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Dynasty 48: Minami vs Jones PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tekito Tumoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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130 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tekito Tumoko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Funkyama!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tumoko is looking to clinch.
Tekito Tumoko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tumoko tries to clinch but Funkyama moves away
and Funkyama counters with a big head kick but Tumoko shrugs it off.
Tumoko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tumoko is looking to clinch but Funkyama is avoiding it.
Funkyama misses with a low kick as Tumoko jumps back.
Tumoko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Funkyama.
Funkyama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tumoko is looking to clinch but Funkyama is avoiding it.
Tumoko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tumoko is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funkyama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oh Tumoko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Funkyama connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick by Funkyama - that's a beauty! Tumoko is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Funkyama can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). King Funkyama!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Mad Mike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linvoy Primus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Linvoy Primus was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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206 lbs
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222 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Big Mad Mike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Linvoy Primus!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Primus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Primus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mad Mike throws a series of punches but Primus avoids them all with ease.
Mad Mike wants to clinch
and Primus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mad Mike's knee momentarily.
Mad Mike 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.
Mad Mike tries to clinch
and Primus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mad Mike tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Primus counters with a straight right hand.
Mad Mike tries to close the distance and clinch but Primus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Primus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mad Mike.
Primus blocks a jab.
Mad Mike darts in trying to clinch
and Primus counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Primus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mad Mike closes the distance but Primus moves to the side
and Primus counters with an outside leg kick.
Mad Mike wants to clinch
and Primus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mad Mike thinking.
Good shot there by Primus.
Mad Mike on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good work by Primus as he checks the leg kick.
Mad Mike is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Primus moves out of range of the body kick.
Primus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Primus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
No joy there for Mad Mike, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mad Mike closes the distance looking to clinch
and Primus counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mad Mike is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mad Mike closes the distance looking to clinch
and Primus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Primus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mad Mike swinging wildly here.
Jab by Primus.
Mad Mike doesn't manage to clinch there - Primus circles away.
Mad Mike wants to clinch but Primus slips to the side
and Primus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mad Mike tries to bum rush Primus with a series of wild strikes but Primus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mad Mike is looking to clinch but Primus is avoiding it.
Mad Mike closes the distance looking to clinch
and Primus counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Primus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mad Mike lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Primus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mad Mike misses with a wild body shot.
Mad Mike tries to clinch but Primus moves out of range.
Mad Mike wants to clinch
and Mad Mike takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mad Mike closes the distance but Primus moves to the side
and Primus counters with a low kick, right behind Mad Mike 's knee.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike throws a leg kick
and Primus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mad Mike darts in and clinches Primus up against the ropes.
Primus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Primus with a jab.
Mad Mike wants to clinch up but Primus keeps it at a distance.
Primus scores with a head kick. Mad Mike tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Primus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mad Mike avoids the body shot from Primus.
Mad Mike tries to clinch but Primus moves away
and Primus counters with a series of strikes. Mad Mike will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mad Mike darts in trying to clinch
letting Primus counter with a right hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike tries to clinch but Primus is having none of it.
Primus lands a high kick!
It looks like Big Mad Mike has been cut.
Mad Mike tries a low kick but Primus avoids it.
Mad Mike misses with a double jab
and Primus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mad Mike gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Primus.
Primus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mad Mike takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mad Mike tries to clinch
and Primus counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike swings away with a body shot that misses
and Primus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mad Mike tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Primus counters with a thumping low kick.
Mad Mike is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Primus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mad Mike throws a right hand that misses
and Primus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Primus lands with a nice body kick.
Mad Mike lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mad Mike tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Primus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mad Mike moves to clinch but Primus breaks away
and Primus counters with an outside leg kick.
Mad Mike is breathing heavily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mad Mike misses with a leg kick
and Primus counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mad Mike is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Primus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Primus. That's going to slow Mad Mike down.
Primus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mad Mike tries to clinch
and Primus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mad Mike throws a right and a left that Primus avoids nicely.
Primus scores with a punch to the head.
Mad Mike swings away with a body shot that misses
and Primus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike wants to clinch but Primus slips to the side
and Primus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Primus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mad Mike doesn't seem bothered though.
Primus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mad Mike throws a lazy head kick
and Primus counters with a nice body shot.
Primus lands a big head kick that sends Mad Mike tumbling to the mat! Primus takes a step backwards and waves Mad Mike back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mad Mike is rocked!
Primus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Primus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Mad Mike is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Primus thumps Mad Mike with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linvoy Primus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Mad Mike's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mad Mike moves to clinch but Primus breaks away
and Primus counters with a nice body shot.
Mad Mike seems to have got his legs back now.
Mad Mike takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Primus throws a head kick that half lands.
Mad Mike tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Primus counters with a head kick that drops Mad Mike to the mat! Mad Mike scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Mad Mike is rocked!
Mad Mike looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Primus steps in with a hook that catches Mad Mike right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Primus follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Mad Mike looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Linvoy Primus!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Frye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Atarashii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Akio Atarashii enters the ring!
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195 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Frye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Atarashii!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atarashii thuds a left hand into Frye's body.
Atarashii scores with a hook to the body. Frye takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Atarashii feints a jab promting Frye to slip. Atarashii then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Frye slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Don Frye has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frye takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Frye is breathing heavily.
Atarashii catches Frye with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Atarashii lands a big uppercut and Frye crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Frye looks OK. Atarashii waves Frye back to his feet!
Frye is rocked!
Frye tries to keep at a distance but Atarashii has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oh Frye is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Come on Atarashii - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Frye seems to have got his legs back now.
Atarashii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Atarashii lands a hook that snaps the head of Frye backwards.
Atarashii will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Frye up against the ropes.
Frye is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Atarashii is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atarashii is stalling here.
Atarashii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Atarashii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Atarashii.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Akio Atarashii.
Nice straight punches there by Atarashii. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Atarashii.
A low kick from Frye misses
letting Atarashii counter with a right hand.
Frye misses with an uppercut.
Atarashii forces Frye back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atarashii pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Atarashii receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Atarashii lands a body shot in the clinch.
Atarashii lands with a right to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Atarashii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Atarashii.
Atarashii is working Frye over against the ropes.
Atarashii dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Akio Atarashii.
Atarashii cracks Frye with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Don Frye's cut is getting worse.
Oooooh!!! Atarashii has knocked Frye down with a huge combo! Atarashii steps away and waves a wobbly Frye back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Atarashii throws a right hand that Frye ducks under and follows up with a left that Frye also avoids with ease.
Frye takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Atarashii cracks Frye with a right hand to the side of the head.
Atarashii feints with a jab and clips Frye right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Frye is sent crashing into the canvas and Atarashii leaps in for the kill! Frye tries to get to his feet but Atarashii is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Frye is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akio Atarashii!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Leeroy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Legend of the Dragon. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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213 lbs
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Leeroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Torres!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leeroy tries to clinch there but Torres circles away.
Torres looks to land a combination but Leeroy avoids it well.
Torres throws a series of punches but Leeroy moves out of range.
Donk. Torres catches Leeroy right on the button with a cross.
Leeroy tries to clinch up
and Torres counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leeroy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fernando Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torres throws a combination that misses
and Leeroy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Leeroy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Torres doesn't seem phased though.
Torres scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leeroy wants to clinch but Torres slips to the side
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt
and Torres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torres connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Torres with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Torres, as that shot connected.
Leeroy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Torres counters with a left and a right that stings Leeroy.
Leeroy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Torres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Leeroy is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
Leeroy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torres throws out the jab.
Leeroy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torres misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leeroy darts in trying to clinch
and Torres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torres misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leeroy tries to clinch
and Torres counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Torres throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leeroy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy dodges the punch combination from Torres.
Torres misses with a jab, cross combination.
Torres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A left and a right from Torres both land. Nice combination.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt
and Torres counters with a stiff right hand.
Leeroy looks to clinch
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Torres, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leeroy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torres.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.
Leeroy looks to clinch
and Torres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torres digs a good body shot into Leeroy's ribs.
Leeroy tries to clinch
and Torres counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leeroy thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Bruce Leeroy has been cut.
Torres looks to score with a jab to the body but Leeroy is just out of range.
Torres with a hook.
Torres throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leeroy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leeroy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Torres counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Torres will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leeroy tries to clinch up
and Torres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torres loads up on a big right hand but Leeroy slips the punch.
Torres tries to bum rush Leeroy with a series of wild strikes but Leeroy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Torres misses with a wild combination.
Torres goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Torres.
Leeroy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torres swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torres swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt
and Torres counters with a left to the body.
Torres throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Torres. Those never looked like landing.
Leeroy wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.
Torres throws a right hand that Leeroy ducks under and follows up with a left that Leeroy also avoids with ease.
Torres is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Torres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leeroy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Torres is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torres swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leeroy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torres misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Torres. Those never looked like landing.
Torres misses with a combination
and Leeroy counters with a head kick. That will keep Torres thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Torres.
Leeroy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Torres.
Leeroy misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leeroy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Leeroy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Torres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torres pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leeroy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torres lands with a hook. Leeroy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leeroy wants to clinch but Torres slips to the side
and Torres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Torres misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torres swinging wildly here.
Leeroy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Torres counters with a stiff right hand.
Leeroy closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Torres counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leeroy doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Torres dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Leeroy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Torres.
Torres misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Torres there.
Torres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leeroy circles away quickly and effectively.
Leeroy tries to clinch up
and Torres counters with a straight right hand.
Leeroy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Leeroy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leeroy counters with a head kick. That will keep Torres thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Torres misses with the combination.
Torres throws a right and a left that Leeroy avoids nicely.
Torres misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Torres misses.
Torres is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leeroy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Leeroy slips a straight right by Torres.
Leeroy doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Torres counters with a left and a right that stings Leeroy.
Leeroy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Torres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leeroy wants to clinch.
No joy there for Torres, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leeroy moves to clinch but Torres breaks away
and Torres counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torres throws a lazy uppercut
and Leeroy counters with a straight right hand.
Leeroy tries to clinch there but Torres circles away.
Torres tries to bum rush Leeroy with a series of wild strikes but Leeroy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Torres throws a right hand that Leeroy ducks under and follows up with a left that Leeroy also avoids with ease.
Leeroy tries to clinch
and Torres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leeroy darts in trying to clinch
and Torres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torres lands with a straight right. Leeroy didn't see that one coming.
Torres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leeroy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leeroy moves to clinch but Torres breaks away
and Torres counters with a left and a right that stings Leeroy.
A jab from Torres misses.
Leeroy wants to clinch but Torres slips to the side
and Torres counters with a one-two to the body.
Torres misses with a lunging right hand
and Torres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leeroy looks to clinch
and Torres counters with a series of strikes. Leeroy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Leeroy dodges the punch combination from Torres.
Bruce Leeroy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Torres throws a series of punches but Leeroy moves out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy tries to clinch there but Torres circles away.
Torres blocks a head kick by Leeroy.
Torres misses with an uppercut. Leeroy saw that one coming.
Leeroy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torres might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Torres misses with a right hand
and Leeroy counters by moving into the clinch.
Leeroy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Leeroy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leeroy.
Leeroy can't find room to land a body shot as Torres controls the action.
Leeroy taking a breather.
Leeroy working Torres over with knees to the body.
Torres takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Leeroy.
Leeroy landing knees to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Leeroy.
Leeroy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Torres.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leeroy scores a nice knee to the body.
Leeroy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leeroy scores a nice knee to the body.
Leeroy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Leeroy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Leeroy.
Torres struggles to land a body shot inside as Leeroy controls his hands.
Leeroy landing knees to the body.
Leeroy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Torres in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Torres misses with some punches.
Leeroy stalling.
Torres prevents a body shot from Leeroy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Torres can't find room to land a body shot as Leeroy controls the action.
Leeroy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Torres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leeroy tries a body shot but Torres blocks it.
Leeroy wants to stall.
Leeroy scores with a knee to the head.
Leeroy blocks an uppercut.
Leeroy lands a knee to the head.
Leeroy stalling in the clinch but Torres improves position.
Leeroy landing knees to the head.
Leeroy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leeroy is looking to control Torres's arms but Torres gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leeroy has his back to the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Torres fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leeroy.
Leeroy struggles to land a body shot inside as Torres controls his hands.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Torres.
Torres lands a right hand.
Leeroy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leeroy lands a knee to the head.
Bruce Leeroy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Torres misses with a punch to the body.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leeroy looking to stall.
A short right from Torres.
Leeroy crunches a lovely knee into Torres's ribcage.
Leeroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torres.
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torres misses with a body punch.
Torres struggles to land a body shot inside as Leeroy controls his hands.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Leeroy.
Leeroy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leeroy with a knee to the head.
Leeroy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Leeroy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Leeroy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Leeroy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leeroy landing knees to the head.
Leeroy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Torres is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Torres fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leeroy is looking to control Torres's arms but Torres gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leeroy has his back to the ropes.
Leeroy lands a good knee to the midsection. Torres won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Leeroy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Leeroy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Leeroy tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torres lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Leeroy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torres swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leeroy tries to clinch there but Torres circles away.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leeroy.
Torres keeps the fight on the outside.
Leeroy tries to clinch
and Torres counters with a straight right hand.
Leeroy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Leeroy tries to clinch
and Torres counters with a left and a right that stings Leeroy.
Torres connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Torres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torres looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leeroy tries to clinch up
and Torres counters with a series of strikes. Leeroy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Leeroy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Torres counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy dodges the punch combination from Torres.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torres throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Leeroy tries to clinch up
and Torres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leeroy is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
Leeroy wants to clinch
and Torres counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leeroy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leeroy tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leeroy wants to clinch but Torres slips to the side
and Torres counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Torres misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leeroy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leeroy wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.
Torres misses with a series of wild punches.
Leeroy tries to clinch but Torres moves away
and Torres counters with a series of strikes. Leeroy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Leeroy tries to clinch
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leeroy is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Torres. Those never looked like landing.
Oh Leeroy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
Leeroy closes the distance but Torres moves to the side
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leeroy moves out of range of the strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Torres dips to his left and cracks Leeroy with an uppercut!
Torres tries to bum rush Leeroy with a series of wild strikes but Leeroy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Torres lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Torres looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torres throws a nice looking combination but Leeroy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torres throws a right and a left that Leeroy avoids nicely.
Torres throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leeroy counters by clinching up.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Torres creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Torres cracks Leeroy with a nice body shot.
Torres lands with a short shot to the head.
Torres misses with the head strike.
Leeroy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Torres is keeping busy.
Leeroy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Torres lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leeroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torres.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Torres lands a nice shot to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy landing knees to the head.
Torres misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Torres.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Torres.
A short left from Torres.
Torres lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leeroy backwards.
Still in the clinch, Torres scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leeroy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torres's elbow.
Torres makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Torres fails to land.
Torres lands a body shot.
Leeroy is trying to stall.
Maybe Leeroy would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Leeroy can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Nice body punch from Torres - that landed with a thud.
Leeroy takes a shot to the head.
Leeroy has a couple of punches blocked by Torres.
Torres scores with a shoulder strike.
Torres gets through Leeroy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torres takes a knee to the side of the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Torres as Leeroy tries to tie him up.
Torres lands with a right to the head.
Torres throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Torres working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leeroy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Torres makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Torres lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leeroy or not.
Torres lands a hook that snaps the head of Leeroy backwards.
Torres working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leeroy tries a knee to the head but Torres blocks it.
Torres lands an uppercut.
Torres unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Leeroy! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Torres is unloading with more strikes now! Leeroy drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Torres!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Synyster Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Simo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gates comes to the ring accompanied by Nightmare. Synyster Gates has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Synyster Gates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Simo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gates throws a hook to the side of Simo's head but Simo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A left lands for Simo.
Gates throws out a loose jab but Simo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gates throws a hook to the side of Simo's head but Simo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gates ducks right into an uppercut from Simo.
Simo misses with a looping left.
A jab from Simo does it's job there.
Simo looks to land a left hand but Gates moved out of range nicely.
Gates throws the left hand but Simo avoids the punch easily.
Gates uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simo.
Gates avoids a punch combination nicely.
Simo swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simo misses with a combination
and Gates counters with a straight right hand.
Simo connects with a right hand. Gates shakes it off.
Simo misses the jab.
Simo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Simo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Simo.
Some wild striking there from Simo.
Gates ducks under a wild hook from Simo.
Gates throws a lazy right hand but Simo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gates ducks under a wild hook from Simo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simo lands with a straight right. Gates didn't see that one coming.
Gates throws a hook but Simo blocks it.
Simo throws the left hand but Gates avoids the punch easily.
Simo misses with a hook
and Gates counters with a stiff right hand.
Simo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gates.
Simo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gates at a distance.
Simo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Simo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gates throws a big shot that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Simo.
Gates slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gates gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Simo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simo throws a right hand that misses
and Gates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Simo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Simo scores with a three punch combo!
Simo looks to throw the jab but Gates is out of range.
Simo misses with a combination
and Gates counters with a right hand to the body.
Simo looks to throw the jab but Gates is out of range.
Gates throws a jab when Simo was well out of range.
Luke Simo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Simo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gates doesn't seem phased though.
Simo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Gates to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gates throws an overhand right that lands on Simo's shoulder, as Simo tries to avoid the shot.
Simo misses with a straight left.
Simo lands with a nice body punch.
Gates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simo.
Gates is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gates fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Simo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simo looks to throw the jab but Gates is out of range.
Simo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gates.
Simo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gates had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Simo throws a right hand that misses
and Gates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gates avoids the body shot from Simo.
Simo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gates on the side of the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses with an uppercut. Simo saw that one coming.
Gates moves out of range as Simo strikes.
Gates takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Simo cracks Gates with an open hand slap.
Gates takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gates misses with a hook.
Simo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Simo.
Simo throws a right hand that misses
and Gates counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Gates, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gates throws a jab when Simo was well out of range.
Nice jab there from Simo.
Simo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gates.
Simo ducks under a wild hook from Gates.
Gates looks to land a left hand but Simo moved out of range nicely.
Gates ducks right into an uppercut from Simo.
Simo cracks Gates with a right hand to the side of the head.
Simo throws a right hand that misses
and Gates counters with a series of strikes. Simo will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gates moves out of range as Simo strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Simo lands with a shot to the body.
Gates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simo.
Simo missing with a left hand there. Gates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gates.
Gates blocks a jab.
Simo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gates.
Simo with a hook.
Simo throws a right hand that misses
and Gates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simo throws a lazy uppercut
and Gates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Simo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Simo misses with a straight right.
Gates swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simo.
Simo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gates.
No joy there for Simo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simo throws a sloppy body shot
and Gates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gates.
Gates avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gates throws an overhand right that lands on Simo's shoulder, as Simo tries to avoid the shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Simo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gates.
Nice shot lands for Simo.
Gates misses with a looping left.
Gates throws a right hand that misses
and Simo counters with a stiff right hand.
Simo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Simo misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gates drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gates looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Simo throws a combination that misses
and Gates counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Simo just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Simo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Simo misses the shot to the body.
Simo digs a good body shot into Gates's ribs.
No joy there for Gates, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simo misses with a two punch combination.
Gates moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab by Simo.
Gates stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simo throws out the jab.
Simo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gates misses with a straight left.
Simo misses with a combination
and Gates counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Simo misses.
Simo defending well as Gates loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Simo misses its intended target.
Gates has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Simo jabs at Gates's body.
Simo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gates connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gates throws a jab when Simo was well out of range.
Gates throws a lazy right hand but Simo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simo.
Simo throws a body punch but Gates moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gates works the jab nicely.
Simo throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gates darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gates doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Luke Simo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Simo misses the shot to the body.
Gates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Simo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Gates.
Gates misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates takes one on the button.
Simo misses with a hook. Gates ducked under it nicely.
Simo connects with a jab.
Simo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Simo scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simo. Gates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simo slips a jab and a cross from Gates.
Nice straight punches there by Simo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Simo.
Simo misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simo slips a straight right by Gates.
Simo swings for the body but Gates moves out of range.
Simo lands with an overhand left.
Simo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gates.
Nice defenses there by Simo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Simo.
Gates uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simo.
Gates looks to throw the jab but Simo is out of range.
A big right from Simo misses.
Gates loads up on a big right hand but Simo slips the punch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Simo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gates circles away quickly and effectively.
Gates moves out of range as Simo strikes.
Gates is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Simo just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Simo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simo is breathing heavily.
Simo throws an overhand right that lands on Gates's shoulder, as Gates tries to avoid the shot.
Gates looks to land a right hand but Simo moved out of range.
Simo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gates counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Simo missing with a left hand there. Gates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Simo moves forwards but Gates connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Simo throws out a loose jab but Gates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gates.
Simo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gates.
Gates misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gates throws a hook but Simo avoids it easily.
Simo punishes Gates's body with a nice straight punch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Simo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gates throws the left hand but Simo avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheers as Simo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gates doesn't seem phased though.
Gates misses with a combination
and Simo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Simo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Gates counter with a right hand.
Simo looks to throw the jab but Gates is out of range.
Simo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simo slips under a jab.
Gates ducks right into an uppercut from Simo.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Simo misses with an uppercut.
Simo throws out a loose jab but Gates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Simo.
Simo misses with a body shot.
Simo loads up on a big right hand but Gates slips the punch.
Gates ducks under a wild hook from Simo.
Simo missing with a left hand there. Gates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, jab by Simo - just one landing.
Simo ducks under a wild hook from Gates.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gates throws an off balance right hand
and Simo counters with a nice uppercut.
Simo throws an overhand right that lands on Gates's shoulder, as Gates tries to avoid the shot.
Simo throws an off balance right hand
and Gates counters with a straight right hand.
Gates throws a hook but Simo avoids it easily.
A big left from Gates misses.
Simo misses with a body shot.
Gates slips a straight right by Simo.
Gates misses with a wild body shot.
Simo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Gates misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Simo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Simo dodges the punch combination from Gates.
Simo throws the left hand but Gates avoids the punch easily.
Gates ducks under a wild hook from Simo.
Simo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Simo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gates slips a jab from Simo.
Simo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gates.
Gates missing with a left hand there. Simo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Simo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gates dodges the punch combination from Simo.
Simo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gates moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Simo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gates dodges the punch combination from Simo.
Gates takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Simo swings for the body but Gates moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gates was well out of range. Poor timing from Simo.
Gates avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Simo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gates misses with an uppercut.
Gates slips a straight right by Simo.
Gates on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Simo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gates misses with a hook.
Gates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gates with a jab.
Simo moves out of range of the strikes.
Gates on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Simo misses with a jab to the body
and Gates counters with a three punch combo that has Simo backing up. Simo nods at Gates to acknowledge the strikes.
Simo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gates's hands.
Simo scores with a jab to the body.
Simo misses with a hook. Gates ducked under it nicely.
Gates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simo.
Simo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gates moves out of range of the strikes.
Simo lands with a straight right. Gates didn't see that one coming.
Gates ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Simo misses the jab.
Simo misses with a straight left.
Gates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Gates.
Simo misses with a double jab
and Gates counters with a stiff right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gates.
Gates staying out of range there.
Simo misses with a body shot
letting Gates counter with a right hand.
Gates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simo throws out the jab.
Simo misses with a straight left.
Gates thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gates on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Simo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Simo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gates throws out the jab.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Simo misses.
Simo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Simo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gates.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gates might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gates swinging wildly here.
Simo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gates counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Simo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simo misses with an uppercut
letting Gates counter with a right hand.
Simo throws the left hand but Gates avoids the punch easily.
Simo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gates.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Simo takes one to the chin there.
Simo looks to throw the jab but Gates is out of range.
Simo throws a shot from downtown. Gates moves away and avoids it.
Simo lands with a nice combination. Gates backs away looking to recover.
Gates slips a jab and a cross from Simo.
Simo looks to land a right hand but Gates moved out of range.
Simo misses with a looping right.
A big left from Simo misses.
Simo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gates was well out of range. Poor timing from Simo.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gates staying out of range there.
Gates scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Simo misses with a looping left.
Simo misses with an uppercut. Gates saw that one coming.
Simo throws a poor cross that misses
and Gates counters with a two punch combo.
Gates looks to score with a jab to the body but Simo is just out of range.
Simo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Simo misses.
Gates defending well as Simo loads up on a big left hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Simo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simo misses with an uppercut. Gates saw that one coming.
Simo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Simo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Gates to counter with a crisp jab.
Gates looks to land a left hand but Simo moved out of range nicely.
Gates misses with a lunging right hand
and Gates takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simo throws a jab but it's blocked by Gates.
Gates slips a jab from Simo.
Simo throws a shot from downtown. Gates moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Simo really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Simo lands a nice looking body shot.
Gates misses with a series of wild punches.
Simo looks to score with a jab to the body but Gates is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Simo.
Simo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simo looks to land a right hand but Gates moved out of range.
Simo misses with a jab to the body
and Gates makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gates avoids the body shot from Simo.
Gates slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gates takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice defenses there by Simo.
Simo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gates.
Simo throws a hook but Gates blocks it.
Gates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simo throws out the jab.
Simo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Simo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Simo there.
Gates tests Simo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Simo looks to land a right hand but Gates moved out of range.
Simo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Simo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simo lands a really nice looking cross but Gates seems unphased.
Simo throws a body punch but Gates moves out of range.
Simo looks to land a right hand but Gates moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Simo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gates sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Simo misses with a lunging right hand
and Gates counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gates moves out of range of the strikes.
Simo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Simo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simo throws a poor cross that misses
and Gates counters with a straight right hand.
Gates thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gates throws a hook but Simo blocks it.
Simo misses with a hook
enabling Gates to counter with a crisp jab.
Gates avoids the body shot from Simo.
Gates throws out a loose jab but Simo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Simo throws a lazy right hand but Gates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Simo misses with a hook.
Gates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simo.
Simo misses with a double jab.
Simo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Simo with a jab.
Simo throws a hook but Gates avoids it easily.
Simo looks to score with a jab to the body but Gates is just out of range.
Gates misses with a wild combination.
Simo lands an overhand right.
Simo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gates was well out of range. Poor timing from Simo.
Simo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Simo tests Gates's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Simo misses with a hook. Gates ducked under it nicely.
Gates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Simo.
Gates misses with a series of wild punches.
Simo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Simo throws a combination. Gates tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gates avoids a punch combination nicely.
Simo throws a series of strikes that have Gates backpedaling.
A big right from Gates misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Simo throws a right hand that misses
and Gates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Simo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simo throws a looping overhand right but Gates ducks down to avoid it.
Gates lands a jab to the head.
Simo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Simo slips a jab from Gates.
Simo swings for the body but Gates moves out of range.
Gates thows a body shot but no joy.
Simo stalks Gates and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gates's face. Gates staggers backwards, shaken.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gates throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Simo misses.
Gates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simo throws out the jab.
Gates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simo.
Simo throws a hook but Gates avoids it easily.
Simo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Simo throws a big shot that misses.
Gates slips a straight right by Simo.
Gates throws a hook but Simo avoids it easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gates takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Simo scores with a nice strike.
Gates throws a hook but Simo avoids it easily.
Gates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simo.
Simo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Simo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Simo.
Simo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gates thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Simo dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Gates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simo.
Simo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gates.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simo. Gates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Simo.
Gates throws the left hand but Simo avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Simo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gates throws a hook but Simo avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simo.
Simo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gates.
Simo throws a lazy right hand but Gates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Simo.
Simo misses with a hook. Gates ducked under it nicely.
Gates tries to move into range but Simo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Simo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gates throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Simo throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Simo misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Simo there.
Gates misses with an uppercut.
Simo cracks Gates with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Simo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Simo throws the left hand but Gates avoids the punch easily.
Simo looks to throw the jab but Gates is out of range.
A combination from Simo does no damage.
Simo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gates misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gates slips a straight right by Simo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simo defending well as Gates loads up on a big left hand.
Simo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Simo throws a hook to the side of Gates's head but Gates sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Simo connects with a right hand. Gates shakes it off.
Simo throws out a loose jab but Gates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simo.
Gates dips to his left and cracks Simo with an uppercut!
Simo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gates.
The fighters circling - Simo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simo throws out the jab.
Gates throws a jab when Simo was well out of range.
Simo lands a nice looking body shot.
Gates avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gates swings widly with a right hand
and Simo counters with a right hand to the body.
Simo swinging wildly here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gates takes a swing at Simo's ribcage but misses.
Simo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gates.
Simo misses with a left hand
and Gates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Simo scores with a jab. Gates acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab, jab by Simo - just one landing.
Simo walks into a jab.
Gates scores with a body shot.
Simo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Simo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Simo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gates counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Simo looks to score with a jab to the body but Gates is just out of range.
Simo staying out of range there.
Gates takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Simo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gates circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Simo misses.
Simo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gates moves out of range of the strikes.
Simo misses with a straight left.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Simo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Simo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Simo misses with a hook.
Gates defending well as Simo loads up on a big left hand.
Simo throws an off balance right hand
and Simo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gates counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Simo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gates sizes up Simo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Simo misses with a shot to the body
and Gates connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Simo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Gates misses.
Gates shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gates misses with an uppercut.
Gates throws a right hand that Simo ducks under and follows up with a left that Simo also avoids with ease.
A combination from Simo does no damage.
Simo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gates in his tracks.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Simo slips a straight right by Gates.
Simo swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Simo.
Simo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gates on the side of the head.
Gates misses with a straight left.
Synyster Gates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gates slips a straight right by Simo.
Simo misses with a hook. Gates ducked under it nicely.
Simo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Simo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Simo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Luke Simo!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Luke Simo!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Luke Simo!
Luke Simo wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buakaw por pramuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel LaRusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaRusso has chosen Joe Eposito - You're the best as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buakaw por pramuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel LaRusso!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
por pramuk misses with a body shot.
por pramuk lands a two punch combo.
A punch combination from LaRusso misses.
A punch combination from por pramuk misses.
LaRusso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but por pramuk was well out of range. Poor timing from LaRusso.
LaRusso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
por pramuk lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as LaRusso backs up against the ropes.
LaRusso blocks a head kick by por pramuk.
Nice straight punches there by LaRusso. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of LaRusso.
Jab, jab by LaRusso - just one landing.
por pramuk throws the kick towards the body but LaRusso avoids it.
No joy there for LaRusso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
por pramuk scores with a head kick. LaRusso tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
LaRusso connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
LaRusso jabs por pramuk right on the nose. por pramuk blinks but takes it well.
por pramuk swings for the body but LaRusso moves out of range.
LaRusso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
LaRusso slips a jab and a cross from por pramuk.
por pramuk throws a right and a left that LaRusso avoids nicely.
por pramuk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
LaRusso throws a solid leg kick but por pramuk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at LaRusso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
por pramuk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Buakaw por pramuk has been cut.
LaRusso scores with the left hand. por pramuk knows he should have avoided that one.
por pramuk is rocked!
por pramuk is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. LaRusso doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! por pramuk crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in por pramuk's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel LaRusso!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ukyo Sato (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Kicker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukyo Sato!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kicker counters with a nice body kick.
Kicker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No joy there for Sato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sato lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Kicker.
Sato throws a wild body kick that Kicker sees coming a mile off.
Kicker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kicker throws a nice head kick!
Kicker tries to land a front kick but Sato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kicker defending well as Sato loads up on a big left hand.
Sato moves out of range of the body kick from Kicker.
Kicker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kicker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sato throws a jab when Kicker was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Sato misses.
Sato has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kicker.
Sato scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kicker tries to clinch up but Sato circles away and keeps his distance.
Kicker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
Sato throws a body punch but Kicker moves out of range.
Kicker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kicker stuns Sato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ray Kicker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kicker closes the distance and clinches.
Kicker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sato breaks from the clinch.
Kicker throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kicker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sato will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kicker rushes Sato and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kicker misses with a knee to the head.
Sato wants to get back to striking at distance but Kicker won't allow it.
Kicker misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Sato's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sato is trying to break the clinch but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes.
Sato looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sato working hard to break the clinch.
Sato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kicker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sato looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sato takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Ukyo Sato has been cut.
Kicker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sato breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Sato misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicker throws a solid leg kick but Sato takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kicker.
Kicker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sato stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sato doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kicker checks a leg kick nicely.
Kicker scores with a head kick.
Kicker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kicker lands with a kick to the temple. Sato shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kicker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kicker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sato attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kicker connects with an inside leg kick.
Kicker moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kicker misses with a body kick.
Sato paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Sato misses.
Kicker is looking to land body kicks.
Kicker lands a right hook to the body.
Sato moves out of range of the body kick from Kicker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Sato.
Kicker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kicker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kicker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kicker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sato misses with a looping right.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kicker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sato throws a body punch but Kicker moves out of range.
Kicker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kicker wants to clinch
and Sato counters with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Sato misses.
Kicker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kicker lands a right hook to the body.
Kicker is looking to land body kicks.
Sato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kicker thows a body kick. Sato tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kicker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kicker tries to move into range but Sato moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sato has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kicker.
Kicker tries to land a front kick but Sato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kicker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kicker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kicker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kicker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato is trying to break the clinch but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the head but Sato blocks with his arms.
Kicker crunches a lovely knee into Sato's ribcage.
Kicker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kicker tries a knee to the head but Sato blocks it.
Sato tries to break free but Kicker pushes him back against the ropes.
Kicker misses with an elbow strike.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sato tries to break free but Kicker pushes him back against the ropes.
Sato dodges an elbow strike from Kicker.
Sato tries to break free but Kicker pushes him back against the ropes.
Kicker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kicker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sato is looking to break free of the clinch but Kicker has double underhooks.
Kicker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sato's efforts to push away.
Kicker has Sato pressed against the ropes, preventing Sato from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kicker prevents Sato from breaking the clinch.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sato is trying to force a seperation but Kicker has the dominant position.
Sato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sato breaks the clinch.
Sato misses with an uppercut. Kicker saw that one coming.
Kicker misses with a leg kick
and Sato counters with an outside leg kick.
Kicker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kicker backwards.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
Sato avoiding damage as Kicker throws knees to the body.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
Sato is trying to break the clinch but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes.
Kicker lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kicker lands a good knee to the midsection. Sato won't want to take too many of those.
Kicker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sato is trying to break free.
Kicker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sato blocks it with crossed arms.
Sato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kicker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sato wants to get back to striking at distance but Kicker won't allow it.
Kicker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kicker slips under a jab.
Kicker fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sato walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kicker.
Sato is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kicker.
Sato misses with a body shot.
Kicker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Kicker.
Kicker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sato throws a jab when Kicker was well out of range.
Sato throws an overhand right that lands on Kicker's shoulder, as Kicker tries to avoid the shot.
Sato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kicker can pounce on him.
Kicker throws a leg kick
letting Sato counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Kicker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ukyo Sato's cut.
That's time! Kicker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kicker. Sato shrugs it off though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kicker.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kicker.
Kicker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kicker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kicker.
Sato throws an off balance right hand
and Kicker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Kicker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Sato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sato checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kicker tries to clinch up but Sato circles away and keeps his distance.
Kicker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sato if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sato blocks a head kick by Kicker.
Kicker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sato is able to avoid easily.
Kicker thuds a left hand into Sato's body.
Kicker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sato's sensitive parts.
Kicker misses with a low kick.
Kicker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sato's head.
Kicker moves into range and clinches up with Sato.
Sato can't break the clinch.
Sato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sato throws a nice looking combination but Kicker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A leg kick checked by Sato.
Sato blocks a head kick by Kicker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kicker scores with a leg kick.
Kicker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kicker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kicker moves in looking to clinch but Sato pushes him off.
Sato throws the left hand but Kicker avoids the punch easily.
Sato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kicker.
Kicker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kicker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sato throws a combination. Kicker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sato fails to land with a series of punches.
Sato's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sato moves away.
Sato takes a swing at Kicker's ribcage but misses.
Kicker throws a leg kick which misses Sato's front leg but catches the back leg as Sato tries to avoid it.
Kicker scores with a push kick.
Kicker connects with a leg kick. Sato looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kicker throws a wild body kick that Sato sees coming a mile off.
Kicker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
Kicker looks for the body kick but Sato saw that one coming.
Sato lands a right hook to the body.
Kicker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kicker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kicker.
Sato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kicker is looking to wear down Sato with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kicker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Sato misses the target.
Sato takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kicker.
Kicker closes the distance and pushes Sato back into the ropes.
Kicker lands an elbow that stopped Sato in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato wants to get back to striking at distance but Kicker won't allow it.
Sato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sato blocks an elbow strike from Kicker.
Sato can't break the clinch.
Kicker tries to land knees in the clinch but Sato avoids the damage to the body.
Sato breaks the clinch.
Ray Kicker is winning the standup battle so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kicker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sato avoids a kick to the body.
Sato throws a hook but Kicker blocks it.
Kicker closes the distance and pushes Sato back into the ropes.
Sato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kicker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kicker throws an elbow that misses.
Sato tries to break free but Kicker pushes him back against the ropes.
Kicker lands a nice elbow.
Kicker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kicker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kicker. Sato does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Sato misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kicker is looking to clinch.
Kicker tries to clinch
and Sato counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kicker lands with a slapping head kick.
Sato misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Kicker.
Kicker forces Sato back against the ropes and clinches.
Sato managing to block the knees to the body from Kicker.
Sato is trying to break the clinch but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes.
Kicker 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.
Kicker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sato.
Kicker prevents Sato from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kicker.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kicker missing with knees to the body.
Sato is trying to force a seperation but Kicker has the dominant position.
Kicker has Sato pressed against the ropes, preventing Sato from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kicker lands an elbow just above Sato 's eye.
Kicker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body kick there by Kicker.
Kicker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sato's calf.
Kicker throws a nice head kick!
Kicker has closed the distance and engaged Sato in a clinch.
Sato avoiding damage as Kicker throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kicker throws an elbow but misses.
Sato avoids the elbow strike from Kicker, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Kicker.
Sato is looking to break free of the clinch but Kicker has double underhooks.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to circle away but Kicker has him pinned against the ropes.
Sato avoiding damage as Kicker throws knees to the body.
Sato is trying to break the clinch but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes.
Kicker prevents Sato from breaking the clinch.
Kicker trying to land knees to the body.
Kicker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sato blocks the elbow strike.
Sato looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Sato's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
Sato is looking to break free of the clinch but Kicker has double underhooks.
Sato takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sato looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sato is trying to break the clinch but Kicker is controlling him.
Kicker with a knee to the head.
Sato is looking to break free of the clinch but Kicker has double underhooks.
Sato is breathing heavily.
Sato is looking to break free of the clinch but Kicker has double underhooks.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sato is looking to break free of the clinch but Kicker has double underhooks.
Kicker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sato's efforts to push away.
Kicker tries to land knees in the clinch but Sato avoids the damage to the body.
Sato is trying to force a seperation but Kicker has the dominant position.
Sato has had enough of the clinch but Kicker keeps him there for the moment.
Kicker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sato is trying to break the clinch but Kicker is controlling him.
Sato is trying to break free.
Sato working hard to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Kicker.
Kicker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sato can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kicker missing with knees to the body.
Sato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kicker lands an elbow that stopped Sato in his tracks for a moment.
Kicker lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Kicker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ukyo Sato's cut.
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.
Kicker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kicker is looking to clinch but Sato is avoiding it.
Sato tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sato misses with a straight left.
Kicker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sato misses with a low kick.
Sato gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kicker counters with a thumping low kick.
Sato misses with a hook.
Sato has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kicker.
Kicker is looking to clinch but Sato is avoiding it.
Kicker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sato is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker staying out of range there.
Kicker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kicker scores with a head kick. Sato tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice body kick there by Kicker.
Kicker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sato is trying to push Kicker away but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sato can't break the clinch.
Kicker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kicker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kicker misses with an elbow over the top.
Kicker misses with a knee to the head.
Sato tries to break free but Kicker pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to circle away but Kicker has him pinned against the ropes.
Sato working hard to break the clinch.
Sato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kicker tries to clinch up
and Sato counters with a nice uppercut.
Sato tries to land a front kick but Kicker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sato checks a leg kick nicely.
Kicker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Sato blocks a head kick by Kicker.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kicker 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 Sato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicker lands a head kick. Sato smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kicker. Kicker obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sato.
Kicker doesn't manage to clinch there - Sato circles away.
Kicker thows a body kick. Sato tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sato lands a nice looking body shot.
Sato checks a leg kick.
Sato missing with a left hand there. Kicker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kicker misses with the body kick
and Sato counters with a left and a right that stings Kicker.
Kicker tries to clinch there but Sato circles away.
Sato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kicker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a few strikes there.
Sato misses with a leg kick
and Kicker counters with a one-two to the body.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Kicker.
Sato tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kicker has Sato up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato tries to circle away but Kicker has him pinned against the ropes.
Sato has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kicker misses with a knee to the head.
Sato is trying to break the clinch but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes.
Kicker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sato.
A frustrated look appears on Sato's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kicker misses with a knee strike.
Sato is looking to break free of the clinch but Kicker has double underhooks.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kicker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kicker landing knees to the head.
Kicker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sato's defenses.
Kicker misses with an elbow over the top.
Kicker lands an elbow just above Sato 's eye.
Sato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kicker.
Kicker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sato misses with a double jab.
Kicker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kicker lands a nice hook to Sato's body. Sato takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kicker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kicker.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kicker darts in and clinches Sato up against the ropes.
Sato wants to break free but Kicker has control.
Kicker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sato has had enough of the clinch but Kicker keeps him there for the moment.
Sato wants to break free but Kicker has control.
Sato has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kicker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sato.
Sato is trying to break free.
Kicker keeps control of Sato as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sato is looking to break free of the clinch but Kicker has double underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A knee to the head by Kicker.
Knees to the body from Kicker.
Sato misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kicker throws an elbow but misses.
Sato blocks an elbow strike.
Sato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
Kicker lands a nice knee to the body.
Sato tries to circle away but Kicker has him pinned against the ropes.
Kicker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sato tries to break the clinch but Kicker is controlling the position.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kicker lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Ukyo Sato's cut even more.
Sato wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes.
Sato working hard to break the clinch.
Kicker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sato's efforts to push away.
Kicker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sato can't break the clinch.
Kicker keeps control of Sato as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sato avoiding damage as Kicker throws knees to the body.
Kicker lands an elbow inside that Sato shrugs off.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sato is trying to break the clinch but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes.
Sato lands an elbow inside.
Kicker lands a knee to the head.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
Kicker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kicker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kicker lands an elbow inside that Sato shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato tries to break free but Kicker pushes him back against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kicker throws an elbow but misses.
Sato blocks an elbow strike.
Sato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kicker tries a head kick but it misses.
Kicker misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kicker.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kicker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kicker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kicker has Sato pressed against the ropes, preventing Sato from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sato is trying to force a seperation but Kicker has the dominant position.
Kicker working Sato over with knees to the body.
Sato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sato slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sato checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kicker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sato throws a lazy right hand but Kicker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kicker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sato throws out the jab.
Sato connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kicker momentarily.
Sato misses with a left hand
and Kicker counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Kicker clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ukyo Sato's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kicker. Sato does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Sato misses the target.
Kicker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sato if he has to take too many more of those.
Kicker slips a straight right by Sato.
Sato on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kicker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kicker misses with a double jab
and Kicker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kicker thows a body shot but no joy.
Sato moves out of range of the body kick.
Sato gets tackled into the ropes by Kicker. Kicker maintains the clinch.
Kicker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sato's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker looking to throw knees to the head but Sato is blocking nicely.
Sato is trying to break free.
Sato avoids a wild elbow strike from Kicker.
Sato wants to get back to striking at distance but Kicker won't allow it.
Sato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sato blocks a leg kick.
Kicker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kicker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sato avoids the head kick by Kicker.
Sato scores with a jab. Kicker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kicker darts in and clinches Sato up against the ropes.
Sato wants to get back to striking at distance but Kicker won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicker missing with knees to the body.
Sato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kicker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kicker keeps control of Sato as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kicker.
Kicker tries to land knees in the clinch but Sato avoids the damage to the body.
Kicker misses with an elbow over the top.
Sato is trying to break free.
Kicker lands an elbow just above Sato 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato avoiding damage as Kicker throws knees to the body.
Sato tries to break the clinch but Kicker is controlling the position.
Sato is trying to break free.
Kicker with a knee to the head.
Kicker has Sato pressed against the ropes, preventing Sato from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sato wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes.
Sato tries to break the clinch but Kicker is controlling the position.
Kicker misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicker lands a knee to the body.
Kicker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Ukyo Sato's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kicker 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 managing to block the knees to the body from Kicker.
Sato has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kicker lands a knee to the body.
Sato is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kicker lands an elbow inside that Sato shrugs off.
Kicker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sato wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kicker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sato's efforts to push away.
Kicker with a knee to the head.
Kicker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sato's defenses.
Kicker misses with an elbow over the top.
Sato is trying to break free.
Kicker lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kicker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ukyo Sato's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kicker misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sato manages to break the clinch.
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kicker manages to avoid it.
Sato punishes Kicker's body with a nice straight punch.
Kicker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sato if he has to take too many more of those.
Sato takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kicker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sato takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice jab there from Sato.
Kicker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kicker moves into the clinch successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kicker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sato wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sato is looking to break free of the clinch but Kicker has double underhooks.
Sato is trying to break free.
Kicker prevents Sato from breaking the clinch.
Kicker lands a damaging elbow.
Sato tries to circle away but Kicker has him pinned against the ropes.
Kicker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kicker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ukyo Sato's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:44 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ray Kicker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Airforce Guile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Airforce Guile has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Airforce Guile!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Guile tenderised Da Silva's leg. Da Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Guile throws a solid leg kick but Da Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Guile.
Da Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Guile wants to land a leg kick but Da Silva is out of range.
Da Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Guile.
Guile throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Da Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Da Silva blocks a leg kick.
Guile throws a body kick the misses
and Da Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Guile avoids the head kick by Da Silva.
Guile throws a head kick that Da Silva semi-blocks.
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!
Da Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Da Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Guile creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guile lands a nice elbow.
Da Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Guile pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Da Silva keeps control of Guile as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Da Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Guile avoids the damage to the body.
Guile throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Da Silva blocks an elbow strike from Guile.
Da Silva breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Guile misses
and Da Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Guile is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Da Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Guile.
Da Silva scores with the left hand. Guile knows he should have avoided that one.
Guile throws out a leg kick but Da Silva moves out of range and Guile only half commits.
Guile throws a body kick the misses
and Da Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Guile shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Da Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Airforce Guile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Guile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guile misses with a head kick.
Guile tries to score with a low kick but Da Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Guile misses with a kick to the body
and Da Silva moves into the clinch.
Da Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Da Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Guile gets an underhook and turns Da Silva into the ropes.
Da Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Da Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Guile can't break the clinch.
Guile misses with an elbow over the top.
Guile wants to break free but Da Silva has control.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guile creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Da Silva's defenses.
Guile utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Da Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guile avoids it.
Guile managing to block the knees to the body from Da Silva.
Guile pushes off an throws an elbow but Da Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Guile tries to break the clinch but Da Silva is controlling the position.
Da Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guile creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Guile is trying to break the clinch but Da Silva is controlling him.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Da Silva avoids the elbow strike from Guile, against the ropes.
Guile throws an elbow but it misses.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Da Silva.
Da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Guile escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guile looks to throw a body kick
and Da Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Guile throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guile throws a head kick that Da Silva semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guile throws a low kick but Da Silva avoids it.
Da Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guile lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Guile will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Da Silva connects with a right hand. Guile shakes it off.
Guile lands a leg kick that knocks Da Silva off balance momentarily.
A big left from Da Silva misses.
Da Silva blocks a head kick by Guile.
Da Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Guile misses with a head kick.
Guile lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A solid leg kick lands there for Da Silva.
Guile throws a head kick but Da Silva moves out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Guile tries to work over Da Silva's front leg with a kick but Da Silva checks it.
Guile misses with a body kick.
Guile throws a sloppy head kick
and Da Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guile looks gassed!
Guile misses with a kick to the body
and Da Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Da Silva.
Guile looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Da Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Da Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Da Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Da Silva lands with a right hand.
Guile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guile scores with a kick to the body.
Da Silva avoids a kick to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Guile misses with a body kick.
Da Silva catches Guile with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Guile. Guile obviously looking to wear him down.
Guile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guile throws a body kick that misses.
Guile throws a sloppy head kick and Da Silva moves out of range easily.
Guile throws a low kick but Da Silva moves out of range easily.
Guile throws a chopping leg kick but Da Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Da Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Guile moves out of range easily.
Guile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Da Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Guile's head.
Da Silva lands a nice hook to Guile's body. Guile takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Guile moves forwards but Da Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Guile throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Da Silva!
Guile throws a body kick that misses.
Guile throws a sloppy head kick and Da Silva moves out of range easily.
Da Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Da Silva thuds his right hand into Guile's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Da Silva has Guile up against the ropes in a clinch.
Da Silva trying to control the position but instead, Guile has worked for underhooks and has pushed Da Silva into the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Da Silva obliges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Da Silva avoids the elbow strike from Guile, against the ropes.
Da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guile blocks it with crossed arms.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva scores a nice knee 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!
Da Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Da Silva breaks the clinch.
Da Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Da Silva finds it's way through Guile's defenses.
Guile throws a leg kick
and Da Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guile takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Guile takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Guile blocks a head kick by Da Silva.
Da Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Da Silva.
Guile goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Guile throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Guile throws a leg kick that is checked
and Da Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Da Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice body punch from Da Silva.
Da Silva sizes up Guile with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Da Silva moves out of range as Guile throws a body kick.
Da Silva moves into the clinch.
Da Silva lands a knee to the body.
Da Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guile backwards.
Da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Guile avoids the damage to the body.
Da Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Da Silva lands an elbow just above Guile 's eye.
Da Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Guile has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Da Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Guile misses with a kick to the body.
Guile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Da Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Guile doesn't seem phased though.
Da Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Guile's head.
Da Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Da Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Da Silva scores with a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Da Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Guile is breathing heavily.
Guile takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Silva working Guile over with knees to the body.
Da Silva just leaning against Guile, taking a breather.
Da Silva landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Guile leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Da Silva with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da Silva.
Guile looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Da Silva.
Guile avoiding damage as Da Silva throws knees to the body.
Da Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Guile.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da Silva.
Da Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Da Silva landing knees to the head.
Guile is rocked!
Da Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Guile is still on wobbly legs! Can Da Silva finish him?
Da Silva working the clinch nicely. Guile is working for position but Da Silva cracks him with a big knee to the head! Guile crumples up against the ropes and Da Silva lands two more shots before the ref can save Guile! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). David Da Silva!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mamoru Yamiyukai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Wiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wiki's choice of entrance music: laws against love. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamoru Yamiyukai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ruben Wiki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiki clinches with his opponent.
Yamiyukai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamiyukai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamiyukai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wiki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamiyukai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamiyukai lands with a right to the head.
Wiki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stalling in the clinch from Wiki.
Wiki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yamiyukai backwards.
Wiki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Wiki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yamiyukai takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Mamoru Yamiyukai has been cut.
Yamiyukai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wiki working Yamiyukai over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Wiki on the inside.
A body shot lands from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai avoiding damage as Wiki throws knees to the body.
Wiki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yamiyukai tries to throw a body punch but Wiki avoids it by throwing Yamiyukai back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiki presses Yamiyukai against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wiki.
Wiki crunches a lovely knee into Yamiyukai's ribcage.
Yamiyukai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Wiki.
Yamiyukai is breathing heavily.
Wiki prevents a body shot from Yamiyukai.
Wiki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yamiyukai tries to work over Wiki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yamiyukai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wiki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiki lands an elbow inside.
Yamiyukai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wiki misses with a knee strike.
Wiki stalls.
Wiki blocks a body shot from Yamiyukai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamiyukai tries to throw a body punch but Wiki avoids it by throwing Yamiyukai back against the ropes.
Yamiyukai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yamiyukai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Wiki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wiki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yamiyukai backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wiki.
Wiki works on Yamiyukai's body with a couple of short punches.
Yamiyukai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamiyukai throws a head punch that misses.
Wiki working Yamiyukai over with knees to the body.
Wiki stalling.
Wiki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wiki lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yamiyukais head.
Yamiyukai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wiki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wiki lands a knee to the body.
Wiki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiki lands an elbow inside that Yamiyukai shrugs off.
Yamiyukai misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wiki.
Yamiyukai tries to throw a body punch but Wiki avoids it by throwing Yamiyukai back against the ropes.
Wiki works on Yamiyukai's body with a couple of short punches.
Wiki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yamiyukai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamiyukai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamiyukai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wiki lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiki controlling the action here for a moment.
Wiki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiki is pushing Yamiyukai up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yamiyukai misses with a body punch.
Yamiyukai managing to block the knees to the body from Wiki.
Wiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamiyukai.
Wiki lands a nice elbow.
Mamoru Yamiyukai's cut is getting worse.
Wiki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Wiki lands with a short shot to the head.
Wiki lands a nice elbow.
Yamiyukai takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Wiki prevents a body shot from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai tries to work over Wiki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamiyukai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mamoru Yamiyukai's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Wiki.
Nice body punch from Wiki.
Wiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Wiki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Wiki lands an uppercut.
Wiki works on Yamiyukai's body with a couple of short punches.
Wiki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Wiki.
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!
Wiki lands a nice knee to the body.
Wiki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamiyukai avoids it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yamiyukai can't find room to land a body shot as Wiki controls the action.
Yamiyukai tries to throw a body punch but Wiki avoids it by throwing Yamiyukai back against the ropes.
Wiki lands a knee to the head.
Yamiyukai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamiyukai tries to throw a body punch but Wiki avoids it by throwing Yamiyukai back against the ropes.
Wiki lands with a left to the head.
Wiki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yamiyukai tries to work over Wiki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamiyukai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wiki misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Wiki.
Wiki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yamiyukai's defenses.
Wiki slowing the pace effectively.
Yamiyukai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamiyukai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wiki works on Yamiyukai's body with a couple of short punches.
Yamiyukai misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamiyukai misses with a body punch.
Wiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wiki.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wiki.
Wiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wiki lands a right hand.
Wiki connects with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Mamoru Yamiyukai's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wiki with a knee to the head.
Wiki landing knees to the head.
Wiki pushes Yamiyukai back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Wiki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiki lands a nice uppercut.
Yamiyukai misses with a body punch.
Wiki is working Yamiyukai over against the ropes.
Wiki lands a nice elbow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wiki lands with a left to the head.
Wiki slows down the pace here.
Yamiyukai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamiyukai can't find room to land a body shot as Wiki controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wiki.
Wiki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yamiyukai's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mamoru Yamiyukai's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ruben Wiki! Ruben Wiki retains his bantamweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ikki Minami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minami comes to the ring accompanied by I'm Turning Japanese by The Vapors. Jones has chosen Pimp C. Skrypture, C$krilla ft. Bun B & The Isleys - One Day as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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183 lbs
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24
199 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikki Minami!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Jones!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Minami misses with a body kick.
Jones lands a head kick. Minami smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Minami takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minami rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A combination from Minami does no damage.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Minami tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Minami pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Minami tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Minami throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minami takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Minami is breathing heavily.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Minami shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
Jones lands a jab to Minami's midsection.
Jones pushes Minami up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Minami blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Minami tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Minami's defenses.
It looks like Ikki Minami has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Minami's ribcage. Minami let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones has Minami pressed against the ropes, preventing Minami from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Minami is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Minami is rocked!
Jones lands a big right hand that drops Minami! The killer instinct kicks in and Jones finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Jones! James Jones retains his middleweight title!
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