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NFC 58 - Reyes Vs Yodsuwan PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chad Brewster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dodong Angas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brewster comes to the cage accompanied by Way of the Fist. Angas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Paint in Black. On his way into the cage it seems that Chad Brewster has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chad Brewster seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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200 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chad Brewster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dodong Angas!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angas throws a head kick that misses.
Angas misses with a body shot
and Brewster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Angas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brewster dodges the punch combination from Angas.
Angas misses with a double jab.
Angas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brewster fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Angas is out of range.
Angas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brewster shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Angas sprawls well. Angas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brewster gets slowly back to his feet.
Angas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dodong Angas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brewster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Angas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Angas 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.
It looks like Chad Brewster has been cut.
Angas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewster lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Angas at a distance.
Brewster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Angas.
Brewster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Angas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Angas misses the jab.
Angas throws a right and a left that Brewster avoids nicely.
Angas walks into a straight right hand from Brewster.
Angas swings for the body but Brewster moves out of range.
Brewster has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brewster there as he acknowledges the shot.
Angas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Crunch! Brewster slams his shin into Angas's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angas connects with a body shot that sends Brewster's belly button to the back.
Angas throws a series of punches but Brewster moves out of range.
Angas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brewster.
Brewster throws a body punch but Angas moves out of range.
Brewster looks to score with a jab to the body but Angas is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brewster counters with a nice uppercut.
Brewster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Angas.
Brewster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Angas lands with an overhand left.
Brewster blocks a head kick by Angas.
Angas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Angas scores with a head kick. Brewster tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Angas slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Angas.
Brewster misses with a hook.
Brewster shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Angas tries to work over Brewster's front leg with a kick but Brewster checks it.
Angas tries to land a front kick but Brewster steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brewster lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewster checks a leg kick nicely.
Angas throws a right and a left that Brewster avoids nicely.
Angas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brewster manages to avoid it.
Brewster throws a nice looking combination but Angas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brewster connects with a jab.
Brewster cracks Angas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Angas connects with a looping right hand.
Brewster bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Angas's head.
Brewster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Angas.
Brewster tries for a takedown but Angas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Brewster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brewster fails to land with a series of punches.
Angas looks to score with a jab to the body but Brewster is just out of range.
Brewster looks to score with a jab to the body but Angas is just out of range.
Angas misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewster doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brewster scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brewster misses with a hook.
Angas lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice cross by Brewster.
Angas misses with a series of wild punches.
Angas throws a series of punches but Brewster moves out of range.
Angas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brewster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Angas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brewster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Angas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brewster keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dodong Angas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chad Brewster's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Angas throws a right and a left that Brewster avoids nicely.
Angas misses with a double jab.
Dodong Angas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brewster needs to keep his hands up - Angas had a free shot at his head there.
Angas throws a hook but Brewster blocks it.
Brewster's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Angas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brewster scrambles back to his feet.
Brewster scores with a hook.
Angas tries to clinch but Brewster moves out of range.
Brewster feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Angass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Angas is rocked!
Brewster misses with an uppercut.
Angas is still on wobbly legs! Can Brewster finish him?
Brewster throws a hook but Angas blocks it.
Brewster lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Angas falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chad Brewster!
Chad Brewster was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tokyo Drift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroyuki Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okamoto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Feel the Drive. The key to victory for Tokyo Drift has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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153 lbs
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152 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokyo Drift!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Okamoto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okamoto tries to land a leg kick but Drift saw it coming and moves away.
Tokyo Drift seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okamoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drift.
Okamoto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drift avoids it really well and circles away.
Okamoto throws a shot from downtown. Drift moves away and avoids it.
Okamoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Okamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Drift.
Okamoto throws out a leg kick but Drift moves out of range and Okamoto only half commits.
Drift tries to clinch up but Okamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Okamoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Okamoto misses with a head kick.
Okamoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Okamoto dives in and grabs Drift's left leg, looking for a takedown. Drift pushes down on Okamoto's head and hops out.
Drift tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okamoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Okamoto looks for the body kick but Drift saw that one coming.
Drift drives through and clinches with Okamoto against the cage.
Okamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drift gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto avoiding damage.
Okamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drift throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Okamoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Okamoto trying to stall but Drift improves his position.
Okamoto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Drift throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Drift throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Okamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Okamoto tries to stall but Drift uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Okamoto tries to work over Drift's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drift misses with an elbow strike.
Drift dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Drift tries to break the clinch but Okamoto is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drift is trying to break free.
Stalling in the clinch from Okamoto.
Drift will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Okamoto up against the cage.
Drift tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Okamoto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Drift is looking to break free of the clinch but Okamoto has double underhooks.
Okamoto blocks an elbow strike from Drift.
Okamoto is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tokyo Drift has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroyuki Okamoto.
Drift misses with a punch on the inside.
Okamoto is pushing Drift up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Drift missing with knees to the body.
Okamoto wants a takedown but no success here.
The referee calls for Okamoto to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Okamoto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Okamoto pushes Drift back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Okamoto.
Drift tries to land knees in the clinch but Okamoto avoids the damage to the body.
Drift fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Okamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drift throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Okamoto fails to land the takedown.
Okamoto swings for the body but Drift moves out of range.
Okamoto throws a head kick but Drift moves out of range.
Okamoto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Drift swivels and escapes.
Okamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Drift.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drift closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drift is trying to break free.
Drift tries to pull guard but Okamoto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Drift lands a good knee to the midsection. Okamoto won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drift.
Drift breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okamoto throws a shot from downtown. Drift moves away and avoids it.
Okamoto looks to throw the jab but Drift is out of range.
Drift checks a leg kick.
Okamoto lands a high kick!
Drift tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Okamoto tenderised Drift's leg. Drift is trying to keep his angry face on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okamoto misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Okamoto misses.
No joy there for Drift, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drift instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hiroyuki Okamoto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Okamoto misses with the combination.
Okamoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drift is looking to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okamoto 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 Drift has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drift and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Drift tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okamoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drift wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Drift.
A bone on bone clash there as Drift blocks the leg kick.
Drift misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drift throws a shot to the body.
Okamoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drift as he avoids it easily.
Okamoto misses with a left hand
and Drift counters with a body kick.
Drift gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drift is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Okamoto and Drift falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Okamoto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hiroyuki Okamoto!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hiroyuki Okamoto thanked 1337 ANZAC for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryuu Tatsuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Commodore Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatsuya comes to the cage accompanied by DBZ. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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176 lbs
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184 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Tatsuya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Commodore Perry!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatsuya walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Tatsuya.
Perry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perry punishes Tatsuya's body with a nice straight punch.
Perry checks a low kick from Tatsuya.
A swing and a miss from Perry.
Tatsuya will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Perry looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatsuya is just out of range.
Commodore Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatsuya takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tatsuya misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tatsuya is looking to chop away at Perry's legs.
Perry scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Perry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tatsuya closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatsuya tries a low kick but Perry avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry tries a head kick but it misses.
Perry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perry dodges the punch combination from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya throws a sloppy head kick and Perry moves out of range easily.
Tatsuya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tatsuya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A cross from Tatsuya lands.
Perry lands a jab to the nose.
Tatsuya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tatsuya throws a head kick that misses.
Tatsuya misses with a low kick.
Tatsuya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry moves out of range of the body kick from Tatsuya.
Perry swings for the body but Tatsuya moves out of range.
Perry lands the left hand.
Tatsuya slips a straight right by Perry.
Perry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tatsuya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perry.
Perry throws the kick towards the body but Tatsuya avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Perry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tatsuya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tatsuya moves away from the strike by Perry.
Perry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tatsuya moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries to clinch up.
Tatsuya throws a jab but it's blocked by Perry.
Perry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tatsuya's calf.
Perry slips a straight right by Tatsuya.
Tatsuya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tatsuya throws a sloppy head kick and Perry moves out of range easily.
Perry misses with a double jab.
Good leg kick by Perry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perry.
Tatsuya throws a shot from downtown. Perry moves away and avoids it.
Perry lands a jab.
It looks like Ryuu Tatsuya has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tatsuya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya throws a wild body kick that Perry sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Perry misses.
Tatsuya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatsuya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Perry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tatsuya momentarily.
Tatsuya chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perry can pounce on him.
Tatsuya throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatsuya throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perry.
Tatsuya avoids the head kick by Perry.
Perry misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Commodore Perry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryuu Tatsuya's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tatsuya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tatsuya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perry throws out the jab.
Tatsuya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Crunch! Tatsuya slams his shin into Perry's torso.
Perry throws a good cross that connects.
Perry throws a head kick that misses.
Perry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perry thuds his right hand into Tatsuya's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Perry lands with a nice body kick.
Tatsuya throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tatsuya throws a right hand that Perry ducks under and follows up with a left that Perry also avoids with ease.
Perry throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuya takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Perry missing with a left hand there. Tatsuya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tatsuya throws a low kick but Perry moves out of range easily.
Tatsuya throws a wild body kick that Perry sees coming a mile off.
Tatsuya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Perry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tatsuya checks it well.
Tatsuya misses with a looping right.
Tatsuya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tatsuya on the side of the head.
Tatsuya has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perry.
Tatsuya takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry drives through and clinches with Tatsuya against the cage.
Perry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Perry avoiding damage as Tatsuya throws knees to the body.
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!
Tatsuya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tatsuya is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Perry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Perry lands an elbow inside.
Perry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perry is trying to break the clinch but Tatsuya has him pressed against the cage.
Perry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tatsuya misses with a body shot
letting Perry counter with a right hand.
Perry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perry lands a head kick!
Perry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya takes one to the chin there.
Tatsuya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perry wants to slow Tatsuya down by chopping away at his legs.
Perry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tatsuya.
Tatsuya moves out of range as Perry strikes.
Perry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatsuya manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tatsuya. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perry checks a leg kick.
Tatsuya throws a sloppy head kick and Perry moves out of range easily.
Commodore Perry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perry lands with a shot to the body.
Perry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tatsuya momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya throws a head kick that misses
and Perry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Perry tries a head kick but it misses.
Perry throws a leg kick
and Tatsuya counters with a good low kick that Perry was not able to check.
Perry wants to clinch up but Tatsuya keeps it at a distance.
Perry throws a big shot that misses.
Perry takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tatsuya works over Perry's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tatsuya's head.
Tatsuya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatsuya walks into a jab.
Perry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perry thuds a left hand into Tatsuya's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Commodore Perry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryuu Tatsuya's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A big right from Perry misses.
Tatsuya throws a sloppy head kick and Perry moves out of range easily.
Perry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tatsuya.
Perry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tatsuya tries to work over Perry's front leg with a kick but Perry checks it.
Perry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tatsuya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tatsuya walks into a left hand.
Tatsuya misses with a body shot.
Perry misses with a series of wild punches.
Perry throws a hook but Tatsuya avoids it easily.
Perry clinches with his opponent.
Tatsuya blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuya tries to land a knee to the head but Perry blocks with his arms.
Tatsuya working Perry over with knees to the body.
Tatsuya stalling in the clinch.
Perry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tatsuya is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Perry is keeping busy.
Perry swings wildly with an uppercut but Tatsuya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tatsuya misses with a knee to the head.
Perry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Perry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Perry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tatsuya's elbow.
Tatsuya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Perry blocks it with crossed arms.
Tatsuya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tatsuya blocks an elbow strike from Perry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya tries to land knees in the clinch but Perry avoids the damage to the body.
Tatsuya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatsuya tries to land knees in the clinch but Perry avoids the damage to the body.
Perry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Perry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Perry.
Perry tries to land a knee to the head but Tatsuya blocks with his arms.
Perry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tatsuya.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tatsuya.
Tatsuya misses with a hook. Perry ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tatsuya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tatsuya misses with an uppercut. Perry saw that one coming.
Perry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tatsuya checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tatsuya slips under a jab from Perry.
Tatsuya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Tatsuya misses
letting Perry counter with a right hand.
Perry connects with a body shot that sends Tatsuya's belly button to the back.
Tatsuya is looking to clinch.
Tatsuya looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Perry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perry looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatsuya is just out of range.
Perry avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya tried to score with a low kick but Perry checks it.
Perry tries to clinch up.
Ryuu Tatsuya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perry keeps the fight on the outside.
Tatsuya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tatsuya.
Perry throws a head kick that misses.
Perry looks to throw a body kick
and Tatsuya counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tatsuya slips under a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perry moves into range and clinches up with Tatsuya.
Tatsuya wants to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Commodore Perry.
I've got Perry 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Commodore Perry!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Barros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Barros is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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198 lbs
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198 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leo Barros!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anderson fails with the takedown.
Barros thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barros stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barros.
Barros misses with a head kick.
Barros cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Anderson tried to score with a low kick but Barros checks it.
Barros with a lazy takedown attempt
and Anderson counters with an outside leg kick.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. Barros looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Barros with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barros misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick from Anderson misses.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Barros slips the punch.
Anderson needs to keep his hands up - Barros had a free shot at his head there.
Leo Barros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Barros circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Barros moved away.
Anderson tries to score with a low kick but Barros moves his leg out of the way.
Barros looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Barros circles away.
Anderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barros stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barros tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barros throws a head kick that misses.
Barros misses with a wild body shot.
Barros lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson 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.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barros drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Anderson is trying to control Barros's posture but Barros avoids it.
Barros working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Barros happy to just control the position for now.
Barros working the body and head with strikes.
Barros is trying to ground and pound but Anderson uses the momentary lack of control by Barros to regain half guard.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
Barros is thwarting Anderson's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to improve his position.
Barros wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
Barros has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barros missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson is trying to maintain the position but Barros is very close to passing his half guard.
Barros thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson is looking for a sweep. Barros is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barros sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leo Barros will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barros manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barros misses with a straight right.
Barros tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barros scores with a nice right hand.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Barros slips the punch.
Anderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barros darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
Barros misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barros up against the cage.
Barros works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barros pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Barros has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Anderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barros blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barros is looking to take this one to the mat.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Barros's head.
Anderson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Barros can't fight it off and eventually Anderson manages to take the fight to the floor. Barros looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson trying to control but Barros is working from the bottom.
Barros has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Anderson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Barros.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barros manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
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!
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
Barros performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Barros looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Anderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to kick Barros off but Barros keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Barros trying to control from half guard but Anderson is working away.
Anderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barros.
Barros wants to work for an arm triangle but Anderson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Barros wants to take a breather but Anderson is having none of it.
Barros is pressing down on Anderson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Anderson is holding on for now.
Anderson is trying to stand.
Barros working over Anderson with some ground and pound. Anderson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is pressing down on Barros's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Barros prevents Anderson from getting back to his feet.
Barros throws a strike but Anderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barros not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barros is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Anderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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.
Barros looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leo Barros will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Anderson moves away from the strike by Barros.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Barros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barros.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick from Barros.
Barros dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Barros thows a leg kick but Anderson checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barros on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Barros counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat.
A leg kick checked by Barros.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Barros's ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as Barros blocks the leg kick.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Barros off balance momentarily.
Anderson thuds his right hand into Barros's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Anderson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barros will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Anderson.
Anderson is looking to wear down Barros with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A lazy left from Barros finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barros has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Barros avoids the elbow strike from Anderson, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barros throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barros's elbow.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barros blocks a body shot from Anderson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Barros tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Barros blocks with his arms.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Barros controls his hands.
Barros tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Barros misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barros has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Anderson is trying to keep an underhook but Barros manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Leo Barros has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anderson is trying to stand up here but Barros is controlling him well.
Anderson gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barros wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Barros chips away with some ground and pound.
Barros with a flurry of punches that miss.
Apollo Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barros landing some decent shots from guard.
Barros throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barros stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anderson is trying to keep Barros in close.
Anderson wants to stand but Barros is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barros throws a big elbow that misses.
Barros trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barros trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Barros postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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 Apollo Anderson.
I think Barros 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Barros!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Ray Vale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cub Galloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
175 lbs
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20
175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenneth Ray Vale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cub Galloway!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galloway gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Galloway tries to land knees in the clinch but Vale avoids the damage to the body.
Galloway pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Galloway pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vale tries to break free but Galloway pushes him back against the cage.
Galloway throws an elbow but it misses.
Vale wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Galloway throws an elbow but misses.
Galloway looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vale has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Galloway throws an elbow but it misses.
Vale breaks from the clinch.
Galloway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Galloway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Galloway is looking to clinch but Vale is avoiding it.
Vale throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Galloway on the side of the head.
It looks like Cub Galloway has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galloway tries to clinch but Vale is having none of it.
Galloway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Galloway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale blocks a leg kick.
Galloway tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Galloway tries to clinch but Vale is having none of it.
Vale looks to score with a jab to the body but Galloway is just out of range.
Vale misses the shot to the body.
Galloway staying out of range there.
Galloway lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Galloway was well out of range. Poor timing from Vale.
Vale misses with a straight left.
Vale misses the body punch
and Galloway counters with a nice uppercut.
Galloway fakes the leg kick and cracks Vale in the body.
Kenneth Ray Vale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Galloway.
Galloway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vale.
Galloway tries a head kick but it misses.
Galloway misses the shot to the body.
Galloway throws a head kick but Vale moves out of range.
Galloway throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vale throws a right hand that misses
and Galloway counters with an outside leg kick.
Galloway throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vale scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Galloway connects with a high kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vale darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Galloway throws a nice head kick!
Galloway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vale misses the shot to the body.
Vale misses the jab.
Galloway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vale looks to throw the jab but Galloway is out of range.
Vale misses with a straight left.
Galloway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vale throws out the jab.
Galloway wants to clinch up but Vale keeps it at a distance.
Galloway has Vale up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vale's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vale misses with some punches.
Galloway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Vale.
Vale dodges an elbow strike from Galloway.
Vale wants to get back to striking at distance but Galloway won't allow it.
Galloway lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vale misses with the head strike.
Vale swings wildly with an uppercut but Galloway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vale throws a hook to the side of Galloway's head but Galloway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Galloway on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vale throws a jab but it's blocked by Galloway.
Vale looks to score with a jab to the body but Galloway is just out of range.
Vale digs a good body shot into Galloway's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vale takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galloway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the body from Vale misses
and Galloway counters with a good low kick that Vale was not able to check.
Galloway connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Galloway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Vale misses the target.
A jab from Vale misses.
Galloway connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Galloway lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vale backs up against the cage.
Galloway slips a straight right by Vale.
Galloway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Galloway moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vale avoids a wild elbow strike from Galloway.
Vale has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vale has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vale avoids a wild elbow strike from Galloway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cub Galloway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cub Galloway's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Galloway moves into the clinch successfully.
Vale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vale blocks an elbow strike from Galloway.
Vale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Galloway lands an elbow inside.
Galloway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Galloway lands an elbow that stopped Vale in his tracks for a moment.
Galloway is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Galloway lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Galloway throws an elbow but misses.
Galloway looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Galloway looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Galloway keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vale's efforts to push away.
Vale is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Galloway's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Vale wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vale is looking to break free of the clinch but Galloway has double underhooks.
Galloway blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galloway throws an elbow but it misses.
Galloway lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vale blocks an elbow strike from Galloway.
Vale avoiding damage as Galloway throws knees to the body.
Vale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Galloway pushes off an throws an elbow but Vale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vale works on Galloway's body with a couple of short punches.
Vale scores with a shoulder strike.
Vale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vale blocks the elbow strike.
Vale blocks the elbow strike.
Vale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Galloway pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Galloway pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vale tries to circle away but Galloway has him pinned against the cage.
Vale blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galloway throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vale avoids a wild elbow strike from Galloway.
Vale blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Galloway just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vale's brow.
Galloway trying to land knees to the body.
Galloway throws an elbow that misses.
Galloway keeps control of Vale as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Galloway missing with knees to the body.
Galloway tries to land knees in the clinch but Vale avoids the damage to the body.
Vale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Galloway throws an elbow but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galloway misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vale.
Galloway throws an elbow but it misses.
Galloway lands an elbow that stopped Vale in his tracks for a moment.
Galloway throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vale throws a punch but it's blocked by Galloway.
Vale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Galloway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Galloway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Galloway lands a nice elbow.
Vale blocks an elbow strike.
Galloway misses with an elbow over the top.
Vale avoiding damage as Galloway throws knees to the body.
Galloway misses with an elbow strike.
Vale managing to block the knees to the body from Galloway.
Vale wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Galloway.
Galloway pushes off an throws an elbow but Vale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vale is trying to force a seperation but Galloway has the dominant position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Galloway just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vale's brow.
Galloway misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vale.
Vale is trying to push Galloway away but Galloway has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vale avoids a wild elbow strike from Galloway.
Cub Galloway seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vale working aggressively here.
Vale avoids a wild elbow strike from Galloway.
Vale avoids the elbow strike from Galloway, against the cage.
Galloway keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vale's efforts to push away.
Vale wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Galloway has him pressed against the cage.
Galloway blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Galloway just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vale's brow.
Vale has had enough of the clinch but Galloway keeps him there for the moment.
Galloway keeps control of Vale as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vale avoiding damage as Galloway throws knees to the body.
Galloway creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vale avoids a wild elbow strike from Galloway.
Vale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Galloway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Galloway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cub Galloway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cub Galloway's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Vale takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vale avoids the head kick by Galloway.
Vale swings widly with a right hand
and Galloway counters with a head kick. That will keep Vale thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Vale lands with a straight right. Galloway didn't see that one coming.
Vale comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Galloway.
Vale loads up on a big right hand but Galloway slips the punch.
Vale throws an overhand right that lands on Galloway's shoulder, as Galloway tries to avoid the shot.
Galloway throws a leg kick but Vale sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Vale misses.
Galloway throws a head kick but Vale moves out of range.
Vale misses with a left hand
and Galloway counters with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Galloway pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vale takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Galloway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vale.
Galloway throws a head kick that Vale semi-blocks.
Vale is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale works the jab nicely.
Oh Vale is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Galloway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Galloway takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vale misses with a hook
and Galloway counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Galloway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Galloway throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vale seems to have got his legs back now.
Galloway keeps control of Vale as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Vale fails to land.
Vale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vale is trying to push Galloway away but Galloway has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Galloway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Galloway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vale misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Vale's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Galloway throws an elbow but it misses.
Vale avoids the elbow strike from Galloway, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galloway.
Galloway comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vale blocks an elbow strike from Galloway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vale takes a shot to the head.
Vale misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galloway throws an elbow but it misses.
Vale is trying to push Galloway away but Galloway has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Galloway misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Galloway throws an elbow but misses.
Vale tries to break the clinch but Galloway is controlling the position.
Galloway lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vale lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Galloway comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Galloway throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vale avoids the elbow strike from Galloway, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Galloway.
Galloway misses with an elbow strike.
Vale blocks an elbow strike from Galloway.
Vale can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vale is looking to break free of the clinch but Galloway has double underhooks.
Galloway misses with an elbow over the top.
Vale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vale avoids the head kick by Galloway.
A slow jab from Vale misses its intended target.
Vale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Galloway manages to avoid it.
Galloway wants to clinch.
Vale's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Galloway connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vale scrambles back to his feet.
Galloway has Vale up against the cage in a clinch.
Galloway pushes off an throws an elbow but Vale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cub Galloway is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Galloway throws an elbow but misses.
Galloway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vale avoids it.
Vale is looking to break free of the clinch but Galloway has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vale dodges an elbow strike from Galloway.
Galloway misses with an elbow strike.
Vale lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vale.
Vale takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vale tries to break the clinch but Galloway is controlling the position.
Vale working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Galloway looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vale lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galloway misses with an elbow over the top.
Galloway lands an elbow that stopped Vale in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Kenneth Ray Vale has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Galloway throws an elbow but it misses.
Galloway lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kenneth Ray Vale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters up against the cage, Galloway throws an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cub Galloway comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Galloway has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cub Galloway!
Cub Galloway gave a mention to 1337 ANZAC in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Urbonas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshiro Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Urbonas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshiro Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urbonas fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gomi to the ground. Urbonas is now in Gomi's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Urbonas wants to pass the guard but Gomi is keeping the position.
Urbonas preventing the sweep.
Gomi pulls Urbonas in close to prevent any damage.
Gomi 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.
Urbonas wants to control from the top but Gomi keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jorge Urbonas wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gomi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Urbonas tries a low kick but Gomi avoids it.
Gomi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gomi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gomi shoots in for a double leg but Urbonas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Urbonas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gomi's hands.
Gomi scores with a nice head shot.
Gomi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Well, if Gomi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gomi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomi trying to control from half guard but Urbonas is working away.
Gomi is looking for a kimura but Urbonas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gomi to get the leverage.
Gomi wants to work for an arm triangle but Urbonas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gomi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gomi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Urbonas is just riding it out for now. Gomi eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gomi trying to control the action but Urbonas is working from the bottom.
Gomi seems to be working for a kimura but Urbonas defends the submission attempt.
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.
Gomi wants to take a breather but Urbonas is having none of it.
Gomi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Urbonas is just riding it out for now. Gomi eventually gives up the hold.
Gomi is trying to control. Urbonas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gomi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomi wants to pass the guard but Urbonas is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshiro Gomi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gomi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Urbonas to the ground. Gomi is now in Urbonas's guard.
Gomi content to stall in guard here.
Gomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Urbonas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Urbonas struggling a bit here.
Urbonas is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Urbonas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gomi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urbonas looking for submissions off his back.
Urbonas wants to improve his position but Gomi is controlling well.
Gomi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomi tries to pass to full mount but Urbonas defends it.
Urbonas is looking to improve his position.
Gomi is trying for a kimura here. Urbonas looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Gomi wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yoshiro Gomi!
A less than humble Yoshiro Gomi misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mantis Toboggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Toboggan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Reaching Out. Dawkins has chosen Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mantis Toboggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Dawkins!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toboggan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dawkins.
Toboggan stuffs the takedown attempt from Dawkins. Dawkins gets slowly back to his feet.
Toboggan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Toboggan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toboggan throws out a loose jab but Dawkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toboggan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Toboggan.
Dawkins fails to land the takedown.
Mantis Toboggan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Dawkins.
Dawkins has his takedown stuffed
enabling Toboggan to counter with a crisp jab.
Toboggan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dawkins under the eye.
Toboggan missing with a left hand there. Dawkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dawkins misses with a takedown
and Toboggan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown but Toboggan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dawkins shoots for a double leg takedown but Toboggan sprawls well. He's pushed Dawkins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Toboggan as he jumps to the side.
Dawkins slips under a jab from Toboggan.
Dawkins closes the distance and clinches up with Toboggan, looking for a takedown. Dawkins pushes Toboggan against the cage but Toboggan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Toboggan thumps Dawkins with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toboggan. Dawkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mantis Toboggan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dawkins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Toboggan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dawkins's knee momentarily.
Toboggan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Dawkins closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Toboggan's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Toboggan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dawkins preventing the sweep.
Dawkins trying to control but Toboggan is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawkins controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Dawkins 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jack Dawkins wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dawkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toboggan misses with an uppercut
and Dawkins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dawkins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Toboggan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dawkins.
Dawkins is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dawkins looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan wants to get back to full guard.
Toboggan is staying active underneath Dawkins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dawkins is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Toboggan is trying is best to control the position here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawkins slips a nice elbow through Toboggan's hands, connecting with Toboggan's forehead.
Toboggan is defending against the submission attempts here by Dawkins.
Dawkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Toboggan defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dawkins dominated that round.
That's time! Toboggan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dawkins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Toboggan counters with a right hand to the body.
Dawkins with a poor takedown
and Toboggan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dawkins thinking.
Dawkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Toboggan's waist but Toboggan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dawkins off to one side.
Mantis Toboggan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Dawkins.
Dawkins with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Toboggan to counter with a crisp jab.
Dawkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Toboggan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dawkins manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dawkins is defended easily by Toboggan.
Dawkins moves out of range as Toboggan strikes.
Toboggan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toboggan throws a leg kick which misses Dawkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Dawkins tries to avoid it.
Toboggan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown but Toboggan shows good takedown defense.
Toboggan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dawkins walks into a jab.
Dawkins shoots in but Toboggan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dawkins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Toboggan counters with a nice body shot.
Toboggan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Toboggan.
Toboggan tries to clinch up but Dawkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Dawkins fails with the takedown.
Toboggan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dawkins moves away.
Dawkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Toboggan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toboggan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good work by Dawkins as he checks the leg kick.
Toboggan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dawkins.
Dawkins throws a sloppy body shot
and Toboggan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins shoots and misses
and Dawkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dawkins is breathing heavily.
Dawkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Toboggan counters with an outside leg kick.
Dawkins closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Toboggan did well to prevent Dawkins getting side control.
Toboggan controlling the position well.
Toboggan is trying to maintain the position but Dawkins is very close to passing his half guard.
Dawkins wants to pass the guard but Toboggan is defending well.
Dawkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toboggan keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan trying to hold on to Dawkins's head to control him but Dawkins postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Toboggan is trying to get back to full guard.
Dawkins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jack Dawkins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dawkins looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawkins is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mantis Toboggan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dawkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Dawkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Toboggan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dawkins manages to avoid it.
Toboggan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dawkins shoots in and drives through. Toboggan sprawls well.
Dawkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Toboggan's waist but Toboggan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dawkins off to one side.
Mantis Toboggan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Dawkins.
Dawkins has a takedown stuffed.
Toboggan throws a front kick aimed at Dawkins's knee but Dawkins avoids it well.
Toboggan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins lands a right hook to the body.
A left lands for Toboggan.
Toboggan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toboggan moves in looking to clinch but Dawkins pushes him off.
An inside leg kick lands from Toboggan.
Toboggan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A good leg kick by Toboggan.
Toboggan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dawkins.
Toboggan missing with a left hand there. Dawkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dawkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dawkins on the side of the head.
Toboggan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dawkins misses with a takedown
and Toboggan counters with an inside leg kick.
Dawkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toboggan just misses with a punch to the body.
Dawkins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dawkins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dawkins shoots and misses
enabling Toboggan to counter with a crisp jab.
Toboggan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dawkins misses with a takedown attempt - Toboggan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dawkins.
Dawkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Toboggan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dawkins tries for a takedown but Toboggan circles away easily
and Toboggan counters with a stiff right hand.
Dawkins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Toboggan avoids it really well and circles away.
Toboggan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Toboggan.
Dawkins defending well as Toboggan loads up on a big left hand.
Toboggan lands a nice hook to Dawkins's body. Dawkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Toboggan connects with a right hand. Dawkins shakes it off.
Dawkins shoots in for a double leg but Toboggan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Toboggan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toboggan throws a big shot that misses.
Toboggan looks to land a right hand but Dawkins moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dawkins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mantis Toboggan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Toboggan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mantis Toboggan!
An out of breath Mantis Toboggan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Beefheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young has chosen Shut 'Em Down as his entrance music. Charles Young will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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223 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Beefheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Young!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young dodges the punch combination from Beefheart.
Young avoids a punch combination nicely.
Young swings for the body but Beefheart moves out of range.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Beefheart moves away and avoids it.
Beefheart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beefheart throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Beefheart avoids the body shot from Young.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Beefheart moves away and avoids it.
Beefheart lands a nice shot to the body.
Beefheart blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Beefheart misses its intended target.
Beefheart clinches up against the cage.
Beefheart lands an elbow inside that Young shrugs off.
It looks like Charles Young has been cut.
Young is trying to pull guard but Beefheart turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is trying to break free.
Beefheart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beefheart lands an elbow inside that Young shrugs off.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young blocking some punches.
Beefheart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young avoiding damage as Beefheart throws knees to the body.
Beefheart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beefheart throws a push kick but Young slaps the foot to one side.
Young throws a body punch but Beefheart moves out of range.
Beefheart throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Young misses.
A big left from Young misses.
Young misses with a looping right.
Young fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beefheart looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Young blocks a jab.
Beefheart scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Young doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Beefheart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beefheart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Beefheart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beefheart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young misses with a straight right.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beefheart moves away from the strike by Young.
Beefheart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beefheart staying out of range there.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Captain Beefheart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young throws out a loose jab but Beefheart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beefheart avoids the body shot from Young.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Beefheart ducks down to avoid it.
Beefheart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beefheart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beefheart defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Young throws a body punch but Beefheart moves out of range.
Beefheart works Young's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Young counters with a left to the body.
Beefheart is looking to wear down Young with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beefheart instigates a clinch.
Young avoids the elbow strike from Beefheart, against the cage.
Young is trying to force a seperation but Beefheart has the dominant position.
Beefheart misses with a punch on the inside.
Young dodges an elbow strike from Beefheart.
Young takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beefheart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Beefheart is controlling him.
Beefheart prevents Young from breaking the clinch.
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 Captain Beefheart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charles Young's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Young takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Beefheart throws out a leg kick but Young moves out of range and Beefheart only half commits.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beefheart. That's going to slow Young down.
Beefheart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beefheart misses with the combination.
Beefheart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beefheart throws a poor cross that misses
and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Young.
Beefheart moves into the clinch successfully.
Beefheart stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Young's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Beefheart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefheart tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Beefheart back against the cage.
Beefheart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beefheart misses with a body punch.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Beefheart has him pressed against the cage.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Beefheart throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Beefheart jumps guard and drags Young to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Young gets to his feet - Beefheart follows without any prompting.
Nice jab there from Young.
Beefheart throws a low kick but it's checked well by Young.
Beefheart is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Young's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Young misses with a hook. Beefheart ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Beefheart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Young.
Beefheart throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Young checks a leg kick.
Young is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Young jabs Beefheart right on the nose. Beefheart blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young misses with a straight left.
Beefheart misses with an uppercut. Young saw that one coming.
Beefheart lands a jab to the nose.
Beefheart misses with a hook
and Young counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Beefheart lands a nice shot to the body.
Young throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Young misses.
A jab from Beefheart finds it's way through Young's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Beefheart moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Beefheart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beefheart misses with a two punch combination.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Beefheart is just out of range.
Beefheart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beefheart moves out of range of the strikes.
Beefheart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Young wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Young misses with an uppercut. Beefheart saw that one coming.
Beefheart swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Young.
Beefheart needs to keep his hands up - Young had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beefheart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Young.
Young moves away from the strike by Beefheart.
A swing and a miss from Beefheart.
Young lands with a hook. Beefheart tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Beefheart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Young throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beefheart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beefheart moves away.
Young throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Beefheart on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beefheart slips under a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Young crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Beefheart - the referee stops the clock and Young gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Beefheart. Young manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Young lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Charles Young will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Charles Young's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Young throws the left hand but Beefheart avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Young.
Beefheart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Young misses with an uppercut
and Beefheart counters with a nice kick to the body.
Beefheart just misses with a punch to the body.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beefheart instigates a clinch.
Beefheart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young is trying to pull guard but Beefheart turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Beefheart lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beefheart tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
Beefheart putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Young in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefheart lands a nice elbow.
Beefheart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beefheart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young blocks the elbow strike.
Beefheart tries to pull guard but Young forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Young avoiding damage as Beefheart throws knees to the body.
Young is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beefheart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beefheart comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Captain Beefheart has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Beefheart scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to break the clinch but Beefheart is controlling the position.
Young takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beefheart.
Beefheart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Beefheart comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Beefheart lands an elbow just above Young 's eye.
Beefheart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Beefheart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Beefheart is controlling him.
Young blocks an elbow strike.
Beefheart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is trying to push Beefheart away but Beefheart has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Young blocks an elbow strike from Beefheart.
Beefheart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Beefheart tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Beefheart is controlling him.
Beefheart taking a breather.
Beefheart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beefheart missing with knees to the body.
Beefheart throws a head punch that misses.
Young tries to pull guard but Beefheart holds him up against the cage and eventually Young drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Beefheart.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Beefheart is controlling him.
Beefheart can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Beefheart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Beefheart prevents Young from breaking the clinch.
Beefheart keeps control of Young as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Beefheart lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Beefheart - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Captain Beefheart showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beefheart 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Captain Beefheart!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thaksin Yodsuwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes comes to the cage accompanied by Black and Yellow - Wiz Khalifa. Jamie Reyes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thaksin Yodsuwan's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jamie Reyes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thaksin Yodsuwan!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yodsuwan lands with a good body shot.
Reyes avoids the head kick by Yodsuwan.
Reyes slips under a jab.
Yodsuwan misses with a low kick.
Yodsuwan takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
Reyes scores with a nice head shot.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yodsuwan was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
Yodsuwan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yodsuwan connects with a looping right hand.
Yodsuwan throws a hook to the side of Reyes's head but Reyes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yodsuwan moves out of range as Reyes strikes.
Yodsuwan misses with a body shot.
Reyes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reyes throws a leg kick
and Yodsuwan counters by clinching up.
Reyes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yodsuwan is pushing Reyes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yodsuwan lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yodsuwan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reyes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reyes missing with knees to the body.
Yodsuwan can't find room to land a body shot as Reyes controls the action.
A short right from Yodsuwan.
Reyes is stalling here.
Reyes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reyes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yodsuwan misses with a punch to the body.
Reyes landing knees to the body.
Yodsuwan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reyes is defending well for now.
Yodsuwan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reyes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Reyes for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Reyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reyes managing to block the knees to the body from Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan connects with a knee to the head.
Reyes throws a punch but it's blocked by Yodsuwan.
Reyes lands 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!
Yodsuwan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reyes avoids it.
Yodsuwan has a couple of punches blocked by Reyes.
Yodsuwan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Yodsuwan on the inside.
Yodsuwan pushes Reyes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yodsuwan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Reyes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A shot in the inside from Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan wants to stall.
Reyes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reyes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yodsuwan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reyes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Thaksin Yodsuwan has been cut.
Reyes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yodsuwan working Reyes over with knees to the body.
Reyes tries a body shot but Yodsuwan blocks it.
Reyes throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Reyes.
Reyes lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reyes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reyes breaks from the clinch.
Reyes thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Reyes does it's job there.
A telegraphed right hand from Reyes misses the target.
Reyes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yodsuwan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yodsuwan throws a combination. Reyes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yodsuwan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yodsuwan forces Reyes back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yodsuwan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reyes's elbow.
Reyes trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thaksin Yodsuwan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thaksin Yodsuwan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slow jab from Reyes misses its intended target.
Reyes ducks under a wild hook from Yodsuwan.
Reyes checks a low kick from Yodsuwan.
Reyes throws out a loose jab but Yodsuwan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yodsuwan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reyes circles away quickly and effectively.
Reyes misses with a low kick.
Thaksin Yodsuwan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yodsuwan is looking to clinch but Reyes is avoiding it.
Reyes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yodsuwan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reyes blocking some punches.
Yodsuwan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thaksin Yodsuwan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yodsuwan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yodsuwan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reyes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yodsuwan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reyes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodsuwan has Reyes pressed against the cage.
Reyes trying to control the position but instead, Yodsuwan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reyes into the cage.
Yodsuwan just leaning against Reyes, taking a breather.
Yodsuwan letting Reyes take a breather here.
Yodsuwan misses with the head strike.
Yodsuwan landing knees to the head.
Reyes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yodsuwan backwards.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes is trying to break the clinch but Yodsuwan is controlling him.
Reyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yodsuwan is defending well for now.
Yodsuwan just leaning against Reyes, taking a breather.
Reyes throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Yodsuwan fails to land.
Yodsuwan can't find room to land a body shot as Reyes controls the action.
Reyes misses with a knee to the head.
Reyes prevents a body shot from Yodsuwan.
Reyes takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reyes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yodsuwan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reyes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yodsuwan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yodsuwan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reyes blocks it with crossed arms.
Yodsuwan tries to stall but Reyes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reyes is pushing Yodsuwan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yodsuwan obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reyes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yodsuwan taking a breather.
Yodsuwan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yodsuwan gets through Reyes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yodsuwan lands a hook that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Reyes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yodsuwan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Reyes.
Reyes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yodsuwan misses with a body punch.
Yodsuwan stalls.
Yodsuwan lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yodsuwan blocks it with crossed arms.
Reyes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yodsuwan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Reyes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yodsuwan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right handed body shot lands from Reyes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yodsuwan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Yodsuwan.
Reyes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Yodsuwan is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reyes blocks a body shot from Yodsuwan.
Reyes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yodsuwan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yodsuwan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jamie Reyes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thaksin Yodsuwan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yodsuwan looks to land a right hand but Reyes moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Yodsuwan misses the target.
Reyes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That kick from Yodsuwan tenderised Reyes's leg. Reyes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reyes keeps Yodsuwan at a distance using the push kick.
Yodsuwan misses with a wild body shot.
Yodsuwan throws a chopping leg kick but Reyes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Reyes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yodsuwan manages to avoid it.
Thaksin Yodsuwan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reyes 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 Yodsuwan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yodsuwan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters circling - Reyes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yodsuwan avoids a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Reyes as he connects with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Reyes blocks the low kick.
Reyes misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reyes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yodsuwan stuffs the takedown.
Yodsuwan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yodsuwan tries to clinch there but Reyes circles away.
Reyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reyes lands a leg kick that knocks Yodsuwan off balance momentarily.
Yodsuwan swings widly with a right hand
and Reyes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reyes trying to control but Yodsuwan is working from the bottom.
Reyes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Reyes won't allow Yodsuwan to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan being controlled here, momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jamie Reyes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Yodsuwan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reyes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yodsuwan moves forwards but Reyes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yodsuwan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yodsuwan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reyes connects with a crisp jab.
Thaksin Yodsuwan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reyes cracks Yodsuwan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reyes misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Reyes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reyes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reyes throws a solid leg kick but Yodsuwan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reyes.
Yodsuwan throws a right and a left that Reyes avoids nicely.
Yodsuwan throws a nice looking combination but Reyes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yodsuwan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reyes was well out of range. Poor timing from Yodsuwan.
Reyes lands with a shot to the body.
Yodsuwan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Reyes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reyes misses the shot to the body.
Reyes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yodsuwan checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Reyes.
Yodsuwan avoids the body shot from Reyes.
Yodsuwan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reyes counters with a low kick, right behind Yodsuwan 's knee.
A swing and a miss from Reyes.
Yodsuwan throws a sloppy head kick and Reyes moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yodsuwan tries to clinch up
and Reyes counters with a right hand to the body.
Reyes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yodsuwan takes a step back to recover.
Reyes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yodsuwan's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reyes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yodsuwan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Reyes clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Thaksin Yodsuwan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reyes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yodsuwan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yodsuwan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice cross by Reyes.
Yodsuwan avoids the head kick by Reyes.
Yodsuwan throws a sloppy head kick and Reyes moves out of range easily.
Yodsuwan looks to throw the jab but Reyes is out of range.
Yodsuwan avoids a kick to the body.
Yodsuwan darts in and clinches Reyes up against the cage.
Reyes tries to work over Yodsuwan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Reyes.
Yodsuwan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reyes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yodsuwan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reyes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yodsuwan backwards.
Reyes digs a right hand into Yodsuwan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yodsuwan's gas tank.
Reyes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yodsuwan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Reyes wants to stall.
Reyes lands a right hand.
Yodsuwan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reyes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yodsuwan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Yodsuwan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yodsuwan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reyes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reyes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yodsuwan is keeping busy.
Reyes stalling the fight.
Yodsuwan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yodsuwan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Yodsuwan scores with a knee to the head.
Reyes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yodsuwan misses with a knee to the head.
Yodsuwan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yodsuwan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yodsuwan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reyes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan lands a left hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reyes as Yodsuwan tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reyes.
Yodsuwan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A knee to the head by Reyes.
Yodsuwan digs a right hand into Reyes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reyes's gas tank.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Yodsuwan avoids the damage to the body.
Yodsuwan lands an uppercut.
Yodsuwan struggles to land a body shot inside as Reyes controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yodsuwan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes prevents a body shot from Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan slowing the pace effectively.
Reyes goes for a takedown attempt but Yodsuwan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No joy there for Yodsuwan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reyes throws a shot from downtown. Yodsuwan moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Reyes.
Reyes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yodsuwan walks into a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yodsuwan throws a combination that misses
and Reyes counters with a good low kick that Yodsuwan was not able to check.
Reyes checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Thaksin Yodsuwan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Thaksin Yodsuwan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Reyes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yodsuwan is looking to score with low kicks.
Reyes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yodsuwan. That's going to slow Reyes down.
Reyes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yodsuwan momentarily.
Yodsuwan throws a one two combo.
Yodsuwan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yodsuwan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yodsuwan rushes Reyes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reyes pushes Yodsuwan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reyes as Yodsuwan tries to tie him up.
Yodsuwan tries to land knees in the clinch but Reyes avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reyes stalling against the cage.
Reyes with a knee to the head.
Reyes trying to land knees to the body.
Reyes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reyes stalling in the clinch but Yodsuwan improves position.
Yodsuwan with a knee to the head.
Yodsuwan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yodsuwan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yodsuwan is defending well for now.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but Yodsuwan blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan working aggressively here.
Reyes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reyes wants to take the fight to the mat but Yodsuwan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Yodsuwan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reyes landing knees to the body.
Reyes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yodsuwan prevents it.
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.
Reyes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yodsuwan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reyes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reyes stalls.
Reyes tries to work over Yodsuwan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Yodsuwan avoids the damage to the body.
Yodsuwan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reyes blocks a body shot from Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan is looking to control Reyes's arms but Reyes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yodsuwan has his back to the cage.
Yodsuwan blocks a body shot from Reyes.
Reyes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yodsuwan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yodsuwan misses with a punch on the inside.
Reyes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan is looking to control Reyes's arms but Reyes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yodsuwan has his back to the cage.
Reyes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yodsuwan tries to land a knee to the head but Reyes blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Reyes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yodsuwan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yodsuwan misses with a body punch.
Reyes blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reyes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yodsuwan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yodsuwan can't find room to land a body shot as Reyes controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Yodsuwan is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes lands with a short shot to the head.
Yodsuwan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reyes missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Reyes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reyes 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jamie Reyes!
Jamie Reyes retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Jamie Reyes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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