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JLF 24: Ultimate Beatdown PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manaka Perelman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mang Tomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manaka Perelman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mang Tomas!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perelman rushes Tomas and presses him up against the ropes.
Tomas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Perelman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tomas throws out a loose jab but Perelman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perelman shoots in for a takedown but Tomas shows good takedown defense.
Tomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perelman circles away quickly and effectively.
Perelman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tomas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tomas misses with a hook. Perelman ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Tomas.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tomas.
Tomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perelman fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Tomas scores with a four punch combination!
Perelman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tomas takes a swing at Perelman's ribcage but misses.
Tomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Tomas misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Tomas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tomas.
Perelman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perelman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice takedown defense from Tomas. No joy for Perelman on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manaka Perelman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perelman.
Tomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perelman circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Tomas misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perelman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perelman moves away.
Tomas misses with a two punch combination.
Tomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perelman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomas.
Perelman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tomas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Perelman lands an elbow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Perelman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tomas tries to improve position but can't.
Perelman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Perelman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tomas some visible discomfort.
Tomas is looking to reverse the position.
Tomas on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Perelman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tomas is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perelman lands some shots froms side control.
Perelman scoring with punches from side control.
Perelman is breathing heavily.
Tomas manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tomas is looking to stall here but Perelman recovers full guard.
Tomas wants to pass the guard but Perelman is keeping the position.
Tomas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Perelman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tomas is one step ahead there.
Tomas drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Perelman manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tomas has Perelman in his guard.
Perelman lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perelman trying to control the position from guard on top but Tomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perelman works over Tomas with some ground and pound from guard.
Perelman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tomas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tomas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Perelman manages to get himself to full guard.
Perelman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tomas slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perelman is trying to stand up here but Tomas is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mang Tomas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Perelman misses with a takedown attempt - Tomas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tomas scores with a nice right hand.
Tomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perelman was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomas.
Tomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perelman moves away.
Mang Tomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tomas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Perelman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Perelman is trying to control the action in half guard but Tomas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Perelman seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tomas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perelman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tomas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Perelman has managed to get both his arms back between Tomas's legs - danger averted.
Tomas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tomas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Perelman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Perelman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Perelman tries to get out of the position.
Tomas forces his way into half guard.
Perelman wants to sweep but Tomas has passed to side control!
Tomas landing a few strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Perelman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tomas moves into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomas looking to finish Perelman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Perelman!
Tomas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tomas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tomas tries to control but Perelman wriggling away.
Tomas landing strikes from the mount and Perelman is in trouble!
Tomas landing strikes from the mount and Perelman is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perelman is desperately trying to improve his position but Tomas has a good base and remains in mount.
Tomas looking for a guillotine from mount but Perelman is having none of it.
Tomas landing strikes from the mount and Perelman is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perelman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tomas landing strikes from the mount.
Perelman is trying to escape the mount.
Tomas is landing with some decent strikes but Perelman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tomas is landing with some decent strikes but Perelman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tomas dominating with strikes here.
Perelman is trying to escape the mount.
Perelman is in a horrible position here. Tomas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Perelman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Perelman hang on?
Tomas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Perelman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Perelman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Perelman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tomas working Perelman over with strikes here.
Tomas lands a big elbow.
Perelman is looking to get to half guard.
Tomas cracks Perelman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perelman can't escape the position.
Tomas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mang Tomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Perelman dodges the punch combination from Tomas.
Tomas lands with a nice body punch.
Mang Tomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perelman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tomas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Perelman somewhat.
Tomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perelman.
Tomas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perelman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Tomas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tomas misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perelman ducks right into an uppercut from Tomas.
Tomas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perelman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tomas throws out the jab.
Perelman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tomas tries to avoid it but Perelman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tomas to the ground. Tomas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Perelman ducks under a wild hook from Tomas.
Tomas connects with the punch.
Tomas cracks Perelman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Perelman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Perelman is rocked!
Tomas lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mang Tomas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between KoKo Beware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Vicksone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vicksone has chosen m.o.v.e - DOGFIGHT as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KoKo Beware!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Vicksone!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Beware.
Beware fails to land with a series of punches.
Beware just misses with a punch to the body.
Beware lands a left and a right that send Vicksone crashing to the mat, dazed. Beware thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Vicksone is rocked!
It looks like Danny Vicksone has been cut.
Beware loads up on a big right hand but Vicksone slips the punch.
Vicksone is still on wobbly legs! Can Beware finish him?
Vicksone is holding his hands too far apart here. Beware throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Vicksone is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). KoKo Beware!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Illianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Jonsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Illianenko comes to the ring accompanied by Only God Can Judge Me. Jonsson has chosen Roy Jones - Can't be touched as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Illianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pekka Jonsson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Illianenko dives in and grabs Jonsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jonsson pushes down on Illianenko's head and hops out.
Illianenko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jonsson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Illianenko's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Illianenko is looking for a kimura here.
Illianenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Illianenko with the ground and pound but Jonsson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Illianenko.
Illianenko drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jonsson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jonsson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jonsson!
Jonsson misses with the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Jonsson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The strikes coming from Jonsson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ground and pound from Jonsson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Illianenko takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jonsson working the ground and pound from side control.
Jonsson working the ground and pound from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Illianenko throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Illianenko is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jonsson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jonsson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Illianenko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jonsson pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Illianenko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jonsson with a nice head shot there.
Jonsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Illianenko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jonsson is aware though and is defending well.
Jonsson is looking to work some ground and pound but Illianenko has wrist control.
Illianenko is looking for a triangle but Jonsson pushes his legs off easily.
Illianenko is breathing heavily.
Jonsson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Illianenko's head.
Jonsson postures up.
Jonsson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jonsson stopping the sweep attempt from Illianenko.
Jonsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jonsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Illianenko is looking to sinch up a triangle. Jonsson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Illianenko's body to avoid the submission. Illianenko has instead reached around Jonsson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Illianenko arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ivan Illianenko!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinzo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinzo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Hanma.
Silva moves out of range as Hanma throws a body kick.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hanma!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hanma tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Hanma wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
Hanma working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids the attempt from Hanma to control.
Hanma is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hanma is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Hanma wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Hanma is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hanma is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hanma tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Hanma is trying desperately to improve position.
Hanma is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Hanma keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva tries to control but Hanma wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hanma working to try and regain half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Hanma is holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hanma is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva wants to control but Hanma has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Hanma is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Hanma, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Hanma against the ropes but Hanma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hanma displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Baki Hanma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinzo Silva.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinzo Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Hanma feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Hanma misses with a few strikes there.
Hanma throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hanma uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hanma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Hanma throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Hanma throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hanma looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva moves out of range as Hanma strikes.
A jab from Hanma misses.
Hanma listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Hanma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hanma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hanma throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Hanma, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Hanma against the ropes but Hanma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hanma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hanma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Hanma had a free shot at his head there.
Hanma fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hanma.
Hanma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva is looking to clinch but Hanma is avoiding it.
Hanma lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hanma goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva looks to land a combination but Hanma avoids it well.
Hanma is looking to land body kicks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Hanma in a clinch.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Hanma shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Baki Hanma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinzo Silva.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hanma can pounce on him.
Hanma throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Hanma throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hanma.
Hanma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Hanma lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hanma.
Baki Hanma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanma scores with a body shot.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Hanma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Hanma.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hanma is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hanma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hanma cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Hanma lands with a nice body kick.
Hanma thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Hanma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hanma does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Hanma misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Hanma backing up. Hanma nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Hanma getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hanma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hanma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hanma throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Baki Hanma is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanma jabs at Silva's body.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hanma.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanma misses the target.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hanma circles away.
Hanma thows a body shot but no joy.
Hanma keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hanma is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hanma regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Silva.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Hanma gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hanma uses it to pass to side control.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hanma decides to stand back up. Hanma steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.
Silva slips under a jab from Hanma.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A low kick from Hanma misses
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Hanma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hanma.
Hanma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hanma breaks from the clinch.
Hanma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hanma throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanma fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Hanma jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hanma sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hanma.
Baki Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanma keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
Hanma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A left and a right from Hanma both land. Nice combination.
Hanma scores with a three punch combo!
A thudding body kick lands there by Hanma!
Hanma connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Hanma had a free shot at his head there.
Hanma throws a head kick that misses.
Hanma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanma scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Hanma.
Hanma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hanma.
Hanma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Silva is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shinzo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baki Hanma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baki Hanma showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hanma 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Baki Hanma!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Baki Hanma!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Baki Hanma!
Baki Hanma wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Freeman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Men At Work - Land Down Under. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
215 lbs
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20
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonas Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva wants to clinch up but Freeman keeps it at a distance.
Freeman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Freeman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Pete Silva has been cut.
Freeman throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Freeman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Freeman misses with a hook.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Freeman misses with a straight right.
Freeman looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Freeman throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman cracks Silva with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Silva looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Freeman finish him?
Silva is rocked!
Freeman cracks Silva with a left hook right on the temple and Silva goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Freeman lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Silva is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonas Freeman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Scylla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arashi Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenny Scylla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arashi Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Yamada as Scylla shoots in.
Scylla fails with the takedown.
A slow jab from Yamada misses its intended target.
Scylla moves away from the strike by Yamada.
Arashi Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamada misses with a wild body shot.
Yamada throws a series of punches but Scylla moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Scylla moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scylla takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yamada misses with a straight right.
Yamada gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Scylla to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Scylla works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Scylla is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Scylla tries to pass to full mount but Yamada defends it.
Yamada wants to get back to full guard.
Yamada looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scylla frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Scylla wants to finish this one by submission but Yamada is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Scylla.
Scylla seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Yamada is holding on tight.
Yamada is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Yamada is working to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yamada can do anything to dispel that myth.
Scylla looking to control but Yamada is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yamada is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Yamada is trying desperately to improve position.
Scylla trying to control but Yamada is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scylla seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Yamada is holding on tight.
Scylla jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Yamada manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Scylla is breathing heavily.
Scylla tries for a kimura but Yamada is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A left and a right from Yamada both land. Nice combination.
Yamada scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scylla dodges the punch combination from Yamada.
Yamada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scylla circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamada moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yamada misses with a two punch combination.
Yamada misses with a hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamada misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamada misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arashi Yamada will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Scylla slips a straight right by Yamada.
Scylla takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yamada throws a series of punches but Scylla moves out of range.
Yamada stalks Scylla and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Scylla's face. Scylla staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab from Yamada misses.
Yamada throws a hook to the side of Scylla's head but Scylla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scylla shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck for Scylla with that takedown attempt.
Yamada throws the left hand but Scylla avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yamada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamada with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Scylla.
Yamada throws a series of punches but Scylla moves out of range.
Scylla gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yamada.
Kenny Scylla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scylla tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yamada sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Scylla somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Scylla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamada misses with an uppercut. Scylla saw that one coming.
Yamada thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Yamada misses.
Yamada throws a hook but Scylla blocks it.
Yamada scores with a sloppy right hand. Scylla should have avoided that one.
Scylla shoots in for a takedown but Yamada shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a wild combination.
Yamada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scylla circles away quickly and effectively.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yamada, as that shot connected.
Yamada 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.
Scylla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamada throws out the jab.
Yamada throws a series of strikes that have Scylla backpedaling.
Scylla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scylla defending well as Yamada loads up on a big left hand.
No luck for Scylla with that takedown attempt.
Scylla slips a straight right by Yamada.
Scylla moves out of range as Yamada strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Yamada. No joy for Scylla on that attempt.
Yamada misses with a two punch combination.
Scylla closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yamada to the mat! Yamada manages to get full guard.
Scylla 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arashi Yamada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Yamada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yamada cracks Scylla with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yamada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scylla with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yamada to score with a decent uppercut.
Scylla slips under a jab.
Yamada misses with an uppercut. Scylla saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada throws out a loose jab but Scylla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada clobbers Scylla with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yamada keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yamada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yamada takes a swing at Scylla's ribcage but misses.
Arashi Yamada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scylla is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yamada sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yamada misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scylla tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yamada swivels and escapes.
Scylla moves away from the strike by Yamada.
Scylla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Scylla throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yamada's waist but Yamada gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Scylla off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Scylla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamada throws an overhand right that lands on Scylla's shoulder, as Scylla tries to avoid the shot.
Scylla blocks a jab.
Yamada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scylla.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scylla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
Scylla takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yamada misses the jab.
Arashi Yamada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scylla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yamada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamada misses with the combination.
Scylla tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yamada swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yamada misses with a straight right.
Scylla gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yamada.
Scylla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamada throws out the jab.
Scylla fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yamada throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scylla on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Scylla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arashi Yamada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yamada winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Arashi Yamada!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Arashi Yamada!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Arashi Yamada!
Arashi Yamada wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Giles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Hammett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammett has chosen For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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19
230 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Giles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kirk Hammett!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammett misses with a body kick.
Giles thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hammett if he has to take too many more of those.
Hammett throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Giles was covering up waiting for the punch and Hammett finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hammett throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hammett 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.
Hammett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Giles striking off his back but it's not causing Hammett any problems.
Hammett thows a big elbow that misses.
Hammett 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammett forces his way into half guard.
Hammett is looking for a kimura but Giles is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hammett to get the leverage.
Giles is looking to improve his position.
Giles is working hard here to advance position.
Hammett is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Giles is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kirk Hammett!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jenji Ueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ueda comes to the ring accompanied by Requiem for a Dream. Jenji Ueda had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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24
161 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jenji Ueda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Micheal Morton!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morton misses with a wild combination.
Morton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ueda clinches.
Morton gets underhooks to prevent Ueda's takedown attempt.
Morton can't break the clinch.
Ueda prevents Morton from breaking the clinch.
Morton has had enough of the clinch but Ueda keeps him there for the moment.
Morton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morton misses with a double jab.
Morton tries to bum rush Ueda with a series of wild strikes but Ueda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Morton does no damage.
Morton misses with a two punch combination.
Morton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morton!
Ueda dodges the punch combination from Morton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Micheal Morton has been cut.
Morton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ueda circles away quickly and effectively.
Ueda throws out a loose jab but Morton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Morton lands a jab to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ueda.
Morton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ueda misses with a looping left.
Morton misses with a two punch combination.
Morton misses with a double jab.
A combination from Morton does no damage.
Morton lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ueda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morton.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch but Morton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ueda looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morton fails to land with a series of punches.
Morton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ueda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ueda misses with a body shot
and Morton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morton throws a series of punches but Ueda avoids them all with ease.
Morton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ueda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ueda misses with a straight left.
Morton lands with a shot to the body.
Ueda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ueda closes the distance but Morton moves to the side
and Morton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morton misses with a body shot.
Morton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ueda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ueda keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morton looks to land a combination but Ueda avoids it well.
Ueda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morton misses with the combination.
Morton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morton dips to his left and cracks Ueda with an uppercut!
Morton misses the shot to the body.
Morton throws a series of punches but Ueda avoids them all with ease.
Ueda lands a big head kick that sends Morton tumbling to the mat! Ueda takes a step backwards and waves Morton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Morton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ueda rather than just go for the knockout.
Morton looks gassed!
Ueda fails with the takedown
and Morton counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morton thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick from Ueda lands but Morton takes it in his stride.
That has opened up Micheal Morton's cut even more.
Ueda looks to land a left hand but Morton moved out of range nicely.
Ueda looks for the body kick but Morton saw that one coming.
Morton throws a right hand that Ueda ducks under and follows up with a left that Ueda also avoids with ease.
Morton misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morton throws a series of punches but Ueda moves out of range.
Morton throws a combination. Ueda tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ueda shoots in for a takedown but Morton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Micheal Morton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Micheal Morton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ueda slips under a jab from Morton.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ueda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morton keeps the fight on the outside.
Ueda looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Morton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morton keeping moving, preventing Ueda from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueda won't allow Morton to get back to his feet.
Ueda trying to control the position from guard on top but Morton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ueda takes a jab right on the kisser.
No joy there for Morton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Morton scores with a jab.
A punch combination from Morton misses.
Micheal Morton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ueda pushes Morton up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ueda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morton walks away with a smile on his face. Ueda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Morton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ueda.
Ueda shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Morton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morton misses with a two punch combination.
Morton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ueda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morton circles away.
Ueda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ueda lands a high kick!
Morton is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morton leaves Ueda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jenji Ueda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morton throws a right hand that Ueda ducks under and follows up with a left that Ueda also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Morton.
Morton throws a body punch but Ueda moves out of range.
Ueda shoots in for a double leg but Morton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Micheal Morton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ueda 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 Morton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Micheal Morton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ueda.
A head kick misses from Ueda.
Ueda tries to clinch there but Morton circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morton.
Ueda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morton lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ueda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morton.
Morton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ueda counters with a nice leg kick.
Ueda throws a looping overhand right but Morton ducks down to avoid it.
Ueda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ueda doesn't manage to clinch there - Morton circles away.
Morton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ueda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morton misses with a double jab
and Ueda counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ueda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ueda tries to clinch up.
A combination from Morton does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jenji Ueda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Micheal Morton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morton looks to score with a jab to the body but Ueda is just out of range.
Ueda throws a body punch but Morton moves out of range.
Ueda tries to clinch but Morton moves out of range.
Ueda gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morton throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Ueda to counter with a crisp jab.
Morton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ueda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ueda circles away quickly and effectively.
Morton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ueda counters with a slapping leg kick.
Morton connects with a body shot.
Morton works over Ueda's head and body with a nice combination.
Morton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ueda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morton is fending him off so far but Ueda persists. Nope, Morton circles away and we're back to standing.
Morton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ueda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morton throws a series of punches but Ueda moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morton misses with a double jab.
Ueda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ueda shoots in for a takedown but Morton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morton keeps the fight on the outside.
Ueda tries to clinch
and Morton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ueda looks to throw the jab but Morton is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ueda.
Morton swats away the attempt to clinch by Ueda.
Ueda throws a nice head kick!
Ueda throws a head kick but Morton moves out of range.
Ueda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Morton checks the leg kick nicely there.
A combination from Morton does no damage.
Morton misses with a two punch combination.
Ueda lands with a slapping head kick.
Morton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ueda counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ueda lands with a punch from half guard.
Ueda is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morton has hold of Ueda's hands but Ueda slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ueda is keen to just control but Morton is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda throwing shots but Morton is blocking nicely.
Morton is not content to let Ueda control the position.
Ueda is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Morton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ueda is looking to pass Morton's guard but actually Morton recovers to full guard.
Morton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morton misses with a double jab
and Ueda counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morton's knee momentarily.
Ueda scores with a leg kick.
Ueda shoots in looking for a takedown. Morton tries to sprawl out of it but Ueda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Morton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jenji Ueda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morton throws a right and a left that Ueda avoids nicely.
Morton connects with a right hand. Ueda shakes it off.
Ueda moves in looking to clinch but Morton pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ueda tries to clinch up
and Morton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morton throws a jab but it's blocked by Ueda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jenji Ueda clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Micheal Morton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morton tries to keep at a distance but Ueda has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morton is trying to force a seperation but Ueda has the dominant position.
Morton trying to stall but Ueda improves his position.
Ueda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morton stops a takedown attempt from Ueda.
Morton tries to break the clinch but Ueda is controlling the position.
Morton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ueda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morton walks away with a smile on his face. Ueda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Morton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ueda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ueda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ueda fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jenji Ueda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ueda has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ueda looking to throw knees to the head but Morton is blocking nicely.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ueda goes for a takedown in the clinch but Morton prevents it.
Ueda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton wants to get back to striking at distance but Ueda won't allow it.
Ueda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morton smiles and moves away.
Ueda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morton counters with a one-two to the body.
Ueda shoots in and drives through. Morton sprawls well.
Ueda wants to clinch but Morton slips to the side
and Morton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ueda tries to clinch up
and Morton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ueda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morton fails to land with a series of punches.
Ueda looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Morton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ueda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ueda throws a sloppy head kick and Morton moves out of range easily.
Morton tries to bum rush Ueda with a series of wild strikes but Ueda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueda dives in and grabs Morton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morton pushes down on Ueda's head and hops out.
Morton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ueda counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Morton's guard now.
Morton wants to stand but Ueda is controlling the position.
Ueda trying to control the position from guard on top but Morton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morton wants to get back to his feet but Ueda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ueda thows a big elbow that misses.
Morton wants to get back to his feet but Ueda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morton keeping moving, preventing Ueda from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ueda's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ueda controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morton scores with a shot to the body.
Morton scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morton looks to land a combination but Ueda avoids it well.
Ueda gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ueda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Morton digs a right hand into Ueda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ueda's gas tank.
Ueda throws an elbow that misses.
Ueda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ueda has him pressed against the ropes.
Ueda pushes off an throws an elbow but Morton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ueda landing knees to the head.
Morton wants to get back to striking at distance but Ueda won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morton tries to circle away but Ueda has him pinned against the ropes.
Morton is trying to force a seperation but Ueda has the dominant position.
Morton tries to circle away but Ueda has him pinned against the ropes.
Ueda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ueda misses with a knee strike.
Ueda is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Morton tries to break free but Ueda pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jenji Ueda had his way with Micheal Morton in that round.
The cut man is working on Micheal Morton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ueda swinging wildly here.
Morton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Morton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ueda counters with a straight right hand.
Morton's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Morton duly obliges.
Morton throws a hook but Ueda avoids it easily.
Morton misses with a two punch combination.
Ueda misses with a wild combination.
Ueda tries to bum rush Morton with a series of wild strikes but Morton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice cross by Morton.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morton.
Ueda lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Morton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueda clinches.
Ueda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morton lands with a shot to the body.
Morton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch but Morton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ueda slips a jab and a cross from Morton.
No joy there for Ueda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ueda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ueda was well out of range. Poor timing from Morton.
A combination from Morton does no damage.
Ueda doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Morton to counter with a crisp jab.
Morton throws a nice looking combination but Ueda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jenji Ueda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morton moves away from the strike by Ueda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Morton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ueda misses with a takedown attempt
and Morton counters with a series of strikes. Ueda will be more careful next time no doubt.
A nice combination there by Morton.
Ueda misses with a looping left.
Morton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ueda manages to avoid it.
Morton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Morton looks to land a combination but Ueda avoids it well.
Ueda rushes Morton and presses him up against the ropes.
Ueda wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jenji Ueda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morton as Ueda tries to tie him up.
A frustrated look appears on Morton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ueda gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ueda is trying to control. Morton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morton wants to stand back up but Ueda manages to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morton dodges the ground and pound from Ueda.
Morton is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Ueda has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ueda lands an elbow.
Morton is not content to let Ueda control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Morton takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ueda throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Morton is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Ueda has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ueda fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Morton is trying to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jenji Ueda.
I think Ueda 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jenji Ueda!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Jenji Ueda!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jenji Ueda!
Jenji Ueda wins by unanimous decision!
Jenji Ueda retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maikkel Mikkelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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188 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maikkel Mikkelsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Mikkelsson does no damage.
Verzosa dives in and grabs Mikkelsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mikkelsson pushes down on Verzosa's head and hops out.
Mikkelsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Mikkelsson finds it's way through Verzosa's defenses.
Verzosa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mikkelsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Verzosa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mikkelsson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Verzosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mikkelsson.
Verzosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Verzosa shoots in and bounces Mikkelsson off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Verzosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mikkelsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Verzosa prevents Mikkelsson from getting back to his feet.
Verzosa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Verzosa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mikkelsson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Verzosa is controlling him.
Verzosa lands a couple of digs.
Verzosa landing some decent shots from guard.
Mikkelsson is looking to stand back up but Verzosa counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mikkelsson.
Verzosa prevents Mikkelsson from standing back up.
Verzosa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Verzosa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Verzosa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Verzosa passes to full mount!
Mikkelsson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Verzosa won't let Mikkelsson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Verzosa lands a big elbow.
Verzosa landing strikes from the mount.
Verzosa working Mikkelsson over with strikes here.
Verzosa won't let Mikkelsson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Verzosa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Verzosa is landing with some decent strikes but Mikkelsson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Verzosa lands a heavy elbow.
Verzosa working the ground and pound effectively.
Verzosa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mikkelsson is looking to escape.
Verzosa scoring with strikes but Mikkelsson is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa raining down shots from the mount!
Verzosa controlling from mount.
Verzosa scoring with strikes but Mikkelsson is staying in there.
Mikkelsson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Verzosa with good strikes from the mount here!
Mikkelsson is trying to stand.
Verzosa landing shots from mount.
Mikkelsson is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Verzosa lands with some strikes.
Mikkelsson trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa wants to control the pace but Mikkelsson is squirming around nicely.
Verzosa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mikkelsson looks a forlorn figure.
Mikkelsson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Verzosa lands a nice shot to the head.
Verzosa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mikkelsson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Verzosa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Verzosa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mikkelsson is in a horrible position here. Verzosa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mikkelsson is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verzosa looking to control but Mikkelsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Verzosa controlling his opponent.
Verzosa with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big right from Mikkelsson misses.
Verzosa tries for a takedown but Mikkelsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mikkelsson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mikkelsson punishes Verzosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Verzosa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Verzosa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mikkelsson wants to stand and escape but Verzosa is having none of it.
Mikkelsson keeping moving, preventing Verzosa from controlling successfully.
Mikkelsson wants to stand and escape but Verzosa is having none of it.
Mikkelsson is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa tries to pull guard but Mikkelsson holds him up against the ropes and eventually Verzosa drops back down to his feet.
Maikkel Mikkelsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remedios Verzosa.
Verzosa gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Verzosa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mikkelsson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mikkelsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Verzosa on the ground.
Verzosa works his way into side control.
Verzosa prevents Mikkelsson from escaping the position.
Verzosa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mikkelsson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Verzosa working the ground and pound from side control.
Mikkelsson bucks up and tries to throw Verzosa off but instead Verzosa has got his back!
Mikkelsson trying to get back to his feet but Verzosa is in full control for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Verzosa has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Mikkelsson.
Mikkelsson holding both Verzosa 's hands and preventing any damage.
Verzosa is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Verzosa gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Verzosa gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Verzosa apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Verzosa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Verzosa shoots in but Mikkelsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Verzosa shoots in but Mikkelsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Verzosa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mikkelsson swivels and escapes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mikkelsson.
Horrible takedown by Verzosa or perhaps it was just good defense by Mikkelsson which made him look bad.
Verzosa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mikkelsson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Verzosa is looking to take a break and control but Mikkelsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mikkelsson is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mikkelsson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Verzosa working the head with strikes.
Mikkelsson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Verzosa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mikkelsson down.
Mikkelsson tries to escape but Verzosa is in control.
Verzosa is chipping away with strikes.
Mikkelsson tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Verzosa with a couple of short strikes.
Mikkelsson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Verzosa landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Verzosa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mikkelsson's waist but Mikkelsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Verzosa off to one side.
Verzosa shoots in but no luck this time.
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mikkelsson as he jumps to the side.
Maikkel Mikkelsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remedios Verzosa.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Verzosa.
Verzosa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Verzosa showed some decent athleticism there.
Mikkelsson wants to stand back up but Verzosa manages to pass into side control.
Verzosa scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Verzosa prevents Mikkelsson from escaping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Verzosa works to advance to full mount. Mikkelsson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Remedios Verzosa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mikkelsson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Mikkelsson is bucking up trying to escape but Verzosa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Verzosa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Verzosa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Verzosa trying to control but Mikkelsson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa lands a big shot there that rocks Mikkelsson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mikkelsson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Verzosa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mikkelsson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Verzosa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mikkelsson really wants to buck Verzosa off and get back to his feet.
Verzosa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mikkelsson hang on?
Verzosa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Verzosa landing strikes from the mount.
Mikkelsson taking shots to the head.
Verzosa with good strikes from the mount here!
Verzosa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verzosa won't let Mikkelsson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa landing shots from mount.
Mikkelsson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Verzosa breaks from Mikkelsson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Verzosa trying to control but Mikkelsson is having none of it.
Verzosa with shots to the head and body - Mikkelsson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mikkelsson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Verzosa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mikkelsson looks a forlorn figure.
Verzosa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Verzosa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mikkelsson is in a horrible position here. Verzosa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mikkelsson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Verzosa wants to control the pace but Mikkelsson is squirming around nicely.
Mikkelsson wants to try and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Verzosa.
Verzosa looking to finish Mikkelsson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mikkelsson!
The referee warns Mikkelsson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Verzosa is landing with some decent strikes but Mikkelsson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
You get the feeling that Mikkelsson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Verzosa trying to control but Mikkelsson is having none of it.
Mikkelsson is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Verzosa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mikkelsson circles away.
Mikkelsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Verzosa circles away quickly and effectively.
Verzosa shoots in but Mikkelsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Verzosa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maikkel Mikkelsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remedios Verzosa.
Mikkelsson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mikkelsson wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verzosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Verzosa is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Verzosa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mikkelsson avoids it really well and circles away.
Verzosa shoots for a takedown but Mikkelsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa takes one to the chin there.
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mikkelsson sprawls well. Mikkelsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Verzosa gets slowly back to his feet.
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mikkelsson as he jumps to the side.
Mikkelsson scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mikkelsson.
Mikkelsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mikkelsson sprawls well. Mikkelsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Verzosa gets slowly back to his feet.
Mikkelsson misses with the combination.
Verzosa moves out of range as Mikkelsson strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mikkelsson does no damage.
Mikkelsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Verzosa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mikkelsson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mikkelsson lands a two punch combo.
Verzosa slips under a jab.
Mikkelsson lands a jab.
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mikkelsson sprawls well. Mikkelsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Verzosa gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Mikkelsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Verzosa.
Verzosa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mikkelsson avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mikkelsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Verzosa circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maikkel Mikkelsson had his way with Remedios Verzosa in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mikkelsson lands a jab-cross combination.
Verzosa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mikkelsson's guard.
Mikkelsson wants to stand up but Verzosa is controlling him.
Verzosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Mikkelsson has wrist control.
Mikkelsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Verzosa.
Verzosa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mikkelsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Verzosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Mikkelsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mikkelsson is wriggling around but Verzosa manages to pass to half guard.
Mikkelsson is trying to stand back up but Verzosa is controlling him
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Verzosa or perhaps it was just good defense by Mikkelsson which made him look bad.
Verzosa is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikkelsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Verzosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mikkelsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mikkelsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verzosa moves away.
Verzosa shoots in and drives through. Mikkelsson sprawls well.
Verzosa dives in and grabs Mikkelsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mikkelsson pushes down on Verzosa's head and hops out.
Maikkel Mikkelsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remedios Verzosa.
Mikkelsson throws a body punch but Verzosa moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mikkelsson lands a jab to the nose.
Verzosa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mikkelsson defends it nicely.
Verzosa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maikkel Mikkelsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mikkelsson sprawls well. Mikkelsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Verzosa gets slowly back to his feet.
Mikkelsson leaves Verzosa 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.
A nice combination there by Mikkelsson.
Verzosa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mikkelsson avoids it really well and circles away.
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maikkel Mikkelsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Verzosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Verzosa shoots for a double leg takedown but Mikkelsson sprawls well. He's pushed Verzosa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mikkelsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Verzosa.
Verzosa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mikkelsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Verzosa circles away quickly and effectively.
Verzosa misses with a takedown attempt - Mikkelsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mikkelsson lands with a straight right. Verzosa didn't see that one coming.
Mikkelsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maikkel Mikkelsson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Verzosa 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!
Remedios Verzosa wins by unanimous decision!
Remedios Verzosa is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulo Barral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Destroy Everything. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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190 cm
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Russo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Romulo Barral!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barral throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Russo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Russo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barral wants to sweep here but Russo controlling him for the moment.
Barral is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barral is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Russo throws a big right hand that misses.
Russo preventing the sweep.
Russo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Russo is in close to Barral's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Russo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Russo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Russo wants to control from the top but Barral keeps moving.
Russo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Russo stopping the sweep attempt from Barral.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo wants to control from the top but Barral keeps moving.
Russo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barral swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Russo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barral doesn't seem bothered though.
Barral fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barral looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barral throws a sloppy body shot
and Russo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barral 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 Russo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Russo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Russo shoots for a double leg takedown but Barral sprawls well. He's pushed Russo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Russo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barral throws a sloppy head kick and Russo moves out of range easily.
Barral misses with a low kick.
Russo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Barral has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Russo is working away from the top position though.
Russo is looking to take a break and control but Barral is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Barral wants to get back to full guard.
Barral moves into full guard.
Russo looking to pass the guard.
Russo trying to control the position from guard on top but Barral is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barral wants to sweep but no luck.
Russo 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Russo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Russo staying out of range there.
Barral looks to land a left hand but Russo moved out of range nicely.
Russo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barral misses with a head kick.
Barral tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Russo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barral looks to land a left hand but Russo moved out of range nicely.
Russo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Russo showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Barral is looking to improve his position.
Russo wants to work for an arm triangle but Barral is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Russo thows a huge punch but Barral dodges it nicely.
Barral is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Russo wants to free his trapped foot but Barral is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Barral is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Russo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Russo's back!
Barral looking to hold on to the position here but Russo rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Russo keeping full guard, as Barral tries to pass.
Russo trying to keep a closed guard but Barral is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Russo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Russo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barral looks to clinch
and Russo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Barral is looking to improve his position.
Russo throwing shots but Barral is blocking nicely.
Barral is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barral wants to control but Russo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Russo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Russo is working for a guillotine from mount but Barral frees his head quite easily.
Russo looking to control but Barral is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barral is working to get back to half guard.
Barral is in a horrible position here. Russo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Russo is landing with some decent strikes but Barral is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Barral wants to control but Russo is having none of it.
Barral is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Russo is staying active.
Barral is working to get back to half guard.
Russo trying to control but Barral is having none of it.
Barral tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Barral tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Russo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Barral is wriggling around trying to escape.
Russo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Russo cracks Barral with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Barral is looking to get to half guard.
Russo wants to control the pace but Barral is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barral tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Russo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Barral is looking to improve his position but Russo isn't that keen on the idea.
Russo controlling from the full mount.
Barral is looking to improve his position but Russo isn't that keen on the idea.
Russo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Russo landing punches.
Russo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barral?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Barral is squirming around, avoiding Russo's attempts to control the action.
Russo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barral can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Barral really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Russo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barral really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Russo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Russo tries to control but Barral wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barral keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Barral is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Russo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Russo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Barral sneaks back into half guard.
Barral wants to control but Russo is keeping busy.
Russo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Russo moves into full mount! Barral won't be happy about that!
Barral gets back to half guard.
Russo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barral makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barral.
Barral tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barral takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Russo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Russo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Russo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barral is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Russo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Russo working the ground and pound.
Russo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Barral is looking for a sweep.
Russo tries for a kimura but Barral is defending well.
Russo looking to control but instead Barral has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo prevents Barral from improving his position.
Russo wants to control but Barral is keeping him busy.
Russo lands strikes from half guard.
Russo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Russo is working for a submission of some sort.
Barral trying to control here.
Barral wants to get back to full guard but Russo has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barral is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Russo.
Russo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barral?
Barral is looking to get to half guard.
Russo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Barral really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barral tries to hold on but Russo postures up.
Russo landing shots from mount.
Russo looking to control but Barral is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barral keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Barral is squirming around, avoiding Russo's attempts to control the action.
Barral wants to control but Russo is having none of it.
Barral keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Russo lands with some strikes.
Russo lands a nice shot to the head.
Russo lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Russo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Barral is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barral can't escape the position.
Russo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barral can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Barral is still in real trouble! Can Russo finish him?
Barral defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Russo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Russo clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Barral misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barral seems to have recovered his senses.
Russo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Russo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Russo wants to free his trapped foot but Barral is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Barral is looking to improve his position.
Barral trying to hold on to Russo's head to control him but Russo postures up.
Barral is looking for a sweep. Russo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Russo thows a huge punch but Barral dodges it nicely.
Barral regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Russo.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Russo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barral sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Russo somewhat.
Barral gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Russo counters with a single leg into guard. Barral didn't expect that.
Barral wants to sweep but no luck.
Russo slips nicely into half guard.
Barral is looking for a sweep. Russo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barral is pressing down on Russo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Russo distracts Barral with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Russo is in close to Barral's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Russo won't allow Barral to sweep him here.
Russo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barral is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Barral dives on top into guard.
Russo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barral passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Russo tries to bench press Barral off him but Barral keeps the position.
A lull in the action here.
Russo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Russo tries to get to full guard but Barral has control of the leg.
Barral is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Russo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barral.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo manages to get to full guard.
Russo is looking for a triangle but Barral pushes his legs off easily.
Barral's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Let's hope that Barral has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Barral passes Russo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Barral takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Russo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Russo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barral can do to turn this around?
Barral pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Russo is keeping the position for now.
Barral trying to control but Russo is working from the bottom.
Russo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Russo had his way with Romulo Barral in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Barral tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Russo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barral as he avoids it easily.
Russo slips under a jab.
Russo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barral counters with a nice double leg into side control. Russo won't be happy with that.
Russo is not content to let Barral control the position.
Barral is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Barral working away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barral trying to control the position but Russo is working away.
Barral tries to score with some ground and pound. Russo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Russo is not content to let Barral control the position.
Barral tries to move to mount but Russo blocks the move with his legs.
Barral remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barral pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barral gets caught flat footed, as Russo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Russo stopping the sweep attempt from Barral.
Barral is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barral keeping moving, preventing Russo from controlling successfully.
Barral looking for a sweep. Not yet Barral, not yet.
Russo is pushing down on Barral's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barral is fighting to maintain full guard but Russo has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Russo lands a nice short elbow.
Russo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Russo moves nicely into side control.
Barral is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo trying to control the position but Barral is working away.
Barral gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Barral tries to roll over but Russo keeps him under control.
Russo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barral with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barral tries to get to full guard but Russo has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Russo is looking for a kimura here.
Russo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Russo looking to finish Barral with some ground and pound. This is bad for Barral!
Barral keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Barral tries to hold on but Russo postures up.
Barral is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jimmy Russo.
Well Russo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Jimmy Russo!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Jimmy Russo!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jimmy Russo!
Jimmy Russo wins by unanimous decision!
Jimmy Russo retains his light heavyweight title!
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