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SMMA 50 - Shiki v Aoki PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toby Imada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ershad Mansouri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Imada comes to the cage accompanied by the faceless-Xeno Christ. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toby Imada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ershad Mansouri!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imada leaves Mansouri with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Imada has his takedown stuffed
and Mansouri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Imada misses
and Mansouri counters with a single leg into guard. Imada didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mansouri looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Imada pulls Mansouri in close to prevent any damage.
Mansouri is stalling in the full guard.
Imada had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mansouri defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansouri is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ershad Mansouri was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mansouri digs a good hook to Imada's body.
Imada is breathing heavily.
Imada misses with a takedown attempt
and Mansouri comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Imada stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Mansouri is on him like rabid pit bull! Imada slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ershad Mansouri!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tye Domee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Langham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Tye Domee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Langham!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langham throws a head kick that misses.
Domee clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Domee has Langham pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Langham manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Domee being controlled against the cage.
Domee misses with a knee strike.
Domee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Domee successfully pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Domee keeping moving, preventing Langham from controlling successfully.
Domee is looking to stand up but Langham isn't so interested in that idea.
Langham is working Domee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Domee wants to stand and escape but Langham is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langham trying to control the position from guard on top but Domee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Langham stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Domee takes the fight into the clinch.
Domee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Langham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Domee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Domee has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Langham uses from the top position.
Langham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Domee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Langham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Langham trying to control but Domee is working from the bottom.
Langham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Langham.
Langham is stalling in the full guard.
Domee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Langham got a little sloppy there for a moment and Domee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Langham has managed to get both his arms back between Domee's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Langham in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Langham postures up in Domee's guard and throws a big left but Domee blocks it.
Langham is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Domee has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Langham is looking to defend but Domee has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Langham! Domee pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Langham taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tye Domee!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorges Larock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jackson (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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BJJ White 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorges Larock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quinton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Larock does no damage.
Larock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Larock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice combination there by Jackson.
Larock misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jackson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jackson working the ground and pound but Larock is defending the strikes.
The ground and pound from Jackson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
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!
Jackson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Jackson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Larock will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Larock prevents Jackson from improving position.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Larock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Larock's face as Jackson controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson wants to control but Larock is keeping him busy.
Jackson tries to advance to mount but Larock denies him.
Jackson trying to control the position but Larock is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson landing a few strikes.
Larock seems a little lost for a moment, as Jackson dominates the positioning.
Larock defending against the ground and pound.
Larock is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jackson happy to just control the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larock managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jackson.
Larock is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working Larock over with strikes.
Larock moves into full guard.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Larock blocks nicely.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Larock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Larock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson pushes down on Larock's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Still in half guard, Jackson seems content to control.
Larock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Jackson throwing shots but Larock is blocking nicely.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Larock keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but Larock defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Larock throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jorges Larock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jackson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Larock manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Larock manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Larock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Larock as he avoids it easily.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jorges Larock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Jackson.
Larock misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Larock fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larock scores with a nice shot.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Larock is on top in guard.
Larock gets to his feet - Jackson follows without any prompting.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson fails with the takedown
and Larock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Larock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Larock attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Larock stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jorges Larock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jackson showed some decent athleticism there.
Larock slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Larock on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Larock tries to get out of the position.
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!
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Larock manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Larock tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinton Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Larock is really struggling to control Jackson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Larock is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jackson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jorges Larock has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jackson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Quinton Jackson has been cut.
Larock looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Larock's half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Larock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorges Larock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Quinton Jackson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Larock misses with an uppercut
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Larock won't be happy with that.
Jackson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jackson has knee on belly momentarily but Larock bucks him off and regains half guard.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Larock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Larock won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Larock's head.
Larock pushes Jackson off looking to stand but Jackson dives back in and keeps control.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Larock defending well though.
Jackson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson is pressing down on Larock's thigh, looking to free his foot. Larock is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Larock!
Jackson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Larock is squirming around nicely.
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson landing shots from mount.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jackson controlling his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jackson is stalling here but it's allowed Larock to get half guard.
Jackson is trying to control. Larock wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Quinton Jackson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Larock pinned against the cage. Larock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jorges Larock is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Larock misses.
Larock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson gets a double leg takedown into Larock's guard.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Larock has wrist control.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Larock is keeping the position for now.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson trying to control but Larock is working from the bottom.
Larock throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Larock has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Larock is keeping the position.
Larock keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Jackson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Barack Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuula Kallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barack Bush has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barack Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kuula Kallo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bush tries to clinch but Kallo moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kallo breaks the clinch.
Bush wants to clinch
and Kallo counters with a low kick, right behind Bush 's knee.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch but Kallo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bush tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kallo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bush somewhat.
Bush changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kallo tries to avoid it but Bush manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kallo to the ground. Kallo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barack Bush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bush darts in trying to clinch
and Kallo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kallo.
Bush lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kallo tries to land knees in the clinch but Bush avoids the damage to the body.
Bush looking to slow down the pace here.
Bush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kallo lands a knee to the body.
Kallo tries to pull guard but Bush won't allow it.
Bush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kallo pulls Bush into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bush pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kallo is keeping the position for now.
Bush gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bush wants to clinch up but Kallo keeps it at a distance.
Bush lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kallo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bush really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kallo gets tackled into the cage by Bush. Bush maintains the clinch.
Kallo pulls guard effortlessly.
Bush wanted to stand there but Kallo had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bush trying to control the position from guard on top but Kallo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kallo can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bush looking to pass the guard.
Bush passes Kallo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bush throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bush tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Bush wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kallo keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush wants to stand up but Kallo is controlling the position.
Bush stops Kallo from getting back to his feet.
Bush frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bush sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bush working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Kallo looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Bush! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Barack Bush!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felix Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent LaCroix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix Hartmann is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
3 - 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
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent LaCroix!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hartmann 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 LaCroix has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from LaCroix and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
LaCroix looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
LaCroix tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A good leg kick by Hartmann.
LaCroix fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hartmann leaves LaCroix with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Felix Hartmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent LaCroix.
Hartmann throws a front kick aimed at LaCroix's knee but LaCroix avoids it well.
Hartmann throws a sloppy head kick and LaCroix moves out of range easily.
Hartmann lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as LaCroix backs up against the cage.
A head kick from LaCroix lands but Hartmann takes it in his stride.
LaCroix fails to land the takedown.
Hartmann lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Hartmann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but LaCroix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hartmann rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but LaCroix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hartmann. LaCroix shrugs it off though.
LaCroix stuffs the takedown attempt from Hartmann. Hartmann gets slowly back to his feet.
LaCroix keeps the fight on the outside.
Hartmann moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hartmann looks to land a combination but LaCroix avoids it well.
LaCroix blocks a leg kick.
LaCroix forces Hartmann back against the cage and clinches.
LaCroix tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hartmann avoids a wild elbow strike from LaCroix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann tries to circle away but LaCroix has him pinned against the cage.
LaCroix has Hartmann pressed against the cage, preventing Hartmann from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hartmann can't break the clinch.
LaCroix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hartmann throws a jab but it's blocked by LaCroix.
LaCroix tries to clinch up but Hartmann circles away and keeps his distance.
LaCroix shoots in for a takedown but Hartmann shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
LaCroix shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
LaCroix not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaCroix wants to take a breather but Hartmann is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hartmann is looking to escape.
LaCroix throws a strike but Hartmann avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hartmann is breathing heavily.
LaCroix stands and steps away. Hartmann gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hartmann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hartmann circles away from the clinch attempt.
LaCroix checks a leg kick nicely.
LaCroix shoots in but Hartmann avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch but LaCroix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaCroix checks a low kick from Hartmann.
Hartmann scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch combination from LaCroix misses.
Hartmann gets caught napping as LaCroix dives in and scores a takedown. Hartmann manages to retain guard.
LaCroix trying to control but Hartmann is working from the bottom.
Hartmann wants to stand and escape but LaCroix is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
LaCroix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vincent LaCroix will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
LaCroix lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hartmann throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hartmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Felix Hartmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by LaCroix as he checks the leg kick.
LaCroix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hartmann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Felix Hartmann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hartmann moves out of range of the body kick from LaCroix.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hartmann.
Hartmann throws a leg kick but LaCroix sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hartmann drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hartmann decides to stand back up. Hartmann steps back and let's LaCroix get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - LaCroix scores with a four punch combination!
LaCroix gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
LaCroix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hartmann swats away the attempt to clinch by LaCroix.
Hartmann scores with a three punch combo!
Hartmann misses with a leg kick
and LaCroix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
LaCroix moves into the clinch.
LaCroix tries to pull guard but Hartmann won't allow it.
LaCroix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Hartmann.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hartmann, right into the meat.
LaCroix looks for a takedown but Hartmann sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaCroix slaps away a takedown attempt from Hartmann, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hartmann misses with a jab, cross combination.
LaCroix wants to clinch.
Hartmann throws a chopping leg kick but LaCroix manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Hartmann.
LaCroix will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Felix Hartmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent LaCroix.
LaCroix thuds his right hand into Hartmann's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hartmann throws a right hand that LaCroix ducks under and follows up with a left that LaCroix also avoids with ease.
Hartmann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by LaCroix or perhaps it was just good defense by Hartmann which made him look bad.
Hartmann thows a leg kick but LaCroix checks it
and LaCroix counters with a low kick, right behind Hartmann 's knee.
LaCroix dives in and grabs Hartmann's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hartmann pushes down on LaCroix's head and hops out.
Felix Hartmann is winning the standup battle so far.
LaCroix drives through with a takedown into guard.
LaCroix trying to control but Hartmann is working from the bottom.
LaCroix looking to sit in guard and control but Hartmann gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
LaCroix is working an open guard so Hartmann takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaCroix is looking to clinch.
LaCroix tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hartmann counters with an outside leg kick.
LaCroix checks a low kick from Hartmann.
Hartmann takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hartmann fails to land with a series of punches.
LaCroix fails to land the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LaCroix checks a low kick from Hartmann.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
LaCroix blocks a leg kick.
LaCroix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vincent LaCroix will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
LaCroix throws a head kick but Hartmann moves out of range.
Hartmann gets a clinch.
Hartmann wants to get back to striking at distance but LaCroix won't allow it.
Hartmann avoiding damage as LaCroix throws knees to the body.
Hartmann wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
LaCroix lands with a light punch inside.
Hartmann is trying to push LaCroix away but LaCroix has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
LaCroix tries for a takedown but Hartmann manages to get underhooks.
Hartmann wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
LaCroix tries to break the clinch but Hartmann is controlling the position.
LaCroix missing with knees to the body.
LaCroix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann managing to block the knees to the body from LaCroix.
LaCroix jumps guard but Hartmann stands there with LaCroix around his waist. LaCroix gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
LaCroix is trying to break free.
Hartmann is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hartmann takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hartmann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hartmann tries a head kick but it misses.
LaCroix doesn't manage to clinch there - Hartmann circles away.
Hartmann shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
LaCroix takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaCroix shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hartmann as he jumps to the side.
Felix Hartmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent LaCroix.
Hartmann throws a leg kick
and LaCroix counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
LaCroix is looking to clinch.
Hartmann fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and LaCroix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hartmann motions for LaCroix to come forward. Hartmann throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hartmann leaves LaCroix with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by LaCroix!
No luck for Hartmann with that takedown attempt.
Hartmann drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LaCroix wants to control the position but Hartmann says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaCroix wants to get back to his feet.
Hartmann stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hartmann shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
LaCroix fails to land the takedown.
Hartmann throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hartmann has LaCroix up against the cage in a clinch.
LaCroix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hartmann.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann tries to break the clinch but LaCroix is controlling the position.
Hartmann has had enough of the clinch but LaCroix keeps him there for the moment.
LaCroix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
LaCroix misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hartmann is looking to clinch.
Hartmann tries to clinch up but LaCroix circles away and keeps his distance.
Hartmann moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Hartmann is predictable there
and LaCroix counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartmann throws out a leg kick but LaCroix moves out of range and Hartmann only half commits.
Hartmann throws a head kick but LaCroix moves out of range.
Felix Hartmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vincent LaCroix is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hartmann looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Hartmann showed his dominance in that final round.
I think LaCroix has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vincent LaCroix!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Haile Gebreselassie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maki Kaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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25
198 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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187 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haile Gebreselassie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maki Kaze!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gebreselassie plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gebreselassie throws out a leg kick but Kaze moves out of range and Gebreselassie only half commits.
Kaze moves out of range of the body kick.
Kaze gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gebreselassie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kaze is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gebreselassie pulls his head out easily.
Kaze is looking for a sweep. Gebreselassie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaze looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kaze looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Gebreselassie pushes past his half guard into mount!
Kaze is bucking up trying to escape but Gebreselassie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kaze avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gebreselassie.
Gebreselassie controlling from mount.
Gebreselassie landing strikes from the mount and Kaze is in trouble!
Kaze is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gebreselassie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaze tries to reverse the position but Gebreselassie maintains control.
Gebreselassie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gebreselassie avoids the attempt from Kaze to control.
Gebreselassie looking to finish Kaze with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kaze!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaze is looking to improve his position but Gebreselassie isn't that keen on the idea.
Kaze sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gebreselassie in particular looking to stall.
Gebreselassie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gebreselassie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kaze is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gebreselassie is trying to control. Kaze wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kaze is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Haile Gebreselassie wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kaze doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gebreselassie counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gebreselassie enables Kaze to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gebreselassie manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kaze wants to control from the top but Gebreselassie keeps moving.
Kaze avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaze slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaze seems to be working for a kimura but Gebreselassie defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haile Gebreselassie 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.
Gebreselassie feints and then cracks Kaze's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kaze down.
Kaze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gebreselassie counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gebreselassie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gebreselassie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kaze avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kaze with a poor takedown
and Gebreselassie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kaze won't be happy with that.
Kaze tries to improve position but can't.
Kaze defending against the ground and pound.
Gebreselassie lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gebreselassie is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kaze will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kaze gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaze is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gebreselassie pulls his head out easily.
Kaze wants to control but Gebreselassie is keeping busy.
Kaze moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Haile Gebreselassie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gebreselassie wants to control from the top but Kaze keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaze throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gebreselassie trying to control but Kaze is working from the bottom.
Gebreselassie won't allow Kaze to sweep him here.
Gebreselassie stands and throws Kaze's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kaze manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gebreselassie's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gebreselassie seems to be working for a kimura but Kaze defends the submission attempt.
Kaze trying to control but Gebreselassie postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaze trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Kaze keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gebreselassie tries to control but Kaze wriggling away.
Kaze is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haile Gebreselassie dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kaze checks a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Gebreselassie.
Gebreselassie lands a front kick.
Gebreselassie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kaze has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kaze with a poor takedown
and Gebreselassie counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gebreselassie lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kaze shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gebreselassie defends it nicely.
Gebreselassie lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kaze will feel that in the morning.
Kaze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gebreselassie thows a body kick. Kaze tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gebreselassie connects with a leg kick. Kaze looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gebreselassie misses with a head kick.
Gebreselassie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gebreselassie lands a leg kick that knocks Kaze off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaze stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gebreselassie.
Kaze fails with the takedown
and Gebreselassie counters with an outside leg kick.
Haile Gebreselassie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maki Kaze.
Gebreselassie throws a head kick but Kaze moves out of range.
Kaze shoots and misses
and Gebreselassie counters with an inside leg kick.
Haile Gebreselassie is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gebreselassie counters with a thumping low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gebreselassie!
Gebreselassie cracks the inside of Kaze's front leg.
Maki Kaze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haile Gebreselassie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kaze with a poor takedown
and Gebreselassie counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haile Gebreselassie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gebreselassie 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 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haile Gebreselassie!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hikaru Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsu Bodashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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21
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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27
160 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hikaru Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tetsu Bodashi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bodashi tries to clinch but Sato is having none of it.
Bodashi has closed the distance and engaged Sato in a clinch.
Sato with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bodashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bodashi.
Bodashi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sato missing with knees to the body.
Bodashi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bodashi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bodashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sato.
Sato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bodashi missing with knees to the body.
Sato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sato with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sato scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bodashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sato managing to block the knees to the body from Bodashi.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks with his arms.
Sato landing knees to the head.
It looks like Tetsu Bodashi has been cut.
Sato lands a good knee to the midsection. Bodashi won't want to take too many of those.
Bodashi scores with a knee to the head.
Bodashi looks gassed!
Bodashi tries a knee to the head but Sato blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bodashi.
Bodashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sato.
Bodashi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sato tries a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks it.
Sato missing with knees to the body.
Bodashi managing to block the knees to the body from Sato.
A knee to the head by Sato.
Sato landing knees to the body.
Sato tries a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks it.
Sato looking to throw knees to the head but Bodashi is blocking nicely.
Bodashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
Bodashi lands a knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bodashi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sato's brow.
Bodashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Sato avoids the damage to the body.
Bodashi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bodashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sato dodges an elbow strike from Bodashi.
Sato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bodashi avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bodashi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees 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!
Bodashi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bodashi avoids it.
Sato is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sato connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bodashi's face.
Sato tries a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks it.
Sato lands a knee to the head.
Bodashi missing with knees to the body.
Bodashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sato misses with a knee strike.
Sato lands a knee to the body.
Bodashi managing to block the knees to the body from Sato.
Sato misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bodashi.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sato obliges.
Bodashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to land knees in the clinch but Bodashi avoids the damage to the body.
Bodashi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sato trying to land knees to the body.
Sato is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bodashi is defending well for now.
Sato takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sato tries to land knees in the clinch but Bodashi avoids the damage to the body.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks with his arms.
Bodashi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
A body shot lands from Bodashi.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bodashi with a knee to the head.
Sato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bodashi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sato is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bodashi is defending well for now.
Bodashi misses with a knee to the head.
Bodashi lands a body shot.
Bodashi managing to block the knees to the body from Sato.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bodashi managing to block the knees to the body from Sato.
Bodashi digs a right hand underneath Sato's ribcage. Sato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bodashi lands a damaging elbow.
Sato looking to throw knees to the head but Bodashi is blocking nicely.
Bodashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bodashi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bodashi lands a good knee to the midsection. Sato won't want to take too many of those.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks with his arms.
Bodashi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bodashi lands a nice elbow.
Sato trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bodashi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from Bodashi.
Bodashi lands a shot to the body.
Bodashi lands a knee to the body.
Sato tries to land knees in the clinch but Bodashi avoids the damage to the body.
Bodashi connects with a knee to the head.
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 Hikaru Sato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tetsu Bodashi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bodashi tries to clinch up but Sato circles away and keeps his distance.
Sato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bodashi tries to clinch but Sato moves away
and Sato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bodashi closes the distance and pushes Sato back into the cage.
Sato is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bodashi is defending well for now.
Bodashi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bodashi.
Knees to the body from Bodashi.
Bodashi lands an elbow just above Sato 's eye.
Bodashi tries a body shot but Sato blocks it.
Bodashi crunches a lovely knee into Sato's ribcage.
Bodashi tries to land a knee to the head but Sato blocks with his arms.
Sato misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bodashi.
Sato missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sato looking to throw knees to the head but Bodashi is blocking nicely.
Bodashi avoiding damage as Sato throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bodashi avoids it.
Tetsu Bodashi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bodashi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bodashi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bodashi scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Bodashi.
Bodashi lands a nice knee to the body.
Bodashi lands a knee to the body.
Bodashi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bodashi obliges.
Sato takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bodashi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bodashi lands a damaging elbow.
Bodashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bodashi managing to block the knees to the body from Sato.
Bodashi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bodashi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodashi crunches a lovely knee into Sato's ribcage.
Bodashi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sato's defenses.
Sato is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bodashi is defending well for now.
Bodashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sato.
Bodashi missing with knees to the body.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bodashi obliges.
Bodashi crunches a lovely knee into Sato's ribcage.
Bodashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sato misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bodashi.
A short right from Bodashi.
Sato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bodashi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sato's face.
Bodashi lands an elbow just above Sato 's eye.
Bodashi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bodashi crunches a lovely knee into Sato's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bodashi.
Sato tries a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks it.
Bodashi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bodashi missing with knees to the body.
Bodashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sato is defending well for now.
Sato missing with knees to the body.
Sato trying to land knees to the body.
Bodashi avoiding damage as Sato throws knees to the body.
Bodashi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bodashi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bodashi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sato blocks it with crossed arms.
Sato trying to land knees to the body.
Sato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bodashi blocks it with crossed arms.
Sato tries a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks it.
Bodashi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bodashi lands a damaging elbow.
Sato throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bodashi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bodashi avoids it.
Sato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bodashi avoids it.
Sato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bodashi crunches a lovely knee into Sato's ribcage.
Bodashi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sato.
Sato misses with a knee strike.
Bodashi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sato's face.
Bodashi avoiding damage as Sato throws knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short body shot lands from Bodashi as the two fighters clinch.
Bodashi managing to block the knees to the body from Sato.
Bodashi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bodashi lands an elbow inside that Sato shrugs off.
Sato takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bodashi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bodashi managing to block the knees to the body from Sato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsu Bodashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tetsu Bodashi's cut.
That's time! Sato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bodashi checks a leg kick.
Bodashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Sato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bodashi looks to land a body kick but Sato moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sato.
Bodashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bodashi tries to clinch but Sato moves away
and Sato counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Sato.
Bodashi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bodashi clinches with his opponent.
Sato connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bodashi's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sato blocks an uppercut.
Bodashi tries to land a knee to the head but Sato blocks with his arms.
Sato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bodashi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato misses with a knee strike.
A hook to the body from Bodashi.
Sato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bodashi blocks it with crossed arms.
Bodashi lands a knee to the body.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bodashi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bodashi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bodashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bodashi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bodashi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sato managing to block the knees to the body from Bodashi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bodashi.
Bodashi scores a nice knee to the body.
Bodashi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sato blocks it with crossed arms.
Sato landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bodashi managing to block the knees to the body from Sato.
Sato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sato scores a nice knee to the body.
Sato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bodashi blocks it with crossed arms.
Bodashi crunches a lovely knee into Sato's ribcage.
Sato scores with a knee to the head.
Bodashi managing to block the knees to the body from Sato.
Bodashi scores with a knee to the head.
Sato misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bodashi.
Sato takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sato tries a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks it.
Sato tries to land knees in the clinch but Bodashi avoids the damage to the body.
Sato misses with a knee strike.
Sato avoiding damage as Bodashi throws knees to the body.
Bodashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bodashi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bodashi lands an elbow that stopped Sato in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodashi lands an elbow inside.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sato unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks with his arms.
Sato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bodashi avoids it.
Bodashi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sato looking to throw knees to the head but Bodashi is blocking nicely.
Bodashi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sato misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bodashi.
Sato misses with a knee strike.
Bodashi misses with a knee to the head.
Sato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bodashi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sato's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a knee to the head.
Bodashi tries a knee to the head but Sato blocks it.
Sato missing with knees to the body.
Bodashi with a knee to the head.
Bodashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sato is defending well for now.
Bodashi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bodashi avoids it.
Sato misses with a knee to the head.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks with his arms.
Bodashi with a knee to the head.
Bodashi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bodashi managing to block the knees to the body from Sato.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato misses with a knee to the head.
Bodashi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bodashi managing to block the knees to the body from Sato.
Bodashi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sato's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tetsu Bodashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bodashi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tetsu Bodashi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fat Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donnie Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fat Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ronaldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Ronaldo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Ronaldo.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Ronaldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Donnie Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronaldo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Ronaldo.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ronaldo jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ronaldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ronaldo throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Ronaldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Ronaldo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ronaldo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronaldo is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Ronaldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fat Ronaldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Jackson throws a body punch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ronaldo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ronaldo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Decent striking displayed by Ronaldo there.
Ronaldo lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Jackson falls backwards - clearly groggy! Ronaldo dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fat Ronaldo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colonel Shikishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Colonel Shikishima!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shikishima scoring well with a low kick there.
Aoki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Horrible takedown by Aoki or perhaps it was just good defense by Shikishima which made him look bad.
Shikishima throws a front kick aimed at Aoki's knee but Aoki avoids it well.
Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown but Shikishima sprawls well. He's pushed Aoki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aoki tries for a takedown but Shikishima sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Colonel Shikishima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Aoki.
Shikishima slaps away a takedown attempt from Aoki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shikishima throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Shikishima. No joy for Aoki on that attempt.
Shikishima throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A clash of legs there as Aoki blocks the low kick.
Shikishima connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shikishima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shikishima tries a head kick but it misses.
Shikishima motions for Aoki to come forward. Shikishima throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shikishima throws a leg kick but Aoki moved away.
Shikishima wants to land a leg kick but Aoki is out of range.
Shikishima misses with a low kick.
Aoki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shikishima will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aoki blocks a head kick by Shikishima.
Shikishima tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aoki is able to avoid easily.
Shikishima shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shikishima lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shikishima scores with a leg kick.
Shikishima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shikishima misses with a low kick.
Shikishima goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Colonel Shikishima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aoki shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aoki checks a leg kick.
Shikishima throws a leg kick that misses.
Shikishima throws a leg kick but Aoki moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shikishima.
Shikishima lands a leg kick that knocks Aoki off balance momentarily.
Colonel Shikishima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shikishima tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shikishima does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shikishima throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shikishima attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shikishima throws a half hearted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aoki checks a leg kick.
Shikishima is looking to score with low kicks.
Aoki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shikishima sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shikishima throws a wild body kick that Aoki sees coming a mile off.
Aoki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shikishima throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aoki.
Aoki is trying desperately to land a takedown but Shikishima is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Aoki.
Shikishima throws a body kick that misses.
Aoki shoots in looking for a takedown but Shikishima manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aoki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aoki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shikishima defends it nicely.
Shikishima wants to slow Aoki down by chopping away at his legs.
Aoki misses with a takedown attempt - Shikishima sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shikishima.
Aoki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shikishima. Shikishima obviously looking to wear him down.
Shikishima moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Shikishima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shikishima misses with a low kick as Aoki jumps back.
Shikishima tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aoki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aoki moves out of range as Shikishima throws a body kick.
Shikishima throws a big shot that misses.
Shikishima throws a sloppy head kick and Aoki moves out of range easily.
Aoki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shikishima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aoki. That did some damage!
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!
Aoki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shikishima.
Shikishima slaps away a takedown attempt from Aoki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shikishima as he jumps to the side.
Aoki looks gassed!
Shikishima throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colonel Shikishima dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shikishima attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shikishima throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aoki.
Shikishima throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aoki.
Shikishima tries a head kick but it misses.
Aoki moves out of range of the body kick.
Shikishima lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aoki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Colonel Shikishima is winning the standup battle so far.
Aoki 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.
Aoki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shikishima throws a low kick but Aoki moves out of range easily.
Aoki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aoki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shikishima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but Shikishima shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shikishima throws a leg kick but Aoki moved away.
Shikishima finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shikishima scores with a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shikishima 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 Aoki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aoki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shikishima throws a leg kick but Aoki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aoki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shikishima's waist but Shikishima gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aoki off to one side.
Colonel Shikishima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Aoki.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shikishima.
Shikishima fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aoki is out of range.
Shikishima does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aoki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shikishima swivels and escapes.
Shikishima motions for Aoki to come forward. Shikishima throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shikishima throws a leg kick which misses Aoki's front leg but catches the back leg as Aoki tries to avoid it.
Shikishima attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aoki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shikishima swivels and escapes.
Shikishima wants to land a leg kick but Aoki is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shikishima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aoki.
Aoki blocks a low kick nicely.
Shikishima turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Aoki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shikishima looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aoki blocks a leg kick.
Shikishima explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aoki checks a low kick from Shikishima.
A clash of legs there as Aoki blocks the low kick.
Aoki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shikishima finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shikishima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aoki can do to turn this around?
Shikishima throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shikishima throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shikishima moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Shikishima tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aoki is able to avoid easily.
Shikishima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shikishima tries to land a front kick but Aoki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick from Shikishima misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shikishima, right into the meat.
Shikishima scores with a kick to the body.
Aoki shoots in and drives through. Shikishima sprawls well.
Shikishima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shikishima closes the distance and pushes Aoki back into the cage.
Shikishima looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shikishima's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shikishima tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aoki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shikishima throws a low kick, looking for Aoki's leg but Aoki calmly moves out of range.
Shikishima tries to sprawl but Aoki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Aoki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shikishima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aoki trying to pass the guard but Shikishima defending well.
Shikishima is looking for a sweep. Aoki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shikishima is looking to escape.
Aoki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Aoki trying to mount his opponent but Shikishima defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colonel Shikishima dominated that second 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.
Shikishima lands a head kick!
Shikishima connects with a leg kick. Aoki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Shikishima.
Shikishima feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aoki's calf.
Shikishima stuffs the takedown.
Shikishima pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aoki is out of range and Shikishima settles back down.
Aoki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shikishima tries to avoid it but Aoki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shikishima to the ground. Shikishima escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shikishima misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shikishima feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aoki's calf.
Aoki checks a leg kick.
Shikishima will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shikishima feints and then cracks Aoki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aoki down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shikishima throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Shikishima as Aoki shoots in.
Colonel Shikishima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Aoki.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shikishima.
Shikishima lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aoki fails with the takedown.
Shikishima connects with a leg kick. Aoki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shikishima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shikishima lands a nice looking body shot.
Shinya Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shikishima misses with a low kick.
Shikishima throws a head kick that half lands.
Aoki avoids the head kick by Shikishima.
Aoki misses with a takedown attempt - Shikishima sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shikishima throws a head kick but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt.
Shikishima throws a body kick that misses.
Aoki blocks a low kick nicely.
Shikishima finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shikishima keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aoki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shikishima swivels and escapes.
Some bone on bone action there as Aoki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An inside leg kick lands from Shikishima.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but Shikishima shows good takedown defense.
Shikishima tries a head kick but it misses.
Aoki moves out of range of the leg kick from Shikishima.
A bone on bone clash there as Aoki blocks the leg kick.
Aoki checks a leg kick.
Shikishima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shikishima misses with a body kick.
Aoki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aoki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shikishima stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shikishima wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Shikishima.
Shikishima connects with a leg kick. Aoki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shikishima lands a high kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Shikishima!
A nice inside leg kick there by Shikishima. That's going to slow Aoki down.
A good leg kick by Shikishima.
Shikishima throws a low kick, looking for Aoki's leg but Aoki calmly moves out of range.
Aoki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shikishima swivels and escapes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shikishima can pounce on him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Shikishima.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shikishima thows a body kick. Aoki tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shikishima.
Aoki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shikishima can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colonel Shikishima clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shikishima scoring well with a low kick there.
Shikishima does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shikishima fakes the leg kick and cracks Aoki in the body.
Aoki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shikishima. Shikishima obviously looking to wear him down.
Shikishima throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aoki.
Aoki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shikishima. Shikishima obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Shikishima.
Aoki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aoki has a takedown stuffed.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shikishima.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shikishima darts in and clinches Aoki up against the cage.
Shikishima pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Shikishima does it's job there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shikishima 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 Aoki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aoki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That kick from Shikishima tenderised Aoki's leg. Aoki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shikishima stuffs the takedown attempt from Aoki. Aoki gets slowly back to his feet.
Colonel Shikishima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Aoki.
Shikishima tries a low kick but Aoki avoids it.
Shikishima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aoki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shikishima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aoki.
Shikishima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shikishima throws a leg kick but Aoki moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shikishima misses with a head kick.
Aoki blocks a low kick nicely.
Aoki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aoki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shikishima stuffs the takedown.
Aoki moves out of range of the leg kick from Shikishima.
Shikishima misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aoki shoots for a takedown but Shikishima saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shikishima throws a low kick, looking for Aoki's leg but Aoki calmly moves out of range.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shikishima but Shikishima pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aoki moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shikishima pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aoki is out of range and Shikishima settles back down.
Aoki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Shikishima.
Shikishima lands a front kick.
Shikishima throws a chopping leg kick but Aoki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shikishima throws a sloppy head kick and Aoki moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Shikishima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt.
Aoki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shikishima misses with a body kick.
Aoki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shikishima tries to score with a low kick but Aoki moves his leg out of the way.
Aoki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shikishima.
Shikishima throws the kick towards the body but Aoki avoids it.
Aoki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shikishima is fending him off so far but Aoki persists. Nope, Shikishima circles away and we're back to standing.
Shikishima keeps Aoki at a distance using the push kick.
Shikishima throws a leg kick but Aoki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shikishima tried to score with a low kick but Aoki checks it.
Shikishima cracks the inside of Aoki's front leg.
Shikishima lands a head kick. Aoki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shikishima misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki avoids the head kick by Shikishima.
Aoki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shikishima pinned against the cage. Shikishima gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aoki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shikishima was covering up waiting for the punch and Aoki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colonel Shikishima had his way with Shinya Aoki in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Aoki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shikishima as he avoids it easily.
Shikishima feints and then cracks Aoki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aoki down.
Shikishima throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That kick from Shikishima tenderised Aoki's leg. Aoki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aoki dives in and grabs Shikishima's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shikishima pushes down on Aoki's head and hops out.
Aoki checks the leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shikishima!
Shikishima tries a head kick but it misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Shikishima feints and then cracks Aoki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aoki down.
Shikishima throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aoki shoots in looking for a takedown but Shikishima manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aoki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Colonel Shikishima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Aoki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shikishima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aoki.
Aoki checks a leg kick.
Aoki looks for a takedown but Shikishima sprawls well.
Shikishima misses with a low kick.
Shikishima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aoki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shikishima's half guard.
Shikishima is looking for a sweep. Aoki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Aoki passes the guard and advances to mount!
Aoki has hold of Shikishima's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Shikishima manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Shikishima gets back to half guard.
Colonel Shikishima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shikishima doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aoki.
Shikishima looks like he's trying to stand up.
Shikishima on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shikishima tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aoki is looking for a kimura but Shikishima is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aoki to get the leverage.
Shikishima kicks off Aoki and gets to his feet.
Aoki shoots in and drives through. Shikishima sprawls well.
Shikishima tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shikishima throws a solid leg kick but Aoki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shikishima.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shikishima throws a leg kick but Aoki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shikishima lands a leg kick that knocks Aoki off balance momentarily.
Shikishima wants to clinch up but Aoki keeps it at a distance.
Shikishima throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Aoki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shikishima.
Aoki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aoki checks a leg kick.
Shikishima throws a head kick that half lands.
Shikishima throws a head kick that Aoki semi-blocks.
Aoki checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shikishima.
Horrible takedown by Aoki or perhaps it was just good defense by Shikishima which made him look bad.
Aoki checks the leg kick.
Aoki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aoki avoids the head kick by Shikishima.
Aoki fails with the takedown.
Shikishima throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shinya Aoki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shikishima will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shikishima throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shikishima throws a front kick that sends Aoki stumbling back into the cage.
Shikishima lands a high kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Colonel Shikishima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shikishima, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colonel Shikishima!
Colonel Shikishima retains his lightweight title!
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