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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Parchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think St Pierre might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Make Smash Ya Tap!. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Archie Parchi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parchi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. St Pierre sprawls well initially but Parchi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
St Pierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Parchi pulls his head out easily.
St Pierre is staying active underneath Parchi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Parchi wants to free his trapped foot but St Pierre is holding on for dear life with his legs.
St Pierre has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Parchi. Oh but St Pierre has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Parchi goes limp - he's gone! St Pierre jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). George St Pierre!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jenji Ueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Chimal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ueda comes to the ring accompanied by Requiem for a Dream. The crowd seem to be enjoying Chimal's choice of entrance music: LAS GOLONDRINAS! mexican way to say FAREWELL Is retirement fight for Chimal. Jenji Ueda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jenji Ueda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Armando Chimal!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chimal shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ueda's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ueda keeping moving, preventing Chimal from controlling successfully.
Ueda is working an open guard so Chimal takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Chimal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ueda lands a nice hook to Chimal's body. Chimal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ueda. Chimal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ueda shoots in for a takedown but Chimal shows good takedown defense.
A head kick misses from Ueda.
Ueda fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ueda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A left hand lands to the body for Chimal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Chimal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chimal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chimal drives through and clinches with Ueda against the ropes.
Chimal breaks the clinch.
Ueda throws the kick towards the body but Chimal avoids it.
Ueda misses with a wild body shot.
Ueda shoots in and drives through. Chimal sprawls well.
Chimal checks a low kick from Ueda.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Chimal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ueda pushes Chimal up against the ropes in a clinch.
Chimal is looking for a takedown.
Ueda tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jenji Ueda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ueda fails to land with a series of punches.
Ueda has managed to clinch.
A body shot lands from Chimal.
Ueda has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chimal after a bit of a struggle.
Chimal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ueda.
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!
Chimal managing to block the knees to the body from Ueda.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chimal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chimal avoids the elbow strike from Ueda, against the ropes.
Ueda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chimal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ueda.
Chimal tries to stall but Ueda uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chimal scores a nice knee to the body.
Chimal trying to land knees to the body.
Ueda prevents the takedown attempt.
Ueda leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Chimal tries to land knees in the clinch but Ueda avoids the damage to the body.
Chimal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chimal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ueda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chimal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Ueda to keep the fight standing.
Ueda decides to pull guard.
Chimal wanted to stand there but Ueda had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ueda trying to keep a closed guard but Chimal is proving a slippery customer.
Chimal preventing the sweep.
Chimal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ueda trying to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jenji Ueda just wasn't active enough.
Ueda shoots in for a takedown but Chimal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ueda tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Chimal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ueda shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chimal's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jenji Ueda will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ueda takes a swing at Chimal's ribcage but misses.
Ueda tries to clinch there but Chimal circles away.
Ueda throws a head kick but Chimal moves out of range.
Chimal moves in looking to clinch but Ueda pushes him off.
Ueda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ueda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chimal counters with a shoot takedown into 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.
Chimal decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Ueda darts in and clinches Chimal up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimal is looking to break free of the clinch but Ueda has double underhooks.
Ueda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ueda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chimal blocks an elbow strike.
Jenji Ueda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ueda goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chimal prevents it.
Knees to the body from Ueda.
Chimal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chimal misses with a knee strike.
Ueda blocks an uppercut.
Ueda crunches a lovely knee into Chimal's ribcage.
Chimal is breathing heavily.
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!
Chimal can't get the takedown.
Ueda throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ueda controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Come on Ueda - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ueda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Ueda.
Chimal has Ueda pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Ueda manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ueda lands a nice elbow.
Chimal tries to circle away but Ueda has him pinned against the ropes.
Ueda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ueda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ueda jumps guard.
Ueda wants to get back to his feet but Chimal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chimal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ueda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chimal won't allow Ueda to get back to his feet.
Ueda has his foot on Chimal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chimal works his way back into a safe position though.
Ueda wants to stand but Chimal is controlling the position.
Chimal sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Armando Chimal wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ueda tries a head kick but it misses.
Ueda darts in and clinches Chimal up against the ropes.
Ueda connects with a knee to the head.
Chimal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Ueda.
Chimal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chimal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ueda.
Ueda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jenji Ueda 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. This is the final round!
Ueda moves into the clinch.
Ueda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ueda throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ueda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chimal's efforts to push away.
Chimal tries to break free but Ueda pushes him back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chimal as Ueda tries to tie him up.
Chimal blocks the elbow strike.
Chimal takes an elbow to the temple.
Ueda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chimal's efforts to push away.
Chimal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ueda is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ueda lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Armando Chimal has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueda trying to control the position but instead, Chimal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ueda into the ropes.
Chimal is trying to maintain a safe position but Ueda gets an underhook and turns Chimal into the ropes.
Chimal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ueda closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ueda as Chimal tries to tie him up.
Chimal misses with an elbow strike.
Ueda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chimal's elbow.
Ueda tries a knee to the head but Chimal blocks it.
Ueda blocks the elbow strike.
Ueda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chimal's defenses.
Ueda leaning his opponent against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimal landing knees to the head.
Ueda misses with a knee to the head.
Chimal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ueda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chimal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ueda drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chimal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chimal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chimal tries to land knees in the clinch but Ueda avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ueda working Chimal over with knees to the body.
Chimal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ueda tries to land knees in the clinch but Chimal avoids the damage to the body.
Chimal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ueda prevents it.
Jenji Ueda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armando Chimal.
Chimal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chimal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chimal takes an elbow to the temple.
Ueda scores with a knee to the head.
Chimal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ueda.
Chimal avoids a wild elbow strike from Ueda.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chimal avoids it.
Chimal pushes off an throws an elbow but Ueda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ueda content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chimal misses with an elbow over the top.
Chimal missing with knees to the body.
Chimal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chimal keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ueda closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Chimal.
Jenji Ueda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ueda misses with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ueda blocks an elbow strike from Chimal.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chimal avoids it.
Chimal dodges an elbow strike from Ueda.
Armando Chimal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chimal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ueda is trying to stall.
Chimal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chimal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ueda is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Ueda.
Ueda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chimal dodges an elbow strike from Ueda.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jenji Ueda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ueda, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jenji Ueda!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wand Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shin Nawasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wand Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wand Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shin Nawasaki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nawasaki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wand Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva jabs Nawasaki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Nawasaki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nawasaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nawasaki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Nawasaki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nawasaki looks gassed!
Nawasaki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva throws a right and a left that Nawasaki avoids nicely.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nawasaki is rocked!
Silva wobbles Nawasaki with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Silva dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Nawasaki to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wand Silva!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seth Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seth Bender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chong Li!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li misses with a two punch combination.
Bender changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Li tries to avoid it but Bender manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Li to the ground. Li escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bender shoots in but no luck this time.
Bender looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Li trying to control 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.
Li is looking to escape.
Bender is trying to control the action in half guard but Li is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Li is looking to get back to full guard here but Bender has managed to pass to side control instead.
Li is looking for a sweep.
Li struggling a bit here.
Li is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bender off and has taken his back!
Bender fending off the submission attempt from Li.
Well, with Li on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Bender is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bender defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bender knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bender for a finish.
Bender manages to reverse the position and now he's in Li's guard. Nice work there by Bender.
Bender looking to sit in guard and control but Li gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Li wants to pass the guard but Bender is keeping the position.
Li wants to control from the top but Bender keeps moving.
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 two minutes gone in the round.
Li stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bender swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Li is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Li swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bender with a poor takedown
enabling Li to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Bender. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bender shoots for a takedown but Li saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Li.
Li tries for a kimura but Bender is defending well.
Bender struggling a bit here.
Li is trying to move to mount but Bender reverses beautifully and ends up in Li's guard.
Li looking for a sweep. Not yet Li, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bender stands and throws Li's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bender throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Li's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bender trying to control the position but Li is working away.
Li tries to bench press Bender off him but Bender keeps the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li sneaks back into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Li has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bender is working away from the top position though.
Bender is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chong Li dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No joy there for Li, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Li throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bender counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Li wants to sweep but no luck.
Bender advances position into side control!
Bender trying to control the action but Li is working from the bottom.
Li regains half guard there - taking advantage of Bender's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Li trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Li gets full guard.
Li keeping full guard, as Bender tries to pass.
Li is trying to control the position but Bender postures up.
Li tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Li manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Li is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bender has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bender!
Bender wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bender slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bender decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Li, up you get!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bender shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Li pinned against the ropes. Li gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Li stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Li wants it to stay on the feet.
Li dives in and scores a takedown into Bender's guard.
Li looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bender manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bender has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Li is proving hard to escape from.
Bender stopping the sweep attempt from Li.
Li is looking to stand up but Bender isn't so interested in that idea.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Li is on top in guard.
Li trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li postures up.
Li tries to free his leg and advance position but Bender is retaining full guard.
Bender looking to hit a scissor sweep but Li is one step ahead there.
Li stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bender swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li wants to control from the top but Bender keeps moving.
Chong Li has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bender keeping full guard, as Li tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chong Li will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bender is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bender is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Li's half guard.
Li regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bender wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Bender won't allow Li to sweep him here.
Bender pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Li is keeping the position for now.
Bender preventing the sweep.
Bender sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Li's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bender trying to control the action but Li is working from the bottom.
Li tries to get to full guard but Bender has control of the leg.
Li gets full guard.
Bender trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bender stopping the sweep attempt from Li.
Bender throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bender trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Seth Bender just wasn't active enough.
Li lands with an uppercut that bounces Bender off the ropes and back into range.
Bender dodges the punch combination from Li.
Bender gets a double leg takedown into Li's guard.
Bender trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Li looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bender puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Li tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li pulls Bender in close to prevent any damage.
Li utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Li keeping moving, preventing Bender from controlling successfully.
Bender with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bender decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Li, up you get!
Bender has taken the fight to the clinch.
Li stops a takedown attempt from Bender.
Bender stalls.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li has Bender pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Li pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Bender tumbling to the mat - Li dives into Bender's guard.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Bender is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seth Bender has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bender looking to control.
Bender bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Li's guard.
Bender has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bender trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Bender trying to stand up but can't free himself from Li's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Bender showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Li has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chong Li!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bolo Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Assis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assis has chosen Falling Slowly as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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240 lbs
6 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bolo Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Assis!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Young's waist but Young gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Assis off to one side.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bolo Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Young.
Assis dodges the punch combination from Young.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assis circles away quickly and effectively.
Young clinches up against the ropes.
Assis jumps guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Assis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Young postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Young postures up in Assis's guard and throws a big left but Assis blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assis kicks Young off and gets to his feet.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Young. No joy for Assis on that attempt.
Assis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Young sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bolo Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Assis.
Assis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Young pinned against the ropes. Young gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Assis shoots in looking for a takedown but Young manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Assis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Young as Assis shoots in.
Young scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Kimbo Assis has been cut.
Assis looks gassed!
Young throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Young tries to bum rush Assis with a series of wild strikes but Assis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Assis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Young as he jumps to the side.
Young scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A good leg kick by Young.
Oooooh!!! Young has knocked Assis down with a huge combo! Young steps away and waves a wobbly Assis back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Assis is rocked!
Bolo Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Assis.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Oooooh!!! Young has knocked Assis down with a huge combo! Young steps away and waves a wobbly Assis back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Assis is still on wobbly legs! Can Young finish him?
Young scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Assis seems to have recovered his senses.
Assis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Young's guard.
Young keeping moving, preventing Assis from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Young avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Assis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Assis passes Young's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Assis thows a huge punch but Young dodges it nicely.
Assis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assis controlling the action here.
Assis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Assis stalling.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Assis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assis controlling the pace.
Assis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Assis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Assis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Assis there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assis working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bolo Young dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Assis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Assis shoots for a double leg takedown but Young sprawls well. He's pushed Assis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bolo Young is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Assis.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Assis closes the distance and clinches up with Young, looking for a takedown. Assis pushes Young against the ropes but Young circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bolo Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Assis.
Young keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Assis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bolo Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young swinging wildly here.
Assis fails with a takedown attempt.
Young lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Assis backs up against the ropes.
Young stalks Assis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Assis's face. Assis staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young throws a body kick the misses
and Assis counters with a single leg into guard. Young didn't expect that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Assis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Assis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Assis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Assis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Assis there.
Assis winds up and cracks Young with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Young keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Assis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Assis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assis thows a huge punch but Young dodges it nicely.
Assis is working for a kimura but Young is defending it quite comfortably.
Kimbo Assis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young is refusing to be controlled, as Assis sits in half guard.
Young knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Assis on the ground.
Assis controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assis throwing shots but Young is blocking nicely.
Assis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Assis working the head and body with strikes.
Young keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Assis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Assis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Young avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Assis.
Assis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Assis is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assis throwing shots but Young is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Assis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Assis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Assis closes the distance and clinches up with Young, looking for a takedown. Assis pushes Young against the ropes but Young circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Assis looks for a takedown but Young sprawls well.
Assis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Assis looks for a takedown but Young sprawls well.
Bolo Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Assis.
Assis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Young is fending him off so far but Assis persists. Nope, Young circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Young. No joy for Assis on that attempt.
Young throws a right and a left that Assis avoids nicely.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Assis shoots in looking for a takedown but Young manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Assis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Assis gets tackled into the ropes by Young. Young maintains the clinch.
Young prevents the takedown attempt.
Assis prevents Young from breaking the clinch.
Assis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Young is defending well.
Young is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is trying to push Assis away but Assis has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Assis prevents Young from breaking the clinch.
Assis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
Young prevents the takedown attempt.
Assis looking for a takedown.
Assis keeps control of Young as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Young wants to break free but Assis has control.
Young wants to break free but Assis has control.
Young has had enough of the clinch but Assis keeps him there for the moment.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Assis is controlling him.
Assis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Young pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Young tries to break the clinch but Assis is controlling the position.
Assis has Young pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Young manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Assis has him pressed against the ropes.
Assis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Young avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Assis is controlling him.
Assis is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Young can't fight it off and eventually Assis manages to take the fight to the floor. Young looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Assis throws an elbow that misses. Young uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Assis's guard. Nice move by Young!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assis tries to strike from the bottom.
Assis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Young is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Assis has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Young is looking to defend but Assis has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Young! Assis pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Young taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kimbo Assis!
Kimbo Assis opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diziz Sparta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calico James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparta comes to the ring accompanied by Just like you imagined - 300 theme. James has chosen Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diziz Sparta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Calico James!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparta fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging James to the ground. Sparta is now in James's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
James is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sparta has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sparta throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
Sparta with a nice head shot there.
Sparta is looking to work some ground and pound but James has wrist control.
James is trying to keep Sparta in close.
James escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sparta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sparta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James working for a triangle but Sparta defends it easily.
James wants to sweep here but Sparta controlling him for the moment.
Sparta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparta trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Sparta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James wants to stand up but Sparta is controlling him.
Sparta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sparta postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
Sparta chips away with some ground and pound.
Sparta postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
James had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sparta defends it easily.
James working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sparta.
Sparta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
James is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparta with a flurry of punches that miss.
James is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sparta looking to pass the guard.
James 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 crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sparta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sparta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sparta is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! James is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! James has escaped and now he's on top!
James working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparta trying to control the position.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
Sparta lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for James!
James regains half guard.
James works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sparta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
James working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sparta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sparta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sparta lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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!
Sparta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sparta throwing strikes but missing.
James working a defensive guard here.
Sparta looking to pass the guard.
James has his foot on Sparta's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sparta works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sparta tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now James is on top in guard.
James forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Calico James will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sparta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
James thuds a left hand into Sparta's body.
Sparta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
A bone on bone clash there as James blocks the leg kick.
James with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sparta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sparta fails with an attempt to clinch.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
Sparta closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
James gets back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
James has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sparta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sparta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James keeping moving, preventing Sparta from controlling successfully.
James is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sparta is aware though and is defending well.
James has his hands on Sparta's head, controlling the position.
Sparta stopping the sweep attempt from James.
Sparta lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
James is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sparta is aware though and is defending well.
Sparta trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sparta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
James is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparta stands up over James, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sparta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparta looking to sit in guard and control but James gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
James slips nicely into half guard.
Sparta pushes James off looking to stand but James dives back in and keeps control.
Sparta kicks James off and gets back to his feet.
James throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sparta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sparta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
James manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sparta manages to get himself to full guard.
James makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparta lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for James!
James sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
James wants to control but Sparta is keeping busy.
Sparta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
James tries to roll over but Sparta keeps him under control.
Sparta passes to full mount!
James tries to hold on but Sparta pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sparta pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
James wants to hold on but Sparta pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sparta is looking to pass James's guard but actually James recovers to full guard.
Sparta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James trying to keep a closed guard but Sparta is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calico James 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sparta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sparta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? James is fending him off so far but Sparta persists. Nope, James circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sparta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sparta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sparta tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from James misses.
Sparta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sparta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
Sparta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from James finds it's way round the side to connect with Sparta's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sparta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sparta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sparta!
James controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sparta can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sparta tries to hold on but James pushes him away.
James is in the full mount, landing strikes.
James controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, James cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
James trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sparta is looking to improve his position but James isn't that keen on the idea.
James avoids the attempt from Sparta to control.
Diziz Sparta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calico James is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparta is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because James is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sparta is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Sparta is trying desperately to improve position.
James takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sparta taking shots to the head.
Sparta is in a horrible position here. James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sparta is rocked!
James takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sparta is squirming around, avoiding James's attempts to control the action.
James takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oh Sparta is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
James drops a big elbow. That's hurt Sparta! More shots from James and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calico James!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ritsuko Asuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Niwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ritsuko Asuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Niwa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niwa drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Niwa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Asuke is keeping the position for now.
Niwa stands up over Asuke, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Asuke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Asuke has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Niwa doesn't defend quickly enough and Asuke has managed to lock this one up! Can Niwa escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Asuke on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ritsuko Asuke!
A victorious Ritsuko Asuke thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Eder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olubowale Folarin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eder comes to the ring accompanied by You're the best around. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Eder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olubowale Folarin!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Folarin cracks Eder with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Folarin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Eder tries to land a leg kick but Folarin saw it coming and moves away.
Eder looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Folarin blocks a leg kick.
Folarin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Folarin misses the shot to the body.
Folarin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Folarin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jab, jab by Folarin - just one landing.
Eder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Folarin moves away.
Folarin defending well as Eder loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eder lands a high kick!
Eder misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Eder.
Folarin lands the left hand.
Folarin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eder lands a head kick. Folarin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Olubowale Folarin has been cut.
Folarin throws a sloppy body shot
and Eder counters with a straight right hand.
Eder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Folarin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Eder throws a front kick aimed at Folarin's knee but Folarin avoids it well.
Folarin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Folarin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eder can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eder misses the shot to the body.
Eder looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A right-left combo lands from Folarin.
Folarin misses with a body shot.
Eder throws a head kick that misses.
Eder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Folarin misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Eder. Those never looked like landing.
Eder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Folarin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Eder rather than just go for the knockout.
Eder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Folarin.
Folarin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folarin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kyle Eder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Folarin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Folarin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Eder finds it's way round the side to connect with Folarin's head.
Eder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Folarin.
Folarin scores with a hook to the body. Eder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Folarin takes a swing at Eder's ribcage but misses.
Kyle Eder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eder walks into a stiff left hand from Folarin.
Folarin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Eder thows a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Eder.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eder throws a lazy right hand but Folarin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eder misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eder. Folarin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eder loads up on a big right hand but Folarin slips the punch.
Eder listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eder just misses with a punch to the body.
Folarin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eder throws a head kick that misses
and Folarin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Folarin.
Eder throws a predictable looking body shot
and Folarin counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Eder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olubowale Folarin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Folarin just misses with a punch to the body.
Folarin misses with a low kick.
Eder moves out of range of the strikes.
Eder misses the shot to the body.
Folarin misses the jab.
Eder takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Eder fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Folarin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kyle Eder is winning the standup battle so far.
Eder throws the left hand but Folarin avoids the punch easily.
Folarin takes a swing at Eder's ribcage but misses.
Folarin thows a body shot but no joy.
Eder slips a jab from Folarin.
Eder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Folarin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Folarin misses with a takedown attempt - Eder sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Folarin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eder moves away.
Folarin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Eder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Folarin.
Folarin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eder lands a nice looking body kick.
Folarin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Folarin misses with a body shot.
Eder throws a low kick but Folarin avoids it.
Folarin throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folarin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Folarin is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eder misses with a low kick.
Eder scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eder throws a sloppy head kick and Folarin moves out of range easily.
Folarin avoids the body shot from Eder.
Eder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Folarin. That did some damage!
Eder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eder tries to land a front kick but Folarin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A combination from Folarin does no damage.
Eder is looking to slow Folarin down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folarin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Eder punishes Folarin's body with a nice straight punch.
Folarin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Folarin walks into a left hand.
Eder lands a really nice looking cross but Folarin seems unphased.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Eder.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Eder.
Eder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Eder misses with a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Eder there.
Folarin is rocked!
Folarin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eder lands a nice shot that snaps Folarin's head back.
Folarin is still on wobbly legs! Can Eder finish him?
Eder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Folarin seems to have recovered his senses.
Folarin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eder misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Eder.
Eder looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Folarin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eder.
Folarin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eder's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Eder dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Olubowale Folarin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Folarin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eder manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Eder.
Folarin ducks under a wild hook from Eder.
Folarin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eder manages to avoid it.
Eder scores with a head kick.
Eder tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Folarin.
Eder throws a hook to the side of Folarin's head but Folarin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Eder misses the target.
Eder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Folarin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Folarin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eder manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Folarin. Eder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eder tries a low kick but Folarin avoids it.
Eder feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Folarin's calf.
Folarin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eder is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Folarin blocks a head kick by Eder.
Folarin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Folarin swings for the body but Eder moves out of range.
Eder misses with a wild body shot.
Folarin scores with the left hand. Eder knows he should have avoided that one.
Folarin throws the left hand but Eder avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eder misses with a hook. Folarin ducked under it nicely.
Eder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Eder.
A looping hook to the body misses from Folarin. Eder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eder moves away from the strike by Folarin.
Folarin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eder throws a right hand that misses
and Folarin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folarin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eder. Eder obviously looking to wear him down.
Eder throws a leg kick but Folarin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Folarin misses with a body shot.
Folarin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Eder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Eder.
Folarin shoots for a takedown but Eder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Eder lands with a straight right. Folarin didn't see that one coming.
Folarin misses with a wild body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Eder.
Eder throws a right and a left that Folarin avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eder bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Folarin's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eder blocks a jab.
Eder misses with a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Folarin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Eder has got the better of the exchanges.
Eder misses with a leg kick.
Folarin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eder avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab from Folarin misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Folarin throws a big shot that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Folarin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Eder clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Olubowale Folarin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Eder lands a high kick!
Eder jabs Folarin right on the nose. Folarin blinks but takes it well.
Eder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eder throws a head kick that misses.
Folarin throws the left hand but Eder avoids the punch easily.
Folarin scores with a sloppy right hand. Eder should have avoided that one.
Folarin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eder.
Folarin thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eder. Folarin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Folarin looks to score with a jab to the body but Eder is just out of range.
Folarin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Folarin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Folarin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Eder counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Folarin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Eder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Folarin.
Folarin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Folarin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Eder misses with a body kick.
A jab from Folarin misses.
Folarin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Folarin checks the leg kick.
Folarin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Eder counters with a series of strikes. Folarin will be more careful next time no doubt.
That has opened up Olubowale Folarin's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folarin swings for the body but Eder moves out of range.
Folarin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Folarin looks for a takedown but Eder sprawls well.
A punch combination from Eder misses.
Nice defenses there by Folarin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eder throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eder misses with a low kick.
Eder throws an off balance right hand
and Folarin counters with a single leg into guard. Eder didn't expect that.
Folarin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folarin wants to control from the top but Eder keeps moving.
Folarin throwing strikes from guard but Eder blocks nicely.
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.
Folarin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Olubowale Folarin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Folarin.
Eder lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Eder misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Folarin moves out of range as Eder strikes.
Eder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Eder had his way with Olubowale Folarin in that round.
The cut man is working on Olubowale Folarin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Eder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Folarin misses with a takedown
and Eder counters with a nice uppercut.
Folarin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick from Eder.
A head kick misses from Eder.
Eder lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eder fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Eder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Folarin can do to turn this around?
Eder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Folarin.
No joy there for Eder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Folarin shoots in looking for a takedown but Eder manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Folarin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Folarin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eder, right into the meat.
Folarin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Eder looks for the body kick but Folarin saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Folarin.
A combination from Eder does no damage.
Eder swinging wildly here.
Eder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Folarin.
Eder looks to throw the jab but Folarin is out of range.
Eder scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folarin connects with a body shot that sends Eder's belly button to the back.
Folarin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Folarin takes a swing at Eder's ribcage but misses.
Folarin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Eder was covering up waiting for the punch and Folarin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Folarin content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Folarin trying to control the position from guard on top but Eder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Olubowale Folarin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Eder misses with a head kick.
Olubowale Folarin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Folarin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Eder under the eye.
Eder throws a head kick but Folarin moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A swing and a miss from Eder.
Folarin shoots in but Eder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kyle Eder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olubowale Folarin.
Folarin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eder. Eder obviously looking to wear him down.
Eder throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kyle Eder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab, jab by Eder - just one landing.
Eder throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eder looks to land a combination. Folarin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Eder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Folarin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Folarin throws a jab but it's blocked by Eder.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Eder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eder, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Eder!
Kyle Eder took to the mic in his post fight interview and said '5 in a row at 170! Who's next?'.
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