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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yakin Sanjimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryosuke Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yakin Sanjimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryosuke Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanjimoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanjimoto works over Takahashi's head and body with a nice combination.
Jab from Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto throws a series of punches but Takahashi moves out of range.
Sanjimoto lands with a nice body punch.
Sanjimoto scores with a jab to the head.
Takahashi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanjimoto digs a good hook to Takahashi's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Takahashi.
Sanjimoto scores with a decent looking hook.
Sanjimoto pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Takahashi back to the cage. Sanjimoto follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Takahashi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanjimoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Takahashi doesn't seem bothered though.
Takahashi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sanjimoto counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Sanjimoto. No joy for Takahashi on that attempt.
Yakin Sanjimoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryosuke Takahashi.
Takahashi looks gassed!
Takahashi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanjimoto throws a shot to the body.
Sanjimoto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sanjimoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Takahashi is retaining full guard.
Sanjimoto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanjimoto decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Takahashi, up you get!
Sanjimoto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Takahashi momentarily.
Sanjimoto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanjimoto feints a jab promting Takahashi to slip. Sanjimoto then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Takahashi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Takahashi is rocked!
Yakin Sanjimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanjimoto throws an uppercut from hell that sends Takahashi clean off his feet! He's out cold! Sanjimoto stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yakin Sanjimoto!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Yakin Sanjimoto made sure he mentioned [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vak Yoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Hoffmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoo comes into the arena with Gang Starr - You Know My Steez blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vak Yoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martin Hoffmann!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffmann closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yoo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yoo misses with a body shot.
Hoffmann has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoo.
Hoffmann moves out of range of the body kick from Yoo.
Hoffmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoffmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoffmann gets a clinch.
Hoffmann lands a nice knee to the body.
Yoo managing to block the knees to the body from Hoffmann.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoffmann tries to throw a body punch but Yoo avoids it by throwing Hoffmann back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoffmann tries to clinch there but Yoo circles away.
Hoffmann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yoo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yoo misses with a hook to the body
and Hoffmann counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hoffmann.
Yoo blocks an elbow strike from Hoffmann.
Hoffmann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yoo misses with a wild body shot.
Yoo is looking to wear down Hoffmann with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hoffmann wants to clinch.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yoo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yoo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hoffmann's head.
Yoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoffmann.
Yoo takes a swing at Hoffmann's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoffmann doesn't manage to clinch there - Yoo circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoo. Hoffmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoo misses with a two punch combination.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but Yoo is having none of it.
Vak Yoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoffmann takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffmann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yoo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoo scores with a hook to the body. Hoffmann takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but Yoo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoffmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yoo misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Yoo.
Yoo takes a swing at Hoffmann's ribcage but misses.
Hoffmann closes the distance but Yoo moves to the side
and Yoo counters with a body kick that stops Hoffmann in his tracks momentarily.
Hoffmann wants to clinch up but Yoo keeps it at a distance.
Yoo lands a head kick. Hoffmann smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Martin Hoffmann has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoo lands with a good body shot.
Hoffmann closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yoo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hoffmann's knee momentarily.
Yoo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoo. Hoffmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoffmann manages to avoid it.
Hoffmann closes the distance but Yoo moves to the side
and Yoo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yoo cracks Hoffmann with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yoo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hoffmann fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Yoo.
Hoffmann tries to clinch up.
Yoo keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoffmann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yoo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yoo misses with a kick to the body
and Hoffmann holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yoo manages to break the clinch.
Hoffmann wants to clinch but Yoo slips to the side
and Yoo counters with a nice body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yoo tries to bum rush Hoffmann with a series of wild strikes but Hoffmann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoffmann manages to avoid it.
Yoo misses with a head kick.
Yoo lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoffmann tries to clinch but Yoo moves away
and Yoo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yoo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoffmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoo. Hoffmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yoo keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoffmann tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Yoo counter with a right hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoffmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoffmann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yoo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoffmann wants to clinch up but Yoo keeps it at a distance.
Hoffmann wants to clinch.
Hoffmann darts in trying to clinch
and Yoo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hoffmann moves out of range of the leg kick from Yoo.
Hoffmann is looking to clinch but Yoo is avoiding it.
Hoffmann moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoffmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yoo connects with a body shot that sends Hoffmann's belly button to the back.
Yoo misses with a wild body shot.
Yoo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoo fails to land with a series of punches.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoffmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoffmann wants to clinch
and Yoo counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but Yoo is having none of it.
Yoo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yoo misses with a body punch
and Hoffmann counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yoo wants to break free but Hoffmann has control.
Hoffmann is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yoo is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoffmann with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yoo avoids a wild elbow strike from Hoffmann.
Yoo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vak Yoo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Hoffmann's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hoffmann wants to clinch but Yoo slips to the side
and Hoffmann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yoo connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoo lands a jab to Hoffmann's midsection.
Hoffmann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yoo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yoo misses with a wild combination.
Yoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoo scores with a hook to the body. Hoffmann takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hoffmann doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hoffmann closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yoo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoo throws a nice looking combination but Hoffmann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hoffmann moves in looking to clinch but Yoo pushes him off.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but Yoo moves away
enabling Yoo to counter with a crisp jab.
Yoo misses the shot to the body.
Hoffmann tries to close the distance and clinch but Yoo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yoo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yoo throws a head kick but Hoffmann moves out of range.
Yoo looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoffmann is just out of range.
Yoo looks to land a body kick but Hoffmann moved away.
Yoo keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoffmann tries to clinch there but Yoo circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann looks to clinch
letting Yoo counter with a right hand.
Yoo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yoo throws a looping overhand right but Hoffmann ducks down to avoid it.
Yoo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoo misses the shot to the body.
Yoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoffmann moves away.
Yoo throws a sloppy head kick and Hoffmann moves out of range easily.
Hoffmann moves in looking to clinch but Yoo pushes him off.
Hoffmann has managed to clinch.
Yoo blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoffmann closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yoo counters with a low kick, right behind Hoffmann 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann moves to clinch but Yoo breaks away
and Yoo counters with a left to the body.
Yoo just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoo. Hoffmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoo throws a lazy right hand but Hoffmann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoo stalks Hoffmann and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hoffmann's face. Hoffmann staggers backwards, shaken.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoo digs a good hook to Hoffmann's body.
Yoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoffmann moves away.
Hoffmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoffmann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoffmann tries to clinch up but Yoo circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoo misses with a wild body shot.
Yoo tries to score with a low kick but Hoffmann moves his leg out of the way.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yoo counters with a nice body shot.
Yoo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vak Yoo is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoffmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hoffmann crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yoo - the referee stops the clock and Hoffmann gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yoo. Hoffmann manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yoo throws a hook but Hoffmann avoids it easily.
Yoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoffmann tries to clinch up.
Yoo throws a leg kick
and Hoffmann counters by moving into the clinch.
Hoffmann throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hoffmann throws an elbow but it misses.
Hoffmann throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yoo.
Hoffmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yoo is defending well for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Yoo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hoffmann pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yoo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yoo misses with a double jab.
Yoo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoffmann moves out of range of the body kick from Yoo.
Yoo is looking to land body kicks.
Yoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but Yoo moves out of range.
Hoffmann tries to close the distance and clinch but Yoo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoffmann moves away.
Yoo keeps the fight on the outside.
Yoo misses with a looping right.
Hoffmann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yoo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoo.
Yoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vak Yoo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yoo misses with a shot to the body
and Hoffmann counters by clinching up.
Yoo is trying to break free.
Yoo is trying to break free.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann trying to land knees to the body.
Hoffmann is trying to break free.
Hoffmann throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hoffmann just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yoo's brow.
Yoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoo misses the shot to the body.
Yoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoo fails to land with a series of punches.
Hoffmann wants to clinch up but Yoo keeps it at a distance.
Hoffmann avoids the head kick by Yoo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martin Hoffmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yoo jabs at Hoffmann's body.
Hoffmann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yoo throws a body kick that misses.
Hoffmann takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yoo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hoffmann is out of range and Yoo settles back down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yoo!
Hoffmann takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hoffmann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoffmann looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hoffmann has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vak Yoo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yoo 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Vak Yoo!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Vak Yoo!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Vak Yoo!
Vak Yoo wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gar Diu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Belanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pulse. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gar Diu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Belanger!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belanger darts in and clinches Diu up against the cage.
Diu avoiding damage as Belanger throws knees to the body.
Diu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belanger has him pressed against the cage.
Belanger scores with a shoulder strike.
Belanger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Belanger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diu tries to stall but Belanger uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diu misses with a punch to the body.
Belanger lands with a light punch inside.
Belanger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Belanger keeps Diu at a distance using the push kick.
Joe Belanger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belanger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diu was well out of range. Poor timing from Belanger.
Diu checks a leg kick.
Belanger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diu.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Belanger.
Belanger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belanger scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Belanger misses.
Belanger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diu throws a leg kick but Belanger checks it.
Diu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Diu.
Belanger throws a sloppy head kick
and Diu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belanger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belanger throws a body kick that misses.
Diu looks to land a combination but Belanger avoids it well.
Diu walks into a left hand.
A jab from Belanger misses.
Diu punishes Belanger's body with a nice straight punch.
Belanger misses with a head kick.
Belanger throws a right hand that misses
and Diu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belanger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diu checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belanger throws a sloppy head kick and Diu moves out of range easily.
Belanger tries to score with a low kick but Diu moves his leg out of the way.
Diu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Belanger pushes Diu away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belanger checks the leg kick nicely there.
Belanger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diu looks to score with a jab to the body but Belanger is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Diu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Belanger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diu tries to clinch but Belanger is having none of it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Belanger. Diu shrugs it off though.
Belanger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belanger throws a leg kick but Diu checks it.
Belanger scores with a sloppy right hand. Diu should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belanger ducks under a wild hook from Diu.
Diu throws a low kick, looking for Belanger's leg but Belanger calmly moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diu.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belanger.
Diu is looking to score with low kicks.
Belanger lands with a good body shot.
Diu throws out a leg kick but Belanger moves out of range and Diu only half commits.
Diu moves out of range of the body kick from Belanger.
Belanger misses with a body kick.
Diu misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Belanger.
Belanger looks to land a right hand but Diu moved out of range.
Diu throws a sloppy head kick and Belanger moves out of range easily.
Diu throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belanger looks to land a body kick but Diu moved away.
Diu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A leg kick checked by Diu.
Joe Belanger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belanger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belanger is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belanger lands with a nice combination. Diu backs away looking to recover.
Belanger connects with an inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Belanger lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Diu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Belanger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diu checks it well.
Belanger misses the shot to the body.
Belanger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Belanger throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Diu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Belanger's knee momentarily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Belanger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diu.
Belanger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diu.
Diu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belanger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belanger misses with a head kick.
Diu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diu lands a slapping body shot.
Belanger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Belanger misses with a body shot.
Belanger cracks Diu with an open hand slap.
Belanger looks for the body kick but Diu saw that one coming.
Diu takes a swing at Belanger's ribcage but misses.
Belanger misses with a body kick.
Diu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belanger.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belanger moves away.
Belanger throws a hook to the side of Diu's head but Diu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belanger tries to land a leg kick but Diu saw it coming and moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belanger, right into the meat.
Belanger looks to land a right hand but Diu moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Belanger - that will leave a mark!
Diu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Belanger is able to avoid easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belanger.
Diu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Belanger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A good leg kick by Belanger.
A jab from Belanger misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Belanger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diu blocks a jab.
Belanger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diu was well out of range. Poor timing from Belanger.
Belanger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Belanger swings for the body but Diu moves out of range.
Diu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Belanger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Belanger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Belanger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Belanger throws an overhand right that lands on Diu's shoulder, as Diu tries to avoid the shot.
Belanger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diu blocks a head kick by Belanger.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diu misses with a straight right.
Belanger tries to score with a low kick but Diu moves his leg out of the way.
Belanger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Belanger tries to land a body kick
and Diu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Belanger throws a leg kick
and Diu counters with a nice kick to the body.
Belanger looks gassed!
Diu looks to score with a jab to the body but Belanger is just out of range.
Diu throws a leg kick which misses Belanger's front leg but catches the back leg as Belanger tries to avoid it.
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!
Belanger wants to land a leg kick but Diu is out of range.
Belanger has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Diu.
Diu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Belanger misses with an uppercut. Diu saw that one coming.
Belanger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belanger.
Some bone on bone action there as Belanger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belanger's sensitive parts.
A head kick by Belanger misses
enabling Diu to counter with a crisp jab.
Belanger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Belanger sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Diu lands a head kick!
Diu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Belanger. No joy for Diu on that attempt.
A good leg kick by Diu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Belanger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diu throws a body kick that misses.
Belanger throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Belanger dominated that round.
That's time! Diu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Belanger tries to land a front kick but Diu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Belanger misses with a body kick.
Belanger throws a right and a left that Diu avoids nicely.
Diu misses with a wild body shot.
Belanger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diu.
Joe Belanger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belanger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Belanger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diu moves out of range of the body kick from Belanger.
A punch combination from Belanger misses.
Diu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diu thumps Belanger with a low kick.
Diu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Diu as he checks the leg kick.
Belanger thows a body shot but no joy.
Diu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Belanger.
Diu lands with a right hand.
Diu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belanger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Belanger trying to land knees to the body.
Diu managing to block the knees to the body from Belanger.
Belanger is breathing heavily.
Diu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diu is trying to maintain a safe position but Belanger gets an underhook and turns Diu into the cage.
Belanger misses with a knee strike.
Diu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diu tries a knee to the head but Belanger blocks it.
Belanger misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belanger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belanger misses with a knee strike.
Diu taking a breather.
Diu scores with a shot to the side of Belanger's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diu trying to stall but Belanger improves his position.
Diu tries to work over Belanger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Belanger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Belanger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Belanger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Belanger lands a leg kick that knocks Diu off balance momentarily.
Belanger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diu lands with a slapping head kick.
Belanger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belanger.
Diu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Belanger is trying to improve his position.
Diu wants to control but Belanger is keeping him busy.
Diu controlling from side mount.
Belanger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Diu trying to control the action but Belanger is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belanger gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Diu looking to control but Belanger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diu throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Belanger tries to hold on but Diu pushes him away.
Diu working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Belanger can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diu throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Diu prevents Belanger from getting the reversal.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diu trying to control but Belanger is having none of it.
Diu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Belanger is looking to escape.
Diu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Diu trying to control but Belanger is having none of it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Gar Diu wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Diu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Belanger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belanger misses with a low kick as Diu jumps back.
Belanger looks for the body kick but Diu saw that one coming.
Belanger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Belanger lands with a kick to the ribs.
Diu scores with a head kick.
A punch combination from Belanger misses.
Belanger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diu is out of range and Belanger settles back down.
Diu misses with a series of wild punches.
Diu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Belanger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diu checks a leg kick.
Belanger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diu tries to clinch there but Belanger circles away.
Belanger motions for Diu to come forward. Belanger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diu is defended easily by Belanger.
Belanger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diu is out of range and Belanger settles back down.
Diu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belanger.
Belanger throws a shot from downtown. Diu moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belanger throws a leg kick which misses Diu's front leg but catches the back leg as Diu tries to avoid it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diu thows a body shot but no joy.
Belanger throws a series of punches but Diu avoids them all with ease.
Diu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Belanger throws a solid leg kick but Diu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Belanger.
Belanger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diu connects with an inside leg kick.
Diu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Belanger drops his hands momentarily and Diu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Diu throws out a leg kick but Belanger moves out of range and Diu only half commits.
Belanger takes a swing at Diu's ribcage but misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Belanger throws a series of punches but Diu avoids them all with ease.
Diu defending well as Belanger loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Belanger.
Belanger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belanger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diu blocks the body kick.
Diu swings for the body but Belanger moves out of range.
Diu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Belanger.
Diu throws a leg kick which misses Belanger's front leg but catches the back leg as Belanger tries to avoid it.
Belanger cracks Diu with a right hand to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belanger.
Belanger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Belanger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gar Diu showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Joe Belanger!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Joe Belanger!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Joe Belanger!
Joe Belanger wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spanish Bread (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bread comes to the cage accompanied by Aubrey. Lopez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Can't be touched. Jay Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spanish Bread!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bread misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bread fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lopez avoids it really well and circles away.
Lopez stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spanish Bread. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bread with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lopez counters with a left and a right that stings Bread.
Lopez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lopez leaves Bread with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bread slips a jab and a cross from Lopez.
Bread takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Spanish Bread has been cut.
Bread showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez lands a two punch combo.
Bread is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Bread is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bread shoots and misses
and Lopez counters with a hugh head kick that removes Bread from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jay Lopez!
Jay Lopez tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Freschetta Digornio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthor Basilicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Digornio comes to the cage accompanied by Rock Your World!. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Freschetta Digornio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthor Basilicus!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basilicus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Digornio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Digornio misses the target.
Basilicus is looking to clinch but Digornio is avoiding it.
Basilicus avoids the body shot from Digornio.
Digornio throws a right and a left that Basilicus avoids nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Digornio!
Some wild striking there from Digornio.
Freschetta Digornio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Digornio blocks a head kick by Basilicus.
Digornio lands with a right hand.
Digornio scores with a three punch combo!
Basilicus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Digornio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Digornio connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Digornio misses with a hook
and Basilicus counters with a nice leg kick.
Basilicus slips a jab from Digornio.
Digornio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Digornio checks a leg kick.
Digornio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Digornio with a nice cross.
Basilicus looks for the body kick but Digornio saw that one coming.
Digornio misses with an uppercut. Basilicus saw that one coming.
Digornio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Basilicus moves away.
Basilicus misses with a head kick.
Basilicus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Digornio lands with a good body shot.
Digornio lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Digornio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Digornio takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Digornio misses with a lunging right hand
and Basilicus counters with a nice body kick.
Digornio throws a hook but Basilicus avoids it easily.
Basilicus thows a leg kick but Digornio checks it
and Digornio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Digornio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Digornio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Basilicus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Digornio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Basilicus.
Digornio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Basilicus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Digornio.
Basilicus moves out of range of the strikes.
Digornio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Digornio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Basilicus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Digornio moves out of range of the body kick from Basilicus.
Digornio misses with a double jab.
Basilicus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Digornio blocks an elbow strike from Basilicus.
With the fighters up against the cage, Basilicus throws an elbow but misses.
Basilicus manages to break the clinch.
A nice combination there by Digornio.
Digornio on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Digornio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Basilicus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Digornio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Digornio. That snapped Basilicus's head back.
Digornio throws the left hand but Basilicus avoids the punch easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Basilicus - that will leave a mark!
Digornio is working the combinations to good effect here.
Digornio is breathing heavily.
Digornio wants to clinch up but Basilicus keeps it at a distance.
Basilicus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Digornio will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Digornio throws a hook but Basilicus avoids it easily.
Basilicus misses with a body kick.
Basilicus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Digornio tries to bum rush Basilicus with a series of wild strikes but Basilicus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Basilicus is looking to land body kicks.
Basilicus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Basilicus throws a head kick but Digornio moves out of range.
Digornio throws a lazy uppercut
and Basilicus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Digornio swings widly with a right hand
and Basilicus counters with a leg kick.
Basilicus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Digornio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Digornio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Basilicus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Basilicus avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Digornio misses with a lunging right hand
and Basilicus counters with a good low kick that Digornio was not able to check.
Basilicus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Basilicus misses with a body kick.
Digornio misses with a left hand
and Basilicus counters with a nice kick to the body.
Basilicus throws a push kick but Digornio slaps the foot to one side.
Digornio is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Digornio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Basilicus lands a nice shot that snaps Digornio's head back.
Basilicus misses with a body kick.
Digornio will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Basilicus misses with a straight left.
Basilicus lands a head kick!
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!
Digornio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Digornio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Basilicus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Basilicus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Digornio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Basilicus throws out a leg kick but Digornio moves out of range and Basilicus only half commits.
Basilicus slips a straight right by Digornio.
Basilicus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Digornio misses with a straight left.
Digornio looks to throw the jab but Basilicus is out of range.
Digornio throws a shot from downtown. Basilicus moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Digornio misses.
Digornio throws an overhand right that lands on Basilicus's shoulder, as Basilicus tries to avoid the shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus clinches.
Basilicus holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Digornio avoids a wild elbow strike from Basilicus.
Basilicus breaks from the clinch.
Digornio's corner calls for a 1-2. Digornio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Digornio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Basilicus counters with a good low kick that Digornio was not able to check.
Basilicus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Digornio.
Basilicus throws a shot from downtown. Digornio moves away and avoids it.
Basilicus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Digornio.
Basilicus blocks a jab.
Digornio throws a combination that misses
and Basilicus counters with a good low kick that Digornio was not able to check.
A bone on bone clash there as Digornio blocks the leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Digornio misses with a series of wild punches.
Basilicus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Basilicus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basilicus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Basilicus.
Basilicus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Basilicus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Digornio misses with a right hand
and Basilicus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Basilicus throws a leg kick which misses Digornio's front leg but catches the back leg as Digornio tries to avoid it.
Digornio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Digornio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A punch combination from Digornio misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus slips a straight right by Digornio.
Nice shot by Basilicus.
Digornio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Basilicus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Digornio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Basilicus. Basilicus obviously looking to wear him down.
Digornio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Basilicus.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Basilicus, right into the meat.
Basilicus thows a body kick. Digornio tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Digornio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Basilicus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Digornio tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Basilicus.
Good work by Digornio as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthor Basilicus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Basilicus moves out of range as Digornio strikes.
Digornio throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick misses from Basilicus.
Digornio dips to his left and cracks Basilicus with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Digornio. Basilicus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Basilicus keeps the fight on the outside.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Basilicus.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Basilicus, right into the meat.
A big right from Digornio misses.
Basilicus slips under a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Basilicus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Digornio if he has to take too many more of those.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A solid leg kick lands there for Basilicus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basilicus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Digornio misses with a hook.
Basilicus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Basilicus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Digornio.
Digornio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Basilicus lands a leg kick that knocks Digornio off balance momentarily.
Freschetta Digornio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Basilicus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Digornio if he has to take too many more of those.
Digornio moves out of range of the body kick.
Digornio sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Basilicus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Digornio.
Basilicus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from Digornio misses.
Basilicus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Digornio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Basilicus looks to land a body kick but Digornio moved away.
Basilicus looks for the body kick but Digornio saw that one coming.
Basilicus throws a good cross that connects.
Basilicus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Digornio as he connects with a hook.
Basilicus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Digornio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Basilicus in his tracks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Basilicus.
Digornio throws a hook but Basilicus blocks it.
Digornio looks to land a combination but Basilicus avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus gets a clinch.
Digornio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Digornio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Basilicus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Digornio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Digornio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Basilicus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Digornio tries to close the distance and clinch but Basilicus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Basilicus is looking to chop away at Digornio's legs.
Digornio throws a jab but it's blocked by Basilicus.
Basilicus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Basilicus moves out of range of the strikes.
Basilicus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus throws a push kick but Digornio slaps the foot to one side.
Basilicus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Digornio, pushing him back against the cage.
Digornio lands with a right to the head.
Digornio blocks the elbow strike.
Digornio breaks from the clinch.
Digornio misses with the combination.
Digornio misses with an uppercut.
Digornio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Basilicus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Digornio connects with a looping right hand.
Digornio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Basilicus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Basilicus scoring well with a low kick there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Digornio throws a hook but Basilicus avoids it easily.
Basilicus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Digornio.
Digornio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Digornio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Basilicus. Basilicus obviously looking to wear him down.
Basilicus is looking to clinch but Digornio is avoiding it.
Digornio darts in trying to clinch
and Basilicus counters with a nice kick to the body.
Basilicus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Basilicus rushes Digornio and presses him up against the cage.
Basilicus lands with a short shot to the head.
Basilicus working hard to break the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Basilicus.
Digornio avoiding damage as Basilicus throws knees to the body.
Digornio swings wildly with an uppercut but Basilicus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Basilicus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Digornio blocks the body kick.
Digornio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Basilicus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Digornio avoids a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Basilicus. Digornio shrugs it off though.
Basilicus pushes Digornio away with a front kick.
Anthor Basilicus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Basilicus thuds his right hand into Digornio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Basilicus misses with a body kick.
Digornio moves out of range of the body kick from Basilicus.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Digornio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Basilicus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Digornio.
Basilicus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Digornio.
Basilicus swats away the attempt to clinch by Digornio.
A swing and a miss from Digornio.
Well,Digornio is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
A head kick misses from Basilicus.
Digornio blocks a leg kick.
Digornio throws the left hand but Basilicus avoids the punch easily.
Digornio blocks a low kick nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Digornio lands with an uppercut that bounces Basilicus off the cage and back into range.
Basilicus moves out of range of the strikes.
Basilicus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Digornio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Basilicus walks into a left hand.
Digornio tries to clinch but Basilicus is having none of it.
Digornio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Basilicus. Basilicus obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Basilicus.
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!
Digornio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Digornio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Basilicus.
Digornio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Basilicus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus lands with a kick to the temple. Digornio shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Digornio is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Basilicus! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anthor Basilicus!
After the fight, Anthor Basilicus was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rolls Royce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Krigare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Krigare's choice of entrance music: Achtung Pantzer by Raubtier. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rolls Royce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Krigare!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royce lands with a hook. Krigare tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Krigare digs a good body shot into Royce's ribs.
A slow jab from Royce misses its intended target.
Krigare misses with a right hand
and Royce counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Krigare throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Royce stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Krigare swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Royce misses with a wild combination.
Krigare misses with a hook.
Royce throws a looping overhand right but Krigare ducks down to avoid it.
Royce avoids the body shot from Krigare.
Krigare blocks a jab.
Royce is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Krigare.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krigare fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Royce is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Krigare.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royce blocks a jab.
Royce takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Krigare throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Royce moves forwards but Krigare connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Krigare scores with a one two! Royce had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Royce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Royce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Royce connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Krigare throws a body punch but Royce moves out of range.
Royce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krigare throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krigare lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Krigare. Royce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Royce shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Royce was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Royce pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Krigare is trying to reverse the position but instead Royce has taken his back - oops!
Royce working for a choke but Krigare is defending well.
Royce landing with strikes.
Royce has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Krigare has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Krigare right now.
Krigare is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
I really don't envy Krigare right now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Royce scores with punches and elbows.
Royce looking for the choke but no joy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Krigare breaks Royce's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krigare trying to control but Royce is working from the bottom.
Royce tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krigare chips away with some ground and pound.
Royce is looking to sinch up a triangle. Krigare throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Royce's body to avoid the submission. Royce has instead reached around Krigare's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Royce arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rolls Royce!
Rolls Royce really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [CBK] Knockout Apparel [Clearance Sale!] logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hyun Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Kuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes into the arena with To the Top blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Kuraba!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim scores with a leg kick.
Kim throws a head kick but Kuraba moves out of range.
Kim slips under a jab from Kuraba.
Kuraba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kim.
Kuraba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kuraba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kim shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kuraba manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kim postures up in Kuraba's guard and throws a big left but Kuraba blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim postures up in Kuraba's guard and throws a big left but Kuraba blocks it.
Kuraba wants to get back to his feet but Kim is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kim drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kuraba dives on top into guard.
Kim has a closed guard, preventing Kuraba from standing up.
Kuraba stands up from Kim's guard - Kuraba perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kuraba misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Kuraba misses
and Kim counters with a thumping low kick.
Good work by Kuraba as he checks the leg kick.
Kuraba circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kuraba counters with a series of strikes. Kim will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kuraba leaves Kim with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kim tries to land a leg kick but Kuraba saw it coming and moves away.
Kuraba stuns Kim with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim throws a series of punches but Kuraba avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Kuraba. Those never looked like landing.
Kuraba misses with a straight right.
Kim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuraba.
Kenji Kuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kim doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuraba circles away.
Kim avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kuraba scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kim throws an overhand right that lands on Kuraba's shoulder, as Kuraba tries to avoid the shot.
Kuraba slips a jab and a cross from Kim.
Kim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuraba circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuraba looks for the body kick but Kim saw that one coming.
Kim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuraba takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kuraba keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Kuraba down.
Kuraba is looking to score with low kicks.
Kim does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Kim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuraba circles away quickly and effectively.
Kim's corner calls for a 1-2. Kim obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Kim.
Kim moves out of range as Kuraba strikes.
Kuraba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kim.
Kuraba misses with a body shot.
Kim misses with a head kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuraba.
Kuraba works over Kim's head and body with a nice combination.
A slow jab from Kuraba misses its intended target.
Kim tries to move into range but Kuraba moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kuraba lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kuraba lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kim is defended easily by Kuraba.
Kim misses with a wild combination.
Kim is looking to slow Kuraba down with leg kicks.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba slips a jab and a cross from Kim.
Kim doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kim throws a right hand that Kuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuraba also avoids with ease.
Kuraba misses with the combination.
Kenji Kuraba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kuraba throws a series of punches but Kim avoids them all with ease.
Kuraba misses with a two punch combination.
Kuraba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim throws a right hand that Kuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuraba also avoids with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Kuraba down.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Kuraba misses.
Kim looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kuraba is fending him off so far but Kim persists. Nope, Kuraba circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hyun Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Kuraba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuraba takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim fails with a takedown attempt.
Kuraba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Kuraba throws a nice looking combination but Kim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kim misses with a two punch combination.
Kim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Kuraba.
Kim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kim looks to land a combination but Kuraba avoids it well.
Kuraba is looking to land body kicks.
Kuraba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kuraba throws out a loose jab but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Kuraba.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuraba misses with a wild combination.
Kuraba's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kuraba scores with a three punch combo!
Kuraba looks gassed!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba fails to land with a series of punches.
Kim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuraba.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kuraba misses with an uppercut.
Kim tries to clinch there but Kuraba circles away.
Nice defenses there by Kim.
Kim moves into range and clinches up with Kuraba.
Kim misses with a body punch.
Kuraba can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuraba is trying to force a seperation but Kim has the dominant position.
Kuraba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kuraba tries to break free but Kim pushes him back against the cage.
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 Hyun Kim will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kuraba just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim moves away from the strike by Kuraba.
Kim moves out of range as Kuraba strikes.
Kim dips to his left and cracks Kuraba with an uppercut!
Kim shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kuraba pinned against the cage. Kuraba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kuraba thows a body shot but no joy.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kuraba in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kim.
Kim finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kuraba wants to land a leg kick but Kim is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuraba circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuraba connects with a body shot.
Kim throws a poor cross that misses
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuraba.
Kuraba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
A left lands for Kuraba.
Kuraba fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kim on the side of the head.
Kuraba feints with a jab and clips Kim right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Kim is sent crashing into the canvas and Kuraba leaps in for the kill! Kim tries to get to his feet but Kuraba is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Kim is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenji Kuraba!
Kenji Kuraba made sure to mention his sponsor, [CBK] Knockout Apparel [Clearance Sale!] in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kampay Opay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Opay comes to the cage accompanied by Release me. Joe has chosen (Ugly kid joe) Everything about you as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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28
215 lbs
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27
205 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight 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, Kampay Opay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kid Joe!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe misses with an uppercut. Opay saw that one coming.
Good exchange - Joe coming out on top.
Opay dives in and grabs Joe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Joe pushes down on Opay's head and hops out.
Nice defenses there by Opay.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joe. Opay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Opay.
Joe misses the shot to the body.
Joe throws a leg kick but Opay moved away.
Joe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Opay.
Joe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Opay's head.
Joe lands with a nice body punch.
Joe with a nice cross.
No luck for Opay with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kampay Opay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Opay shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Joe as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opay tries for a takedown but Joe circles away easily
letting Joe counter with a right hand.
Opay wants to slow Joe down by chopping away at his legs.
Kid Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Opay shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Opay was well out of range. Poor timing from Joe.
Kid Joe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joe lands a nice shot to the body.
Opay shoots and misses
and Joe counters with a left and a right that stings Opay.
Opay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice uppercut lands for Joe. That snapped Opay's head back.
It looks like Kampay Opay has been cut.
Joe tried to score with a low kick but Opay checks it.
Joe throws a low kick, looking for Opay's leg but Opay calmly moves out of range.
Opay takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
Opay looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Joe!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Opay throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Joe wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Opay landing strikes, looking to finish!
Opay putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe tries to hold on but Opay postures up.
Opay misses with a head shot.
Joe wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Opay.
Opay is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Joe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Opay throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Joe because Opay loaded up on that one.
Joe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Joe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Opay. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Joe is desperately trying to improve his position but Opay has a good base and remains in mount.
Opay looking to ground and pound but Joe is blocking nicely.
Joe is in a horrible position here. Opay smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opay working for a submission but Joe is keeping him at bay.
Opay avoids the attempt from Joe to control.
Joe regains half guard.
Opay not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Opay there.
Opay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Opay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Opay working over Joe with some ground and pound. Joe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Opay is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Joe is looking for a sweep. Opay is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Opay throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Opay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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!
Joe is looking to escape.
Opay throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Joe keeping control of the position.
Joe won't allow Opay to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Opay slips a nice elbow through Joe's hands, connecting with Joe's forehead.
Opay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Opay scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Opay working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Opay is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Joe sees it coming and defends easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Joe can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are battling for position here. Joe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Opay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Opay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joe is keeping the position for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Opay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joe controlling the position.
Opay content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Joe pulls Opay in close to his closed guard and prevents Opay from doing any damage or advancing position.
Opay 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.
Joe is trying to keep Opay in close.
Opay looking to pass the guard.
Opay with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Opay tries to free his leg and advance position but Joe is retaining full guard.
Opay working some strikes from top position.
Opay with a nice head shot there.
Opay with a flurry of punches that miss.
Opay slips nicely into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
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!
Joe is looking to control Opay's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Joe avoid being mounted?
Opay is trying to work for a kimura but Joe is defending well.
Opay wants to work for an arm triangle but Joe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Opay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Opay is thwarting Joe's attempts to control the position.
Opay is pressing down on Joe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Joe is holding on for now.
Opay is working hard here to advance position.
Opay scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Opay prevents Joe from improving his position.
Joe is in trouble now - Opay has advanced to mount!
The referee warns Joe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Opay quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Opay but it's paid off an Joe is forced to tap! Nice work by Opay.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kampay Opay!
Kampay Opay retains his light heavyweight title!
Kampay Opay gave a mention to [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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