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Valhalla 42: Tokyo PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miles Harunodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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209 lbs
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222 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miles Harunodo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Goldman!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Goldman or perhaps it was just good defense by Harunodo which made him look bad.
Harunodo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harunodo throws a body punch but Goldman moves out of range.
Goldman moves out of range as Harunodo throws a body kick.
Harunodo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harunodo. That's going to slow Goldman down.
Harunodo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Goldman looks gassed!
Harunodo avoids the head kick by Goldman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harunodo misses with a wild combination.
Harunodo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Goldman checks it well.
Harunodo tries to sprawl but Goldman drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Harunodo wants to get back to his feet.
Goldman is pressing down on Harunodo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harunodo is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harunodo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Goldman is working away from the top position though.
Harunodo wants to control but Goldman passes into side.
Goldman is looking to take a break and control but Harunodo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harunodo is letting Goldman control him for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman trying to control the action but Harunodo is working from the bottom.
Harunodo struggling a bit here.
Goldman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Harunodo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Goldman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Harunodo, who protects the arm well.
Harunodo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Goldman.
Harunodo is trying to get back to half guard.
Goldman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Goldman taking a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harunodo is looking to reverse the position.
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 Miles Harunodo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Goldman fails with a takedown attempt.
Goldman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Goldman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harunodo tries to avoid it but Goldman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harunodo to the ground. Harunodo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Miles Harunodo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Goldman.
Goldman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Harunodo to the ground. Goldman is now in Harunodo's guard.
Goldman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harunodo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harunodo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Goldman on the ground.
Goldman pushes down on Harunodo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Goldman prevents Harunodo from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harunodo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harunodo is in trouble now - Goldman has advanced to mount!
Goldman throws some wild stikes that Harunodo manages to avoid easily.
Harunodo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Goldman controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman looking to ground and pound but Harunodo is blocking nicely.
Goldman wants to finish this one by submission but Harunodo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Goldman.
Goldman avoids the attempt from Harunodo to control.
Goldman controlling the pace for now.
Michael Goldman has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harunodo holds on to Goldman as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Goldman has isolated one of Harunodo's arms. Harunodo looking to fight him off but Goldman twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Goldman!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hadou Ken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Euthanasia Atheist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is wiw. Euthanasia Atheist told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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143 lbs
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152 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hadou Ken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Euthanasia Atheist!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atheist shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ken but Ken pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Good work by Atheist as he checks the leg kick.
Ken looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Atheist tries to get to full guard but Ken has control of the leg.
Atheist trying to control from the bottom.
Atheist is looking to improve his position.
Atheist trying to hold on to Ken's head to control him but Ken postures up.
Ken wants to stand up but Atheist has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atheist wants to improve his position but Ken is controlling well.
Ken stands up out of the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ken closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Atheist quickly recovers to half guard.
Ken wants to stand up but Atheist has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Ken is breathing heavily.
Ken decides to stand up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Atheist enables Ken to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Atheist manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Atheist looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atheist is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ken tries to stand but Atheist is controlling from the bottom.
Atheist trying to keep a closed guard but Ken is proving a slippery customer.
Ken knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Atheist on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atheist is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Atheist trying to control the position here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ken is looking to stand up but Atheist won't let him.
Atheist is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Ken rolls with it to try and escape but Atheist cranks on the arm and Ken is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Euthanasia Atheist!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Nolty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Dida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nolty kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is TUF. Dida has chosen Dida Entrance as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nick Nolty has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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192 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Nolty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andre Dida!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nolty avoids the head kick by Dida.
A combination from Nolty does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Nolty.
Nolty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nolty's corner calls for a 1-2. Nolty obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Andre Dida has been cut.
Nolty fails to land with a series of punches.
Nolty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dida is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nolty sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nolty looks to land a combination but Dida avoids it well.
Dida slips a jab and a cross from Nolty.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dida.
Nolty throws a right and a left that Dida avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nolty throws a nice looking combination but Dida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nolty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nolty lands with an overhand left.
Dida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dida shoots in and bounces Nolty off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nolty is working an open guard so Dida takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dida looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nolty works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nolty really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nolty throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dida shoots in for a takedown but Nolty shows good takedown defense.
Dida tries to clinch there but Nolty circles away.
Dida walks into a stiff left hand from Nolty.
Nolty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nolty gets tackled into the cage by Dida. Dida maintains the clinch.
Nolty is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nolty breaks from the clinch.
Nolty jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dida is rocked!
Nick Nolty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dida is still on wobbly legs! Can Nolty finish him?
Nolty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Nolty does no damage.
Nolty lands with a right and another and another! Dida is in big trouble! Nolty lands again and this time it's lights out for Dida! A quality knockout there for Nolty.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nick Nolty!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Nick Nolty made sure he mentioned Hashed Fight Attire, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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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). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neisan Kaen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaen with a poor takedown
and Kaimuay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kaen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kaimuay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaen tries for a takedown but Kaimuay circles away easily
enabling Kaimuay to counter with a crisp jab.
Sawk Kaimuay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neisan Kaen.
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!
Neisan Kaen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kaimuay counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaen gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kaimuay pushes Kaen off looking to stand but Kaen dives back in and keeps control.
Kaimuay knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kaen on the ground.
Kaen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kaimuay is trying to get back to full guard.
Kaimuay moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kaen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kaimuay dives on top into guard.
Kaimuay has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kaen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kaimuay defends it easily.
Kaimuay wants to get up but he can't break Kaen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaimuay got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kaen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kaimuay has managed to get both his arms back between Kaen's legs - danger averted.
Kaimuay preventing the sweep.
Kaen looks gassed!
Kaimuay controlling from the top position.
Kaen has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kaimuay is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kaen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaimuay is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kaen will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaimuay stands up.
Kaen fails with the takedown
letting Kaimuay counter with a right hand.
Kaen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kaimuay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kaen fails with the takedown
and Kaimuay counters with a good, hard body kick but Kaen shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Kaimuay lands but Kaen takes it in his stride.
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!
Kaimuay lands with a kick to the temple. Kaen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kaen misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Kaimuay to counter with a crisp jab.
Kaimuay scores with a three punch combo!
Kaimuay scores with a punch to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaimuay scores with a push kick.
Kaimuay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sawk Kaimuay dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kaimuay lands a nice looking body shot.
Kaen blocks the body kick.
Kaen misses with a takedown
and Kaimuay counters with a low kick, right behind Kaen 's knee.
Kaen misses with a takedown
and Kaimuay counters with a one-two to the body.
Kaen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kaimuay counters with a nice uppercut.
Sawk Kaimuay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neisan Kaen.
Kaen is breathing heavily.
Kaimuay lands a big head kick that sends Kaen tumbling to the mat! Kaimuay takes a step backwards and waves Kaen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kaen is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaimuay lands with a cross.
Kaen is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaimuay finish him?
Kaimuay throws a head kick but Kaen moves out of range.
Kaen seems to have recovered his senses.
Kaen with a poor takedown
and Kaimuay counters with a head kick that drops Kaen to the mat! Kaen scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kaimuay lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kaimuay circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Kaen drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Kaimuay follows Kaen to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sawk Kaimuay!
After winning the bout, Sawk Kaimuay 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Deniro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deniro comes to the cage accompanied by The rage. 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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200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Deniro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hector Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deniro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lombard but Lombard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Deniro throws a series of punches but Lombard moves out of range.
Deniro throws a hook but Lombard blocks it.
Lombard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deniro.
Lombard avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lombard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lombard counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deniro is looking to break free of the clinch but Lombard has double underhooks.
Lombard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Deniro is defended easily by Lombard.
Lombard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Deniro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Deniro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard misses with a double jab
letting Deniro counter with a right hand.
It looks like Hector Lombard has been cut.
Deniro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lombard is able to avoid easily.
Sloppy strikes from Lombard. Those never looked like landing.
Deniro misses with a low kick.
Deniro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lombard is out of range and Deniro settles back down.
Deniro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deniro throws a leg kick that misses.
Deniro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lombard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lombard moves forwards but Deniro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lombard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deniro moves away.
Deniro drops Lombard with a straight right hand, right on the button! Deniro follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Deniro!
Steve Deniro bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nihlus The Random (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Zaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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140 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nihlus The Random!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Zaki!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Random uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaki.
The Random thumps Zaki with a low kick.
Zaki tries to clinch but The Random is having none of it.
Zaki swings widly with a right hand
and The Random counters with a series of strikes. Zaki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zaki looks to land a right hand but The Random moved out of range.
The Random throws a head kick that Zaki semi-blocks.
It looks like Yuki Zaki has been cut.
The Random misses with a kick to the body.
The Random thumps Zaki with a low kick.
Zaki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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!
Zaki takes a kick to the side of the head.
The Random scores with a body shot.
The Random really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zaki avoids the head kick by The Random.
Zaki takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaki pushes The Random up against the cage in a clinch.
The Random is trying to pull guard but Zaki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The Random tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Random tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zaki smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nihlus The Random. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zaki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Random thumps Zaki with a low kick.
The Random throws a sloppy head kick and Zaki moves out of range easily.
The Random misses with a lunging right hand
and Zaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Random scores with a shot to the body.
Zaki looks gassed!
The Random throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zaki.
The Random lands with a kick to the temple. Zaki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zaki is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Random seems to be stalking Zaki here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Zaki drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nihlus The Random!
Nihlus The Random managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Raw Edge Gear (R.E.G) , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giliath Gotty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Coleman will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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287 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giliath Gotty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotty doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Coleman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gotty won't be happy with that.
Gotty is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Coleman working away.
Coleman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gotty is trying to control Coleman's posture but Coleman avoids it.
Gotty is looking for a sweep.
Coleman sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gotty is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gotty tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Coleman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gotty is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Coleman off and has taken his back!
Gotty is trying to stick to Coleman's back but Coleman is turning into Gotty. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gotty's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Coleman.
Coleman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gotty keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotty trying to control the position.
Coleman stopping the sweep attempt from Gotty.
Gotty has Coleman pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Giliath Gotty wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gotty scores with a takedown into Coleman's guard.
Gotty throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coleman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gotty throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotty throws a strike but Coleman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Coleman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gotty swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coleman is fighting to break Gotty's control of his arms but Gotty is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gotty keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Gotty is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Coleman preventing the sweep.
Coleman throwing strikes from guard but Gotty blocks nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Coleman postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Giliath Gotty wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gotty with a lazy takedown attempt
and Coleman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotty has his hands clasped together around Coleman's back. He's all about the action.
Coleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gotty moves into full guard.
Coleman stopping the sweep attempt from Gotty.
Coleman 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.
Gotty looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coleman is one step ahead there.
Gotty trying to keep a closed guard but Coleman is proving a slippery customer.
Coleman passes Gotty's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotty tries to get to full guard but Coleman has control of the leg.
Coleman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gotty has his hands clasped together around Coleman's back. He's all about the action.
Gotty has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Coleman is working away from the top position though.
Gotty is looking to improve his position.
Gotty wants to control but Coleman is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gotty is holding on to half guard well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Giliath Gotty.
Gotty gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Coleman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gotty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Coleman will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Coleman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gotty.
Gotty misses with a takedown
so Coleman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gotty bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Coleman's guard.
Coleman keeping full guard, as Gotty tries to pass.
Gotty prevents Coleman from getting back to his feet.
Gotty throwing strikes from guard but Coleman blocks nicely.
Gotty connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gotty postures up and lands a big shot to Coleman's brow.
Gotty throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coleman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gotty is in close to Coleman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotty works over Coleman with some ground and pound from guard.
Gotty is working Coleman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gotty throws an elbow that misses. Coleman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gotty's guard. Nice move by Coleman!
Coleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gotty is keeping the position for now.
Gotty tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gotty controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Coleman stopping the sweep attempt from Gotty.
Gotty pulls Coleman in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Giliath Gotty wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gotty displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Coleman.
Gotty fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giliath Gotty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Coleman as Gotty shoots in.
Gotty fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gotty tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Coleman swivels and escapes.
Gotty scores a takedown into full mount!
Gotty wants to control but instead Coleman manages to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotty missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gotty 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.
Gotty prevents Coleman from improving his position.
Gotty working Coleman over with strikes.
Gotty thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Coleman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nice strikes from Gotty there.
Gotty sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Coleman defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotty lands with a punch from half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Coleman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gotty.
Gotty throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gotty thows a huge punch but Coleman dodges it nicely.
Coleman trying to get back to full guard but Gotty takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Gotty lands a big elbow.
Coleman is breathing heavily.
Gotty with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Mark Coleman has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gotty throws a strike there. Coleman manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Gotty not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giliath Gotty dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Coleman's cut.
That's time! Gotty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Coleman fails with a takedown attempt.
Coleman shoots in and bounces Gotty off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gotty wants to get back to his feet but Coleman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Gotty keeps moving.
Gotty has his hands on Coleman's head, controlling the position.
Coleman preventing the sweep.
Gotty is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gotty preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giliath Gotty has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gotty shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Coleman sprawls well. Coleman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gotty gets slowly back to his feet.
Gotty shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gotty tries for a takedown but Coleman circles away easily
and Coleman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gotty's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giliath Gotty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coleman won't allow Gotty to get back to his feet.
Gotty tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gotty has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gotty has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We're going to have a standup here because Giliath Gotty wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gotty fails with the takedown.
Giliath Gotty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gotty shoots and misses
and Coleman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gotty's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman trying to control but Gotty is working from the bottom.
Gotty utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coleman stopping the sweep attempt from Gotty.
Coleman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gotty keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Mark Coleman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gotty leaves Coleman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gotty.
A jab from Coleman misses.
Coleman leaves Gotty with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gotty looks for a takedown but Coleman sprawls well.
Gotty gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Coleman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Coleman is looking to take a break and control but Gotty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gotty wants to get back to full guard but Coleman has mounted him!
Coleman thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Coleman misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotty really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Coleman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gotty because Coleman loaded up on that one.
Coleman prevents Gotty from getting the reversal.
Coleman cracks Gotty with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gotty is desperately trying to improve his position but Coleman has a good base and remains in mount.
Coleman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Coleman lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coleman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gotty is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Coleman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Coleman 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mark Coleman!
After winning the bout, Mark Coleman 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Dance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Dance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Mouse!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dance lands a really nice looking cross but Mouse seems unphased.
Mickey Mouse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mouse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dance looks to land a combination but Mouse avoids it well.
Dance bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dance connects with a single shot there.
Dance throws a right hand that Mouse ducks under and follows up with a left that Mouse also avoids with ease.
Dance misses with a straight right.
A combination from Mouse does no damage.
Dance swings for the body but Mouse moves out of range.
Dance stuffs the takedown.
Mouse shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dance but Dance pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dance lands a really nice looking cross but Mouse seems unphased.
It looks like Mickey Mouse 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!
Dance looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dance punishes Mouse's body with a nice straight punch.
Mouse tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dance swivels and escapes.
Samuel Dance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Mouse.
Mouse looks gassed!
A big left from Dance misses.
Mouse attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dance scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance ducks under a wild hook from Mouse.
Dance lands the left hand.
Mouse takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mouse with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dance to score with a decent uppercut.
Dance feints and then cracks Mouse's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mouse down.
Mouse is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dance is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mouse.
Dance lands with an uppercut that bounces Mouse off the cage and back into range.
Mouse looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jab by Dance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Dance.
Dance connects with a single shot there.
Dance throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Dance.
Mouse takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dance connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mouse's hands.
Dance listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dance moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dance changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dance scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Dance.
Dance fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dance lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mouse at a distance.
Dance lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dance jabs Mouse to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mouse takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dance digs a good hook to Mouse's body.
Mouse closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mouse gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mouse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dance lands a slapping body shot.
Dance looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dance with a jab.
Mouse takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouse takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mouse misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mouse shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dance as he avoids it easily.
Dance is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice jab there from Dance.
Dance lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dance.
Mouse looks to score with a jab to the body but Dance is just out of range.
Dance scores with a nice head shot.
Dance jabs Mouse to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dance cracks Mouse with a good jab.
Dance wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dance throws a good cross that connects.
Mouse fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dance connects with a right hand. Mouse shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance lands a right hook to the body.
Dance works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dance uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab from Dance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mouse.
Mouse takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dance lands a jab-cross combination.
Dance lands with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Dance.
Dance slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mouse walks into a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mouse takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dance slips a straight right by Mouse.
Dance paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dance connects with a leg kick. Mouse looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Dance dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Mouse's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mouse closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mouse fails with the takedown.
Dance avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dance lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mouse circles away quickly and effectively.
Dance stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dance wants it to stay on the feet.
Mouse takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mouse has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dance lands with an overhand left.
Dance defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mouse.
Samuel Dance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Mouse.
Dance cracks Mouse with a good jab.
Dance scores with a jab to the head.
Dance jabs at Mouse's body.
Mouse is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dance connects with the punch.
Samuel Dance is winning the standup battle so far.
Dance slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dance dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mouse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance scores with a jab to the body.
Dance connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mouse takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dance bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dance lands with an overhand left.
Dance lands with an overhand left.
Dance scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dance getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mouse dives in and grabs Dance's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dance pushes down on Mouse's head and hops out.
Dance lands an overhand right.
Dance ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dance lands a glancing blow to the side of Mouse's head.
That has opened up Mickey Mouse's cut even more.
Dance works over Mouse's head and body with a nice combination.
Mouse is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dance.
Mouse is still on wobbly legs! Can Dance finish him?
Dance cracks Mouse with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dance. Mouse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mouse seems to have recovered his senses.
Mouse with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dance to score with a decent uppercut.
Dance works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dance, right into the meat.
Mouse shoots in for a takedown but Dance shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dance connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dance connects with a single shot there.
Mickey Mouse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mouse shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dance sprawls well. Dance wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mouse gets slowly back to his feet.
Dance lands with a hook. Mouse tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mouse needs to keep his hands up - Dance had a free shot at his head there.
Dance throws a good cross that connects.
Dance lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Mouse 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance loads up on a big right hand but Mouse slips the punch.
Dance cracks Mouse with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch combination from Dance misses.
Dance misses with a hook. Mouse ducked under it nicely.
Mouse fails with a takedown attempt.
Dance scores with a jab.
Mouse moves out of range of the leg kick from Dance.
Dance connects with a looping right hand.
Dance with a nice cross.
Mouse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mouse throws a big shot that misses.
Mouse closes the distance and clinches up with Dance, looking for a takedown. Mouse pushes Dance against the cage but Dance circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dance scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dance bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mouse's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mouse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mouse has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dance finds it's way round the side to connect with Mouse's head.
Mouse closes the distance and clinches up with Dance, looking for a takedown. Mouse pushes Dance against the cage but Dance circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mouse takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mouse closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dance throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mouse on the side of the head.
Mouse tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dance sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mouse somewhat.
Mouse moves forwards but Dance connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dance misses with a wild combination.
Mouse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Dance dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Mouse's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dance lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Dance misses the target.
Mouse ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mouse on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dance lands with a nice body punch.
Nice sprawl there from Dance as Mouse shoots in.
Dance scores with a hook to the body. Mouse takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dance darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dance just misses with a punch to the body.
Dance throws a lazy right hand but Mouse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dance is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mouse can do to turn this around?
Mouse misses with a series of wild punches.
Dance lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mouse circles away quickly and effectively.
Dance throws a jab but it's blocked by Mouse.
Dance misses the jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dance throws an overhand right that lands on Mouse's shoulder, as Mouse tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dance throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A right-left combo lands from Dance.
Dance throws a leg kick but Mouse checks it.
Mouse shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dance pinned against the cage. Dance gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dance lands a jab to the head.
A combination from Mouse does no damage.
Dance thows a body shot but no joy.
Dance throws a hook to the side of Mouse's head but Mouse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mouse takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mouse missing with a left hand there. Dance was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mouse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dance.
Decent striking displayed by Dance there.
Dance jabs at Mouse's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouse is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mouse swings for the body but Dance moves out of range.
Mouse manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dance on his heels. He'll look to pass Dance's guard now, I'm sure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mouse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mouse throws a big right hand that misses.
Mouse has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mouse trying to control the position from guard on top but Dance is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mouse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mouse is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mouse postures up in Dance's guard and throws a big left but Dance blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mouse tries to stand but Dance is controlling from the bottom.
Mouse working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dance's head.
Mickey Mouse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mouse is working Dance over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dance is looking to stand up but Mouse isn't so interested in that idea.
Mouse wants to control from the top but Dance keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance is looking to stand up but Mouse isn't so interested in that idea.
Dance can't keep his opponent in guard - Mouse advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dance blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mouse.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mouse thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dance's head.
Samuel Dance is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mouse misses with a head shot. Dance uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mickey Mouse.
I think Dance 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Dance!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mari Huana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mills comes into the arena with LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem blaring out of the sound system. Huana has chosen Conquest as his entrance music. Carl Mills could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mari Huana's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carl Mills!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mari Huana!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mills showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huana.
Huana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mills looks to land a right hand but Huana moved out of range.
Mills lands a two punch combo.
Mills scores with a jab. Huana acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mills circles away from the clinch attempt.
Huana throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Huana lands with a nice combination. Mills backs away looking to recover.
Huana lands a leg kick that knocks Mills off balance momentarily.
Huana takes one to the side of the head.
Mills darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mills misses with a hook.
Mills scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Huana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mills.
Mills takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huana is looking to clinch.
Mills lands a big right hand that sends Huana crashing to the mat! Mills stays standing though and waves Huana back to his feet!
Huana is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mills tries to land a leg kick but Huana saw it coming and moves away.
Mills lands a big right hand that sends Huana crashing to the mat! Mills stays standing though and waves Huana back to his feet!
Huana is still on wobbly legs! Can Mills finish him?
Mills connects with a nice cross there... Huana is looking wobbly and Mills recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Huana to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Mills jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Carl Mills!
Carl Mills retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Carl Mills 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Eiji Kawashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris The Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eiji Kawashima!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris The Great!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Great looks to throw the jab but Kawashima is out of range.
Kawashima takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Great thows a body shot but no joy.
The Great gets tackled into the cage by Kawashima. Kawashima maintains the clinch.
The Great's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Great tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Great wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kawashima tries a body shot but The Great blocks it.
The Great jumps guard.
The Great throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kawashima trying to control but The Great is working from the bottom.
The Great is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima is looking to work some ground and pound but The Great has wrist control.
Kawashima wants to control from the top but The Great keeps moving.
The Great controls Kawashima momentarily but Kawashima frees himself.
Kawashima engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kawashima has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The Great working a defensive guard here.
Kawashima avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima trying to control but The Great is working from the bottom.
Kawashima controlling from the top position.
Kawashima knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Great on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Eiji Kawashima just wasn't active enough.
Kawashima 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.
Kawashima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Great shoots and misses
and Kawashima counters with a low kick, right behind The Great 's knee.
The Great thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great looks to score with a jab to the body but Kawashima is just out of range.
The Great looks to score with a jab to the body but Kawashima is just out of range.
The Great shoots in for a takedown but Kawashima shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eiji Kawashima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris The Great.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kawashima!
Kawashima lands a nice looking body shot.
The Great looks gassed!
The Great misses with a body shot
and Kawashima counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Great on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kawashima lands a big right hand that sends The Great crashing to the mat! Kawashima stays standing though and waves The Great back to his feet!
The Great is rocked!
The Great takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kawashima lands a left and a right that send The Great crashing to the mat, dazed. Kawashima thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The Great is still on wobbly legs! Can Kawashima finish him?
Kawashima avoids the body shot from The Great.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Great avoids the body shot from Kawashima.
The Great seems to have recovered his senses.
Kawashima misses with the combination.
Kawashima rushes The Great and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Great tries to pull guard but Kawashima holds him up against the cage and eventually The Great drops back down to his feet.
Kawashima leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kawashima lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawashima just leaning against The Great, taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kawashima lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Great tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kawashima smiles and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Great. Kawashima does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eiji Kawashima dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Great tries for a takedown but Kawashima circles away easily
and Kawashima counters with an outside leg kick.
Kawashima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kawashima blocks a jab.
The Great is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kawashima rather than just go for the knockout.
Kawashima misses the shot to the body.
The Great throws a right hand that misses
and Kawashima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Great shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kawashima pinned against the cage. Kawashima gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Great throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kawashima fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Great looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch lands to the side of The Great 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima lands the left hand.
The Great is breathing heavily.
Kawashima sizes up The Great with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Eiji Kawashima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Kawashima there.
Kawashima swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Great.
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!
Kawashima throws a nice looking combination but The Great bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kawashima pushes The Great away with a front kick.
Kawashima takes the fight into the clinch.
The Great fails to pull guard.
Eiji Kawashima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris The Great.
Kawashima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Greats head.
The Great tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Great misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Great is trying to pull guard but Kawashima turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Great tries to pull guard but Kawashima forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kawashima misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Great tries to throw a body punch but Kawashima avoids it by throwing The Great back against the cage.
Kawashima lands an uppercut.
The Great tries to pull guard but Kawashima holds him up against the cage and eventually The Great drops back down to his feet.
The Great looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kawashima scores with a hook to the body.
Kawashima lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Great backwards.
Nice body punch from Kawashima.
Kawashima pushes The Great back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Great tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kawashima lands a nice shot to the body.
Kawashima gets through The Great's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kawashima presses The Great against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kawashima avoiding damage.
The Great is trying to pull guard but Kawashima turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kawashima just stands there and leans against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kawashima.
The Great takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Kawashima.
Kawashima throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kawashima makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Great takes a shot to the head.
The Great jumps guard but Kawashima turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kawashima dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The Great tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kawashima's elbow.
Kawashima pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Great thows a body shot but no joy.
The Great has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kawashima finds it's way round the side to connect with The Great's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawashima lands with a right hand.
Kawashima jabs The Great to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kawashima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kawashima swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kawashima clinches up against the cage.
The Great tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kawashima smiles and moves away.
The Great takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Great takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Great tries to keep at a distance but Kawashima has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eiji Kawashima dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kawashima slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Great on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Great stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kawashima.
Kawashima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawashima moves into the clinch.
Kawashima makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kawashima lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Great backwards.
The Great is trying to pull guard but Kawashima has him pressed against the cage.
Kawashima lands an uppercut.
Kawashima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kawashima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Great can do to turn this around?
The Great gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Great takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima throws a head kick but The Great moves out of range.
Kawashima ducks under a wild hook from The Great.
Kawashima lands a jab to The Great's midsection.
Kawashima lands a nice shot to the body.
Kawashima wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kawashima lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Kawashima. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kawashima.
The Great walks into a left hand.
The Great walks into a jab.
Kawashima lands an uppercut out of nowhere! The Great falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kawashima dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eiji Kawashima!
Eiji Kawashima is the new welterweight champion!
Eiji Kawashima spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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