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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Hendi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Hendi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Aldo!
Hendi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hendi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aldo as he jumps to the side.
Hendi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hendi misses with a double jab.
Aldo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aldo takes a swing at Hendi's ribcage but misses.
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Hendi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aldo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendi tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
Hendi closes the distance and clinches.
Aldo avoids the elbow strike from Hendi, against the cage.
Aldo tries to break free but Hendi pushes him back against the cage.
Aldo is trying to break free.
Aldo is trying to force a seperation but Hendi has the dominant position.
Aldo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hendi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Aldo after a bit of a struggle.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Hendi.
Hendi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aldo is defending well.
Aldo is trying to push Hendi away but Hendi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aldo tries to break free but Hendi pushes him back against the cage.
Hendi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aldo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hendi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hendi is pressed up against the cage. Aldo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hendi down to the mat. Hendi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Aldo avoids the head kick by Hendi.
Aldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aldo misses with a few strikes there.
Hendi misses with a straight left.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Hendi avoids them all with ease.
Aldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hendi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hendi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendi breaks from the clinch.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown but Hendi shows good takedown defense.
Hendi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hendi tries to clinch but Aldo moves out of range.
Hendi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hendi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Aldo as Hendi shoots in.
Hendi looks gassed!
Some wild striking there from Hendi.
Aldo tries to bum rush Hendi with a series of wild strikes but Hendi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hendi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hendi prevents Aldo from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendi stalling away here and it's allowed Aldo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hendi wants to control from the top but Aldo keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kim Hendi has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Aldo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hendi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aldo but Aldo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aldo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendi circles away quickly and effectively.
Hendi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hendi closes the distance and clinches up with Aldo, looking for a takedown. Hendi pushes Aldo against the cage but Aldo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hendi pushes Aldo up against the cage in a clinch.
Aldo tries to circle away but Hendi has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aldo wants a takedown.
Hendi breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Aldo as Hendi shoots in.
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 Jose Aldo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hendi avoids the body shot from Aldo.
Aldo jabs Hendi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jose Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Hendi shoots in for a takedown but Aldo shows good takedown defense.
Aldo misses with a double jab
and Hendi moves into the clinch.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch but Hendi keeps him there for the moment.
Hendi is looking for a takedown.
Aldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aldo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aldo is trying to push Hendi away but Hendi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hendi tries to score a body lock takedown but Aldo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Hendi.
Hendi trying to land knees to the body.
Hendi has Aldo pressed against the cage, preventing Aldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aldo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hendi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldo looks to land a combination but Hendi avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendi has Aldo up against the cage in a clinch.
Hendi tries to land knees in the clinch but Aldo avoids the damage to the body.
Hendi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hendi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aldo's waist but Aldo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hendi off to one side.
Hendi is breathing heavily.
Hendi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aldo looks to land a combination but Hendi avoids it well.
Aldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendi circles away quickly and effectively.
Aldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hendi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aldo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hendi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aldo has hold of one of Hendi's legs. Hendi is fighting the takedown attempt but Aldo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Aldo is looking to work some ground and pound but Hendi has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendi is trying to keep Aldo in close.
Hendi controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendi looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Aldo has picked Hendi up and slammed him! Hendi can't keep hold of the triangle and Aldo manages to pass to side control!
Hendi is looking to reverse the position.
Aldo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hendi tries to control but Aldo manages to take his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo has the hooks in. Hendi is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Aldo passes his arm under Hendi's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Hendi taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jose Aldo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Ros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Diaz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Ros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz instigates a clinch.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Ros doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
A left lands for Diaz.
Ros tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Ros keeps it at a distance.
Diaz pushes Ros up against the cage in a clinch.
Ros has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ros is trying to break free.
Ros tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Ros's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Ros backwards.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ros wants to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ros has Diaz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diaz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Diaz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ros or not.
Ros blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Ros prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Ros controls the action.
Ros decides to pull guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Diaz wants to stand but Ros is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ros not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ros wants to stand and escape but Diaz is having none of it.
Ros looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ros. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaz being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ros trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tim Ros just wasn't active enough.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Ros is avoiding it.
Ros looks for a takedown but Diaz sprawls well.
Ros walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ros looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz darts in trying to clinch
and Ros holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
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!
Ros is trying to stall.
Diaz tries to work over Ros's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diaz tries a body shot but Ros blocks it.
Ros tries to pull guard but Diaz won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Ros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
Ros wants to take the fight to the mat but Diaz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Tim Ros has been cut.
Ros misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Ros circles away and keeps his distance.
Ros gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
Diaz lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Diaz.
Diaz looking to stall.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Ros controls the action.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Nick Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ros shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diaz defends it nicely.
Ros is breathing heavily.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ros swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ros avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz tries to clinch but Ros moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ros fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ros looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diaz is fending him off so far but Ros persists. Nope, Diaz circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Ros circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Ros's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ros looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Diaz leaves Ros with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ros fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Ros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ros has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Diaz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Ros avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ros keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Ros uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Diaz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Ros avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Ros has him pressed against the cage.
Ros jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diaz walks away with a smile on his face. Ros gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ros shoots in and drives through. Diaz sprawls well.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tim Ros is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz gets a clinch.
Diaz digs a right hand into Ros's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ros's gas tank.
Diaz is trying to push Ros away but Ros has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ros backwards.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Diaz keeps control of Ros as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz digs a right hand into Ros's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ros's gas tank.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nick Diaz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diaz tries a body shot but Ros blocks it.
Ros prevents a body shot from Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ros's elbow.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Ros controls his hands.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ros's elbow.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ros is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Diaz to keep the fight standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ros is trying to pull guard but Diaz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ros is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Diaz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ros stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz clinches with his opponent.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Ros avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Diaz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diaz trying to control the position but instead, Ros has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diaz into the cage.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Ros avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Ros drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ros blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ros.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Ros controls the action.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ros's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ros or not.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ros backwards.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ros's elbow.
Ros blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Ros controls the action.
Diaz presses Ros against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Ros controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tim Ros's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ros takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Ros tries to clinch up.
Ros forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Ros controls his hands.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ros's elbow.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ros can't break the clinch.
Diaz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ros or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Ros's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ros looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ros looking for a takedown.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Diaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ros tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Diaz smiles and moves away.
Diaz tries to clinch but Ros is having none of it.
Diaz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ros, pushing him back against the cage.
Diaz is looking to control Ros's arms but Ros gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diaz has his back to the cage.
Ros prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Diaz tries a body shot but Ros blocks it.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz pushes Ros back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Ros avoids it by throwing Diaz back 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!
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch but Ros is having none of it.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Ros pushes him off.
Ros swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Diaz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ros is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Ros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ros tries to pull guard but Diaz holds him up against the cage and eventually Ros drops back down to his feet.
Diaz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Diaz.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diaz.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz lands with a left to the head.
Diaz looking to slow down the pace here.
Diaz pushes Ros back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Ros.
Ros tries to pull guard but Diaz holds him up against the cage and eventually Ros drops back down to his feet.
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nick Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Ros is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ros prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz lands a body punch.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tim Ros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick Diaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Ros backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diaz 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Diaz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocko Rod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Rubber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocko Rod has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocko Rod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jean Rubber!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubber throws a nice looking combination but Rod bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rubber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rod is defended easily by Rubber.
Rod shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rubber but Rubber pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rod forces Rubber back against the cage and clinches.
Rubber is pressed up against the cage. Rod has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rubber down to the mat. Rubber avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocko Rod. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rubber lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rubber.
Rod will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rubber wants to clinch up but Rod keeps it at a distance.
Rubber closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rod drives through and clinches with Rubber against the cage.
Rod is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rod pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rod shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rubber but Rubber pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubber throws a series of punches but Rod avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rod.
Rubber drops Rod with a left right combo! Rubber follows him down to the ground into side control.
Rod is rocked!
It looks like Rocko Rod has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rod is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rod is looking to reverse the position.
Rod can't do much from the bottom here.
Rubber stands up.
Rod swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rod fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rubber sprawls well initially but Rod persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rubber is trying to stand back up but Rod is controlling him
Rod stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Rubber to get to his feet.
Rod has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rubber.
Rod closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rubber tries to escape but Rod is in control.
Rod in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubber is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rod throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rod tries for a kimura but Rubber is defending well.
Rubber is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rod is controlling him well.
Rod trying to control the action but Rubber is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rod controlling the position.
Rubber defending against the ground and pound.
Rod prevents Rubber from escaping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rod landing strikes.
Rod taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Rubber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocko Rod's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rubber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rubber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rod throws out the jab.
Rod moves in looking to clinch but Rubber pushes him off.
Rod avoids the head kick by Rubber.
Jean Rubber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rod loads up on a big right hand but Rubber slips the punch.
Rod throws a nice looking combination but Rubber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rubber throws a head kick that half lands.
Rod tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rubber sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rod somewhat.
Rubber tries to clinch but Rod moves out of range.
Rubber misses with a head kick.
Rod throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubber throws a series of punches but Rod avoids them all with ease.
Rubber is breathing heavily.
Rubber fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rod on the side of the head.
Rod tries to clinch up.
Rubber blocks a head kick by Rod.
Rod checks a leg kick nicely.
Rod shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rod gets a clinch.
Rod breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rubber ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Rubber. Beautiful body shot.
Jean Rubber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rod fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rubber scores with a jab to the body.
Rubber throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rod has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rod tries to score a body lock takedown but Rubber shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rod is looking to control Rubber's arms but Rubber gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rod has his back to the cage.
Rubber breaks the clinch.
Rubber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rubber is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rod is defending well.
Rod gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rubber regains guard.
Rod looking to pass the guard.
Rod trying to control but Rubber is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rod missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rod trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rubber is looking to stand up but Rod isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rod stands up from Rubber's guard - Rod perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rod fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocko Rod. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rubber lands a nice shot that snaps Rod's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubber throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rod.
Rubber goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rod tries to clinch there but Rubber circles away.
Rubber doesn't manage to clinch there - Rod circles away.
Rod bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rod tries to advance to mount but can't.
Rubber is pushing Rod's head away, looking to escape. Rod manages to hold on to the position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rubber tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Rubber holding both Rod 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jean Rubber will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rocko Rod's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A left and a right from Rod both land. Nice combination.
Rod throws a head kick but Rubber moves out of range.
Rubber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Rubber does no damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rod.
Rocko Rod is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rubber stuffs the takedown.
Rubber gets a clinch.
Rubber is trying to drag Rod to the mat but Rod just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rod stalling in the clinch but Rubber improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rod tries for a takedown but Rubber manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocko Rod. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rod wants to take the fight to the mat but Rubber manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rubber working hard to break the clinch.
Rubber is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rod can't fight it off and eventually Rubber manages to take the fight to the floor. Rod looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rod will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rod wants to sweep here but Rubber controlling him for the moment.
Rubber wants to get up but he can't break Rod's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rubber gets to his feet. Rod looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rod feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rod won't allow Rubber to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rod decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubber throws a series of punches but Rod moves out of range.
Rod misses with a few strikes there.
Rubber scores with a three punch combo!
Rod clinches up against the cage.
Rod prevents Rubber from breaking the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rubber.
Rubber wants to get back to striking at distance but Rod won't allow it.
Rod breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rubber closes the distance and clinches.
Rubber wants to get back to striking at distance but Rod won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rod tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rubber smiles and moves away.
Rubber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rod keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Rubber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rod throws a head kick but Rubber moves out of range.
Rubber connects with the punch.
Rubber swinging wildly here.
Rubber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown by Rod or perhaps it was just good defense by Rubber which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubber throws a low kick, looking for Rod's leg but Rod calmly moves out of range.
Rubber scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rod avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rod throws a head kick but Rubber moves out of range.
Rod fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rubber avoids it really well and circles away.
Rubber tries to bum rush Rod with a series of wild strikes but Rod uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rod shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rubber napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rocko Rod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jean Rubber is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rod tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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 Rocko Rod.
I think Rubber 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Rubber!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junko Hatoru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yang comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the Tiger. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Yang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junko Hatoru!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yang tries to bum rush Hatoru with a series of wild strikes but Hatoru uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hatoru swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yang lands with a straight right. Hatoru didn't see that one coming.
Hatoru darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hatoru is working for a kimura but Yang is defending it quite comfortably.
Yang is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hatoru pulls his head out easily.
Yang is trying to maintain the position but Hatoru is very close to passing his half guard.
Hatoru is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yang defends it well.
Yang is trying to stand back up but Hatoru is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang is refusing to be controlled, as Hatoru sits in half guard.
Yang wants to get back to his feet.
Yang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hatoru on the ground.
Hatoru is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Yang sees it coming and defends easily.
Hatoru is trying to work for a kimura but Yang is defending well.
Yang is not content to let Hatoru control the position.
Hatoru slows the pace down in half guard.
Hatoru is keen to just control but Yang is a slippery customer.
Yang actively working from the bottom here.
Hatoru is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatoru lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yang is trying to escape the mount.
Hatoru is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Yang to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Yang shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatoru looking to secure an arm triangle but Yang defends it well.
Yang tries to reverse the position but Hatoru maintains control.
Hatoru controlling the position easily from mount.
Hatoru has isolated one of Yang's arms. Yang looking to fight him off but Hatoru twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Junko Hatoru!
Junko Hatoru thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Ribera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Ribera!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Ribera misses.
Ribera takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hardy throws a hook but Ribera blocks it.
Ribera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardy.
A right-left combo lands from Ribera.
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ribera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ribera swinging wildly here.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Dan Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
Ribera avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Hardy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ribera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ribera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribera lands with a nice combination. Hardy backs away looking to recover.
Hardy is rocked!
Ribera digs a good body shot into Hardy's ribs.
Oh Hardy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardy scores with a sloppy right hand. Ribera should have avoided that one.
Hardy seems to have got his legs back now.
Ribera throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ribera throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Ribera lands a hook that stumbles Hardy back into the cage. Ribera follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Hardy to the canvas! Ribera pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Hardy has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Manny Ribera!
Manny Ribera looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'What, what, in his butt!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Judas Theurophoroi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cris Olesen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Theurophoroi comes to the cage accompanied by One Step Closer. . .to the Title Shot!. Judas Theurophoroi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Judas Theurophoroi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cris Olesen!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theurophoroi connects with a right hand. Olesen shakes it off.
Olesen keeps the fight on the outside.
Theurophoroi tries to clinch but Olesen is having none of it.
Theurophoroi scores with a spinning back kick!
Judas Theurophoroi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Theurophoroi lands a big head kick that sends Olesen tumbling to the mat! Theurophoroi takes a step backwards and waves Olesen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Cris Olesen has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Theurophoroi closes the distance and pushes Olesen back into the cage.
Theurophoroi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Theurophoroi stalling in the clinch.
Theurophoroi lands a knee to the head.
Olesen looks gassed!
Theurophoroi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Theurophoroi scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theurophoroi scores with a knee to the head.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow that stopped Olesen in his tracks for a moment.
Theurophoroi presses Olesen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Theurophoroi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Olesen's face.
Nice elbow from Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Theurophoroi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Theurophoroi effectively controlling the action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi landing 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!
Theurophoroi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow just above Olesen 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Theurophoroi.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Theurophoroi.
A knee to the head by Theurophoroi.
A hook to the body from Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi slows down the pace here.
Theurophoroi connects with a knee to the head.
Theurophoroi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Theurophoroi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Theurophoroi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Olesen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theurophoroi lands a damaging elbow.
Theurophoroi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow that stopped Olesen in his tracks for a moment.
Theurophoroi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Theurophoroi gets through Olesen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Theurophoroi lands a knee to the head.
Theurophoroi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Olesen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Theurophoroi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Theurophoroi is pushing Olesen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow that stopped Olesen in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theurophoroi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Olesen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Theurophoroi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Theurophoroi.
Olesen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Theurophoroi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow inside that Olesen shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Theurophoroi landing knees to the body.
Theurophoroi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Olesen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Theurophoroi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Judas Theurophoroi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cris Olesen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Theurophoroi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Theurophoroi plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Olesen to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Olesen just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Judas Theurophoroi!
Judas Theurophoroi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Kobra Clothing Inc., into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Takashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilbert Melendez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ryu Takashi's chin.
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170 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Ryu Takashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gilbert Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez throws a combination that misses
and Takashi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Takashi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Melendez if he has to take too many more of those.
Melendez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takashi counters with an outside leg kick.
Melendez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takashi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Takashi throws a strike but Melendez avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Takashi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Takashi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Takashi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Melendez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Takashi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Takashi trying to control but Melendez is working from the bottom.
Melendez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Melendez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Takashi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takashi throws a big right hand that misses.
Takashi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Takashi looking to pass the guard.
Melendez keeping moving, preventing Takashi from controlling successfully.
Takashi throws a big right hand that misses.
Takashi throws a strike but Melendez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Takashi pulls Melendez in close to his closed guard and prevents Melendez from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ryu Takashi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Takashi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Melendez circles away.
Melendez misses with an uppercut.
Melendez cracks a nice hook into Takashi's ribs.
Melendez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Melendez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Melendez fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Takashi misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Melendez misses with a left hand
and Takashi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Melendez's knee momentarily.
Melendez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takashi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Melendez looks gassed!
Takashi 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.
Melendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Melendez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takashi counters with a shoot takedown. Melendez fights it but they end up in guard.
Takashi throws a big elbow that misses.
Melendez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Takashi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Takashi throws a big right hand that misses.
Takashi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Takashi working some strikes from top position.
Melendez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Takashi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Melendez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Takashi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Takashi postures up in Melendez's guard and throws a big left but Melendez blocks it.
Takashi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takashi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Melendez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takashi throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Takashi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circle momentarily. Takashi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Melendez misses with a series of wild punches.
Melendez throws a series of punches but Takashi moves out of range.
Melendez misses with a combination
and Takashi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Melendez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Melendez misses with a double jab
and Takashi counters with a single leg into guard. Melendez didn't expect that.
Melendez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Takashi throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Takashi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Melendez is breathing heavily.
Melendez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez has momentary wrist control but Takashi slips an elbow through the middle.
Melendez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Takashi postures up and lands a big shot to Melendez's brow.
Takashi postures up in Melendez's guard and throws a big left but Melendez blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Takashi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Takashi working some strikes from top position.
Melendez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Melendez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Takashi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Takashi throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takashi throws a big elbow that misses.
Takashi distracts Melendez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Takashi slips nicely into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Takashi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Takashi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Melendez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Takashi.
Takashi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Melendez defending well though.
Melendez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Takashi drops an elbow to the side of Melendez's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takashi is working for a kimura but Melendez is defending it quite comfortably.
Takashi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ryu Takashi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Takashi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Melendez defending well though.
Takashi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Melendez can do to turn this around?
Takashi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Melendez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Takashi.
Takashi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Takashi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takashi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Takashi thows a huge punch but Melendez dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Takashi lands a nice short elbow.
Takashi wants to pass the guard but Melendez is defending well.
Takashi throwing shots but Melendez is blocking nicely.
Takashi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Takashi is trying to control. Melendez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melendez won't allow Takashi to pass to mount.
Takashi is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Takashi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Takashi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Melendez misses with a two punch combination.
Takashi avoids the body shot from Melendez.
No joy there for Melendez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takashi slips a jab and a cross from Melendez.
Melendez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takashi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Melendez's knee momentarily.
Melendez misses with a combination
and Takashi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Melendez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Melendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Melendez stuffs the takedown.
Takashi tries to clinch but Melendez moves out of range.
Takashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takashi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Takashi.
Takashi jumps guard but Melendez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Takashi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Melendez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryu Takashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Melendez.
Melendez blocks an uppercut.
Melendez blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Melendez.
Melendez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Melendez lands a shoulder strike.
Takashi looking to slow down the pace here.
Melendez is trying to push Takashi away but Takashi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ryu Takashi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takashi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Melendez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gilbert Melendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melendez throws a combination that misses
and Takashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Melendez misses with a hook. Takashi ducked under it nicely.
Gilbert Melendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Melendez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takashi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryu Takashi is winning the standup battle so far.
Takashi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Melendez misses with a series of wild punches.
Takashi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Takashi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Takashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Melendez circles away.
Melendez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takashi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Takashi wants to clinch up but Melendez keeps it at a distance.
Melendez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takashi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takashi scores a takedown into full mount!
Takashi controlling the position easily from mount.
Takashi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takashi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ryu Takashi.
A punch combination from Melendez misses.
Gilbert Melendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takashi lands the left hand.
Takashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Melendez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Takashi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Takashi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Takashi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Langham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Langham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Langham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blaze circles away quickly and effectively.
Blaze closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Blaze.
Blaze trying to land knees to the body.
Langham is working for takedown but Blaze is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blaze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Langham gets a double leg takedown into Blaze's guard.
Langham drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Langham as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Blaze screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Langham! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Chris Langham!
Chris Langham is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaito Saruwatari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arron Gillespie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaito Saruwatari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arron Gillespie!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saruwatari goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gillespie moves in looking to clinch but Saruwatari pushes him off.
Gillespie throws the left hand but Saruwatari avoids the punch easily.
Gillespie throws a nice looking combination but Saruwatari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A shot to the liver by Gillespie. Beautiful body shot.
Gillespie tries to clinch but Saruwatari moves out of range.
Saruwatari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Kaito Saruwatari has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gillespie misses with a double jab.
Gillespie drives through and clinches with Saruwatari against the cage.
Saruwatari prevents Gillespie from breaking the clinch.
Saruwatari breaks from the clinch.
Oooooh!!! Gillespie has knocked Saruwatari down with a huge combo! Gillespie steps away and waves a wobbly Saruwatari back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Saruwatari is rocked!
Saruwatari is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Gillespie doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Saruwatari crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Saruwatari's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arron Gillespie! Arron Gillespie retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wojciech Cejrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mu Cephei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cejrowski comes to the cage accompanied by Eto Kavkaz. Cephei has chosen Yngwie Malmsteen - Black star as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wojciech Cejrowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mu Cephei!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cephei closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cephei lands in his opponent's guard.
Cephei got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cejrowski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cephei has managed to get both his arms back between Cejrowski's legs - danger averted.
Cephei trying to control but Cejrowski is working from the bottom.
Cejrowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cephei loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cejrowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cephei trying to control but Cejrowski is working from the bottom.
Cejrowski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cephei pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cejrowski is keeping the position for now.
Cephei passes into half guard.
Cephei is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cejrowski is looking for a sweep. Cephei is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cephei is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cephei is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cejrowski sees it coming and defends easily.
Cephei is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cephei is working for a guillotine from mount but Cejrowski frees his head quite easily.
Cejrowski is trying to reverse the position but instead Cephei has taken his back - oops!
Cephei trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Cephei controlling well, preventing Cejrowski from escaping the position.
Cephei looking for the choke from the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cejrowski turns into Cephei and is now in his guard.
Cephei looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cejrowski is one step ahead there.
Cejrowski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cejrowski wants to control from the top but Cephei keeps moving.
Cejrowski is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cephei is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cephei is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cephei lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Cephei has his foot on Cejrowski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cejrowski works his way back into a safe position though.
Cephei is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cejrowski is aware though and is defending well.
Cejrowski wants to pass the guard but Cephei is keeping the position.
Cejrowski is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cephei is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cephei has escaped and now he's on top!
Cephei passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cephei tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cephei has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cephei is working to tighten is grip on Cejrowski's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Cejrowski has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Cephei is really squeezing tight and eventually Cejrowski passes out! Cephei breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mu Cephei! Mu Cephei retains his middleweight title!
Mu Cephei really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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