One misses
and Iron counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Iron avoids the head kick by The Gay One.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Gay One.
The Gay One throws a head kick that misses
and Iron cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Gay One looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Gay One throws a head kick that misses
and Iron counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Gay One slips a straight right by Iron.
The Gay One throws a head kick that misses.
The Gay One throws a solid leg kick but Iron takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Gay One.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iron swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Gay One's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Iron connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Gay One scrambles back to his feet.
The Gay One throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from The Gay One.
Iron looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Iron looks to land a left hand but The Gay One moved out of range nicely.
The Gay One pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Gay One finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Gay One pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Iron avoids the head kick by The Gay One.
Iron blocks a head kick by The Gay One.
The Gay One is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Gay One takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Iron tries to bum rush The Gay One with a series of wild strikes but The Gay One uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Gay One lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Iron has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Iron and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The Gay One avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Iron wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Iron throws a jab when The Gay One was well out of range.
Iron throws an overhand right that lands on The Gay One's shoulder, as The Gay One tries to avoid the shot.
Iron thumps The Gay One with a low kick.
The Gay One needs to keep his hands up - Iron had a free shot at his head there.
Iron cracks The Gay One with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron avoids the head kick by The Gay One.
Iron throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The Gay One throws a leg kick
and Iron counters with a nice body shot.
Iron lands a lovely overhand right.
Iron scores with a punch to the head.
The Gay One throws a sloppy head kick
and Iron counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Iron works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Gay One throws a sloppy head kick
and Iron counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Iron connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Iron throws a head kick that The Gay One semi-blocks.
The Gay One misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by The Gay One misses
and Iron counters with a straight right hand.
Iron lunges at The Gay One with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Gay One's hand.
Iron swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Iron.
Iron looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Iron is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! The Gay One had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The Gay One pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iron scores with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iron misses with a hook.
Iron scores with a jab to the head.
The Gay One lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Iron will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Gay One walks into a straight right hand from Iron.
Iron throws an overhand right that lands on The Gay One's shoulder, as The Gay One tries to avoid the shot.
The Gay One throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Iron to counter with a crisp jab.
The Gay One plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Iron blocks a head kick by The Gay One.
A telegraphed right hand from Iron misses the target.
Tyler The Gay One is winning the standup battle so far.
The Gay One misses with a head kick.
The Gay One takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Gay One lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iron with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Gay One tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Iron lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Gay One feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Iron's calf.
The Gay One tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyler The Gay One seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Gay One throws a sloppy head kick
and Iron counters with a left to the body.
Iron keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Gay One moves out of range as Iron throws a body kick.
Iron slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Iron listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Gay One looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Gay One throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from The Gay One misses
and Iron makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice shot lands for Iron.
The Gay One pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by Iron. Beautiful body shot.
Iron wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Iron scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tyler The Gay One is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Iron throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Gay One shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Iron throws a sloppy head kick and The Gay One moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Gay One gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Iron.
Iron thuds a left hand into The Gay One's body.
Iron works over The Gay One's head and body with a nice combination.
Iron sizes up The Gay One with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of The Gay One 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Iron lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Gay One throws a head kick that misses
and Iron counters with a series of strikes. The Gay One will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Gay One throws a lazy head kick
enabling Iron to counter with a crisp jab.
Iron throws a one two combo.
Iron stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron digs a good body shot into The Gay One's ribs.
Iron cracks The Gay One with a right hand to the side of the head.
Iron connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Iron. That's going to slow The Gay One down.
Iron connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by The Gay One misses
and Iron counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Gay One's knee momentarily.
Iron misses with a series of wild punches.
Iron with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Gay One dodges the punch combination from Iron.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Iron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Iron sizes up The Gay One with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Iron lunges at The Gay One with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Gay One's hand.
Iron stalks The Gay One and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Gay One's face. The Gay One staggers backwards, shaken.
Iron missing with a left hand there. The Gay One was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Gay One throws a sloppy head kick and Iron moves out of range easily.
The Gay One tries a head kick but it misses.
The Gay One throws a sloppy head kick
and Iron connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Iron fails to land with a series of punches.
The Gay One slips under a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Iron bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Gay One's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Gay One throws a push kick but Iron slaps the foot to one side.
Iron lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The Gay One throws a head kick that misses.
The Gay One throws a head kick but Iron moves out of range.
The Gay One throws a lazy head kick
and The Gay One takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Gay One throws a sloppy head kick
and Iron counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Iron scores with the left hand. The Gay One knows he should have avoided that one.
A head kick by The Gay One misses
and Iron counters with a body kick.
Iron darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Gay One's head.
The Gay One looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Iron lands a glancing blow to the side of The Gay One's head.
Iron looks to throw the jab but The Gay One is out of range.
Iron catches The Gay One with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Iron throws a head kick that The Gay One semi-blocks.
The Gay One is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Gay One takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Iron lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iron throws a head kick but The Gay One moves out of range.
The Gay One tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Iron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Gay One keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iron.
The Gay One throws a nice head kick!
Iron lands with a shot to the body.
The Gay One ducks right into an uppercut from Iron.
The crowd cheers as Iron lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Gay One doesn't seem phased though.
Iron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Gay One has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Iron fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Iron throws a hook to the side of The Gay One's head but The Gay One sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Iron fails to land with a series of punches.
A low kick from The Gay One misses
enabling Iron to counter with a crisp jab.
The Gay One looks to throw a body kick
and Iron counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mike Iron is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Gay One throws a head kick that misses
and Iron counters with a series of strikes. The Gay One will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Gay One throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Iron lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Gay One blocks a head kick by Iron.
The Gay One shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Iron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Iron 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Iron!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naga Saki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saki has chosen kill switch engage-this fire burns as his entrance music. Mickey Mouse could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Naga Saki's chin.
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Mouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naga Saki!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouse keeps the fight on the outside.
Saki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saki tries to clinch up.
Saki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mouse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Naga Saki has been cut.
Mouse closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mouse wants to control but Saki is keeping him busy.
Mouse is putting a hurting on Saki here, landing some big shots from side control.
Saki is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saki is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Saki is still in real trouble! Can Mouse finish him?
Mouse scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Saki is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Mouse can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Mouse!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tetsu Bodashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Heister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tetsu Bodashi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chad Heister's chin.
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter striker
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tetsu Bodashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chad Heister!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Bodashi. No joy for Heister on that attempt.
Bodashi moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Bodashi.
Bodashi has Heister pressed against the cage, preventing Heister from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Heister can't break the clinch.
Bodashi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Heister's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bodashi.
Bodashi scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Chad Heister has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Heister's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Heister fails to pull guard.
Bodashi prevents Heister from breaking the clinch.
Bodashi connects with a knee to the head.
Heister is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bodashi lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heister lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Heister is looking to break free of the clinch but Bodashi has double underhooks.
Bodashi with a knee to the head.
Bodashi drops Heister with a big knee straight up the middle! Heister is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Heister is rocked!
Heister looks gassed!
Bodashi has managed to clinch.
Heister is still on wobbly legs! Can Bodashi finish him?
Bodashi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bodashi working Heister over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodashi lands a big knee! That's hurt Heister! Oh, he's all over the place! Bodashi lands another knee that sends Heister to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tetsu Bodashi!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kuula Kallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nao Sakumichi (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kuula Kallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nao Sakumichi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakumichi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sakumichi advances to half guard.
Kallo is trying to stand.
Sakumichi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sakumichi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sakumichi trying to control from half guard but Kallo is working away.
Sakumichi wants to pass the guard but Kallo is defending well.
Sakumichi wants to take a breather but Kallo is having none of it.
Sakumichi is controlling the pace.
Sakumichi is nestled in close to Kallo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kallo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sakumichi scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kallo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sakumichi scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakumichi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sakumichi wants to pass to mount but Kallo is defending the position.
Well, if Sakumichi 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.
Kallo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sakumichi on the ground.
Sakumichi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sakumichi is nestled in close to Kallo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sakumichi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakumichi wants to take a breather but Kallo is having none of it.
Sakumichi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sakumichi lands a nice short elbow.
Sakumichi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kallo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kallo taking some punishment here, with Sakumichi in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakumichi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sakumichi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sakumichi wants to pass the guard but Kallo is defending well.
Nice strikes from Sakumichi there.
Sakumichi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sakumichi trying to mount his opponent but Kallo defends it.
Sakumichi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kallo!
Sakumichi unloading with bombs!
Sakumichi lands a nice shot to the head.
Kallo taking shots to the head.
Kallo is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallo is squirming around, avoiding Sakumichi's attempts to control the action.
Oh Kallo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sakumichi lands a heavy elbow.
Sakumichi lands a nice shot to the head.
Sakumichi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Sakumichi! Kallo is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nao Sakumichi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amare Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slide has chosen Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful People as his entrance music. The key to victory for Amare Anthony has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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269 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amare Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Slide!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slide fails with the takedown.
Anthony throws a one two combo.
Anthony gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anthony tries to work over Slide's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slide keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anthony's efforts to push away.
Anthony wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Slide tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Slide pulls guard effortlessly.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Anthony won't allow Slide to sweep him here.
Slide is trying to keep Anthony in close.
Anthony wants to pass the guard but Slide is keeping the position.
Slide is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anthony is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony trying to control the position from guard on top but Slide is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slide looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Slide is on top in guard.
Slide wants to control from the top but Anthony keeps moving.
Slide stays in close to Anthony's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slide wants to pass the guard but Anthony is keeping the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kimbo Slide hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Slide looks for a takedown but Anthony sprawls well.
Amare Anthony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Slide.
Anthony misses with a series of wild punches.
Slide closes the distance and pushes Anthony back into the cage.
Slide gets control of Anthony's arms and successfully pulls guard. Slide will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Slide wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Slide is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anthony is aware though and is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slide keeping moving, preventing Anthony from controlling successfully.
Slide is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anthony is aware though and is defending well.
Anthony tries to free his leg and advance position but Slide is retaining full guard.
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.
Slide throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anthony stands and throws Slide's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Anthony is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Slide is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Slide sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Anthony is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Slide sees it coming and defends easily.
Slide kicks Anthony off and gets back to his feet.
Slide keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slide shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anthony throws a jab when Slide was well out of range.
Amare Anthony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Slide counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Slide uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anthony.
Slide has a takedown stuffed.
Anthony displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slide throws out the jab.
Anthony throws a combination that misses
and Slide counters with a shoot takedown. Anthony fights it but they end up in guard.
Anthony is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Slide sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slide is pushing down on Anthony's leg trying to pass to half guard. Anthony is fighting to maintain full guard but Slide has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Slide dominated that round.
That's time! Anthony's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A leg kick checked by Anthony.
Slide scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Slide tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Slide has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Slide throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Anthony tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Slide wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Slide tries for a kimura but Anthony is defending well.
Slide wants to control but Anthony is keeping him busy.
Kimbo Slide has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slide thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Slide is looking to take a break and control but Anthony is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slide working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slide is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Anthony knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Slide scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Anthony to see if he's OK.
Anthony wants to control but Slide postures up.
Slide is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Anthony knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Slide slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slide is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Anthony is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Slide is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Anthony has escaped the position, nice work there.
Anthony is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slide tries for a kimura but Anthony is defending well.
Slide is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Anthony knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Slide goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Anthony rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Slide's guard! Nice work there by Anthony!
Anthony slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slide gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Slide showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Anthony misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anthony cracks Slide with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Anthony fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab from Anthony.
Slide shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Slide was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Slide takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Slide unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slide looking to secure an arm triangle but Anthony defends it well.
Slide looking to control but Anthony is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slide lands a heavy elbow.
Anthony in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Slide looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Anthony covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimbo Slide!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hikaru Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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25
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rob Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hikaru Sato!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duncan tries for a takedown but Sato sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duncan.
Sato throws a body kick that misses.
Duncan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it.
Duncan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sato moves away.
Nice shot by Sato.
It looks like Rob Duncan has been cut.
Duncan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sato throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato tries to bum rush Duncan with a series of wild strikes but Duncan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duncan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sato. That one must have hurt.
Sato misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato scores with a hook.
Hikaru Sato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sato moves out of range as Duncan throws a body kick.
No luck for Duncan with that takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Sato both land. Nice combination.
Duncan is rocked!
Sato dances in with a quick combination. Duncan is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Sato snaps Duncan's head back. Duncan stumbles backwards against the cage. Sato steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Duncan's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Duncan just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hikaru Sato!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fat Ronaldo (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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fat Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fat Ronaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronaldo throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Ronaldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ronaldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Ronaldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Ronaldo.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Ronaldo sprawls well.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Ronaldo swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones throws a body punch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Michael Jones has been cut.
Ronaldo misses the shot to the body.
Ronaldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ronaldo throws a big shot that misses.
Ronaldo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slow jab from Ronaldo misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones tests Ronaldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Ronaldo.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ronaldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Ronaldo scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Ronaldo throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fat Ronaldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ronaldo tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones is looking to wear down Ronaldo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones blocks a head kick by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jones drives through and clinches with Ronaldo against the cage.
Ronaldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, jab by Ronaldo - just one landing.
Ronaldo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ronaldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fat Ronaldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A cross from Ronaldo lands.
Ronaldo misses with a hook.
Ronaldo loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Ronaldo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ronaldo sprawls well. Ronaldo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Fat Ronaldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ronaldo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ronaldo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ronaldo tries to escape but Jones is in control.
Jones trying to control the action but Ronaldo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo is trying to buck Jones off.
Jones fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jones trying to control the position but Ronaldo is working away.
Ronaldo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jones asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is chipping away with strikes.
Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Ronaldo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ronaldo is trying to buck Jones off.
Jones working the strikes but Ronaldo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ronaldo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ronaldo is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fat Ronaldo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Michael Jones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ronaldo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ronaldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Ronaldo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Ronaldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ronaldo scores with a three punch combo!
Ronaldo wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Ronaldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ronaldo lands a jab to the head.
Ronaldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses with a few strikes there.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Ronaldo moves away and avoids it.
Ronaldo swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Ronaldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones throws a hook but Ronaldo avoids it easily.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Ronaldo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones looking to stall.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Ronaldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ronaldo breaks from the clinch.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Ronaldo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ronaldo connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Ronaldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ronaldo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones moves out of range as Ronaldo strikes.
Ronaldo cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Ronaldo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ronaldo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Ronaldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fat Ronaldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ronaldo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fat Ronaldo!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Quirke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Quirke will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Karlsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Quirke!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quirke drops Karlsson with a beautiful combination! Karlsson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Quirke is looking for the KO!
It looks like Jimmy Karlsson has been cut.
Quirke misses with a looping left.
Quirke looks to score with a jab to the body but Karlsson is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karlsson blocks a jab.
Karlsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Quirke misses with a body shot.
Quirke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quirke scores with a hook to the body. Karlsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quirke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Quirke misses with a straight right.
Horrible takedown by Karlsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Quirke which made him look bad.
Marcus Quirke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Quirke stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Quirke wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Karlsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quirke throws an overhand right that lands on Karlsson's shoulder, as Karlsson tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quirke lands a nice shot to the body.
Karlsson ducks under a wild hook from Quirke.
Jab from Quirke.
Quirke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quirke misses the jab.
Karlsson moves forwards but Quirke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Karlsson is rocked!
Jimmy Karlsson's cut is getting worse.
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!
Quirke misses with a hook
and Karlsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quirke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karlsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marcus Quirke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quirke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karlsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karlsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Quirke cracks Karlsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oh Karlsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quirke throws a jab but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quirke takes a swing at Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
Quirke misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Karlsson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Karlsson connects with a jab.
Karlsson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Quirke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Karlsson.
Quirke is in trouble now - Karlsson has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlsson has control of Quirke's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Quirke regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson landing strikes from the mount.
Karlsson lands a big elbow.
Karlsson has control of Quirke's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Quirke regains control of the situation pretty easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlsson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson lands a heavy elbow.
Karlsson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The referee warns Quirke that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Karlsson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karlsson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Karlsson lands with some strikes.
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 Jimmy Karlsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Karlsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Quirke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Karlsson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Quirke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quirke connects with the punch.
Karlsson digs a good body shot into Quirke's ribs.
Marcus Quirke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quirke dips to his left and cracks Karlsson with an uppercut!
Quirke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karlsson.
Karlsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quirke throws out the jab.
Quirke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karlsson.
Quirke throws a lazy uppercut
and Karlsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Quirke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Karlsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Karlsson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Quirke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Karlsson somewhat.
Karlsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quirke misses with an uppercut.
Quirke misses with a lunging right hand
and Karlsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quirke thows a body shot but no joy.
Karlsson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Quirke as he avoids it easily.
Quirke misses with a left hand
and Karlsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quirke missing with a left hand there. Karlsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quirke is breathing heavily.
Karlsson slips under a jab.
Karlsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quirke.
Quirke swings for the body but Karlsson moves out of range.
Karlsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karlsson tries for a takedown but Quirke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Quirke slips a jab from Karlsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quirke stuffs the takedown attempt from Karlsson. Karlsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Karlsson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Karlsson passes Quirke's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quirke's head.
Quirke is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Karlsson has latched onto it... Big trouble! Karlsson pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Quirke is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Karlsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jimmy Karlsson!
Jimmy Karlsson retains his heavyweight title!
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pop
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mgr
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