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Pride 11: Drop The World PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenjiro Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Muyeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Muyeira's choice of entrance music: Death or Jail. Kenjiro Akiyama has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenjiro Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronaldo Muyeira!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiyama shoots for a takedown but Muyeira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Muyeira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Akiyama has closed the distance and engaged Muyeira in a clinch.
Akiyama has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Muyeira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Akiyama successfully pulls guard.
Muyeira drops back, looking for a kneebar! Akiyama looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Akiyama looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Akiyama!
Muyeira manages to get back to half guard.
Muyeira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Akiyama pulls his head out easily.
Akiyama will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Muyeira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Akiyama knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Muyeira on the ground.
Akiyama wants to work for an arm triangle but Muyeira is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Muyeira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Akiyama pulls his head out easily.
Muyeira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Akiyama is going to stand back up.
Muyeira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Akiyama uses his free foot to push down on Muyeira's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Muyeira.
Akiyama lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Akiyama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Akiyama lands with some strikes.
Muyeira is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Muyeira is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Akiyama really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Muyeira regains half guard.
Akiyama throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Akiyama looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Muyeira is in trouble now - Akiyama has advanced to mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akiyama landing strikes, looking to finish!
Muyeira working to try and regain half guard.
Akiyama raining down shots from the mount!
Muyeira can't escape the position.
Akiyama fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muyeira gets back to half guard.
Muyeira looking for submissions off his back.
Muyeira looks gassed!
Akiyama scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Akiyama is pressing down on Muyeira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Muyeira is holding on for now.
Muyeira looking for submissions off his back.
Muyeira is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Akiyama scores with a couple of nice shots.
Muyeira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Akiyama pulls his head out easily.
Muyeira has hold of Akiyama's hands but Akiyama slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Akiyama lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama is trying to control the action in half guard but Muyeira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Akiyama in particular looking to stall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muyeira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Akiyama trying to mount his opponent but Muyeira defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akiyama not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Muyeira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Muyeira looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenjiro Akiyama dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Muyeira shoots in for a double leg but Akiyama sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Muyeira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muyeira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Akiyama tries to avoid it but Muyeira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Akiyama to the ground. Akiyama escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Akiyama shoots in looking for a takedown but Muyeira manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Akiyama's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Akiyama closes the distance and pushes Muyeira back into the ropes.
Akiyama breaks the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Muyeira or perhaps it was just good defense by Akiyama which made him look bad.
Kenjiro Akiyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Muyeira.
Muyeira shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Muyeira.
Akiyama clinches.
Muyeira avoids a wild elbow strike from Akiyama.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Akiyama.
Muyeira is breathing heavily.
Muyeira is pressed up against the ropes. Akiyama has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Muyeira down to the mat. Muyeira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama has Muyeira up against the ropes in a clinch.
Muyeira is pressed up against the ropes. Akiyama has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Muyeira down to the mat. Muyeira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Akiyama shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Akiyama is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Muyeira looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Akiyama has picked Muyeira up and slammed him! Muyeira can't keep hold of the triangle and Akiyama manages to pass to side control!
Muyeira is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Akiyama lands a decent elbow from side control.
Akiyama is looking to take a break and control but Muyeira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muyeira is looking to reverse the position.
Muyeira manages to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muyeira manages to get to full guard.
Akiyama wants to control from the top but Muyeira keeps moving.
Muyeira working for a triangle but Akiyama defends it easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Muyeira has his foot on Akiyama's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Akiyama works his way back into a safe position though.
Muyeira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Akiyama controls the pace.
Akiyama got a little sloppy there for a moment and Muyeira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Akiyama has managed to get both his arms back between Muyeira's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muyeira is keeping the position for now.
Akiyama pushing down on Muyeira's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
It looks like Akiyama is going to stand back up.
Muyeira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Akiyama wants to pass to mount but Muyeira is defending the position.
Muyeira looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Akiyama closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Muyeira to the mat! Muyeira manages to get full guard.
Muyeira has his foot on Akiyama's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Akiyama works his way back into a safe position though.
Muyeira has a closed guard, preventing Akiyama from standing up.
Akiyama has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Muyeira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Muyeira isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Akiyama stacks Muyeira on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Akiyama!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muyeira looks to move to half guard but instead Akiyama has passed into mount! Damn!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenjiro Akiyama dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Akiyama fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Muyeira to the ground. Akiyama is now in Muyeira's guard.
Akiyama avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Muyeira keeping full guard, as Akiyama tries to pass.
Akiyama is posturing up here but Muyeira has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Akiyama tries to roll out but it's too tight and Akiyama has to tap! Slick submission there by Muyeira!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ronaldo Muyeira!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Kerns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jack Brown has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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266 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jared Kerns!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kerns shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kerns gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown looks to land a combination but Kerns avoids it well.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kerns.
Kerns closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Brown's guard.
Kerns postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kerns tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Kerns slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kerns wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Kerns with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kerns wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Kerns not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jared Kerns was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kerns throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Brown tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kerns is in Brown's guard.
Kerns trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kerns accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerns postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kerns passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Brown is not content to let Kerns control the position.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kerns on the ground.
Brown trying to remain calm as Kerns controls from the top position.
Brown parries the strikes from Kerns easily there. Kerns is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Brown to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerns trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Kerns has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ground and pound from Kerns seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Brown trying to remain calm as Kerns controls from the top position.
Kerns wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Kerns controls the position from side control.
Brown is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kerns connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerns has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Brown is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Kerns yanks on the arm and Brown is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Kerns.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jared Kerns!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Olyanek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Salcedo's choice of entrance music: Muse - Muscle Museum. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergei Olyanek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Salcedo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Salcedo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A cross from Salcedo lands.
Olyanek walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salcedo looks to land a right hand but Olyanek moved out of range.
Olyanek looks for a takedown but Salcedo sprawls well.
A jab from Salcedo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olyanek shoots and misses
and Salcedo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Olyanek thinking.
Olyanek is breathing heavily.
Olyanek scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Salcedo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Olyanek's best efforts.
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!
Salcedo trying to control but Olyanek postures up.
Olyanek seems to be looking for submissions.
Olyanek is looking for a kimura here.
Olyanek is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo tries to get to full guard but Olyanek has control of the leg.
Salcedo trying to control but Olyanek postures up.
Olyanek is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Salcedo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Olyanek is looking for a kimura but Salcedo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Olyanek to get the leverage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olyanek is pressing down on Salcedo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Salcedo is holding on for now.
Olyanek is working hard here to advance position.
Olyanek is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Salcedo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Olyanek.
Salcedo trying to hold on to Olyanek's head to control him but Olyanek postures up.
Salcedo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo trying to control but Olyanek postures up.
Olyanek is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Olyanek is nestled in close to Salcedo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Olyanek is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Salcedo defends it well.
Olyanek is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olyanek is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Salcedo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Salcedo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Olyanek doesn't seem bothered though.
Sergei Olyanek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salcedo lands a big uppercut and Olyanek crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Olyanek looks OK. Salcedo waves Olyanek back to his feet!
It looks like Sergei Olyanek has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salcedo throws a series of punches but Olyanek avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Olyanek out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Julio Salcedo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo daVinci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucius Andronicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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204 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonardo daVinci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucius Andronicus!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from daVinci. Andronicus shrugs it off though.
daVinci lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Lucius Andronicus has been cut.
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!
daVinci with a nice cross.
Andronicus looks gassed!
daVinci lets loose with a powerful body kick. Andronicus will feel that in the morning.
daVinci clinches.
Andronicus blocks an elbow strike.
daVinci lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
daVinci throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
daVinci pushes off an throws an elbow but Andronicus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
daVinci with an attempt at a knee that misses.
daVinci creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
daVinci using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andronicus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
daVinci pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
daVinci throws a knee to the head but misses.
daVinci misses with a knee strike.
Andronicus avoids the elbow strike from daVinci, against the ropes.
daVinci throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andronicus wants to get back to striking at distance but daVinci won't allow it.
daVinci throws a knee to the head but misses.
daVinci misses with an elbow strike.
daVinci using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andronicus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
daVinci using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andronicus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Andronicus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
daVinci lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
daVinci tries to land a knee to the head but Andronicus blocks with his arms.
daVinci creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
daVinci looking to throw knees to the head but Andronicus is blocking nicely.
Andronicus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, daVinci just misses with a elbow thrown towards Andronicus's brow.
Andronicus wants to get back to striking at distance but daVinci won't allow it.
daVinci throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
daVinci stalling.
Andronicus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
daVinci stalls.
Andronicus is trying to break the clinch but daVinci has him pressed against the ropes.
Andronicus wants to get back to striking at distance but daVinci won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
daVinci looks to throw an elbow but misses.
daVinci tries a knee to the head but Andronicus blocks it.
daVinci misses with an elbow strike.
Andronicus is trying to break the clinch but daVinci is controlling him.
daVinci lands an elbow that stopped Andronicus in his tracks for a moment.
daVinci using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andronicus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
daVinci throws an elbow but it's blocked.
daVinci throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
daVinci misses with an elbow strike.
Andronicus blocks the elbow strike.
daVinci throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andronicus blocks it with crossed arms.
daVinci throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andronicus blocks it with crossed arms.
daVinci throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andronicus is trying to force a seperation but daVinci has the dominant position.
daVinci throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andronicus blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, daVinci just misses with a elbow thrown towards Andronicus's brow.
daVinci tries to land a knee to the head but Andronicus blocks with his arms.
Andronicus avoids the elbow strike from daVinci, against the ropes.
daVinci with an attempt at a knee that misses.
daVinci throws an elbow but it misses.
daVinci throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andronicus blocks it with crossed arms.
daVinci tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andronicus avoids a wild elbow strike from daVinci.
daVinci throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Andronicus is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo daVinci dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucius Andronicus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
daVinci throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andronicus.
daVinci connects with a good right hand that stumbles Andronicus. Andronicus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Leonardo daVinci is winning the standup battle so far.
daVinci throws a head kick but Andronicus moves out of range.
Andronicus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
daVinci looks to land a left hand but Andronicus moved out of range nicely.
Andronicus avoids the head kick by daVinci.
Andronicus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andronicus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from daVinci.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andronicus lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
daVinci steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andronicus.
A low kick from Andronicus misses
and daVinci counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Andronicus! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Leonardo daVinci!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroki Ishakima (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 Hiroki Ishakima was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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183 lbs
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175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroki Ishakima!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishakima misses with a series of wild punches.
Clarke misses the shot to the body.
Ishakima throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ishakima tried to score with a low kick but Clarke checks it.
Clarke shoots in for a takedown but Ishakima shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Clarke slips a jab and a cross from Ishakima.
Ishakima takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clarke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ishakima's waist but Ishakima gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clarke off to one side.
Ishakima throws a right hand that Clarke ducks under and follows up with a left that Clarke also avoids with ease.
Clarke drops his hands momentarily and Ishakima takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clarke thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke misses with the combination.
Clarke throws a body punch but Ishakima moves out of range.
No joy there for Ishakima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clarke misses with a body shot.
Ishakima scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clarke. Ishakima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ishakima looks to land a combination but Clarke avoids it well.
Ishakima throws a right hand that Clarke ducks under and follows up with a left that Clarke also avoids with ease.
Ishakima connects with a body shot.
Hiroki Ishakima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clarke just misses with a punch to the body.
Clarke looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishakima is just out of range.
Clarke misses with a body shot.
Clarke shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Clarke showed some decent athleticism there.
Clarke seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ishakima does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clarke lands a nice short elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishakima has hold of Clarke's hands but Clarke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Clarke performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ishakima keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clarke looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ishakima with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ishakima avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clarke.
Clarke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke throwing shots but Ishakima is blocking nicely.
Clarke scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Clarke trying to pass the guard but Ishakima defending well.
Clarke works his foot free and advances to mount.
Clarke in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Clarke dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Clarke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ishakima was well out of range. Poor timing from Clarke.
Ishakima scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ishakima throws a push kick but Clarke slaps the foot to one side.
Clarke looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Clarke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Clarke passes into half guard.
Clarke perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishakima is refusing to be controlled, as Clarke sits in half guard.
Clarke scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Clarke is trying to control. Ishakima wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Clarke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clarke lands a nice short elbow.
Ishakima is refusing to be controlled, as Clarke sits in half guard.
Clarke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Clarke frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Clarke trying to control but Ishakima is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Clarke cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Clarke looking to control and managing it successfully.
Clarke lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ishakima hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke looking to control but Ishakima is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Clarke punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ishakima is looking to improve his position but Clarke isn't that keen on the idea.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishakima takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clarke looking to control but Ishakima is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Clarke dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ishakima misses with a two punch combination.
Clarke throws an off balance right hand
and Clarke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clarke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Clarke lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Clarke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ishakima jabs Clarke right on the nose. Clarke blinks but takes it well.
Clarke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clarke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ishakima.
Ishakima closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Andrew Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Ishakima lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ishakima!
Ishakima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clarke swinging wildly here.
Ishakima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clarke is looking to wear down Ishakima with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Clarke decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Clarke in particular looking to stall.
Ishakima has hold of Clarke's hands but Clarke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clarke works his foot free and advances to mount.
Clarke looking to control but Ishakima is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Clarke looking to finish Ishakima with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ishakima!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke controlling the position easily from mount.
Clarke looking to control but Ishakima is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ishakima tries to hold on but Clarke pushes him away.
Clarke controlling the pace for now.
Clarke working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke with good strikes from the mount here!
Clarke controlling from mount.
Ishakima is looking to get to half guard.
Hiroki Ishakima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrew Clarke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clarke looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Clarke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clarke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Clarke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manhoef has chosen Steady Mobbin' as his entrance music. Thiago Alves could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Melvin Manhoef's chin.
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26
181 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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23
187 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Alves !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Alves does no damage.
Alves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Manhoef uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alves .
Manhoef slips under a jab from Alves .
Manhoef moves into range and clinches up with Alves .
Manhoef breaks from the clinch.
Manhoef cracks the inside of Alves 's front leg.
Manhoef has managed to clinch.
Manhoef lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Alves as the two fighters clinch.
Manhoef struggles to land a body shot inside as Alves controls his hands.
Manhoef lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves blocking some punches.
Manhoef has a couple of punches blocked by Alves .
Manhoef misses with the head strike.
Manhoef has Alves pressed against the ropes, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Manhoef lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Manhoef swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manhoef.
Manhoef misses with the head strike.
Manhoef lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Manhoef escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manhoef fakes the leg kick and cracks Alves in the body.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Manhoef moves out of range of the leg kick from Alves .
Melvin Manhoef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donk. Manhoef catches Alves right on the button with a cross.
Manhoef moves into the clinch.
Alves tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alves blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alves looking for a takedown.
Alves tries a body shot but Manhoef blocks it.
Manhoef lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manhoef manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves .
Manhoef closes the distance and clinches.
Alves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alves tries to score a body lock takedown but Manhoef shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Alves . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves throws a punch but it's blocked by Manhoef.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manhoef.
Alves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manhoef lands a body punch in the clinch.
Manhoef lands a hook that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
Manhoef pushes Alves back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Manhoef lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
Manhoef gets through Alves 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manhoef pushes Alves back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Manhoef.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manhoef.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries for a takedown. No joy.
Manhoef lands with a left to the head.
Manhoef just leaning against Alves , taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Manhoef creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Manhoef scores with a shot to the side of Alves 's head.
Alves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manhoef lands a body shot.
Manhoef scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Manhoef.
A short right from Manhoef.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manhoef.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Manhoef creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Manhoef working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manhoef prevents the takedown attempt.
Manhoef makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manhoef works on Alves 's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manhoef.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Manhoef trying to control the position but instead, Alves has worked for underhooks and has pushed Manhoef into the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manhoef.
Manhoef scores with a hook to the body.
Manhoef keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alves 's efforts to push away.
Manhoef lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
Manhoef controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Manhoef.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Manhoef - that landed with a thud.
Manhoef breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manhoef tries a head kick but it misses.
Manhoef keeps Alves at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Manhoef 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.
Manhoef lands a left and a right that send Alves crashing to the mat, dazed. Manhoef thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Manhoef gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Manhoef taking a breather.
Manhoef breaks from the clinch.
Manhoef walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alves .
Alves throws an elbow but Manhoef slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manhoef wants to get back to his feet but Alves drags him back down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alves misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Manhoef sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Manhoef is not content to let Alves control the position.
Manhoef regains half guard, as Alves was trying to land strikes.
Alves is stalling here. Manhoef is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Alves seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Manhoef has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves can't do much from the bottom here.
Alves tries to buck Manhoef off but Manhoef is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef working away.
Thiago Alves has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Manhoef sprawls well. Manhoef wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alves gets slowly back to his feet.
Manhoef forces Alves back against the ropes and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Manhoef avoiding damage.
Alves tries for a takedown but Manhoef manages to get underhooks.
Manhoef lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alves has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Manhoef is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Alves . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manhoef lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
Manhoef manages to break the clinch.
Manhoef scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Manhoef.
Manhoef lands a head kick. Alves smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Manhoef clinches up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Manhoef showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Alves throws a lazy right hand but Manhoef sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alves scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Manhoef gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manhoef.
Manhoef's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manhoef takes a swing at Alves 's ribcage but misses.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manhoef moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Manhoef lands a left hand.
Alves drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Manhoef gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manhoef lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef lands a nice uppercut.
Manhoef throws a punch but it's blocked by Alves .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manhoef.
Manhoef scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alves is rocked!
Manhoef lands with a left to the head.
Oh Alves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manhoef lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
Manhoef lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alves or not.
Manhoef stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Manhoef lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manhoef scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manhoef lands with a left to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Manhoef pushes Alves against the ropes. Manhoef is working some dirty boxing. Manhoef pushes off with a quick right hook! Alves goes down! Alves tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Manhoef moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Melvin Manhoef!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claes Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taka Sho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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27
185 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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18
198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Claes Fleming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taka Sho!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sho gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fleming counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fleming thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sho if he has to take too many more of those.
Fleming scores with a nice body kick.
Fleming throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sho.
Sho shoots in but Fleming avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fleming scores with a head kick. Sho tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sho has his takedown stuffed
and Fleming counters with a big head kick but Sho shrugs it off.
Claes Fleming has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taka Sho.
Sho looks gassed!
Nice body kick there by Fleming.
Sho misses with a takedown attempt
and Fleming counters with an outside leg kick.
Sho takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fleming lands a big head kick that sends Sho tumbling to the mat! Fleming takes a step backwards and waves Sho back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sho is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Fleming! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Claes Fleming!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demon Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Lawror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia comes to the ring accompanied by Numb/Encore. Sean Lawror will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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23
188 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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25
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Demon Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Lawror!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawror pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lawror throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Maia tries to free his leg and advance position but Lawror is retaining full guard.
Maia preventing the sweep.
Maia is pushing down on Lawror's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lawror is fighting to maintain full guard but Maia has managed to sneak the leg through.
Maia wants to work for an arm triangle but Lawror is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lawror is trying to get back to full guard.
Maia moves into full mount! Lawror won't be happy about that!
Lawror can't escape the position.
Maia trying to control but Lawror is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maia looking for a guillotine from mount but Lawror is having none of it.
Maia is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Lawror is in real trouble.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawror rolls, trying to escape but Maia keeps control of the position.
Maia struggling to keep hold of the position.
Maia is really struggling to control Lawror but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lawror is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia tightening his grip on Lawror, looking for the choke.
Maia tightening his grip on Lawror, looking for the choke.
Maia is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Lawror knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Lawror for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawror looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Maia looking for the choke but no joy.
Lawror is trying to defend against the choke here but Maia has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Maia Tightens the hold and Lawror taps out furiously! Maia displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Demon Maia!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Helio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Helio Gracie has been cut.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gracie enables Anderson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gracie manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Anderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Anderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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!
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie stands and throws Anderson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Anderson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gracie's guard! Nice work there by Anderson!
Gracie has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Anderson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gracie has tightened it up now! Anderson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Helio Gracie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royal Tenenbaum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoni Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lim has chosen Batibot as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Royal Tenenbaum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Antoni Lim!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tenenbaum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lim.
Lim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tenenbaum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tenenbaum misses with a wild body shot.
Lim tries to bum rush Tenenbaum with a series of wild strikes but Tenenbaum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tenenbaum counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lim throws a push kick but Tenenbaum slaps the foot to one side.
Tenenbaum throws a big shot that misses.
Lim throws a sloppy head kick and Tenenbaum moves out of range easily.
Tenenbaum wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Lim misses.
Lim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tenenbaum circles away quickly and effectively.
Lim takes a swing at Tenenbaum's ribcage but misses.
Antoni Lim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tenenbaum counters with a nice uppercut.
Lim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lim connects with a solid leg kick.
Tenenbaum misses with a wild body shot.
Lim slips under a jab from Tenenbaum.
Tenenbaum shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lim as he jumps to the side.
Lim lands a jab-cross combination.
Lim scores with a jab. Tenenbaum acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lim throws out a powerful jab.
Antoni Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tenenbaum cracks Lim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Lim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tenenbaum connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lim throws the left hand but Tenenbaum avoids the punch easily.
Tenenbaum jabs Lim right on the nose. Lim blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim throws a series of punches but Tenenbaum moves out of range.
Tenenbaum throws a nice looking combination but Lim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lim lands a head shot.
Lim throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Tenenbaum to counter with a crisp jab.
Tenenbaum connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lim throws a sloppy head kick and Tenenbaum moves out of range easily.
Tenenbaum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lim was well out of range. Poor timing from Tenenbaum.
Tenenbaum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tenenbaum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lim throws a sloppy head kick and Tenenbaum moves out of range easily.
Lim throws a series of strikes that have Tenenbaum backpedaling.
Tenenbaum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tenenbaum's sensitive parts.
Nice uppercut there from Lim.
Tenenbaum throws a looping overhand right but Lim ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Lim.
Tenenbaum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tenenbaum drops his hands momentarily and Lim takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tenenbaum shoots for a double leg takedown but Lim sprawls well. He's pushed Tenenbaum's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tenenbaum moves in looking to clinch but Lim pushes him off.
Lim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tenenbaum at a distance.
Tenenbaum ducks under a wild hook from Lim.
Lim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Lim.
Lim dips to his left and cracks Tenenbaum with an uppercut!
Tenenbaum lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lim's sensitive parts.
Lim throws a hook but Tenenbaum blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lim throws a body punch but Tenenbaum moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Lim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim pushes Tenenbaum away with a front kick.
Lim stalks Tenenbaum and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tenenbaum's face. Tenenbaum staggers backwards, shaken.
Tenenbaum throws a solid leg kick but Lim takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tenenbaum.
Tenenbaum throws a series of punches but Lim avoids them all with ease.
Lim lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lim tries to bum rush Tenenbaum with a series of wild strikes but Tenenbaum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tenenbaum blocks a low kick nicely.
Tenenbaum is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lim listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tenenbaum walks into a straight right hand from Lim.
Lim throws a lazy right hand but Tenenbaum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Lim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoni Lim dominated that round.
That's time! Tenenbaum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tenenbaum counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lim defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tenenbaum.
Lim throws a leg kick but Tenenbaum checks it.
Horrible takedown by Tenenbaum or perhaps it was just good defense by Lim which made him look bad.
A big right from Lim misses.
Lim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tenenbaum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tenenbaum 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.
Lim tries to bum rush Tenenbaum with a series of wild strikes but Tenenbaum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lim 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 Tenenbaum has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tenenbaum and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Antoni Lim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tenenbaum. Lim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lim looks to land a combination but Tenenbaum avoids it well.
Lim closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tenenbaum throws a one two combo.
Lim throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim blocks a jab.
Tenenbaum avoids the head kick by Lim.
Tenenbaum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tenenbaum fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royal Tenenbaum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lim tries to bum rush Tenenbaum with a series of wild strikes but Tenenbaum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antoni Lim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lim throws a lazy head kick
so Tenenbaum counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tenenbaum postures up.
Lim pulls Tenenbaum in close to prevent any damage.
Lim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tenenbaum is one step ahead there.
Tenenbaum looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antoni Lim has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tenenbaum misses with a body punch
and Lim counters with a body kick that stops Tenenbaum in his tracks momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lim misses with a two punch combination.
Lim blocks a jab.
Lim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tenenbaum misses the shot to the body.
Lim misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lim.
Tenenbaum thuds a left hand into Lim's body.
Lim gets caught napping as Tenenbaum dives in and scores a takedown. Lim manages to retain guard.
Lim looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenenbaum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tenenbaum trying to control the position from guard on top but Lim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lim working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Antoni Lim was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lim listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lim scores with a head kick. Tenenbaum tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tenenbaum lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tenenbaum has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lim wants to get back to striking at distance but Tenenbaum won't allow it.
Tenenbaum misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lim drags the fight down to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim is trying to hold Tenenbaum in close to prevent damage but Tenenbaum has managed to pass into half guard.
Tenenbaum wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lim keeps working.
Tenenbaum is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lim moves into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tenenbaum won't allow Lim to sweep him here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tenenbaum throwing strikes from guard but Lim blocks nicely.
Tenenbaum postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Royal Tenenbaum will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tenenbaum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lim misses with a double jab
and Tenenbaum counters with a head kick.
Lim is looking to land body kicks.
Lim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lim connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tenenbaum was well out of range. Poor timing from Lim.
Lim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tenenbaum in his tracks.
Lim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tenenbaum circles away quickly and effectively.
Lim plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tenenbaum lands the left hand.
Lim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Lim. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tenenbaum throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lim on the side of the head.
Lim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tenenbaum with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lim swings for the body but Tenenbaum moves out of range.
Lim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tenenbaum scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tenenbaum takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tenenbaum closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lim to the mat! Lim manages to get full guard.
Tenenbaum slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tenenbaum connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tenenbaum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lim can't keep his opponent in guard - Tenenbaum advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tenenbaum seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lim does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tenenbaum looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lim with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tenenbaum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tenenbaum trying to pass the guard but Lim defending well.
Tenenbaum is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lim wants to control but Tenenbaum is keeping busy.
Lim is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim wants to control but Tenenbaum is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tenenbaum prevents Lim from improving his position.
Tenenbaum scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lim is looking for a sweep. Tenenbaum is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tenenbaum throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tenenbaum is looking to take a break and control but Lim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lim is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tenenbaum wants to control but Lim is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Tenenbaum trying to control from half guard but Lim is working away.
We're going to have a standup here because Royal Tenenbaum wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lim wants it to stay on the feet.
Tenenbaum throws a hook to the side of Lim's head but Lim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tenenbaum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lim scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lim throws a nice looking combination but Tenenbaum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right-left combo lands from Lim.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lim looks to throw a body kick
and Tenenbaum counters with a leg kick.
Lim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tenenbaum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royal Tenenbaum clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tenenbaum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick from Lim lands but Tenenbaum takes it in his stride.
Lim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tenenbaum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lim connects with a body shot.
Lim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lim wants it to stay on the feet.
Lim smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lim.
Tenenbaum lands a two punch combo.
Tenenbaum looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A lazy left from Lim finds it's target.
Tenenbaum throws out a leg kick but Lim moves out of range and Tenenbaum only half commits.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lim is looking to land body kicks.
Lim throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenenbaum tries a low kick but Lim avoids it.
Lim lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tenenbaum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lim lands a jab-cross combination.
Lim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lim misses with a low kick.
Lim lands a really nice looking cross but Tenenbaum seems unphased.
Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tenenbaum.
Lim throws a sloppy head kick and Tenenbaum moves out of range easily.
Lim scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lim misses with a looping left.
Lim throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tenenbaum misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lim walks into a straight right hand from Tenenbaum.
Tenenbaum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tenenbaum tries for a takedown but Lim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tenenbaum looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tenenbaum misses with a lunging right hand
and Lim counters with a low kick, right behind Tenenbaum 's knee.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Tenenbaum misses.
Lim throws a right hand that Tenenbaum ducks under and follows up with a left that Tenenbaum also avoids with ease.
Lim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tenenbaum checks it well.
Lim swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tenenbaum.
Lim swinging wildly here.
Lim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tenenbaum throws a lazy right hand but Lim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tenenbaum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Lim.
Tenenbaum bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Lim's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tenenbaum scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lim is trying to get back to half guard.
Lim is trying to control Tenenbaum's posture but Tenenbaum avoids it.
Tenenbaum in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lim is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenenbaum creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tenenbaum throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lim wants to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Check out the look on Tenenbaum's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tenenbaum in side control, throwing shots but Lim defends.
Lim is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tenenbaum off and has taken his back!
Lim keeps control of the position as Tenenbaum tries to break free.
Will Lim go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Tenenbaum's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Tenenbaum prevents Lim from getting a body triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Antoni Lim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Lim scores with a shot to the body.
Lim feints a jab promting Tenenbaum to slip. Lim then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tenenbaum slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lim moves out of range as Tenenbaum strikes.
Lim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tenenbaum takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tenenbaum takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lim throws a head kick that misses.
Tenenbaum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lim.
Tenenbaum tries for a takedown but Lim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Lim finds it's target.
A left and a right from Lim both land. Nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Lim.
Lim is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tenenbaum fails with a takedown attempt.
Lim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lim's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lim duly obliges.
Tenenbaum closes the distance and clinches up with Lim, looking for a takedown. Tenenbaum pushes Lim against the ropes but Lim circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royal Tenenbaum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lim misses with a wild body shot.
Tenenbaum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lim.
Lim uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lim throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenenbaum throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lim misses with a hook. Tenenbaum ducked under it nicely.
Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tenenbaum fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That kick from Lim tenderised Tenenbaum's leg. Tenenbaum is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tenenbaum takes a step back to recover.
Lim connects with a high kick.
Tenenbaum is rocked!
Lim throws a nice looking combination but Tenenbaum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tenenbaum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lim.
Lim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lim throws a hook but Tenenbaum blocks it.
Lim throws a low kick, looking for Tenenbaum's leg but Tenenbaum calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim takes a swing at Tenenbaum's ribcage but misses.
Tenenbaum ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tenenbaum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lim throws a right and a left that Tenenbaum avoids nicely.
Tenenbaum checks a leg kick nicely.
Lim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lim throws a head kick that Tenenbaum semi-blocks.
Lim lands with a right hand.
Lim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tenenbaum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tenenbaum connects with a single shot there.
Tenenbaum staying out of range there.
Tenenbaum throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenenbaum is looking to slow Lim down with leg kicks.
Lim throws a head kick but Tenenbaum moves out of range.
A punch combination from Lim misses.
Tenenbaum slips a jab from Lim.
Tenenbaum slips a jab and a cross from Lim.
Tenenbaum lands a really nice looking cross but Lim seems unphased.
Lim blocks a jab.
Lim throws a push kick but Tenenbaum slaps the foot to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good shot there by Lim.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tenenbaum bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lim throws a shot from downtown. Tenenbaum moves away and avoids it.
Lim checks a low kick from Tenenbaum.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antoni Lim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lim has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoni Lim!
Antoni Lim is the new welterweight champion!
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