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Pride: Development Series 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krayzie Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin has chosen I Need a Doctor as his entrance music. Rich Franklin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krayzie Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rich Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Franklin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A solid body kick from Jackson.
Franklin throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Franklin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jackson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Franklin backs up against the ropes.
It looks like Rich Franklin has been cut.
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Franklin's sensitive parts.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Franklin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Franklin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson thows a body kick. Franklin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Franklin stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.
Jackson feints and then cracks Franklin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Franklin down.
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Franklin's sensitive parts.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Franklin's defenses.
Jackson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Franklin.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson prevents Franklin from breaking the clinch.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Franklin avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the ropes.
Franklin is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklin avoids it.
Franklin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Franklin avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franklin.
Franklin takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklin avoids it.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Franklin controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Franklin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jackson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Franklin misses with the combination.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Franklin. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson lands a jab to the nose.
A punch combination from Franklin misses.
Krayzie Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Krayzie Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Franklin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Franklin keeps the fight on the outside.
Franklin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jackson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Franklin's head.
No joy there for Franklin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krayzie Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rich Franklin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jackson darts in and clinches Franklin up against the ropes.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Franklin is defending well for now.
Franklin blocks the elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklin avoids it.
Franklin avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Franklin avoids the damage to the body.
Franklin is trying to break free.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franklin.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Franklin avoids the damage to the body.
Franklin blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Franklin avoids the damage to the body.
Franklin wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Franklin managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklin avoids it.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Franklin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Franklin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Franklin throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Franklin tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Franklin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Franklin throws a series of strikes that have Jackson backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks for the body kick but Franklin saw that one coming.
Jackson tries to clinch but Franklin moves out of range.
Franklin fails with a takedown attempt.
Franklin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jackson throws a leg kick which misses Franklin's front leg but catches the back leg as Franklin tries to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some wild striking there from Franklin.
Crunch! Jackson slams his shin into Franklin's torso.
Franklin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jackson pushes Franklin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklin avoids it.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Franklin avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Franklin is defending well for now.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Franklin controls the action.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Franklin blocks it.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson prevents Franklin from breaking the clinch.
Franklin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Krayzie Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Franklin is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Franklin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franklin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franklin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Franklin avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Franklin takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Rich Franklin's cut even more.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Franklin blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krayzie Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rich Franklin'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jackson connects with a solid leg kick.
Franklin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A combination from Franklin does no damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jackson.
Jackson tries to land a front kick but Franklin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson lands with a nice body kick.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Franklin's shoulder, as Franklin tries to avoid the shot.
Franklin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Franklin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jackson.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franklin can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short left from Jackson.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Franklin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Franklin has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Franklin's head.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Franklin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Franklin managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Franklin's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franklin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jackson prevents it.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Franklin controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Franklin is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
The cut above Rich Franklin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Franklin avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Franklin avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Franklin avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Franklin's brow.
Jackson gets underhooks to prevent Franklin's takedown attempt.
Franklin dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Franklin managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Franklin managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Franklin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franklin's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Franklin shrugs off.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike.
Franklin can't get the takedown.
Krayzie Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Franklin.
Franklin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklin avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Franklin avoids the damage to the body.
Rich Franklin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franklin blocks an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krayzie Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krayzie Jackson!
Krayzie Jackson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Rakusaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Parchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakusaba comes into the arena with David Bowie - Suffragette City blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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178 lbs
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Rakusaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Archie Parchi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakusaba gets a clinch.
Rakusaba has clasped his hands together around Parchi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
You can see the frustration on Parchi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rakusaba is chipping away with strikes.
Rakusaba throws a strike aimed at the side of Parchi's head but Parchi avoids it well.
Rakusaba wants to control but Parchi is keeping him busy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rakusaba has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Parchi is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Rakusaba yanks on the arm and Parchi is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Rakusaba.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kazushi Rakusaba!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bolo Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alaj volim kad je pomalena kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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275 lbs
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240 lbs
28 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bolo Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnett manages to avoid it.
Barnett thumps Young with a low kick.
Barnett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Barnett.
Young has Barnett pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Barnett manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Barnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnett landing knees to the body.
Young is breathing heavily.
Barnett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barnett drops Young with a big knee straight up the middle! Young is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Bolo Young has been cut.
Barnett connects with an inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Barnett or perhaps it was just good defense by Young which made him look bad.
Barnett drives through and clinches with Young against the ropes.
Barnett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barnett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barnett misses with a knee to the head.
Barnett drops Young with a big knee straight up the middle! Young is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Young is rocked!
Barnett moves into range and clinches up with Young.
Oh Young is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Young seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett looking to throw knees to the head but Young is blocking nicely.
Barnett cracks Young with a nice body shot.
Barnett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Young up against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barnett.
Barnett lands a good knee to the midsection. Young won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Barnett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Young's face.
Barnett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Young lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barnett stalling the fight.
Barnett landing knees to the head.
Barnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnett lands a big head kick that sends Young tumbling to the mat! Barnett takes a step backwards and waves Young back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Barnett throws an overhand right that drops Young like a sack of potatoes! Barnett dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mirko Barnett!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hiroki Ishakima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry HooHar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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BJJ White 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroki Ishakima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry HooHar!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HooHar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from HooHar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ishakima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
HooHar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A cross from HooHar lands.
Some wild striking there from Ishakima.
HooHar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ishakima gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
HooHar is looking to work some ground and pound but Ishakima has wrist control.
HooHar drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. HooHar seems to have locked his on tight now - Ishakima screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for HooHar, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Harry HooHar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Aoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jj Oppapatika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oppapatika comes into a darkened arena with his song building. My Way kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
4 - 8 - 1 |
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275 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Aoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jj Oppapatika!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oppapatika avoids the head kick by Aoshi.
Aoshi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Oppapatika scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Shinji Aoshi has been cut.
Oppapatika scores with a jab to the body.
Aoshi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oppapatika.
Oppapatika throws a hook but Aoshi blocks it.
Aoshi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oppapatika digs a good body shot into Aoshi's ribs.
Aoshi throws a sloppy head kick and Oppapatika moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheers as Aoshi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Oppapatika doesn't seem phased though.
Aoshi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A shot to the liver by Oppapatika. Beautiful body shot.
Aoshi throws a body punch but Oppapatika moves out of range.
Aoshi loads up on a big right hand but Oppapatika slips the punch.
Oppapatika misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppapatika connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aoshi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aoshi avoids the body shot from Oppapatika.
Aoshi throws a head kick but Oppapatika moves out of range.
Aoshi scores with a shot to the body.
Oppapatika throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aoshi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oppapatika misses with a body shot.
Oppapatika throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aoshi.
Oppapatika blocks a head kick by Aoshi.
Oppapatika throws a shot from downtown. Aoshi moves away and avoids it.
Shinji Aoshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oppapatika misses the shot to the body.
Aoshi slips under a jab from Oppapatika.
Aoshi misses with a kick to the body.
Aoshi tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoshi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aoshi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Oppapatika, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oppapatika swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oppapatika paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shinji Aoshi's cut is getting worse.
Oppapatika is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Oppapatika smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oppapatika missing with a left hand there. Aoshi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oppapatika misses with a looping right.
Aoshi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oppapatika dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aoshi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oppapatika ducks right into an uppercut from Aoshi.
Aoshi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oppapatika takes one on the button.
Aoshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoshi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Oppapatika looks gassed!
Aoshi lands a brutal head kick. Oppapatika looks out on his feet and Aoshi throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Shinji Aoshi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hanamichi Sakuragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguelito Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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200 lbs
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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
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanamichi Sakuragi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguelito Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakuragi.
Nice shot by Dragon.
Sakuragi throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dragon throws an overhand right that lands on Sakuragi's shoulder, as Sakuragi tries to avoid the shot.
Dragon moves out of range as Sakuragi strikes.
Dragon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dragon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dragon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Hanamichi Sakuragi has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sakuragi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by Sakuragi or perhaps it was just good defense by Dragon which made him look bad.
Miguelito Dragon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dragon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sakuragi defending well as Dragon loads up on a big left hand.
Dragon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon throws a head kick but Sakuragi moves out of range.
Sakuragi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dragon. Dragon obviously looking to wear him down.
Sakuragi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dragon throws an overhand right that lands on Sakuragi's shoulder, as Sakuragi tries to avoid the shot.
Sakuragi dodges the punch combination from Dragon.
Sakuragi slips under a jab from Dragon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon drives through and clinches with Sakuragi against the ropes.
Sakuragi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dragon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sakuragi blocks it with crossed arms.
Dragon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sakuragi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A left hand lands to the body for Dragon.
Sakuragi misses with some punches.
Dragon gets through Sakuragi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sakuragi misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Dragon.
A head punch on the inside from Sakuragi fails to land.
Dragon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dragon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Dragon landing knees to the head.
Dragon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sakuragi is rocked!
Sakuragi takes a shot to the head.
Oh Sakuragi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sakuragi is trying to push Dragon away but Dragon has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon pushes Sakuragi back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dragon is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sakuragi is breathing heavily.
Dragon has Sakuragi pressed against the ropes. He pushes Sakuragi back and as he springs towards him off the ropes, Dragon throws a beautiful elbow that sends Sakuragi crashing to the floor! Dragon piles on the pressure with more strikes! Sakuragi is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguelito Dragon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Assis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Splinter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assis comes to the ring accompanied by Falling Slowly. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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240 lbs
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260 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Assis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Master Splinter!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Splinter as he connects with a hook.
Good leg kick by Splinter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Assis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Splinter stuns Assis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Assis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Splinter, right into the meat.
Splinter thumps Assis with a low kick.
Splinter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Splinter leaves Assis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Assis is breathing heavily.
Assis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Splinter.
Splinter feints a jab and as Assis dips his head, Splinter unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Assis right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Assis falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the ropes! Splinter smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Master Splinter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grecko Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Motorhead-Killed by death. Grecko Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Steve Austin's chin.
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3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grecko Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Austin!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Austin moves away.
Austin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Austin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Austin just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Austin tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A cross from Austin lands.
Austin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot by Austin.
Gracie slips a straight right by Austin.
Austin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Austin avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Austin lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Austin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Austin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Austin.
Gracie takes a swing at Austin's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie scores with a one two! Austin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Steve Austin has been cut.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Austin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Austin moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve Austin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Austin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch combination from Austin misses.
Austin throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
No joy there for Austin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Austin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Austin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a hook.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Austin ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Austin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Whack! Gracie lands a heavy head kick that drops Austin. The ref tackles Gracie to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Austin was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Grecko Gracie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tate Thai Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kengo Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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198 lbs
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24
193 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tate Thai Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kengo Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thai Guy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Watanabe really felt that one!
Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt
and Thai Guy counters with a thumping low kick.
Watanabe has his takedown stuffed
and Thai Guy counters with a nice leg kick.
Tate Thai Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kengo Watanabe.
Both fighters circling a little - Thai Guy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thai Guy doesn't manage to clinch there - Watanabe circles away.
Watanabe fails with the takedown
and Thai Guy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Watanabe's knee momentarily.
Watanabe looks gassed!
Thai Guy moves into the clinch.
Thai Guy is trying to stall.
Thai Guy pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Thai Guy is pressed up against the ropes. Watanabe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thai Guy down to the mat. Thai Guy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thai Guy!
Thai Guy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe tries for a takedown but Thai Guy circles away easily
and Thai Guy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Watanabe really felt that one!
The fight stays on the outside here - Thai Guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thai Guy clinches up against the ropes.
Thai Guy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thai Guy stalling.
Thai Guy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thai Guy lands an elbow inside that Watanabe shrugs off.
Thai Guy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Watanabe tries to score a body lock takedown but Thai Guy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Thai Guy is looking to control Watanabe's arms but Watanabe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thai Guy has his back to the ropes.
Thai Guy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tate Thai Guy.
Thai Guy scores with a push kick.
Watanabe shoots and misses
and Thai Guy counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy lands an elbow inside.
Thai Guy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Watanabe up against the ropes.
Watanabe takes an elbow to the forehead.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Watanabe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tate Thai Guy.
Watanabe with a poor takedown
and Thai Guy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Watanabe's knee momentarily.
Watanabe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thai Guy counters with a good low kick that Watanabe was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Watanabe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thai Guy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thai Guy lands a damaging elbow.
Thai Guy lands an elbow inside.
Thai Guy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Kengo Watanabe has been cut.
Thai Guy lands an elbow inside that Watanabe shrugs off.
Watanabe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thai Guy is defending well.
Thai Guy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Watanabe as Thai Guy tries to tie him up.
Watanabe looking for a takedown.
Watanabe takes an elbow to the temple.
Thai Guy pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Thai Guy taking a breather.
Thai Guy leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tate Thai Guy.
Thai Guy tries to clinch up.
Thai Guy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watanabe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thai Guy counters with a nice body kick.
Thai Guy moves into the clinch.
Thai Guy just leaning against Watanabe, taking a breather.
Watanabe tries to score a body lock takedown but Thai Guy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Thai Guy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Watanabe is keeping busy.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thai Guy lands an elbow inside.
Thai Guy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thai Guy looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tate Thai Guy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thai Guy.
Watanabe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thai Guy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thai Guy.
Watanabe fails with the takedown
and Thai Guy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tate Thai Guy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kengo Watanabe's cut.
That's time! Thai Guy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thai Guy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Watanabe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thai Guy counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thai Guy.
Watanabe takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thai Guy pushes Watanabe up against the ropes in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thai Guy.
Watanabe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thai Guy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Watanabe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thai Guy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tate Thai Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kengo Watanabe.
Thai Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watanabe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate Thai Guy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watanabe is breathing heavily.
Watanabe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thai Guy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Watanabe's sensitive parts.
Thai Guy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Watanabe takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai Guy takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for Thai Guy to work.
Thai Guy lands an elbow that stopped Watanabe in his tracks for a moment.
Thai Guy looking to stall.
Thai Guy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Watanabe takes an elbow to the temple.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Watanabe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thai Guy slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tate Thai Guy.
Thai Guy thuds his shin into the meat of Watanabe's side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thai Guy, right into the meat.
Thai Guy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe tries to keep at a distance but Thai Guy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thai Guy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watanabe can do to turn this around?
Thai Guy looking to slow down the pace here.
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!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Watanabe is looking for a takedown.
Watanabe is trying desperately to land a takedown but Thai Guy is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Watanabe.
Watanabe tries for a takedown but Thai Guy manages to get underhooks.
Thai Guy lands an elbow just above Watanabe 's eye.
Thai Guy pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Tate Thai Guy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Watanabe has Thai Guy pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Thai Guy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tate Thai Guy.
Thai Guy forces Watanabe back against the ropes and clinches.
Thai Guy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Watanabe is looking for a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thai Guy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thai Guy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Watanabe is keeping busy.
Watanabe takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Kengo Watanabe's cut even more.
Thai Guy gets underhooks to prevent Watanabe's takedown attempt.
Thai Guy wants to stall.
Thai Guy lands an elbow inside.
Thai Guy lands an elbow just above Watanabe 's eye.
Thai Guy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Watanabe's defenses.
Thai Guy lands an elbow just above Watanabe 's eye.
Watanabe takes an elbow to the temple.
Thai Guy is pushing Watanabe up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thai Guy lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Kengo Watanabe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thai Guy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thai Guy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tate Thai Guy.
Watanabe fails with the takedown
and Thai Guy counters with a big head kick but Watanabe shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thai Guy closes the distance and clinches.
Thai Guy lands an elbow just above Watanabe 's eye.
Watanabe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thai Guy prevents it.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tate Thai Guy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kengo Watanabe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thai Guy closes the distance and clinches.
Thai Guy lands an elbow just above Watanabe 's eye.
Watanabe gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Thai Guy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thai Guy tries to get out of the position.
Watanabe stops Thai Guy from getting back to his feet.
Thai Guy is looking to control Watanabe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thai Guy avoid being mounted?
Thai Guy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Thai Guy.
Thai Guy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Watanabe manages to get himself to full guard.
Thai Guy wants to stand but Watanabe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Watanabe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Watanabe keeping full guard, as Thai Guy tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe wants to stand up but Thai Guy is controlling him.
Thai Guy is looking to stand up but Watanabe won't let him.
Watanabe keeping moving, preventing Thai Guy from controlling successfully.
Thai Guy stands and steps away. Watanabe gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watanabe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid body kick from Thai Guy.
Thai Guy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thai Guy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Watanabe.
Thai Guy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thai Guy lands a damaging elbow.
Thai Guy tries to stall but Watanabe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thai Guy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tate Thai Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kengo Watanabe.
Watanabe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thai Guy lands an elbow inside.
Thai Guy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kengo Watanabe's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Watanabe is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy slowing the pace effectively.
Thai Guy lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kengo Watanabe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tate Thai Guy!
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A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
93% |
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