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Pride 16: Talent PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeung Sze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chong Li could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yeung Sze's chin.
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chong Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yeung Sze!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sze counters with a nice double leg into side control. Li won't be happy with that.
Sze is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Li is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sze goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Li has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sze but great work by Li.
Li goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sze rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Li's guard! Nice work there by Sze!
Sze is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Li is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Li has escaped and now he's on top!
Sze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Li would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Li stands up from Sze's guard - Li perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sze tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
Sze tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Li misses with the combination.
Sze shoots in for a double leg but Li sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Li connects with a right hand. Sze shakes it off.
Sze tries for a takedown but Li circles away easily
and Li counters with a nice uppercut.
Sze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sze dodges the punch combination from Li.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a series of punches but Sze avoids them all with ease.
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Li shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sze's guard.
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.
Li wants to pass the guard but Sze is keeping the position.
Li trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sze's guard.
Sze manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Li manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li can't keep his opponent in guard - Sze advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sze looking for a submission but Li manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Sze is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Li is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Li has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li wants to stand but Sze is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sze trying to control the position.
Li tries to stand but Sze is controlling from the bottom.
Sze controls Li momentarily but Li frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sze looking for a sweep. Not yet Sze, not yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sze controls Li momentarily but Li frees himself.
Li won't allow Sze to sweep him here.
Sze keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Chong Li has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Li shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sze eats them both and turns towards Li to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sze has his takedown stuffed
and Li counters with a single leg into guard. Sze didn't expect that.
Chong Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yeung Sze.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li wants to stand but Sze has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Li is one step ahead there.
Sze has a closed guard, preventing Li from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chong Li dominated that round.
That's time! Li's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Li throws a right and a left that both miss.
Li fails with a takedown attempt.
Sze tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Li swivels and escapes.
Li shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sze as he jumps to the side.
Sze is trying hard to land a takedown here. Li sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Li throws an off balance right hand
and Sze counters with a good low kick that Li was not able to check.
Sze wants to clinch up but Li keeps it at a distance.
Sze tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
Sze avoids the head kick by Li.
Li misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chong Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sze ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Sze closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sze lands in his opponent's guard.
Sze is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Li is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Li has escaped and now he's on top!
Li wants to stand but Sze is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Li wants to stand but Sze is controlling his posture from full guard.
Li won't allow Sze to sweep him here.
Li tries to stand but Sze is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sze is working an open guard so Li takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Li shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sze defends it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sze misses with a series of wild punches.
Sze closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sze has hold of one of Li's legs. Li is fighting the takedown attempt but Sze gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sze looking to pass the guard.
Sze drops back, looking for a kneebar! Li looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Li looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Li!
Sze is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Li's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Li seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Sze has recovered full guard.
Sze wants to sweep but no luck.
Sze has a closed guard, preventing Li from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sze looking for a sweep. Not yet Sze, not yet.
Sze is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Li is looking to stand up but Sze won't let him.
Sze manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Li manages to get himself to full guard.
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!
Sze drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Li manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sze has Li in his guard.
Chong Li overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Li tries to stand but Sze is controlling from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li gets to his feet - Sze follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yeung Sze will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Li misses with a wild combination.
Sze tries to clinch up.
Sze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sze dives in and grabs Li's left leg, looking for a takedown. Li pushes down on Sze's head and hops out.
Sze fails with the takedown.
Li throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sze.
Li lands a jab to the nose.
Li misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sze fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chong Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yeung Sze.
Sze dodges the punch combination from Li.
Sze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sze fails with a takedown attempt.
Sze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
Chong Li is winning the standup battle so far.
Li shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sze counters by clinching up.
Sze wants a takedown.
Sze drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sze looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sze is trying to drag Li to the mat but Li just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
A frustrated look appears on Li's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Li is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sze prevents Li from breaking the clinch.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Sze is controlling him.
Li has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Li is trying to force a seperation but Sze has the dominant position.
Li working hard to break the clinch.
Li can't break the clinch.
Sze tries for a takedown. No joy.
Li gets underhooks to prevent Sze's takedown attempt.
Li prevents a takedown attempt there.
Li tries to break free but Sze pushes him back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to circle away but Sze has him pinned against the ropes.
Li has had enough of the clinch but Sze keeps him there for the moment.
Sze is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Li gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sze is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Li is defending well.
Li wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sze wants to take the fight to the mat but Li manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sze keeps control of Li as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sze wants a takedown but no success here.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Sze has him pressed against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Li's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Li is trying to push Sze away but Sze has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sze goes for a takedown attempt but Li pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Li throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sze tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Li is in Sze's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li is looking to stand up but Sze won't let him.
Li stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Li lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sze!
Li stands up from mount. Strange move.
Sze stuffs the takedown attempt from Li. Li gets slowly back to his feet.
Sze takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Li throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chong Li showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Li has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chong Li!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nobuhiko Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucius Andronicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nobuhiko Takada could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lucius Andronicus's chin.
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209 lbs
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205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nobuhiko Takada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucius Andronicus!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takada blocks a head kick by Andronicus.
Takada tries to clinch but Andronicus moves out of range.
Takada throws a shot to the body.
Takada fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Andronicus avoids it really well and circles away.
Andronicus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takada tries to close the distance and clinch but Andronicus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andronicus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andronicus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Andronicus!
It looks like Nobuhiko Takada has been cut.
Takada is breathing heavily.
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!
Takada fails with a takedown attempt.
Andronicus scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andronicus drops Takada with a beautiful combination! Takada stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Andronicus is looking for the KO!
Takada is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andronicus closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Takada out cold! Takada corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lucius Andronicus!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Cheung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deniska Burlaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Cheung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Deniska Burlaka!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Burlaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burlaka thuds his right hand into Cheung's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cheung closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burlaka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Burlaka throws a series of punches but Cheung avoids them all with ease.
Cheung pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Burlaka back to the ropes. Cheung follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Deniska Burlaka has been cut.
Burlaka throws a right hand that Cheung ducks under and follows up with a left that Cheung also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burlaka misses with a hook.
Burlaka misses with a two punch combination.
Cheung misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burlaka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cheung takes one on the button.
Cheung fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Burlaka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Burlaka.
Cheung tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Burlaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheung lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Burlaka sprawling to the canvas. Cheung follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Burlaka hang on?
Burlaka is rocked!
Cheung decides to stand and escape the position.
Burlaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Cheung finish him?
Cheung has Burlaka up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cheung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burlaka misses with a series of wild punches.
Burlaka seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burlaka is looking to clinch but Cheung is avoiding it.
Burlaka dodges the punch combination from Cheung.
Cheung misses with the combination.
Cheung tries to bum rush Burlaka with a series of wild strikes but Burlaka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cheung clinches up against the ropes.
Burlaka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burlaka missing with a left hand there. Cheung was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burlaka fails to land with a series of punches.
Cheung throws a body punch but Burlaka moves out of range.
Burlaka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cheung misses with the combination.
Burlaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burlaka throws a hook to the side of Cheung's head but Cheung sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burlaka's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Burlaka duly obliges.
Burlaka throws a lazy uppercut
and Cheung counters with a series of strikes. Burlaka will be more careful next time no doubt.
That has opened up Deniska Burlaka's cut even more.
Burlaka misses with a few strikes there.
Cheung bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burlaka's head.
Burlaka throws a right hand that Cheung ducks under and follows up with a left that Cheung also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheung drops Burlaka with a left and a right! Oh, Burlaka is hurt - Cheung dives into side control looking to finish!
The cut above Deniska Burlaka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Burlaka tries to escape but Cheung is in control.
Cheung lands some shots froms side control.
Cheung decides to stand back up. Cheung steps back and let's Burlaka get back to his feet.
Cheung avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burlaka throws a right hand that Cheung ducks under and follows up with a left that Cheung also avoids with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Burlaka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheung avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burlaka takes one to the side of the head.
Cheung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheung dodges the punch combination from Burlaka.
Burlaka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cheung tries to clinch but Burlaka moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cheung.
Nice defenses there by Cheung.
Burlaka moves in looking to clinch but Cheung pushes him off.
Cheung gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cheung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burlaka misses with a few strikes there.
Burlaka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cheung.
Cheung throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burlaka.
Burlaka misses with a combination
enabling Cheung to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Cheung dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Deniska Burlaka's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cheung lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burlaka feints a jab promting Cheung to slip. Burlaka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cheung slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Burlaka blocks a head kick by Cheung.
Burlaka misses with a series of wild punches.
Burlaka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eddie Cheung is winning the standup battle so far.
Burlaka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Deniska Burlaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burlaka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burlaka throws a nice looking combination but Cheung bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Burlaka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Cheung.
Burlaka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burlaka is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burlaka walks straight into a right hand from Cheung - that's dropped him! Cheung jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Burlaka from any more punishment! Burlaka complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eddie Cheung!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry HooHar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Andrew Clarke has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Andrew Clarke seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
4 - 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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry HooHar!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HooHar fails to land with a series of punches.
Clarke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but HooHar was well out of range. Poor timing from Clarke.
HooHar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
HooHar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Clarke.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
HooHar tries to buck Clarke off but Clarke is having none of it.
Clarke lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
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!
Check out the look on Clarke's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
HooHar is not content to let Clarke control the position.
The referee asks Clarke politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Clarke prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke with the ground and pound but HooHar regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Clarke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed HooHar's head.
Clarke tries to pass the half guard into mount. HooHar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
HooHar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clarke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
HooHar trying to control here.
HooHar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Clarke throws a big elbow that misses.
HooHar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Clarke wants to control from the top but HooHar keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke looking to pass the guard.
Clarke prevents HooHar from getting back to his feet.
Clarke trying to control but HooHar is working from the bottom.
Andrew Clarke has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from HooHar.
HooHar shoots in but no luck this time.
HooHar throws an overhand right that lands on Clarke's shoulder, as Clarke tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
HooHar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Clarke swivels and escapes.
Andrew Clarke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry HooHar.
HooHar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clarke counters with a right hand to the body.
Clarke scores with the left hand. HooHar knows he should have avoided that one.
HooHar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clarke was well out of range. Poor timing from HooHar.
No joy there for HooHar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
HooHar throws a head kick that misses
and Clarke counters with a straight right hand.
HooHar looks gassed!
HooHar misses with a wild combination.
No luck for HooHar with that takedown attempt.
Clarke throws a hook but HooHar blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
HooHar throws a nice looking combination but Clarke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clarke looks to score with a jab to the body but HooHar is just out of range.
HooHar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Clarke dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
HooHar connects with an inside leg kick.
HooHar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Clarke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clarke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
HooHar misses with a leg kick.
Clarke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from HooHar.
HooHar misses with a takedown
and Clarke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
HooHar moves out of range of the strikes.
Clarke thows a body shot but no joy.
HooHar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clarke.
HooHar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Clarke defends it nicely.
HooHar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clarke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
HooHar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clarke is fending him off so far but HooHar persists. Nope, Clarke circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrew Clarke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry HooHar.
Clarke misses with a body shot.
HooHar dives in and grabs Clarke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Clarke pushes down on HooHar's head and hops out.
HooHar is breathing heavily.
Clarke scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
HooHar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Clarke's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Clarke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed HooHar's head.
Clarke controlling the pace.
Clarke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke is just content to waste time from the top position. HooHar takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Clarke is looking to work some ground and pound but HooHar has wrist control.
Andrew Clarke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clarke trying to control but HooHar is working from the bottom.
Clarke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clarke is looking to work some ground and pound but HooHar has wrist control.
Clarke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
HooHar keeping moving, preventing Clarke from controlling successfully.
HooHar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Andrew Clarke has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
HooHar lands with a slapping head kick.
Harry HooHar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarke misses with an uppercut.
Clarke misses with an uppercut. HooHar saw that one coming.
HooHar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clarke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but HooHar moves away.
Clarke avoids the head kick by HooHar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from HooHar. No joy for Clarke on that attempt.
Nice shot by HooHar.
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!
Clarke digs a good body shot into HooHar's ribs.
Clarke lands a jab to the head.
Clarke takes a swing at HooHar's ribcage but misses.
HooHar gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Clarke to score an easy takedown into full guard.
HooHar wants to stand up but Clarke is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clarke passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Clarke dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Clarke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
HooHar tries a head kick but it misses.
Clarke throws a lazy right hand but HooHar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
HooHar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clarke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
HooHar throws a lazy head kick
and Clarke counters with a nice double leg into side control. HooHar won't be happy with that.
Clarke throws an elbow but HooHar slips to the side and avoids it well.
Clarke with the ground and pound but HooHar regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Clarke is looking to advance position but HooHar won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
HooHar is controlling Clarke's posture.
Clarke throws a big elbow that misses.
Clarke throws a big right hand that misses.
Clarke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke stays in close to HooHar's body and controls the position.
Clarke trying to move into half guard but instead HooHar has managed to sweep!
HooHar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Clarke on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Clarke tries to get out of the position.
Clarke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from HooHar.
HooHar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Clarke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
HooHar has gone for a leg lock! Clarke slips out almost immediately though and dives into HooHar's guard.
Clarke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. HooHar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke is working hard here to advance position.
Clarke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clarke wants to control from the top but HooHar keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
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 wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Clarke throws a strike but HooHar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Clarke looking for a sweep. Not yet Clarke, not yet.
Harry HooHar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clarke wants to stand and escape but HooHar is having none of it.
Clarke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Andrew Clarke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clarke has momentary wrist control but HooHar slips an elbow through the middle.
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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Clarke!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papoh Bamoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bamoya comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lupang Hinirang kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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26
181 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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180 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Alves !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Papoh Bamoya!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bamoya misses with a combination
and Alves counters with a one-two to the body.
Alves misses with a looping right.
Alves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alves shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bamoya counters with a nice uppercut.
Alves fails with the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bamoya scores with a leg kick.
Bamoya throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bamoya throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alves .
Alves takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Thiago Alves has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamoya misses with a wild combination.
Nice sprawl there from Bamoya as Alves shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Alves . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves needs to keep his hands up - Bamoya had a free shot at his head there.
Bamoya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alves closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bamoya did well to prevent Alves getting side control.
Bamoya is looking to escape.
Alves trying to control the action but Bamoya is working from the bottom.
Bamoya on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bamoya is trying to stand back up but Alves is controlling him
Alves 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
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 two minutes gone in the round.
Alves looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bamoya with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bamoya has hold of Alves 's hands but Alves slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bamoya is trying to stand back up but Alves is controlling him
Alves trying to pass the guard but Bamoya defending well.
Bamoya pushes Alves off and gets back to his feet.
Papoh Bamoya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bamoya lands a leg kick that knocks Alves off balance momentarily.
Bamoya throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bamoya misses with a low kick.
Bamoya throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Alves throws a body punch but Bamoya moves out of range.
Alves dodges the punch combination from Bamoya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves closes the distance and clinches up with Bamoya, looking for a takedown. Alves pushes Bamoya against the ropes but Bamoya circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bamoya connects with a high kick.
Alves is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bamoya's half guard.
Alves passes to full mount!
Bamoya wants to control but Alves is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Alves there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bamoya is looking to improve his position but Alves isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Bamoya slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bamoya pushes Alves off looking to stand but Alves dives back in and keeps control.
Bamoya is looking to get back to is feet but Alves passes into side control.
Alves postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bamoya tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alves wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The strikes coming from Alves are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bamoya is looking to regain half guard here but Alves keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Alves connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bamoya some visible discomfort.
You can see the frustration on Bamoya's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papoh Bamoya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Alves 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bamoya throws a body kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bamoya.
A left and a right from Bamoya both land. Nice combination.
Bamoya lands a left and a right that send Alves crashing to the mat, dazed. Bamoya thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Alves is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Bamoya points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Alves wakes up just in time to hear Bamoya thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Papoh Bamoya!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taka Sho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Muyeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muyeira has chosen Death or Jail as his entrance music. Ronaldo Muyeira has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Taka Sho's chin.
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185 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taka Sho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronaldo Muyeira!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sho closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sho lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Muyeira looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sho is stalling in the full guard.
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.
Sho stands and throws Muyeira's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sho controls the position from side control.
Sho wants to control but Muyeira is keeping him busy.
Muyeira trying to remain calm as Sho controls from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muyeira stops Sho from passing to mount.
Sho grinds an elbow into Muyeira's temple.
Sho landing a few strikes.
Sho moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sho trying to control the action but Muyeira is working from the bottom.
Sho lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sho slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sho landing a few strikes.
Sho remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Sho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Muyeira keeps working.
Muyeira takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Muyeira's face as Sho controls the position.
Sho trying to control the action but Muyeira is working from the bottom.
Sho connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Muyeira some visible discomfort.
Sho landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sho landing a few strikes.
Muyeira is trying to escape the position but Sho is controlling the position.
Sho wants to control but Muyeira is keeping him busy.
Muyeira on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sho tries for a kimura but Muyeira is defending well.
Sho trying to control the action but Muyeira is working from the bottom.
Sho controlling from side mount.
Muyeira is looking for a sweep.
Sho scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muyeira taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sho wants to control but Muyeira is keeping him busy.
Sho has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sho lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sho landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sho controlling the pace for now.
The referee warns Muyeira that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Muyeira taking shots to the head.
Muyeira is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Muyeira that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Muyeira is still in real trouble! Can Sho finish him?
Sho connects with a bit shot that sees Muyeira covering up! More strikes from Sho and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sho is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taka Sho!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Manhoef might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Steady Mobbin'. 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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187 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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184 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Melvin Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Manhoef.
Hunter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hunter is looking for a kimura here.
Hunter is trying to control the action in half guard but Manhoef is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Manhoef is trying to stand back up but Hunter is controlling him
Hunter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hunter trying to control the action but Manhoef is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter lands strikes from half guard.
Hunter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Manhoef does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hunter is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hunter tries to control but Manhoef wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter controlling the pace for now.
Hunter landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hunter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Manhoef is looking to escape.
Hunter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter tries to control but Manhoef wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a head shot.
Hunter controlling from mount.
Manhoef is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hunter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Manhoef is looking to escape.
Hunter controlling the position easily from mount.
Manhoef on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Manhoef tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hunter lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Manhoef hang on?
Hunter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hunter connects with a bit shot that sees Manhoef covering up! More strikes from Hunter and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hunter is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Hunter!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Royal Tenenbaum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Siciliano (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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183 lbs
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192 lbs
13 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Royal Tenenbaum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Siciliano!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tenenbaum keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tenenbaum scoring well with a low kick there.
Siciliano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tenenbaum.
Siciliano gets a clinch.
Siciliano tries to score a body lock takedown but Tenenbaum shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stalling in the clinch from Tenenbaum.
Tenenbaum tries to work over Siciliano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tenenbaum is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Royal Tenenbaum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Siciliano.
Tenenbaum prevents a takedown attempt there.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Siciliano as Tenenbaum tries to tie him up.
Tenenbaum throws an elbow but it misses.
Tenenbaum gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Siciliano.
Siciliano has picked Tenenbaum up - he's going for a ride! Siciliano dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Siciliano is trying to control the action in half guard but Tenenbaum is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Siciliano wants to work for an arm triangle but Tenenbaum is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tenenbaum has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Siciliano is working away from the top position though.
Siciliano prevents Tenenbaum from improving his position.
Tenenbaum makes his way to full guard, as Siciliano worked for a kimura.
Siciliano advances position into side control!
Tenenbaum stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Tenenbaum dodges the ground and pound from Siciliano.
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 two minutes gone in the round.
Tenenbaum tries to bench press Siciliano off him but Siciliano keeps the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Siciliano tries for a kimura but Tenenbaum is defending well.
Tenenbaum is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Siciliano cracks Tenenbaum with a big right hand but Tenenbaum just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Siciliano landing a few strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siciliano postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Siciliano working away.
Siciliano working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Siciliano working the ground and pound but Tenenbaum is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano working the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Siciliano working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Siciliano is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tenenbaum has escaped the position, nice work there.
Siciliano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tenenbaum is trying to control Siciliano's posture but Siciliano avoids it.
Siciliano is trying to get an arm triangle but Tenenbaum is defending well.
Check out the look on Siciliano's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenenbaum manages to work his way to half guard, despite Siciliano's best efforts.
Tenenbaum tries to get to full guard but Siciliano has control of the leg.
Siciliano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tenenbaum's head.
Siciliano trying to control the action but Tenenbaum is working from the bottom.
Tenenbaum pushes Siciliano off looking to stand but Siciliano dives back in and keeps control.
Siciliano is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tenenbaum defends it well.
Tenenbaum moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siciliano won't allow Tenenbaum to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Siciliano dominated that round.
That's time! Tenenbaum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Donk. Tenenbaum catches Siciliano right on the button with a cross.
A shot to the liver by Siciliano. Beautiful body shot.
Tenenbaum lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tenenbaum lands a jab-cross combination.
Tenenbaum lands with a nice body punch.
Fred Siciliano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tenenbaum displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Siciliano.
Siciliano tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tenenbaum counters with a good low kick that Siciliano was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tenenbaum scores with a takedown into Siciliano's guard.
Siciliano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fred Siciliano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tenenbaum being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenenbaum gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Siciliano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Siciliano doesn't manage to clinch there - Tenenbaum circles away.
Siciliano misses with a low kick.
Siciliano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Siciliano tries to clinch up but Tenenbaum circles away and keeps his distance.
Siciliano lands with a nice body punch.
Tenenbaum fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Siciliano throws an overhand right that lands on Tenenbaum's shoulder, as Tenenbaum tries to avoid the shot.
Siciliano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A lazy body kick from Tenenbaum
and Siciliano counters with a low kick, right behind Tenenbaum 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano wants to clinch.
Tenenbaum scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tenenbaum feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Siciliano's calf.
Tenenbaum stuns Siciliano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tenenbaum dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Siciliano. That did some damage!
Siciliano tries to close the distance and clinch but Tenenbaum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Siciliano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tenenbaum lands with a shot to the body.
Siciliano is breathing heavily.
Siciliano tries to clinch but Tenenbaum moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Siciliano. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenenbaum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tenenbaum moves into the clinch successfully.
Tenenbaum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tenenbaum.
Tenenbaum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tenenbaum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Siciliano's elbow.
Siciliano has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tenenbaum after a bit of a struggle.
Tenenbaum just leaning against Siciliano, taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tenenbaum.
Tenenbaum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tenenbaum is pressed up against the ropes. Siciliano has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tenenbaum down to the mat. Tenenbaum avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Royal Tenenbaum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Siciliano.
Siciliano gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tenenbaum to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siciliano working for a triangle but Tenenbaum defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenenbaum working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tenenbaum working some strikes from top position.
Tenenbaum with a nice head shot there.
Tenenbaum wants to stand but Siciliano is controlling his posture from full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tenenbaum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tenenbaum stands up over Siciliano, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Siciliano is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tenenbaum cracks Siciliano with a solid left hand.
Siciliano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royal Tenenbaum dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tenenbaum turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tenenbaum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tenenbaum throws a leg kick which misses Siciliano's front leg but catches the back leg as Siciliano tries to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Siciliano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tenenbaum lands a slapping body shot.
Tenenbaum with a hook.
Tenenbaum misses with a looping right.
Siciliano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Siciliano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tenenbaum cracks Siciliano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tenenbaum lands the left hand.
Tenenbaum connects with a single shot there.
Siciliano is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siciliano wants to clinch
and Tenenbaum counters with a leg kick.
Siciliano is still on wobbly legs! Can Tenenbaum finish him?
Tenenbaum lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Siciliano up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Tenenbaum from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Siciliano's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Royal Tenenbaum!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dionicio Pizarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the ring accompanied by . Pizarro has chosen Globus - Europa (Instrumental Version) as his entrance music. Dionicio Pizarro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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202 lbs
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200 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
13 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcelo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dionicio Pizarro!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pizarro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gracie throws a body punch but Pizarro moves out of range.
Pizarro throws a sloppy body shot
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Pizarro ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pizarro scores with a jab to the body.
Pizarro moves out of range of the body kick from Gracie.
A big left from Pizarro misses.
Pizarro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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!
Pizarro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pizarro trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizarro might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gracie kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pizarro lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pizarro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gracie has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pizarro scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gracie to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pizarro trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pizarro trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Pizarro working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Gracie's thigh. Gracie counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pizarro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pizarro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pizarro advances to half guard.
Pizarro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to sweep but Pizarro has passed to side control!
Pizarro is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie is being controlled here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pizarro taking a break here but Gracie is having none of it and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dionicio Pizarro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pizarro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pizarro scores with a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Pizarro is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Pizarrois looking to pass into half guard but Gracie pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gracie is in guard.
Pizarro wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gracie is now in half guard.
Pizarro works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Pizarro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizarro can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pizarro wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Pizarro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Pizarro is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Pizarro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pizarro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pizarro is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pizarro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Pizarro is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stalling away here and it's allowed Pizarro to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Pizarro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pizarro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dionicio Pizarro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Pizarro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is fighting to break Pizarro's control of his arms but Pizarro is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Pizarro seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pizarro looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pizarro looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pizarro!
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie is not content to let Pizarro control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dionicio Pizarro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A punch combination from Pizarro misses.
Pizarro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pizarro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pizarro takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pizarro ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Pizarro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good shot there by Gracie.
Pizarro slips a jab from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizarro stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab from Pizarro finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Pizarro ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
Pizarro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
Pizarro misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gracie misses the jab.
Pizarro misses with a looping left.
Pizarro tries for a takedown but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pizarro tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Pizarro catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Pizarro scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marcelo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pizarro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pizarro as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pizarro.
Marcelo Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dionicio Pizarro.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Pizarro.
Pizarro with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Pizarro.
Gracie scores with a decent looking hook.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
enabling Pizarro to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Pizarro moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Pizarro blocks the low kick.
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Pizarro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pizarro throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Pizarro works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Pizarro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pizarro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gracie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pizarro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pizarro cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pizarro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie scores with a nice head shot.
Pizarro lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Pizarro moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Gracie as Pizarro shoots in.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Pizarro misses its intended target.
Pizarro swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Pizarro defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie throws a jab when Pizarro was well out of range.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
Gracie takes a swing at Pizarro's ribcage but misses.
Pizarro throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pizarro.
Gracie throws the left hand but Pizarro avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pizarro lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pizarro connects with a body shot.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dionicio Pizarro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pizarro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dionicio Pizarro!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nickolas Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishima has chosen Super Troopers German Techno as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Nickolas Bryant has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nickolas Bryant seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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184 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nickolas Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Mishima!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishima blocks a low kick nicely.
Mishima shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bryant's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mishima wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mishima stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bryant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bryant looking for a sweep. Not yet Bryant, not yet.
Bryant keeping full guard, as Mishima tries to pass.
Mishima trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mishima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bryant is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bryant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mishima is one step ahead there.
Mishima trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Shinya Mishima hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bryant lands a right hook to the body.
Mishima shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mishima shoots and misses
and Bryant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bryant stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bryant wants it to stay on the feet.
Nickolas Bryant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Mishima.
Mishima ducks right into an uppercut from Bryant.
Bryant lands a nice shot to the body.
Bryant closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mishima's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mishima looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mishima isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bryant stacks Mishima 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 Bryant!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bryant fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mishima is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bryant connects with a decent elbow.
Mishima is looking to reverse the position.
Mishima takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mishima is rocked!
Mishima is trying to control Bryant's posture but Bryant avoids it.
Bryant trying to control the action but Mishima is working from the bottom.
Bryant looks up at the clock and then as Mishima takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bryant smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mishima is still in real trouble! Can Bryant finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant cracks Mishima with a big right hand but Mishima just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mishima is looking for a sweep.
Mishima seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Mishima takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mishima is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bryant's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mishima trying to control but Bryant postures up.
Bryant not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bryant throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bryant is looking to take a break and control but Mishima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mishima is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bryant pulls his head out easily.
Bryant passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nickolas Bryant dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bryant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mishima moves away.
Mishima slips a straight right by Bryant.
Mishima tries to score with a low kick but Bryant moves his leg out of the way.
Bryant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mishima was well out of range. Poor timing from Bryant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mishima checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bryant throws a looping overhand right but Mishima ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mishima struggling a bit here.
Bryant trying to control the position but Mishima is working away.
Bryant scoring with punches from side control.
Bryant lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mishima is trying to get back to half guard.
Mishima manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mishima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bryant keeps working.
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.
Mishima is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bryant has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mishima looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mishima has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Bryant defend it? Mishima steps over the head and cranks it - Bryant is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Mishima!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shinya Mishima!
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