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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Bologna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Punk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as DJ Punk enters the cage!
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Bologna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, DJ Punk!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bologna's waist but Bologna gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Punk off to one side.
Punk shoots in but Bologna avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bologna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bologna is looking to clinch but Punk is avoiding it.
Bologna fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Punk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bologna paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like DJ Punk has been cut.
Bologna tries to clinch there but Punk circles away.
Bologna has closed the distance and engaged Punk in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Punk changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bologna fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Phil Bologna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Punk.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bologna!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bologna but Bologna pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bologna tries to clinch up.
Punk misses with a low kick.
Bologna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bologna keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Punk looks gassed!
That kick from Bologna tenderised Punk's leg. Punk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bologna throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bologna fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bologna moves into the clinch.
Bologna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bologna fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Punk, pushing him back against the cage.
Bologna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bologna clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bologna breaks from the clinch.
Punk drops his hands momentarily and Bologna takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Bologna.
Bologna lands a big head kick that sends Punk tumbling to the mat! Bologna takes a step backwards and waves Punk back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That has opened up DJ Punk's cut even more.
Punk swats away the attempt to clinch by Bologna.
Bologna sends Punk crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bologna is motioning to the referee to let Punk up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Punk is rocked!
The cut above DJ Punk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bologna doesn't manage to clinch there - Punk circles away.
Bologna gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bologna is stalling here.
Bologna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bologna.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bologna gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bologna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick from Bologna lands but Punk takes it in his stride.
Bologna fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Punk, pushing him back against the cage.
Punk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bologna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Punk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bologna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bologna gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bologna taking a breather.
Bologna breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bologna throws a head kick that Punk semi-blocks.
DJ Punk's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bologna lands with a straight right. Punk didn't see that one coming.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at DJ Punk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Phil Bologna!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Boa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo El (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shogun Boa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jo El!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El misses with a straight right.
El blocks a head kick by Boa.
El throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boa fails in his attempt to clinch.
El changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Boa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
El prevents Boa from escaping the position.
El in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El lands a decent elbow from side control.
Boa is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boa is breathing heavily.
El lands a strong strike to the head of Boa. That's dazed him! El looking to finish here. Boa is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - El lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jo El!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Borgstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borgstein's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Megadeth - Headcrusher. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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247 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Borgstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Borgstein.
Mendez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Borgstein counters by moving into the clinch.
Borgstein prevents Mendez from breaking the clinch.
Mendez lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Borgstein.
Borgstein manages to break the clinch.
Borgstein misses with a takedown attempt - Mendez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Borgstein tries to clinch up.
Mendez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mendez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Borgstein holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mendez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendez gets tackled into the cage by Borgstein. Borgstein maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borgstein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgstein closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice straight punches there by Borgstein. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Borgstein.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borgstein tries to clinch but Mendez moves out of range.
Borgstein sizes up Mendez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mendez tries to circle away but Borgstein has him pinned against the cage.
Borgstein drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borgstein has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mendez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Borgstein lands a two punch combo.
Mendez slips under a jab from Borgstein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgstein has managed to clinch.
Borgstein crunches a lovely knee into Mendez's ribcage.
Borgstein misses with a punch to the body.
Mendez is looking to break free of the clinch but Borgstein has double underhooks.
Borgstein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mendezs head.
Borgstein successfully pulls guard.
Mendez wants to control from the top but Borgstein keeps moving.
Borgstein working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendez.
Borgstein will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Borgstein wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Borgstein has his feet on Mendez's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgstein shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Borgstein showed some decent athleticism there.
Mendez is trying to stand back up but Borgstein is controlling him
Mendez looks gassed!
Borgstein missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mendez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Borgstein. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Borgstein escapes and gets back to his feet.
Borgstein tries to clinch but Mendez is having none of it.
Borgstein moves into range and clinches up with Mendez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgstein tries a knee to the head but Mendez blocks it.
Mendez wants to break free but Borgstein has control.
Borgstein tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Borgstein prevents a body shot from Mendez.
Mendez goes for a takedown attempt but Borgstein pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Borgstein motions for Mendez to come forward. Borgstein throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Borgstein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Borgstein shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borgstein landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Borgstein dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Borgstein looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mendez!
Borgstein wants to finish this one by submission but Mendez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Borgstein.
Borgstein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendez can do to turn this around?
Borgstein throwing strikes here but Mendez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Borgstein fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Borgstein.
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!
Borgstein unloads with some shots from mount but Mendez bucks and avoids them well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgstein is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mendez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Borgstein has control of Mendez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mendez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Borgstein postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mendez looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borgstein raining down hammerfists from mount.
Borgstein working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgstein lands with some strikes.
Borgstein in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Borgstein throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mendez because Borgstein loaded up on that one.
Borgstein avoids the attempt from Mendez to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Borgstein cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgstein scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Borgstein working Mendez over with strikes here.
Borgstein with shots to the head and body - Mendez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mendez is rocked!
Borgstein sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borgstein postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mendez looks a forlorn figure.
Mendez is still in real trouble! Can Borgstein finish him?
Borgstein throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Mendez has his hands clasped together but Borgstein breaks the hold and Mendez is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Borgstein!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nate Borgstein!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rojo Sangria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Allen Andrews enters the cage!
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195 lbs
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200 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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rojo Sangria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Allen Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sangria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andrews moves in looking to clinch but Sangria pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Andrews.
Andrews ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andrews throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sangria tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Andrews is in Sangria's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sangria wants to sweep but no luck.
Andrews stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sangria swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sangria controls Andrews momentarily but Andrews frees himself.
Andrews looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews trying to control the position from guard on top but Sangria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sangria is trying to keep Andrews in close.
Andrews pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sangria is keeping the position for now.
Andrews is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Andrews shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sangria's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is fighting to break Sangria's control of his arms but Sangria is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sangria keeping full guard, as Andrews tries to pass.
Andrews is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sangria is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Andrews is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sangria looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sangria prevents Andrews from improving his position.
Andrews looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sangria not doing much here.
Sangria landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sangria looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Andrews with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sangria is controlling the pace.
Sangria lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sangria is thwarting Andrews's attempts to control the position.
Sangria trying to control from half guard but Andrews is working away.
Sangria scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sangria drops an elbow to the side of Andrews's head.
Sangria is working for a kimura but Andrews is defending it quite comfortably.
Sangria looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Andrews with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Andrews trying to control but Sangria postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrews looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sangria passes to full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sangria looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Allen Andrews has been cut.
Sangria is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Andrews is surviving well by controlling Sangria's body position as best he can.
Andrews really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rojo Sangria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Allen Andrews's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sangria.
Andrews drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sangria is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Andrews is looking to advance position but Sangria has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sangria is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sangria postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Andrews in real trouble here! The ref calls for Andrews to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rojo Sangria!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grecko Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nariaki Kasai (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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280 lbs
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264 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grecko Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nariaki Kasai!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasai just misses with a punch to the body.
Kasai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Kasai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Kasai moves out of range easily.
Kasai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie looks to land a body kick but Kasai moved away.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kasai pinned against the cage. Kasai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kasai misses with a looping right.
Kasai tries to clinch up.
Kasai throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
Kasai wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Kasai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kasai rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie stalling in the clinch but Kasai improves position.
Kasai tries to pull guard but Gracie won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kasai.
Kasai successfully pulls guard.
Gracie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kasai's guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Kasai is keeping the position.
Kasai looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Kasai is adopting a defensive guard.
Kasai is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasai looking for a sweep. Not yet Kasai, not yet.
Kasai keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kasai working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kasai working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kasai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Kasai is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Kasai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Grecko Gracie wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kasai shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasai looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kasai's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasai thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kasai drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gracie looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gracie looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gracie!
Kasai can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kasai is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nariaki Kasai dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Kasai is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gracie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A left lands for Kasai.
Kasai tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Kasai fails to land the takedown.
Kasai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kasai tries to keep at a distance but Gracie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kasai tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grecko Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nariaki Kasai.
Kasai jumps guard but Gracie stands there with Kasai around his waist. Kasai gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kasai has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gracie regains guard immediately.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has his foot on Kasai's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kasai works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kasai actively working from the bottom here.
Kasai is breathing heavily.
Gracie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gracie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kasai for as long as he can get away with.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Kasai won't allow it.
Kasai tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Kasai actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kasai is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kasai is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Kasai with the active half guard here but Gracie passes nicely into side control.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kasai keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasai is trying to improve his position.
Gracie working away.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kasai, who protects the arm well.
Gracie has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kasai!
Kasai is trying to escape the mount.
Kasai is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kasai is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
It looks like Nariaki Kasai has been cut.
Kasai slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Kasai is defending well.
Kasai misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nariaki Kasai has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gracie is trying to control. Kasai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kasai manages to get to full guard.
Kasai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grecko Gracie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nariaki Kasai's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie scores with a hook.
Kasai changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gracie tries to avoid it but Kasai manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gracie to the ground. Gracie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kasai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kasai throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kasai backs up against the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kasai just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kasai.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Kasai avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kasai.
Grecko Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nariaki Kasai.
Kasai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kasai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie lands with a good body shot.
Gracie dives in and grabs Kasai's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kasai pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Nariaki Kasai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie throws a good cross that connects.
That has opened up Nariaki Kasai's cut even more.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Nariaki Kasai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Kasai avoids it well.
Kasai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gracie is looking to wear down Kasai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kasai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Sloppy strikes from Kasai. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie stops a takedown attempt from Kasai.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie slips under a jab from Kasai.
Kasai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kasai gets tackled into the cage by Gracie. Gracie maintains the clinch.
Kasai has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gracie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kasai changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gracie fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kasai stuffs the takedown.
Kasai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie connects with a looping right hand.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kasai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kasai throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Kasai sprawls well.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kasai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Kasai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie cracks Kasai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gracie enables Kasai to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gracie manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gracie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gracie tries to get out of the position.
Gracie is pulling down on Kasai's head to control his posture.
Kasai postures up.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kasai!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie lands with some strikes.
Kasai wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Gracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kasai looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Gracie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kasai on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasai looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grecko Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grecko Gracie!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Sparza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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295 lbs
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288 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tito Sparza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Hill!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sparza.
Sparza thows a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Hill there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bobby Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hill connects with a leg kick. Sparza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sparza throws a nice looking combination but Hill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hill scores with a sloppy right hand. Sparza should have avoided that one.
Sparza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hill throws a body punch but Sparza moves out of range.
Hill tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hill lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill lands the left hand.
Sparza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hill walks into a left hand.
Hill pushes Sparza away with a front kick.
Sparza shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hill defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill scores with a jab to the body.
Sparza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hill.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hill. Sparza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Sparza moves out of range easily.
Sparza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sparza misses the shot to the body.
Hill throws a nice head kick!
Sparza shoots in for a takedown but Hill shows good takedown defense.
Hill with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hill scoring well with a low kick there.
Hill takes a swing at Sparza's ribcage but misses.
Hill cracks Sparza with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sparza throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hill. Sparza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill thows a body kick. Sparza tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Hill.
Hill scoring well with a low kick there.
Hill with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sparza is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sparza looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well.
Hill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sparza.
Sparza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Sparza. Those never looked like landing.
Hill fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sparza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hill buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sparza misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill slips a jab and a cross from Sparza.
Sparza tries to bum rush Hill with a series of wild strikes but Hill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sparza is breathing heavily.
Sparza throws a jab but it's blocked by Hill.
Bobby Hill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sparza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hill.
Hill misses with an uppercut. Sparza saw that one coming.
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sparza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparza fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Sparza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sparza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hill connects with a solid leg kick.
Sparza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hill.
Sparza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sparza moves away.
Sparza lands a body shot.
Hill goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sparza. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Good exchange - Hill coming out on top.
Sparza misses the shot to the body.
Sparza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hill.
Hill fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sparza.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
Hill lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hill comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hill moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sparza is defended easily by Hill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Hill dominated 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.
Sparza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hill counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sparza.
Hill connects with a nice looking jab.
Hill takes a swing at Sparza's ribcage but misses.
Hill defending well as Sparza loads up on a big left hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sparza.
Sparza throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.
Sparza throws out a loose jab but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Sparza checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Sparza blocks the leg kick.
Hill throws a leg kick but Sparza sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hill dodges the punch combination from Sparza.
Hill slips a straight right by Sparza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sparza throws a looping overhand right but Hill ducks down to avoid it.
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparza is just out of range.
Hill misses with a body kick.
Hill plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bobby Hill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hill.
Hill throws a poor cross that misses
and Sparza counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hill's guard now.
Sparza wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hill is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sparza throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparza trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hill avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sparza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hill is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sparza wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hill finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sparza looks to land a right hand but Hill moved out of range.
Hill is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sparza rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Hill.
Hill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sparza moves away.
Hill works Sparza's body with a nice hook.
Sparza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sparza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hill.
Hill fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sparza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hill lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hill will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hill connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sparza.
Sparza has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill is not content to let Sparza control the position.
Sparza works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hill wants to control but Sparza postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill defending against the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparza throws a strike aimed at the side of Hill's head but Hill avoids it well.
Sparza tries to score with some ground and pound. Hill controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ground and pound from Sparza seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bobby Hill will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sparza looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well.
Hill throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sparza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sparza moves out of range of the body kick.
Sparza swinging wildly here.
Hill connects with an inside leg kick.
Sparza takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hill moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hill - that will leave a mark!
Hill scores with a head kick. Sparza tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sparza misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hill scores with a leg kick.
A head kick from Hill lands but Sparza takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sparza on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hill throws a series of punches but Sparza moves out of range.
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sparza was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
Hill connects with a leg kick. Sparza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hill chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hill lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sparza will feel that in the morning.
Hill lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body punch from Hill.
Sparza blocks a head kick by Hill.
Decent striking displayed by Hill there.
Hill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a nice head kick!
Hill darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sparza avoids the head kick by Hill.
Good leg kick by Hill there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tito Sparza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hill scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sparza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hill lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hill throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sparza's head.
Hill lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sparza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hill as he avoids it easily.
Hill lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sparza's sensitive parts.
Sparza throws a right and a left that Hill avoids nicely.
Tito Sparza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparza throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.
Sparza avoids the head kick by Hill.
Good leg kick by Hill there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab lands there for Hill.
Hill listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hill looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hill.
Sparza throws a right hand that Hill ducks under and follows up with a left that Hill also avoids with ease.
Hill fails to land with a series of punches.
Sparza throws a jab but it's blocked by Hill.
Hill throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sparza.
Sparza will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hill scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hill.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sparza.
Hill misses with a head kick.
Sparza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hill.
Hill lands with a shot to the body.
Sparza fails to land with a series of punches.
Sparza fails with a takedown attempt.
Hill throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sparza walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hill.
Sparza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Hill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hill 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Hill!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frito Bandito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin has chosen Bring Da Ruckus as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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303 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frito Bandito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandito walks into a jab.
Franklin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bandito.
Bandito throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Franklin on the side of the head.
Bandito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Franklin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Franklin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bandito!
Bandito holds on for dear life, controlling Franklin's posture momentarily.
Franklin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bandito is looking to get to half guard.
Franklin punching from mount but Bandito doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
It looks like Frito Bandito has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franklin throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Bandito has his hands clasped together but Franklin breaks the hold and Bandito is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Franklin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Franklin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabry Teboulbi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabry Teboulbi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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213 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Joseph!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sabry Teboulbi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Teboulbi misses
and Joseph makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Teboulbi lands with a kick to the temple. Joseph shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Anthony Joseph has been cut.
Teboulbi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Teboulbi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joseph uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Teboulbi.
Teboulbi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joseph plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Joseph drives through with a takedown into Teboulbi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph won't allow Teboulbi to get back to his feet.
Teboulbi looking to control.
Joseph throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Teboulbi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joseph throws a big right hand that misses.
Joseph content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Joseph has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Teboulbi pulls Joseph in to control the position.
Joseph postures up in Teboulbi's guard and throws a big left but Teboulbi blocks it.
Joseph postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teboulbi keeping moving, preventing Joseph from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Joseph's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Joseph is looking to work some ground and pound but Teboulbi has wrist control.
Joseph pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Teboulbi is keeping the position for now.
Joseph landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joseph content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Joseph scoring with some ground and pound.
Joseph throwing strikes but missing.
Joseph is looking to work some ground and pound but Teboulbi has wrist control.
Joseph scoring with punches to the head and body.
Joseph missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Joseph lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Joseph in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Joseph preventing the sweep.
Joseph loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joseph lands a couple of digs.
Teboulbi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Teboulbi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joseph is one step ahead there.
Joseph scoring with punches to the head and body.
Joseph working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Teboulbi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Joseph's guard.
Joseph is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Joseph bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Teboulbi's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throwing strikes but missing.
Teboulbi managing to control the position.
Teboulbi has momentary wrist control but Joseph slips an elbow through the middle.
Teboulbi has his hands on Joseph's head, controlling the position.
Joseph is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Teboulbi is trying to keep Joseph in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joseph accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Teboulbi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Joseph postures up in Teboulbi's guard and throws a big left but Teboulbi blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph postures up in Teboulbi's guard and throws a big left but Teboulbi blocks it.
Joseph postures up in Teboulbi's guard and throws a big left but Teboulbi blocks it.
Teboulbi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Joseph's guard.
Joseph is adopting a defensive guard.
Joseph 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teboulbi drops back looking for a leg! Joseph is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Joseph manages to kick Teboulbi off! Teboulbi jumps back into Joseph's guard.
Joseph wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joseph keeping moving, preventing Teboulbi from controlling successfully.
Teboulbi is fighting to break Joseph's control of his arms but Joseph is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Joseph dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Joseph's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Teboulbi misses with an uppercut.
Teboulbi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No joy there for Joseph, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Teboulbi misses with an uppercut.
Teboulbi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Teboulbi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Joseph misses with a body kick.
A jab from Teboulbi misses.
Teboulbi throws an overhand right that lands on Joseph's shoulder, as Joseph tries to avoid the shot.
Joseph takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Joseph throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joseph lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joseph throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Teboulbi's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teboulbi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Teboulbi lands a body shot.
Teboulbi works over Joseph's head and body with a nice combination.
Teboulbi misses with a series of wild punches.
Teboulbi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joseph.
Teboulbi just misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph 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.
Joseph shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Teboulbi as he jumps to the side.
Joseph avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi fails to land with a series of punches.
Teboulbi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joseph counters with a leg kick.
Joseph will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sabry Teboulbi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teboulbi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teboulbi misses with a head kick.
Joseph feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Teboulbi's calf.
Teboulbi throws a leg kick
and Joseph decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Teboulbi's guard.
Joseph trying to control the position from guard on top but Teboulbi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joseph is looking to work some ground and pound but Teboulbi has wrist control.
Joseph in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Joseph throws a strike but Teboulbi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Joseph is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throwing strikes from guard but Teboulbi blocks nicely.
Joseph prevents Teboulbi from getting back to his feet.
Joseph loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joseph throws and elbow that misses. Teboulbi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Joseph's guard. Nice move by Teboulbi!
Joseph wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Joseph's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Teboulbi stopping the sweep attempt from Joseph.
Teboulbi trying to control but Joseph is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Teboulbi being controlled here momentarily.
We're going to have a standup here because Anthony Joseph wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Teboulbi blocks a low kick nicely.
Teboulbi looks to land a combination but Joseph avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teboulbi tries a head kick but it misses.
Teboulbi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Joseph dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Joseph's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Joseph throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Teboulbi throws a lazy uppercut
letting Joseph counter with a right hand.
Joseph wants to clinch up but Teboulbi keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Teboulbi. No joy for Joseph on that attempt.
Teboulbi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joseph scores with a hook to the body. Teboulbi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sabry Teboulbi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Teboulbi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joseph moves away from the strike by Teboulbi.
Joseph feints and then cracks Teboulbi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Teboulbi down.
Teboulbi throws a poor cross that misses
and Joseph counters with a nice uppercut.
Teboulbi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Teboulbi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Joseph eats them both and turns towards Teboulbi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teboulbi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Joseph connects with a leg kick. Teboulbi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Joseph connects with a leg kick. Teboulbi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Joseph pivots, looking for a leg kick but Teboulbi is out of range and Joseph settles back down.
Joseph misses with a few strikes there.
Joseph connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Joseph avoids the body shot from Teboulbi.
Teboulbi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Teboulbi looks to land a combination but Joseph avoids it well.
Joseph scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teboulbi. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teboulbi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joseph lunges at Teboulbi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Teboulbi's hand.
Joseph misses with a series of wild punches.
Teboulbi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi misses with a hook. Joseph ducked under it nicely.
Anthony Joseph is winning the standup battle so far.
Teboulbi lands with an uppercut that bounces Joseph off the cage and back into rage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Teboulbi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Teboulbi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That kick from Joseph tenderised Teboulbi's leg. Teboulbi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Teboulbi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Joseph misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joseph. Teboulbi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sabry Teboulbi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teboulbi throws a head kick that misses.
Joseph looks to land a combination but Teboulbi avoids it well.
Joseph avoids the head kick by Teboulbi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice combination there by Joseph.
Teboulbi scores with a nice strike.
Joseph with a nice cross.
A head kick misses from Joseph.
Teboulbi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joseph.
Joseph dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Teboulbi. That did some damage!
Joseph avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joseph has a takedown stuffed.
Joseph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph slips under a jab from Teboulbi.
Joseph showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Teboulbi.
Joseph ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Teboulbi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joseph was well out of range. Poor timing from Teboulbi.
Teboulbi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Joseph cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joseph tries to clinch but Teboulbi moves out of range.
A left lands for Joseph.
Good leg kick by Joseph there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teboulbi tries to bum rush Joseph with a series of wild strikes but Joseph uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joseph fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Teboulbi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Teboulbi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Joseph. Joseph obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Joseph clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Joseph's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Joseph shoots in and gets a takedown into Teboulbi's guard.
Teboulbi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Joseph loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joseph missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Joseph stopping the sweep attempt from Teboulbi.
Joseph working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joseph is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Joseph passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Joseph misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Teboulbi is looking to regain half guard here but Joseph keeps moving and retains side control.
Joseph misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teboulbi prevents Joseph from improving position.
Joseph lands a decent elbow from side control.
Joseph tries to move to full mount but Teboulbi actually manages to regain half guard.
Joseph throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Teboulbi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Teboulbi tries to get to full guard but Joseph has control of the leg.
Joseph working Teboulbi over with strikes.
Teboulbi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Teboulbi is pressing down on Joseph's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Joseph throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joseph with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Joseph's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teboulbi wants to sweep but no luck.
Joseph landing some decent shots from guard.
Joseph throwing strikes from guard but Teboulbi blocks nicely.
Joseph throwing strikes from guard but Teboulbi blocks nicely.
Joseph connects with a couple of short punches.
Joseph landing with the ground and pound.
Joseph working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Teboulbi's head.
Teboulbi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joseph.
Teboulbi wants to sweep here but Joseph controlling him for the moment.
Joseph is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi keeping full guard, as Joseph tries to pass.
Joseph with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Joseph working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joseph loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joseph sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Teboulbi's guard.
Joseph lands strikes from half guard.
Teboulbi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Joseph wants to lay and pray for a moment but Teboulbi keeps working.
Anthony Joseph overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joseph looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Joseph throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Joseph drops an elbow to the side of Teboulbi's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joseph is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Teboulbi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Joseph thows a huge punch but Teboulbi dodges it nicely.
Joseph throwing shots but Teboulbi is blocking nicely.
Teboulbi wants to get back to full guard.
Teboulbi is in trouble now - Joseph has advanced to mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teboulbi taking shots to the head.
Joseph wants to control the pace but Teboulbi is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Joseph had his way with Sabry Teboulbi in that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Joseph's cut.
That's time! Joseph's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Teboulbi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Teboulbi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Teboulbi misses with an uppercut. Joseph saw that one coming.
Teboulbi misses the shot to the body.
Joseph scores with a leg kick.
Teboulbi throws a hook but Joseph blocks it.
Teboulbi throws a sloppy head kick
and Joseph counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Joseph is looking to clinch but Teboulbi is avoiding it.
Joseph is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Teboulbi can do to turn this around?
Joseph's corner calls for a 1-2. Joseph obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Teboulbi lands with a slapping head kick.
No joy there for Teboulbi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teboulbi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Teboulbi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Teboulbi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joseph was well out of range. Poor timing from Teboulbi.
A slow jab from Teboulbi misses its intended target.
Joseph lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joseph lands a nice hook to Teboulbi's body. Teboulbi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Joseph pushes Teboulbi up against the cage in a clinch.
Joseph has Teboulbi pressed against the cage, preventing Teboulbi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joseph creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joseph putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Teboulbi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Joseph taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joseph can't get the takedown.
Joseph lands an elbow just above Teboulbi 's eye.
Teboulbi stalling in the clinch but Joseph improves position.
Joseph breaks from the clinch.
Sabry Teboulbi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi misses with a double jab
and Joseph counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Joseph throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Joseph closes the distance and clinches.
Teboulbi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joseph digs a right hand into Teboulbi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Teboulbi's gas tank.
Joseph gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Joseph has Teboulbi pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Joseph pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Teboulbi tumbling to the mat - Joseph dives into Teboulbi's guard.
Joseph trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Joseph with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Joseph throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Teboulbi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Teboulbi wants to sweep here but Joseph controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is in close to Teboulbi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Teboulbi trying to control the position.
Joseph in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Teboulbi has his foot on Joseph's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Joseph works his way back into a safe position though.
Joseph cracks Teboulbi with a solid left hand.
Joseph scoring with punches to the head and body.
Joseph is looking to work some ground and pound but Teboulbi has wrist control.
Teboulbi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Joseph throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joseph stands and throws Teboulbi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Joseph works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Teboulbi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teboulbi wants to control but Joseph postures up.
Joseph landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ground and pound from Joseph seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Teboulbi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Joseph grinds an elbow into Teboulbi's temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joseph working the ground and pound.
Joseph lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Joseph working the ground and pound.
Joseph working the body and head with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Joseph showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joseph 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 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Joseph!
Anthony Joseph is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between NumbaOne Stunna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiranuka Stakanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stunna comes to the cage accompanied by Bring The Pain. Stakanu has chosen Oy, To Ne Vecher as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
14 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, NumbaOne Stunna!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiranuka Stakanu!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stakanu moves out of range as Stunna strikes.
Stunna connects with a leg kick. Stakanu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good shot there by Stakanu.
A big right from Stunna misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Stunna.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stunna.
Stunna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stunna with a nice cross.
Stunna throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stunna scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stakanu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stunna looking to finish Stakanu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stakanu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poor strikes thrown by Stunna there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Stunna throws some wild stikes that Stakanu manages to avoid easily.
Stakanu regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stakanu is trying to control but can't.
Stunna throws a strike but Stakanu avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stunna throws a big right hand that misses.
Stakanu keeping full guard, as Stunna tries to pass.
Stakanu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stakanu working a defensive guard here.
Stunna wants to control from the top but Stakanu keeps moving.
Stunna trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Stakanu manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Stunna pulls Stakanu in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stunna is keeping the position for now.
Stakanu stopping the sweep attempt from Stunna.
Stunna manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stakanu manages to get himself to full guard.
Stakanu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stunna defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stunna throwing strikes from guard but Stakanu blocks nicely.
Stunna throws a strike but Stakanu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stunna trying to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stunna wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
NumbaOne Stunna dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stakanu checks a leg kick.
Stakanu throws a body punch but Stunna moves out of range.
Stakanu ducks under a wild hook from Stunna.
Stunna connects with a leg kick. Stakanu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stunna tests Stakanu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Stunna. Those never looked like landing.
Stunna throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stunna misses with a left hand
and Stakanu counters with a shoot takedown. Stunna fights it but they end up in guard.
Stakanu trying to control but Stunna is working from the bottom.
Stunna looking for a sweep. Not yet Stunna, not yet.
Stunna is working hard here to advance position.
Stunna lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stakanu!
Stunna misses with a head shot.
Stakanu tries to hold on but Stunna pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stunna throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stakanu taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stunna breaks from Stakanu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Stunna avoids the attempt from Stakanu to control.
Stunna throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stunna throwing strikes here but Stakanu is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Stunna throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stunna looking to ground and pound but Stakanu is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stunna lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stunna cracks Stakanu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stunna lands a heavy elbow.
Stunna lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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!
Stunna dominating with strikes here.
Stunna postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stakanu looks a forlorn figure.
Stakanu is rocked!
Stakanu is breathing heavily.
Stunna tries to control but Stakanu wriggling away.
Stunna is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stakanu can do to turn this around?
Stakanu avoids a series of strikes thrown by Stunna.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu holds on to Stunna as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
A nice elbow there by Stunna.
Stunna drops a big elbow. That's hurt Stakanu! More shots from Stunna and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). NumbaOne Stunna!
NumbaOne Stunna is the new heavyweight champion!
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