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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yutaka Shinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genma Saotome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saotome has chosen Blue Orchid as his entrance music. Yutaka Shinto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yutaka Shinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genma Saotome!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Shinto coming out on top.
Shinto catches Saotome napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Saotome to the canvas!
Saotome is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shinto is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Saotome is still in real trouble! Can Shinto finish him?
Saotome wants to stand up but Shinto is controlling him.
Shinto throws a big elbow that misses.
Shinto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shinto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saotome working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shinto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Saotome is tightening it up a little... Shinto has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Shinto reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Shinto taps out! Nice BJJ there by Saotome!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Genma Saotome!
Genma Saotome seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiroto Nakyiama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroto Nakyiama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakyiama is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pendragon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nakyiama misses with a low kick.
Pendragon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nakyiama eats them both and turns towards Pendragon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Hiroto Nakyiama has been cut.
Pendragon throws a right and a left that Nakyiama avoids nicely.
Pendragon looks to land a combination but Nakyiama avoids it well.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Pendragon! Nakyiama is backing up but he can't get away as Pendragon lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Nakyiama and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mike Pendragon!
A relieved looking Mike Pendragon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Gebhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Gebhard!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gebhard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gebhard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gebhard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gebhard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gebhard closes the distance and clinches up with Rutten, looking for a takedown. Gebhard pushes Rutten against the cage but Rutten circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bas Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Gebhard.
Gebhard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rutten but Rutten pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gebhard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gebhard breaks from the clinch.
Gebhard shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rutten is trying to defend but Gebhard finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rutten keeping hold of Gebhard's head, controlling as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gebhard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gebhard lands with a punch from half guard.
Rutten manages to get to full guard.
Gebhard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gebhard throws a big elbow that misses.
Gebhard throws a sloppy strike and Rutten has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Gebhard is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Rutten!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bas Rutten!
A very excited looking Bas Rutten made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sawk Kaimuay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neisan Kaen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sawk Kaimuay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neisan Kaen!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaen fails with the takedown
and Kaimuay counters with a good, hard body kick but Kaen shrugs it off.
Kaen tries for a takedown but Kaimuay circles away easily
and Kaimuay counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Neisan Kaen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaimuay throws a head kick but Kaen moves out of range.
Kaen shoots and misses
and Kaimuay counters with a solid body kick.
Sawk Kaimuay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neisan Kaen.
Kaen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kaimuay controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kaen wants to take a breather but Kaimuay is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaen trying to pass the guard but Kaimuay defending well.
Kaimuay controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kaimuay is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kaen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kaen's back!
Kaen trying to control but not successfully.
Kaen is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kaen rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kaen trying to control but Kaimuay postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kaen wants to control but Kaimuay is keeping busy.
Kaimuay is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kaen is looking to improve his position.
Kaen trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kaen fails with a takedown attempt.
Kaen misses with a left hand
and Kaimuay counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kaen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kaen misses with a takedown attempt
and Kaimuay counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kaen looks gassed!
Kaimuay pushes Kaen away with a front kick.
Kaen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaen misses with a takedown
and Kaimuay counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kaen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kaimuay lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaimuay tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kaimuay counters with an outside leg kick.
Kaen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaimuay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaimuay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaimuay tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaimuay throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kaimuay counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sawk Kaimuay dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kaimuay lands a high kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kaimuay.
Kaen shoots and misses
and Kaimuay counters with a body kick.
Kaen tries for a takedown but Kaimuay circles away easily
and Kaimuay counters with a head kick. That will keep Kaen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick misses from Kaimuay.
Kaimuay throws a head kick that misses.
Kaen is breathing heavily.
Kaen shoots and misses
and Kaimuay counters with a big head kick but Kaen shrugs it off.
Sawk Kaimuay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neisan Kaen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaen with a poor takedown
and Kaimuay counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaen blocks a head kick by Kaimuay.
A head kick misses from Kaimuay.
Kaimuay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sawk Kaimuay is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaen misses with a takedown attempt
and Kaimuay counters with a big head kick but Kaen shrugs it off.
Kaimuay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaimuay lands a head kick!
Kaen fails with the takedown
and Kaimuay counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaimuay throws a head kick that misses.
Kaen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kaimuay counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kaimuay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kaimuay scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crunch! Kaimuay slams his shin into Kaen's torso.
Kaen blocks a head kick by Kaimuay.
Neisan Kaen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaen with a poor takedown
and Kaimuay counters with a body kick that stops Kaen in his tracks momentarily.
Kaen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kaimuay.
Kaen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kaimuay lands with a kick to the temple. Kaen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kaimuay lands a front kick.
Kaimuay scoring well with a low kick there.
Kaimuay goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kaimuay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaimuay lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaimuay throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kaimuay thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kaen if he has to take too many more of those.
Kaimuay throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kaimuay scores with a head kick. Kaen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Kaimuay finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sawk Kaimuay dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kaimuay throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kaen tries for a takedown but Kaimuay circles away easily
and Kaimuay counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kaen's knee momentarily.
Kaen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kaimuay counters with a nice body kick.
Kaen misses with a takedown attempt
and Kaimuay counters with a body kick that stops Kaen in his tracks momentarily.
Sawk Kaimuay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neisan Kaen.
Kaimuay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaimuay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kaimuay.
Kaimuay scores with a push kick.
Kaen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kaimuay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaimuay misses with a head kick.
Kaen misses with a takedown attempt
and Kaimuay counters with a body kick that stops Kaen in his tracks momentarily.
Kaimuay throws a nice head kick!
Kaimuay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaen blocks a head kick by Kaimuay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaimuay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaen fails with the takedown
and Kaimuay counters with a body kick.
Kaen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kaen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kaimuay sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kaen blocks a head kick by Kaimuay.
Kaen blocks a head kick by Kaimuay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaimuay lands a head kick!
Kaen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kaimuay counters with a head kick.
Kaimuay goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kaimuay throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kaen's head.
Kaimuay throws a sloppy head kick and Kaen moves out of range easily.
Kaimuay throws a head kick that misses.
Kaen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kaimuay counters with a big head kick but Kaen shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaimuay bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kaen blocks a head kick by Kaimuay.
Kaimuay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kaimuay throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kaen avoids the head kick by Kaimuay.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaimuay connects with a high kick.
Neisan Kaen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sawk Kaimuay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kaimuay.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sawk Kaimuay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kaimuay, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sawk Kaimuay!
Sawk Kaimuay 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Old Way's. Anderson Swift has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguel Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Swift!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres moves into the clinch successfully.
Torres is trying to trip Swift. He has hold of a leg but Swift is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Torres persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Torres trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Torres engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Torres throws an elbow that misses. Swift uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Torres's guard. Nice move by Swift!
Swift wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Swift defends it easily.
Torres is pulling down on Swift's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swift is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Torres drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swift is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Swift seems keen to control Torres's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Torres will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Torres working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Torres missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Torres distracts Swift with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Torres is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Swift is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Anderson Swift.
Torres scores with a three punch combo!
Torres connects with a looping right hand.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torres tries to bum rush Swift with a series of wild strikes but Swift uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Torres doesn't manage to clinch there - Swift circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swift with a lazy takedown attempt
and Torres counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Torres gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Torres landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Swift regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Torres.
Swift tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Torres postures up in Swift's guard and throws a big left but Swift blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Torres accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Swift is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Torres dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Swift fails with a takedown attempt.
Swift shoots for a double leg takedown but Torres sprawls well. He's pushed Swift's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Swift shoots for a double leg takedown but Torres sprawls well. He's pushed Swift's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Miguel Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Swift.
A swing and a miss from Torres.
Torres connects with a right hand. Swift shakes it off.
Torres uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Swift has time to react.
Swift changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Torres tries to avoid it but Swift manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Torres to the ground. Torres escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Swift clinches up with Torres and pushes him back against the cage.
Swift gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Swift is trying to control. Torres wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres wants to improve his position but Swift is controlling well.
Swift is controlling the pace.
Torres trying to hold on to Swift's head to control him but Swift postures up.
Torres manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch but Swift swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torres cracks Swift with an open hand slap.
Miguel Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torres swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift looks for a takedown but Torres sprawls well.
Torres slaps away a takedown attempt from Swift, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Swift thows a body shot but no joy.
Torres looks to land a combination but Swift avoids it well.
Swift fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torres is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Torres.
Swift tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Torres swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Torres as he checks the leg kick.
Torres stuffs the takedown.
Torres tries to clinch but Swift moves out of range.
Torres throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torres misses with an uppercut. Swift saw that one coming.
Horrible takedown by Swift or perhaps it was just good defense by Torres which made him look bad.
Torres closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Swift quickly recovers to half guard.
Torres keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a strike but Swift avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Torres trying to control but Swift is working from the bottom.
Torres missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swift is wriggling around but Torres manages to pass to half guard.
Swift regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Torres.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swift has his hands on Torres's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Torres dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Torres shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Swift defends it nicely.
Swift moves into the clinch.
Torres is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Torres 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.
Torres is working for a submission of some sort.
Torres is trying to control. Swift wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres trying to control from Swift's half guard. Swift has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Torres is looking to work some ground and pound but Swift has wrist control.
Torres seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Torres really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Torres throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres with a flurry of punches that miss.
Torres is in close to Swift's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Swift pulls Torres in close to prevent any damage.
Swift is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Torres throwing strikes but missing.
Miguel Torres is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Swift can't keep his opponent in guard - Torres advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift is looking to escape.
Torres frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Torres postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Swift looks a forlorn figure.
Swift keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miguel Torres overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torres takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Swift tries to lock up and control but Torres gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Swift bucks Torres off and manages to get back to his feet!
Anderson Swift has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torres shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Swift as he jumps to the side.
Torres throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Swift on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swift throws a body punch but Torres moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Torres showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Torres 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Torres!
Miguel Torres seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ai Za (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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26
202 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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19
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Enzo Inoue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ai Za!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Za avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Za gets a double leg takedown into Inoue's guard.
Za postures up in Inoue's guard and throws a big left but Inoue blocks it.
Za trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Za working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Za slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Za's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Za is standing up over Inoue. Inoue looks to escape but Za dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Za thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Za lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Za thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Inoue is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Za staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Za tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Za has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Za scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Inoue to see if he's OK.
Inoue is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Za has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Za moves into full mount!
Za has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Za dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Za lands with some strikes.
Inoue is rocked!
Za swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ai Za!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corpse Grinder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crash Archangel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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208 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corpse Grinder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Crash Archangel!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archangel looking to score a takedown here. Grinder is defending well but Archangel drives through and ends up in Grinder's guard.
Grinder on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grinder tries to get out of the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Archangel won't allow Grinder to sweep him here.
Grinder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Archangel.
Archangel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grinder works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Archangel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Archangel working some strikes from top position.
Archangel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Archangel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Archangel throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grinder has momentary wrist control but Archangel slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Archangel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Archangel is looking to work some ground and pound but Grinder has wrist control.
Grinder knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Archangel on the ground.
Archangel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grinder avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Archangel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grinder keeping moving, preventing Archangel from controlling successfully.
Grinder is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Archangel landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archangel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grinder is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Grinder is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Archangel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Archangel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Grinder is breathing heavily.
Archangel lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Grinder is rocked!
Archangel working the ground and pound.
Oh Grinder is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Archangel lands a huge shot from side control! Grinder is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Crash Archangel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trapp Deathgrip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Helsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Helsing has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trapp Deathgrip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igor Helsing!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deathgrip shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Deathgrip was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Helsing is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Deathgrip will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Deathgrip looking to ground and pound but Helsing is blocking nicely.
Helsing is in all sorts of trouble here.
Deathgrip with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Deathgrip tries to control but Helsing wriggling away.
Helsing is trying to escape the mount.
Deathgrip trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Deathgrip tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deathgrip trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Deathgrip throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Deathgrip content just to control the position here.
Deathgrip is working for a guillotine from mount but Helsing frees his head quite easily.
Deathgrip 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.
Deathgrip trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Helsing tries to lock up and control but Deathgrip gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Helsing is in all sorts of trouble here.
Deathgrip is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Helsing can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Helsing tries to lock up and control but Deathgrip gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Deathgrip landing strikes from the mount and Helsing is in trouble!
Deathgrip looking to control but Helsing is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Deathgrip avoids the attempt from Helsing to 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!
Deathgrip looking to ground and pound but Helsing is blocking nicely.
Deathgrip looking to control but Helsing is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Deathgrip has hold of Helsing's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Helsing manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Deathgrip avoids the attempt from Helsing to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip is working for a guillotine from mount but Helsing frees his head quite easily.
Helsing tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Helsing manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Helsing, under a barage of strikes from Deathgrip.
Helsing blocking the ground and pound attempt from Deathgrip.
Helsing wants to improve his position but Deathgrip is controlling well.
Deathgrip is looking to stall here but Helsing recovers full guard.
Helsing manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Deathgrip manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Deathgrip is looking for a kimura here.
Deathgrip is looking to take a break and control but Helsing is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Helsing tries to roll over but Deathgrip keeps him under control.
Deathgrip seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deathgrip is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Deathgrip wants to lay and pray for a moment but Helsing keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trapp Deathgrip dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Deathgrip gets the takedown into side control.
Deathgrip working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Trapp Deathgrip overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Helsing's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Deathgrip throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Deathgrip thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Deathgrip working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deathgrip in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Helsing is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Trapp Deathgrip!
Trapp Deathgrip took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, F.ighters U.nlimited K.lothing C.ompany ☯ for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Delight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delight has chosen Bad Reputation as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dutch Delight enters the cage!
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27
160 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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149 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Wong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dutch Delight!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delight misses with a head kick.
Delight lunges at Wong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wong's hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wong.
It looks like Dutch Delight has been cut.
Delight throws a series of punches but Wong avoids them all with ease.
Delight throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Delight lands a jab to the nose.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Delight, as that shot connected.
Wong throws a right and a left that Delight avoids nicely.
Delight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wong.
Delight lunges at Wong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wong's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delight lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Delight throws a shot to the body.
Wong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wong closes the distance and clinches up with Delight, looking for a takedown. Wong pushes Delight against the cage but Delight circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Delight moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Delight.
Delight tries to throw a body punch but Wong avoids it by throwing Delight back against the cage.
Delight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delight scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight throws a head kick that half lands.
Wong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Delight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Delight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Delight!
Wong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Delight sprawls well. Delight wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wong gets slowly back to his feet.
Delight connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wong avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Delight does no damage.
Wong misses with a double jab.
Wong throws a right hand that Delight ducks under and follows up with a left that Delight also avoids with ease.
Delight has taken the fight to the clinch.
Delight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delight lands with a hook. Wong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delight moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Delight works the jab nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wong.
Delight connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Delight lands with an overhand left.
Delight is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Delight avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Delight, as that shot connected.
Dutch Delight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Delight.
Good standup being displayed there by Delight as he connects with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Delight. Beautiful body shot.
Delight lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wong takes a step back to recover.
Delight jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Delight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wong throws a body kick that misses.
Delight slips a jab and a cross from Wong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong throws a right hand that Delight ducks under and follows up with a left that Delight also avoids with ease.
Wong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wong tries for a takedown but Delight sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Wong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wong is breathing heavily.
Wong shoots for a takedown but Delight saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Delight scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Delight throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Delight dodges the punch combination from Wong.
A head kick from Delight lands but Wong takes it in his stride.
Wong is rocked!
A punch combination from Wong misses.
Delight swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wong.
Oh Wong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delight scores with a sloppy right hand. Wong should have avoided that one.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Delight! Wong is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dutch Delight! Dutch Delight retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dutch Delight thanked GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derric Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Boom. Rose has chosen Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks as his entrance music. 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
145 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Stone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Derric Rose!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rose is trying to get back to full guard.
Rose is holding on to half guard well.
Stone is working for a submission of some sort.
Stone 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.
Rose desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rose is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Stone misses with a head shot. Rose uses the momentum to regain guard.
Stone throws an elbow that misses. Rose uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stone's guard. Nice move by Rose!
Rose trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Stone looking for subs off his back but Rose has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Stone looking for submissions off his back.
Stone is trying to maintain the position but Rose is very close to passing his half guard.
Stone is looking to improve his position.
Rose keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Stone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rose pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rose looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Stone wants to improve his position but Rose is controlling well.
Rose takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rose is looking to take a break and control but Stone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Derric Rose hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone walks into a jab.
Stone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stone.
Horrible takedown by Stone or perhaps it was just good defense by Rose which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone shoots in and drives through. Rose sprawls well.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rose as he jumps to the side.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone tries for a takedown but Rose circles away easily
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rose is fending him off so far but Stone persists. Nope, Rose circles away and we're back to standing.
Rose lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rose closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Stone's guard.
Rose seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Rose wants to stand but Stone has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derric Rose dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Rose as Stone shoots in.
Samuel Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose lands a body shot.
Stone fails with the takedown
and Rose counters with a left to the body.
Stone shoots in for a double leg but Rose sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose scores with a sloppy right hand. Stone should have avoided that one.
It looks like Samuel Stone has been cut.
Stone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rose finds it's way round the side to connect with Stone's head.
Rose stuffs the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rose jabs Stone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rose lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rose attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stone tries to move into range but Rose moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rose scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose connects with the punch.
Rose's corner calls for a 1-2. Rose obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rose digs a good hook to Stone's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rose moves out of range as Stone strikes.
Rose lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rose cracks Stone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rose throws a good cross that connects.
Rose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stone is rocked!
Rose lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stone at a distance.
Oh Stone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rose throws a shot to the body.
Stone seems to have got his legs back now.
Rose has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stone needs to keep his hands up - Rose had a free shot at his head there.
Stone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rose misses with a leg kick.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Rose lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stone has his takedown stuffed
and Rose counters with a left to the body.
Rose connects with a body shot that sends Stone's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose connects with a body shot that sends Stone's belly button to the back.
Stone takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Stone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rose is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stone rather than just go for the knockout.
Rose scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rose.
Stone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stone takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
Derric Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose scores with a jab to the body.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Stone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rose connects with a right hand. Stone shakes it off.
Rose swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rose counters with a right hand to the body.
Stone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derric Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Samuel Stone's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rose.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Rose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rose sprawls well. Rose wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stone gets slowly back to his feet.
Rose lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rose misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stone is defended easily by Rose.
Rose looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stone!
Rose with shots to the head and body - Stone looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rose looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rose content just to control the position here.
Stone is looking to get to half guard.
Rose tries to control but Stone wriggling away.
Stone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone is working hard here to advance position.
Rose controlling the position easily from mount.
Rose looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Stone is desperately trying to improve his position but Rose has a good base and remains in mount.
Stone tries to hold on but Rose pushes him away.
Stone really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rose lands with some strikes.
Rose content just to control the position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose trying to control but Stone is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to hold on but Rose pushes him away.
Rose working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rose looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stone really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stone is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stone is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose punishing his opponent with strikes.
Stone is looking to get to half guard.
Rose controlling his opponent.
Rose tries to control but Stone wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derric Rose really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Stone's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rose as he jumps to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stone.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose lands a glancing blow to the side of Stone's head.
Rose lands a really nice looking cross but Stone seems unphased.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stone is defended easily by Rose.
Rose gets a double leg takedown into Stone's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone has his foot on Rose's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rose works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rose looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Derric Rose has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rose trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Rose passes Stone's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rose trying to control from half guard but Stone is working away.
Stone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rose pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose is trying to control the action in half guard but Stone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rose controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Derric Rose was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone fails with the takedown
and Rose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Stone with a poor takedown
and Rose counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rose cracks Stone with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose lands a jab to Stone's midsection.
Rose scores with a shot to the body.
Rose punishes Stone's body with a nice straight punch.
Rose takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Rose lands.
Rose lands a nice hook to Stone's body. Stone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rose lands a leg kick that knocks Stone off balance momentarily.
Nice shot by Rose.
Rose throws a shot to the body.
Rose lands a body shot.
Stone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone moves forwards but Rose connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rose lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rose.
Stone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rose avoids it really well and circles away.
Rose thuds a left hand into Stone's body.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Stone misses with a takedown
and Stone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose scores with the left hand. Stone knows he should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Stone checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derric Rose dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Stone's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rose lands a nice hook to Stone's body. Stone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stone shoots for a takedown but Rose saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but Rose shows good takedown defense.
Rose lands with an uppercut that bounces Stone off the cage and back into range.
Rose scores with a nice right hand.
Stone shoots in but Rose avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Rose as Stone shoots in.
Rose scores with a decent looking hook.
Rose takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Stone takes one on the button.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rose thows a body shot but no joy.
Rose throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rose sprawls well. Rose wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stone gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone closes the distance and clinches up with Rose, looking for a takedown. Stone pushes Rose against the cage but Rose circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rose wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rose changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rose connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stone scrambles back to his feet.
Rose lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rose's waist but Rose gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stone off to one side.
Rose scores with a nice head shot.
Rose sizes up Stone with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rose scores with a sloppy right hand. Stone should have avoided that one.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Stone misses with a takedown
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rose scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stone throws a right hand that misses
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rose changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good shot there by Rose.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt - Rose sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stone avoids the body shot from Rose.
Rose lands with an uppercut that bounces Stone off the cage and back into range.
Stone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rose cracks Stone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Samuel Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rose scores with a decent looking hook.
Stone shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rose manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Stone throws a big right hand that misses.
Rose pulls Stone in to control the position.
Stone working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Derric Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stone throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose seems keen to control Stone's posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rose looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stone is looking to work some ground and pound but Rose has wrist control.
Stone won't allow Rose to sweep him here.
Stone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rose is pulling down on Stone's head to control his posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rose can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rose's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derric Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rose has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 44:50
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 44:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derric Rose! Derric Rose retains his featherweight title!
Derric Rose decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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