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Pride 21: Another Start PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yeung Sze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kawaji Yokohiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeung Sze could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kawaji Yokohiro's chin.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yeung Sze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kawaji Yokohiro!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yokohiro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sze counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sze drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sze jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sze drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Sze as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Yokohiro screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Sze! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Yeung Sze!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ground Guru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chong Li (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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155 lbs
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163 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ground Guru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chong Li!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li looks to land a right hand but Guru moved out of range.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Guru moves out of range easily.
Li misses with a wild combination.
Li misses with a two punch combination.
Guru tries for a takedown but Li sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Li looks to land a combination. Guru sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Li tries to bum rush Guru with a series of wild strikes but Guru uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Li fails to land with a series of punches.
Guru slips a jab from Li.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Li, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guru is trying hard to land a takedown here. Li sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Li misses with a series of wild punches.
Li throws a nice looking combination but Guru bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li throws a head kick but Guru moves out of range.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chong Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Li.
No luck for Guru with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ground Guru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li blocks a head kick by Guru.
Li misses with the combination.
Li swinging wildly here.
Guru throws a body kick that misses.
Guru scores with a takedown into Li's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Guru passes Li's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guru misses with a head shot. Li uses the momentum to regain guard.
Guru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Li is keeping the position for now.
Guru is working hard here to advance position.
Guru works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guru seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Li does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guru is stalling here. Li is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Guru seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Li has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Guru looks to move to half guard but instead Li has passed into mount! Damn!
Guru tries to hold on but Li pushes him away.
Guru is wriggling around trying to escape.
Li is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guru is desperately trying to improve his position but Li has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li is looking to stand but Li has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ground Guru will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Li throws a series of punches but Guru moves out of range.
Guru fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Guru shoots in looking for a takedown but Li manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Guru's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Li fails to land with a series of punches.
Guru shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Li as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ground Guru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Li throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guru.
Guru blocks a head kick by Li.
Li throws a nice looking combination but Guru bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Li looks to land a combination but Guru avoids it well.
A jab lands there for Li.
Li swinging wildly here.
Guru dodges the punch combination from Li.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guru slips a jab and a cross from Li.
Chong Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guru misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Li misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Li.
Good work by Guru as he checks the leg kick.
Guru shoots in and gets a takedown into Li's guard.
Guru won't allow Li to get back to his feet.
Guru 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!
Guru is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guru tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Li presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Guru is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ground Guru overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guru bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Guru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Li is keeping the position for now.
Guru throws an elbow that misses. Li uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Guru's guard. Nice move by Li!
Guru looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Li puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Guru is looking to improve his position.
Li wants to stand up but Guru is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guru trying to control from the bottom.
Guru tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Li has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Guru is looking to improve his position but Li isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guru wants to hold on but Li pushes him away.
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 Ground Guru will probably get the nod.
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!
Li misses with a few strikes there.
Li misses with a wild combination.
Guru fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Li fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Guru looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Li throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guru dives in and scores a takedown into Li's guard.
Guru 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 Guru has Li in his guard.
Li wants to get up but he can't break Guru's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guru isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Li stacks Guru 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 Li!
Li decides to stand back up.
Guru fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Li avoids it really well and circles away.
Ground Guru is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guru takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Ground Guru has been cut.
Li throws a head kick but Guru moves out of range.
Li throws a series of punches but Guru moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a nice looking combination but Guru bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guru is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Li.
Li misses with a series of wild punches.
Li checks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li misses with a jab, cross combination.
Li throws a hook but Guru avoids it easily.
Li looks to land a combination but Guru avoids it well.
Li takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guru fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ground Guru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guru slips a jab and a cross from Li.
Li throws a right and a left that Guru avoids nicely.
Guru slips a jab and a cross from Li.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Guru moves out of range easily.
Li scores with a one two! Guru had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chong Li seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guru tries to score a power double leg takedown but Li sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Guru somewhat.
Li misses with the combination.
Li throws a series of punches but Guru moves out of range.
Li throws a jab but it's blocked by Guru.
Li throws a right and a left that Guru avoids nicely.
Guru showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Li.
Chong Li has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Ground Guru is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guru shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Guru is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guru trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chong Li comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Guru has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ground Guru!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rikki Tavarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavarius comes to the ring accompanied by Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Coming. Jackson has chosen Who let the dogs out? as his entrance music. Rikki Tavarius had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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25
204 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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201 lbs
17 - 17 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rikki Tavarius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Denton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavarius misses with a body shot.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tavarius manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Tavarius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tavarius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jackson checks it well.
Tavarius drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson. That snapped Tavarius's head back.
Tavarius wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Tavarius ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Tavarius throws a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Tavarius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tavarius dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Tavarius's head and hops out.
Tavarius thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Jackson.
Tavarius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Tavarius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Tavarius.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tavarius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Tavarius has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Tavarius misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tavarius connects with a single shot there.
Tavarius is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tavarius will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tavarius takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Tavarius tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tavarius manages to avoid it.
Tavarius throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tavarius throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson dips to his left and cracks Tavarius with an uppercut!
Denton Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Tavarius is controlling the position.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Rikki Tavarius has been cut.
Tavarius dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Tavarius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Tavarius avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the ropes.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tavarius's elbow.
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of Tavarius backwards.
Tavarius is rocked!
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oh Tavarius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tavarius is looking to score with low kicks.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Jackson! Tavarius is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denton Jackson!
After the fight, Denton Jackson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Lawror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mieszko Szczygiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mieszko Szczygiel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sean Lawror's chin.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Lawror!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mieszko Szczygiel!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Lawror.
A head kick misses from Lawror.
Szczygiel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lawror napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lawror looks to move to half guard but instead Szczygiel has passed into mount! Damn!
Lawror tries to reverse the position but Szczygiel maintains control.
Szczygiel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Szczygiel prevents Lawror from getting the reversal.
Szczygiel dominating with strikes here.
It looks like Sean Lawror has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szczygiel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Szczygiel has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Szczygiel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lawror hang on?
Lawror is rocked!
Sean Lawror's cut is getting worse.
Szczygiel looking to isolate an arm here. Lawror doesn't see it coming and as Szczygiel extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Szczygiel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mieszko Szczygiel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Papoh Bamoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bamoya might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lupang Hinirang. Manhoef has chosen Steady Mobbin' as his entrance music. Papoh Bamoya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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187 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Papoh Bamoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bamoya closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Manhoef's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manhoef scores with a kick to the midsection.
Manhoef chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Melvin Manhoef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bamoya walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Manhoef checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bamoya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manhoef blocks a head kick by Bamoya.
Bamoya blocks the body kick.
Manhoef misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manhoef staying out of range there.
A left and a right from Manhoef both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Papoh Bamoya has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bamoya lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Manhoef throws a sloppy head kick and Bamoya moves out of range easily.
Bamoya looks to land a body kick but Manhoef moved away.
Manhoef is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bamoya.
Manhoef misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamoya throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bamoya lands a jab.
Bamoya will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Manhoef scores with a body shot.
Manhoef throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manhoef throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left and a right from Manhoef both land. Nice combination.
Bamoya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manhoef moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bamoya cracks the inside of Manhoef's front leg.
Bamoya throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Manhoef's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Bamoya dives in looking to finish as Manhoef flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Bamoya's strikes! Bamoya is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Manhoef's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Manhoef was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Papoh Bamoya!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Siciliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the ring accompanied by . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
13 - 9 - 3 |
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 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
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Siciliano!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siciliano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Siciliano swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Gracie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Siciliano moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Siciliano doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Siciliano 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.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Siciliano misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Fred Siciliano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siciliano scores with a nice head shot.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Siciliano.
Siciliano tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Siciliano instigates a clinch.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Siciliano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siciliano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Marcelo Gracie has been cut.
Siciliano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie stalling against the ropes.
Gracie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Siciliano can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Siciliano backwards.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Siciliano lands a knee to the body.
Siciliano lands an elbow inside.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Siciliano backwards.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Siciliano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Siciliano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Siciliano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Siciliano.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Siciliano lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Siciliano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siciliano tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Siciliano avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siciliano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie lands a right hand.
Siciliano swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Siciliano.
A right handed body shot lands from Siciliano.
Siciliano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Siciliano tries to stall but Gracie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Siciliano tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Siciliano trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Siciliano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Siciliano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working Siciliano over against the ropes.
Gracie stalling in the clinch but Siciliano improves position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Siciliano.
Siciliano lands a nice elbow.
Siciliano lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Siciliano displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gracie up against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Siciliano obliges.
Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Siciliano.
Siciliano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Siciliano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Siciliano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Siciliano.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siciliano lands a left hand.
Siciliano lands a damaging elbow.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Siciliano trying to stall but Gracie improves his position.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Siciliano lands with a short shot to the head.
Siciliano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Siciliano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Siciliano missing with knees to the body.
Siciliano lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Siciliano lands an elbow inside.
Gracie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Siciliano throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Siciliano fails to land.
Gracie avoiding damage as Siciliano throws knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Siciliano blocks a body shot from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Siciliano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Siciliano wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Siciliano 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.
Siciliano throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
Siciliano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Siciliano gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gracie to score an easy takedown into full 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 wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Siciliano is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Siciliano uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Gracie lunges at Siciliano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Siciliano's hand.
Siciliano 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siciliano forces Gracie back against the ropes and clinches.
Fred Siciliano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Siciliano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike from Siciliano.
Siciliano scores with a hook to the body.
Siciliano presses Gracie against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gracie has Siciliano pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Siciliano manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Siciliano working aggressively here.
Siciliano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Siciliano lands a body punch.
Siciliano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Siciliano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Siciliano tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Siciliano tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Siciliano trying to land knees to the body.
Siciliano misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Siciliano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siciliano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Siciliano looking to slow down the pace here.
Gracie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie tries to work over Siciliano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Siciliano tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Siciliano trying to land knees to the body.
Siciliano misses with a body punch.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Siciliano controls his hands.
Siciliano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Siciliano has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Siciliano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Siciliano misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Siciliano.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Siciliano tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Siciliano back against the ropes.
Gracie avoiding damage as Siciliano throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Siciliano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Siciliano tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie tries a body shot but Siciliano blocks it.
Siciliano prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Siciliano.
Siciliano blocks an uppercut.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Siciliano trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Siciliano misses with some punches.
Siciliano blocking some punches.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Siciliano swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie lands a hook that snaps the head of Siciliano backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Siciliano lands a nice knee to the body.
Siciliano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Siciliano missing with knees to the body.
Gracie lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gracie.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Siciliano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Siciliano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Siciliano 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.
Siciliano wants to clinch but Gracie slips to the side
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Siciliano didn't expect that.
Siciliano is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Gracie advances position into side control!
Siciliano is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gracie is controlling him well.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Siciliano is defending well.
Siciliano is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Siciliano is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Siciliano keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Siciliano tries to escape but Gracie is in control.
Gracie trying to control the action but Siciliano is working from the bottom.
Siciliano tries to escape but Gracie is in control.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Siciliano knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Siciliano wants to get back to his feet but Gracie drags him back down.
Marcelo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fred Siciliano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Siciliano keeps working.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Siciliano is defending well.
Siciliano is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
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.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie trying to control the position but Siciliano is working away.
Gracie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Siciliano is avoiding damage well.
Siciliano pushes Gracie away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gracie gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gracie lands a nice forearm strike.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Siciliano, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Siciliano, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano wants to get back to his feet.
Marcelo Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Siciliano is defending well.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Siciliano is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelo Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Siciliano has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Siciliano!
Fred Siciliano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickolas Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nickolas Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant scores with a decent looking hook.
Bryant scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hunter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bryant.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Bryant moved away.
Hunter drops his hands momentarily and Bryant takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bryant misses the jab.
Hunter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bryant swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hunter has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hunter throws an elbow but misses.
Hunter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hunter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bryant's brow.
Hunter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Bryant.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryant avoids a wild elbow strike from Hunter.
Bryant avoids the elbow strike from Hunter, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant blocks the elbow strike.
Bryant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Vincent Hunter has been cut.
Hunter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hunter scores with a knee to the head.
Hunter misses with an elbow over the top.
Hunter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunter misses with an elbow strike.
Hunter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bryant's elbow.
Hunter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter prevents a body shot from Bryant.
Bryant has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
Hunter landing knees to the head.
Hunter is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bryant is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hunter to the mat. Hunter regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bryant is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryant postures up in Hunter's guard and throws a big left but Hunter blocks it.
Bryant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hunter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bryant controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nickolas Bryant.
Bryant thumps Hunter with a low kick.
Bryant lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunter's sensitive parts.
Hunter avoids the head kick by Bryant.
Vincent Hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but Bryant is just out of range.
Hunter throws a jab when Bryant was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hunter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hunter misses with a hook. Bryant ducked under it nicely.
Hunter throws a sloppy head kick and Bryant moves out of range easily.
Bryant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunter is looking to clinch.
Bryant digs a good hook to Hunter's body.
Hunter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bryant blocks a head kick by Hunter.
Hunter throws a nice head kick!
Bryant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunter misses with a head kick.
Hunter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant shoots in and gets a takedown into Hunter's guard.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryant with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Bryant from controlling successfully.
Hunter has his foot on Bryant's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bryant works his way back into a safe position though.
Hunter is trying to control the position but Bryant postures up.
Bryant connects with a couple of short punches.
Hunter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hunter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bryant doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bryant manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bryant chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nickolas Bryant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Hunter'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.
Bryant feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bryant controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bryant working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bryant 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.
Hunter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Bryant from controlling successfully.
Hunter looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunter, not yet.
Hunter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bryant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bryant content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bryant postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bryant got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hunter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bryant has managed to get both his arms back between Hunter's legs - danger averted.
Bryant is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nickolas Bryant has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bryant looking to pass the guard.
Hunter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant stays in close to Hunter's body and controls the position.
Hunter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bryant defends well.
Hunter working for a triangle but Bryant defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bryant loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bryant working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant distracts Hunter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bryant is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bryant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bryant lands a couple of digs.
Hunter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bryant.
Bryant throwing strikes but missing.
Bryant cracks Hunter with a solid left hand.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bryant uses it to pass to side control.
Bryant scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryant throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bryant working the ground and pound.
Bryant working the ground and pound.
Hunter is rocked!
Hunter struggling a bit here.
Oh Hunter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunter taking punishment in the form of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bryant creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hunter sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hunter tries to bench press Bryant off him but Bryant keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nickolas Bryant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vincent Hunter'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. 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.
Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bryant.
Hunter seems to have got his legs back now.
Hunter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hunter moves out of range as Bryant strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Bryant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bryant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunter checks a leg kick.
Bryant lands a jab to the nose.
Hunter misses with a hook. Bryant ducked under it nicely.
Bryant throws a push kick but Hunter slaps the foot to one side.
Bryant connects with a body shot.
Bryant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bryant misses with a two punch combination.
Hunter throws a low kick but Bryant avoids it.
Hunter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Hunter.
Bryant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunter.
Bryant connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hunter wants to land a leg kick but Bryant is out of range.
Bryant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunter moves away.
Bryant takes a swing at Hunter's ribcage but misses.
Bryant fails with a takedown attempt.
Bryant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Hunter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bryant has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bryant blocks a head kick by Hunter.
Nice defenses there by Hunter.
Hunter lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant looks to land a left hand but Hunter moved out of range nicely.
Bryant comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bryant tests Hunter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bryant throws a body punch but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryant.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bryant.
Bryant checks the leg kick nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Bryant.
Hunter lands with a kick to the temple. Bryant shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hunter slips under a jab from Bryant.
Hunter misses with an uppercut
and Bryant counters with a straight right hand.
Hunter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bryant is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunter.
Bryant just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunter stuns Bryant with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bryant jabs Hunter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nickolas Bryant is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Bryant changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bryant.
Bryant throws a head kick but Hunter moves out of range.
Bryant scores with a shot to the body.
Hunter wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunter throws a head kick but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant just misses with a punch to the body.
Vincent Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Nickolas Bryant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hunter blocks a low kick nicely.
Bryant scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses.
Bryant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vincent Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryant lands a high kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Nickolas Bryant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bryant winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nickolas Bryant!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeniusz Grzyb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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27
220 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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24
225 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eugeniusz Grzyb!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grzyb moves to clinch but Anderson breaks away
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson takes a swing at Grzyb's ribcage but misses.
Grzyb lands a head kick!
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Grzyb tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Grzyb manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Grzyb avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Anderson throws a hook but Grzyb blocks it.
Dean Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Anderson is looking to wear down Grzyb with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzyb is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Grzyb drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anderson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grzyb counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Grzyb.
Nice shot by Anderson.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grzyb.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Grzyb keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Grzyb has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grzyb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grzyb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grzyb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grzyb scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Grzyb.
Grzyb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grzyb tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grzyb utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Grzyb avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the ropes.
Grzyb lands a knee to the head.
Grzyb gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anderson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grzyb scores with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Grzyb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson is looking to control Grzyb's arms but Grzyb gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anderson has his back to the ropes.
Grzyb lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grzyb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Grzyb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anderson's face.
Grzyb with a knee to the head.
Grzyb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grzyb is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grzyb.
Grzyb landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Grzyb lands a knee to the head.
Grzyb unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grzyb.
Grzyb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
Grzyb landing knees to the head.
Grzyb scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Grzyb scores with a knee to the head.
Grzyb taking a breather.
Grzyb lands a nice elbow.
Grzyb lands a nice knee to the body.
Grzyb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grzyb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A knee to the head by Grzyb.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Grzyb.
Grzyb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grzyb lands a nice elbow.
Grzyb is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Grzyb misses with a knee to the head.
Grzyb blocks a body shot from Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugeniusz Grzyb dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grzyb swivels and escapes.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grzyb closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Anderson looking for a takedown.
Anderson is working Grzyb over against the ropes.
Anderson wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grzyb digs a right hand underneath Anderson's ribcage. Anderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
A right hand to the body from Anderson.
Eugeniusz Grzyb seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grzyb lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grzyb landing knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grzyb stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grzyb is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries a body shot but Grzyb blocks it.
Grzyb prevents a takedown attempt there.
Grzyb lands a knee to the head.
Grzyb lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye.
Anderson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Grzyb regains guard immediately.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grzyb is on top in guard.
Grzyb looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Grzyb from controlling successfully.
Grzyb is pushing down on Anderson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Anderson is fighting to maintain full guard but Grzyb has managed to sneak the leg through.
Grzyb wants to pass to mount but Anderson is defending the position.
Anderson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grzyb is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
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 ref stands the fighters back up. Dean Anderson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Anderson takes a swing at Grzyb's ribcage but misses.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Grzyb enables Anderson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Grzyb manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Grzyb is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Grzyb is retaining full guard.
Grzyb lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Anderson!
Grzyb looking to finish Anderson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Anderson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugeniusz Grzyb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Grzyb misses with a head kick.
Anderson throws a shot to the body.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grzyb tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grzyb to the ground. Grzyb escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Grzyb throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anderson.
Grzyb is looking to clinch.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Grzyb avoids them all with ease.
Grzyb moves into the clinch.
Grzyb scores a nice knee to the body.
Good body shot from Anderson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Grzyb controls the action.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Anderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grzyb stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Grzyb has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzyb is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Grzyb putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grzyb lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grzyb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grzyb.
Grzyb landing knees to the body.
The referee calls for Grzyb to work.
Grzyb lands an elbow inside.
Grzyb lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye.
Grzyb with a knee to the head.
Grzyb blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Grzyb connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Grzyb obliges.
Grzyb with a knee to the head.
Anderson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grzyb lands a good knee to the midsection. Anderson won't want to take too many of those.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grzyb displaying some good clinch control by pressing Anderson up against the ropes.
Grzyb connects with a knee to the head.
Grzyb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grzyb cracks Anderson with a nice body shot.
Grzyb putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grzyb has Anderson pushed against the ropes.
Grzyb is pressed up against the ropes. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Grzyb down to the mat. Grzyb avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Eugeniusz Grzyb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grzyb forces Anderson back against the ropes and clinches.
Grzyb stalling against the ropes.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Grzyb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anderson's face.
Grzyb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson is leaning against Grzyb and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grzyb has him pressed against the ropes.
Grzyb missing with knees to the body.
Dean Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Grzyb obliges.
Grzyb lands a nice elbow.
Grzyb lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grzyb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Grzyb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grzyb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Grzyb prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Grzyb blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Grzyb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Eugeniusz Grzyb is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson is leaning against Grzyb and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Grzyb landing knees to the head.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grzyb wants to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson tries to work over Grzyb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Grzyb.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Grzyb controls his hands.
Grzyb prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eugeniusz Grzyb comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grzyb 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugeniusz Grzyb!
After winning the bout, Eugeniusz Grzyb thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claes Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Brewster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brewster is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Way of the Fist. Claes Fleming has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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28
185 lbs
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186 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chad Brewster!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewster tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fleming sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brewster somewhat.
Fleming keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fleming buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fleming throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brewster.
It looks like Chad Brewster has been cut.
A slow jab from Brewster misses its intended target.
Brewster tries to clinch but Fleming moves out of range.
Brewster fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brewster doesn't manage to clinch there - Fleming circles away.
Brewster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fleming counters with a nice body kick.
Fleming steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brewster.
Fleming ducks under a wild hook from Brewster.
Fleming pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brewster lands a jab.
Claes Fleming is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brewster shoots for a takedown but Fleming saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Claes Fleming has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Brewster.
Brewster swinging wildly here.
Fleming dodges the punch combination from Brewster.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewster thows a leg kick but Fleming checks it
and Fleming counters with a good low kick that Brewster was not able to check.
Brewster throws a leg kick
and Fleming counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fleming thows a leg kick but Brewster checks it
and Brewster counters with a left to the body.
A low kick from Brewster is predictable there
and Fleming counters with a head kick. That will keep Brewster thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brewster throws a leg kick
and Fleming counters with a head kick.
Brewster tries to clinch up
and Fleming counters with an outside leg kick.
Brewster keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewster throws a series of punches but Fleming avoids them all with ease.
Fleming lands a head kick. Brewster smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brewster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donk. Brewster catches Fleming right on the button with a cross.
Fleming throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brewster misses with a body shot.
Brewster throws an overhand right that lands on Fleming's shoulder, as Fleming tries to avoid the shot.
Brewster tries to clinch there but Fleming circles away.
Brewster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fleming paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brewster throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chad Brewster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Fleming lands but Brewster takes it in his stride.
Brewster misses with a looping right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fleming.
Fleming throws a head kick that misses.
Brewster tries to clinch but Fleming moves away
and Fleming counters with a good, hard body kick but Brewster shrugs it off.
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!
Fleming keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brewster.
Brewster is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fleming sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fleming blocks a jab.
Brewster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claes Fleming dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Brewster's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fleming does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Claes Fleming is winning the standup battle so far.
Fleming moves out of range of the body kick from Brewster.
Fleming throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Fleming.
Fleming misses with a body kick.
Fleming throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brewster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fleming slips a straight right by Brewster.
Fleming lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewster throws a looping overhand right but Fleming ducks down to avoid it.
Brewster swings widly with a right hand
and Fleming counters with a head kick. That will keep Brewster thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Brewster misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brewster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fleming counters with a good, hard body kick but Brewster shrugs it off.
Brewster looks to land a combination but Fleming avoids it well.
Fleming uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brewster.
Brewster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fleming counters with a big head kick but Brewster shrugs it off.
Good leg kick by Fleming there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fleming thows a body kick. Brewster tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewster misses with a shot to the body
and Fleming counters with a head kick. That will keep Brewster thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brewster misses with a leg kick
and Fleming counters with a head kick. That will keep Brewster thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fleming dodges the punch combination from Brewster.
Brewster is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Fleming chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fleming lands with a kick to the temple. Brewster shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That has opened up Chad Brewster's cut even more.
Fleming's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brewster connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fleming scrambles back to his feet.
Brewster misses the jab.
A low kick from Brewster is predictable there
and Fleming counters with a thumping low kick.
Brewster tries to clinch but Fleming moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewster tries to clinch up but Fleming circles away and keeps his distance.
Brewster tries to clinch there but Fleming circles away.
Brewster just misses with a punch to the body.
Brewster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fleming counters with a nice leg kick.
Brewster fails with a takedown attempt.
Fleming lands a head kick. Brewster smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fighters circling - Brewster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewster tries to close the distance and clinch but Fleming swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fleming.
Fleming blocks a jab.
A low kick from Brewster misses
and Fleming counters with a leg kick.
Brewster fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fleming is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brewster throws a jab when Fleming was well out of range.
Fleming misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brewster 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 Fleming has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fleming and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brewster thumps Fleming with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claes Fleming dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chad Brewster's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fleming takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fleming defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brewster.
Brewster looks for the body kick but Fleming saw that one coming.
Fleming scoring well with a low kick there.
Brewster misses with a wild body shot.
Brewster throws an overhand right that lands on Fleming's shoulder, as Fleming tries to avoid the shot.
Brewster throws a leg kick but Fleming sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Horrible takedown by Brewster or perhaps it was just good defense by Fleming which made him look bad.
Brewster misses with a body punch
and Fleming counters with a head kick.
Brewster misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming lands a head kick!
Brewster darts in trying to clinch
and Fleming counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brewster's knee momentarily.
Brewster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brewster takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Good leg kick by Fleming there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brewster misses with an uppercut
and Fleming counters with a good low kick that Brewster was not able to check.
Fleming throws a head kick that misses.
Fleming misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewster blocks a head kick by Fleming.
Brewster fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Claes Fleming has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Brewster.
Fleming showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brewster.
Brewster is looking to chop away at Fleming's legs.
Fleming throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brewster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Fleming. No joy for Brewster on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Brewster misses.
Brewster thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brewster tries a low kick but Fleming avoids it.
A lazy body kick from Brewster
and Fleming counters with a big head kick but Brewster shrugs it off.
The cut above Chad Brewster's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fleming throws a head kick but Brewster moves out of range.
Brewster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fleming misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Brewster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brewster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brewster.
Fleming tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brewster throws a combination that misses
and Fleming counters with a big head kick but Brewster shrugs it off.
Brewster wants to clinch but Fleming slips to the side
and Fleming counters with a head kick.
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.
Brewster is looking to clinch.
Chad Brewster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brewster throws a jab when Fleming was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Claes Fleming showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fleming 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claes Fleming!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with On the Eve of War blaring out of the sound system. White is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Atreyu- You were the king, now your unconcsious. 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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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John White!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones drives through and clinches with White against the ropes.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for White.
Jones misses with the head strike.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones is looking to control White's arms but White gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the ropes.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, White has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the ropes.
White tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
White wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones blocks a body shot from White.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White can't break the clinch.
White misses with the head strike.
White lands a left hand.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from White as the two fighters clinch.
Jones tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by White.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the ropes.
Jones prevents a body shot from White.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones prevents a body shot from White.
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones prevents White from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on White's face as he tries to break the clinch.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White misses the shot to the body.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from White.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White swinging wildly here.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
White cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but White is out of range.
White scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Russell Jones has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones misses with a low kick as White jumps back.
White closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
White connects with the punch.
Jones is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones is breathing heavily.
BOOM! White lands a beautiful left hook that drops Jones. Jones tries to recover but White is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Jones lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John White!
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FIGHT
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