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Rivals TV VI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Duxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Jnr Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Calvin Jnr Fisher enters the cage!
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205 lbs
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199 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Duxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Calvin Jnr Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duxe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Duxe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duxe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fisher takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Frank Duxe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duxe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oooooh!!! Duxe has knocked Fisher down with a huge combo! Duxe steps away and waves a wobbly Fisher back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fisher is rocked!
Duxe throws a series of punches but Fisher moves out of range.
Fisher is still on wobbly legs! Can Duxe finish him?
Fisher dodges the punch combination from Duxe.
Duxe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fisher seems to have recovered his senses.
Fisher shoots in and drives through. Duxe sprawls well.
Duxe connects with a superb combination that knocks Fisher out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Duxe before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Fisher!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Duxe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ben Dillon has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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195 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ White 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Dillon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Takeshi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeshi tries to clinch up.
Dillon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takeshi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dillon misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Dillon does no damage.
Dillon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Ryu Takeshi has been cut.
Dillon throws a right and a left that Takeshi avoids nicely.
Dillon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dillon throws a combination that misses
and Takeshi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dillon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dillon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dillon misses with a double jab
and Takeshi counters with a head kick that drops Dillon to the mat! Dillon scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Dillon is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dillon throws a series of punches but Takeshi avoids them all with ease.
Takeshi circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Dillon drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Takeshi follows Dillon to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Takeshi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Albert Kosciuszko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose comes into the arena with Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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266 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leroy Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piotr Albert Kosciuszko!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosciuszko moves in looking to clinch but Rose pushes him off.
Rose bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kosciuszko's head backwards.
It looks like Piotr Albert Kosciuszko has been cut.
Jab from Rose.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Kosciuszko dives in and grabs Rose's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rose pushes down on Kosciuszko's head and hops out.
Kosciuszko looks gassed!
Rose misses with a low kick as Kosciuszko jumps back.
Rose lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kosciuszko circles away quickly and effectively.
Rose tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose misses with a head kick.
Rose shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kosciuszko eats them both and turns towards Rose to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rose throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kosciuszko was covering up waiting for the punch and Rose finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kosciuszko working for a triangle but Rose defends it easily.
Kosciuszko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rose is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rose's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rose trying to control but Kosciuszko is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rose would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rose knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kosciuszko on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Leroy Rose.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.
Rose tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kosciuszko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rose digs a good body shot into Kosciuszko's ribs.
Oooooh!!! Rose has knocked Kosciuszko down with a huge combo! Rose steps away and waves a wobbly Kosciuszko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rose throws a nice looking combination but Kosciuszko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rose takes the fight into the clinch.
Rose manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Rose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose lands a big uppercut and Kosciuszko crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kosciuszko looks OK. Rose waves Kosciuszko back to his feet!
Kosciuszko is rocked!
That has opened up Piotr Albert Kosciuszko's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kosciuszko is still on wobbly legs! Can Rose finish him?
Rose flashes Kosciuszko a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Kosciuszko's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Kosciuszko crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Rose punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leroy Rose!
Leroy Rose bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Sand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Tuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dave Sand has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Sand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cole Tuck!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sand shoots and misses
and Tuck counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tuck pushes down on Sand's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tuck is looking to advance position but Sand won't allow it.
Sand trying to control from the bottom.
Tuck tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sand knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tuck throwing shots but Sand is blocking nicely.
Tuck wants to pass the guard but Sand is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuck moves nicely into side control.
Tuck landing strikes.
It looks like Dave Sand has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuck works to advance to full mount. Sand defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Tuck lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sand tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuck lands a nice shot to the head.
Sand keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sand is working hard here to advance position.
Tuck dominating with strikes here.
Dave Sand's cut is getting worse.
Tuck in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tuck lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jeez, Dave Sand's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dave Sand's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cole Tuck!
Cole Tuck decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xu has chosen Metallica - Creeping Death as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Xu!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xu clinches.
Dos Santos missing with knees to the body.
Xu has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dos Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dos Santos can't break the clinch.
Xu is trying to maintain a safe position but Dos Santos gets an underhook and turns Xu into the cage.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Xu landing knees to the body.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Xu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Thiago Dos Santos has been cut.
Xu is leaning against Dos Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Xu is pushing Dos Santos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A hook to the body from Xu.
Xu lands a knee to the head.
Xu working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Xu obliges.
A knee to the head by Xu.
Xu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Xu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Xu landing knees to the head.
Xu lands a nice knee to the body.
Xu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Xu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Xu crunches a lovely knee into Dos Santos's ribcage.
Xu lands a knee to the body.
Xu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Xu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Xu lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Xu.
Xu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Xu with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Xu.
A body shot lands from Xu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Xu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Xu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Xu is leaning against Dos Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Xu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Xu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Xu working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Xu lands a nice knee to the body.
Xu misses with an elbow strike.
Dos Santos is trying to force a seperation but Xu has the dominant position.
Xu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Xu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Xu digs a right hand underneath Dos Santos's ribcage. Dos Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Xu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Xu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Xu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Xu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dos Santos up against the cage.
Xu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Xu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Xu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dos Santos up against the cage.
Xu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Xu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xu scores with a knee to the head.
Xu is working Dos Santos over against the cage.
Xu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Xu lands a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Xu.
Xu working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Xu landing knees to the head.
Xu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dos Santos up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Xu obliges.
Xu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Xu landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos taking a breather.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dos Santos is trying to break free.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Xu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Dos Santos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Xu closes the distance and clinches.
Xu avoids a wild elbow strike from Dos Santos.
Xu crunches a lovely knee into Dos Santos's ribcage.
Xu working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Xu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
Knees to the body from Xu.
Xu connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Xu obliges.
Dos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Xu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Xu landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Xu digs a right hand into Dos Santos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dos Santos's gas tank.
A knee to the head by Xu.
Dos Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Xu obliges.
Nice body punch from Xu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu crunches a lovely knee into Dos Santos's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Xu obliges.
Xu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dos Santos up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Xu.
Xu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Xu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Xu lands a body shot.
Roger Xu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Xu.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Xu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Xu obliges.
Xu lands a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dos Santos throws an elbow but misses.
Xu is pushing Dos Santos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu scores with a knee to the head.
Xu lands an elbow inside.
Xu misses with an elbow strike.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Xu landing knees to the body.
Xu lands a shot to the body.
Xu can't find room to land a body shot as Dos Santos controls the action.
Dos Santos working aggressively here.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Xu scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Xu.
Xu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dos Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Xu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Xu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dos Santos's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu connects with a knee to the head.
Xu lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Xu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Xu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Xu lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Xu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Xu has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Xu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Xu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Xu slowing the pace effectively.
Xu lands a nice knee to the body.
Xu lands a nice knee to the body.
Xu scores a nice knee to the body.
Xu works on Dos Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Xu is blocking nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xu working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Xu lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Xu.
Xu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Xu landing knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Xu.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Xu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dos Santos misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Xu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thiago Dos Santos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Xu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Xu rushes Dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Xu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Xu working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Xu is leaning against Dos Santos and scores with a nice uppercut 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!
Dos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Xu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Xu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Xu.
Xu tries to work over Dos Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Xu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Xu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Xu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Xu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Xu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu crunches a lovely knee into Dos Santos's ribcage.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Xu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Xu scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Xu.
Xu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch but Xu keeps him there for the moment.
Xu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dos Santos's defenses.
Xu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
A frustrated look appears on Dos Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Xu lands a knee to the head.
Xu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Xu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roger Xu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu slows down the pace here.
Xu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Xu stalls.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos misses with an elbow strike.
Xu dodges an elbow strike from Dos Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xu managing to block the knees to the body from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Xu is blocking nicely.
Xu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Xu lands a hook that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Dos Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Xu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Xu connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Xu.
Dos Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Xu blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xu lands a nice knee to the body.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Xu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dos Santos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Xu lands a nice knee to the body.
Xu is pushing Dos Santos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Xu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thiago Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xu blocks an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Xu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Xu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Xu!
Roger Xu made sure to mention his sponsor, [GTI] Divine Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Meogeedo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dongmin Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meogeedo Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dongmin Oh!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oh misses with a kick to the body.
Oh thumps Machida with a low kick.
Machida dives in and grabs Oh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oh pushes down on Machida's head and hops out.
Oh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Machida.
Oh feints and then cracks Machida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Machida down.
Oh scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oh.
Oh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oh clinches up with Machida and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh blocks an uppercut.
Machida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oh avoids it.
Oh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machida avoids it.
Oh creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Machida gets control of Oh's arms and successfully pulls guard. Machida will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Machida keeping full guard, as Oh tries to pass.
Oh trying to control the position from guard on top but Machida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Oh throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida pulls Oh in close to prevent any damage.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dongmin Oh wasn't active enough on the ground.
Oh throws a sloppy head kick and Machida moves out of range easily.
Machida avoids a kick to the body.
Machida will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meogeedo Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oh throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh throws out a leg kick but Machida moves out of range and Oh only half commits.
Oh throws a head kick that misses.
Dongmin Oh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machida shoots for a double leg takedown but Oh sprawls well. He's pushed Machida's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oh clinches.
Oh is trying to break the clinch but Machida has him pressed against the cage.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Machida avoiding damage as Oh throws knees to the body.
Machida manages to pull guard.
Oh wants to stand but Machida has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Oh is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Oh is looking to advance position but Machida has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Machida has control of Oh's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Oh regains control of the situation pretty easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dongmin Oh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Oh has Machida up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh trying to stall but Machida improves his position.
Oh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machida tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Machida misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oh misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida gets a clinch.
Oh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Machida as Oh tries to tie him up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Machida obliges.
Machida comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Machida has Oh pressed against the cage, preventing Oh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Oh blocks it.
Oh taking a breather.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oh blocks it with crossed arms.
Machida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oh creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Machida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oh pushes off an throws an elbow but Machida leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh is trying to break free.
Machida connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Machida is defending well for now.
Machida managing to block the knees to the body from Oh.
Machida gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Machida tries to land knees in the clinch but Oh avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Machida.
Oh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Machida fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Machida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oh's face.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oh avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machida tries to throw a body punch but Oh avoids it by throwing Machida back against the cage.
Oh taking a breather.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machida avoids it.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Oh blocks with his arms.
Oh is trying to break free.
Oh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Machida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Oh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oh blocks the elbow strike.
Oh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oh lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oh throws an elbow but misses.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machida gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Oh blocks it.
Oh creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oh misses with an elbow over the top.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machida wants to take the fight to the mat but Oh manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida avoids the elbow strike from Oh, against the cage.
Oh pushes off an throws an elbow but Machida leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Machida managing to block the knees to the body from Oh.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machida scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oh gets underhooks to prevent Machida's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meogeedo Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machida has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Oh avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Machida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machida jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oh walks away with a smile on his face. Machida gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oh delivers a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oh scores with a kick to the body.
Oh delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Meogeedo Machida will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Oh goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Meogeedo Machida has been cut.
Oh pushes Machida up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Machida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oh's defenses.
Machida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oh pushes off an throws an elbow but Machida leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Machida looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oh blocks it with crossed arms.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machida blocks an elbow strike from Oh.
Machida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oh's face.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oh looking to stall.
Oh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida has Oh pressed against the cage, preventing Oh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oh avoids the elbow strike from Machida, against the cage.
Oh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oh stalling against the cage.
Oh avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Oh blocks with his arms.
Oh lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye.
Oh creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oh is trying to stall.
Machida has Oh pressed against the cage, preventing Oh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oh lands a left hand.
Oh tries to land knees in the clinch but Machida avoids the damage to the body.
Oh tries to land knees in the clinch but Machida avoids the damage to the body.
Oh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machida avoids it.
Machida tries to throw a body punch but Oh avoids it by throwing Machida back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida scores a nice knee to the body.
Machida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oh trying to stall but Machida improves his position.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oh trying to land knees to the body.
Machida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oh is defending well for now.
Meogeedo Machida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Machida jumps guard and drags Oh to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Oh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Machida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Machida keeping moving, preventing Oh from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Machida preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dongmin Oh hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Oh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oh throws a nice head kick!
Oh throws a nice head kick!
Oh throws a low kick but it's checked well by Machida.
Machida takes the fight into the clinch.
Machida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida blocks an elbow strike.
Oh is trying to break the clinch but Machida has him pressed against the cage.
Oh misses with an elbow over the top.
Oh stalling in the clinch but Machida improves position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machida throws an elbow but misses.
Machida comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machida throws an elbow but misses.
Oh blocks the elbow strike.
Oh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Machida tries to pull guard but Oh won't allow it.
Machida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oh pushes off an throws an elbow but Machida leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Machida drags the fight down to the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oh defends well.
Oh trying to control but Machida is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dongmin Oh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oh 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dongmin Oh!
After the big win, Dongmin Oh made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors TITAN and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Chloe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nori Fukyomoma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fukyomoma has chosen Kung Fu Fighting, Carl Douglas as his entrance music. Sebastian Chloe 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sebastian Chloe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nori Fukyomoma!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukyomoma lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chloe misses the shot to the body.
Chloe moves to clinch but Fukyomoma breaks away
and Fukyomoma counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chloe's guard now.
Chloe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fukyomoma is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Chloe wants to stand up but Fukyomoma is controlling him.
Fukyomoma wants to control from the top but Chloe keeps moving.
Fukyomoma is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Fukyomoma sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukyomoma trying to control the position from guard on top but Chloe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nori Fukyomoma.
Chloe wants to clinch.
Chloe has managed to clinch.
Chloe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fukyomoma is defending well for now.
Fukyomoma wants to break free but Chloe has control.
Chloe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fukyomoma takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chloe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fukyomoma backwards.
Chloe tries to land knees in the clinch but Fukyomoma avoids the damage to the body.
Fukyomoma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukyomoma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chloe looking to throw knees to the head but Fukyomoma is blocking nicely.
Fukyomoma tries to break the clinch but Chloe is controlling the position.
Chloe lands a knee to the body.
Fukyomoma tries to circle away but Chloe has him pinned against the cage.
Fukyomoma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chloe has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fukyomoma is trying to break the clinch but Chloe is controlling him.
Chloe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chloe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fukyomoma is defending well for now.
Chloe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fukyomoma is defending well for now.
Fukyomoma tries to break free but Chloe pushes him back against the cage.
Chloe lands a knee to the body.
Chloe is leaning against Fukyomoma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fukyomoma looks gassed!
Fukyomoma tries to break the clinch but Chloe is controlling the position.
Chloe lands a nice knee to the body.
Chloe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chloe pushes Fukyomoma back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chloe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chloe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chloe obliges.
A short body shot lands from Chloe as the two fighters clinch.
Chloe lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Chloe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chloe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fukyomoma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chloe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fukyomoma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chloe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fukyomoma.
Chloe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chloe crunches a lovely knee into Fukyomoma's ribcage.
Chloe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chloe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chloe working Fukyomoma over with knees to the body.
Chloe lands a good knee to the midsection. Fukyomoma won't want to take too many of those.
Chloe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fukyomoma is rocked!
Chloe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fukyomoma is still on wobbly legs! Can Chloe finish him?
Chloe cracks Fukyomoma with a nice body shot.
Chloe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fukyomoma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chloe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chloe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chloe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fukyomoma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chloe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chloe working Fukyomoma over with knees to the body.
Chloe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fukyomoma backwards.
Chloe landing knees to the body.
Chloe lands a nice shot to the body.
Chloe lands a nice knee to the body.
Chloe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fukyomoma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chloe crunches a lovely knee into Fukyomoma's ribcage.
Chloe working Fukyomoma over with knees to the body.
Fukyomoma takes an elbow to the temple.
Chloe lands a body punch.
Chloe lands an elbow inside that Fukyomoma shrugs off.
Chloe lands a good knee to the midsection. Fukyomoma won't want to take too many of those.
Chloe landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Chloe.
A right hook to the body lands for Chloe.
Chloe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chloe landing knees to the head.
Chloe lands a hook that snaps the head of Fukyomoma backwards.
Chloe stops a takedown attempt from Fukyomoma.
Chloe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fukyomoma has had enough of the clinch but Chloe keeps him there for the moment.
Chloe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fukyomoma takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fukyomoma takes an elbow to the temple.
Fukyomoma wants to get back to striking at distance but Chloe won't allow it.
Chloe landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chloe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chloe works on Fukyomoma's body with a couple of short punches.
Chloe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chloe keeps control of Fukyomoma as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chloe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chloe lands a nice knee to the body.
Chloe lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chloe.
Chloe lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Chloe dominated that round.
That's time! Chloe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fukyomoma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chloe scores a nice knee to the body.
Fukyomoma is trying to force a seperation but Chloe has the dominant position.
Fukyomoma seems to have recovered his senses.
Fukyomoma takes an elbow to the temple.
Chloe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chloe.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chloe.
Chloe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fukyomoma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chloe lands a nice knee to the body.
Chloe scores a nice knee to the body.
Chloe has Fukyomoma pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Fukyomoma is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Chloe - that's hurt Fukyomoma badly! Oh, another knee lands and Fukyomoma is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Fukyomoma doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Sebastian Chloe!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sebastian Chloe waved his t-shirt featuring Canuck Beavermeat Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carnivore Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carvalho's entrance music is Deaths gates by Morbid Angel. A fine choice. Greene has chosen Tiger rap by Andre Nikatina as his entrance music. Carnivore Carvalho 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 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, Carnivore Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Greene!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Carvalho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Greene moves away from the strike by Carvalho.
Greene takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Greene misses with a takedown attempt
and Greene takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Greene shoots in for a takedown but Carvalho shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Greene misses with the combination.
Greene looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Greene prevents Carvalho from getting back to his feet.
Carvalho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Greene is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greene postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carvalho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carvalho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Greene missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carvalho is trying to keep Greene in close.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carvalho has Greene pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho looking for a sweep. Not yet Carvalho, not yet.
Greene is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Carvalho is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Carvalho tries for a takedown but Greene manages to get underhooks.
Carvalho is looking to take this one to the mat.
Greene changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Carvalho fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Carnivore Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Greene.
Greene takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carvalho lands a two punch combo.
Carvalho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carvalho displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Greene.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greene.
Greene throws a looping overhand right but Carvalho ducks down to avoid it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Carvalho enables Greene to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Carvalho manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carvalho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Greene manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Greene just misses with a punch to the body.
Carvalho throws the left hand but Greene avoids the punch easily.
Carvalho scores with a nice strike.
Greene stalks Carvalho and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Carvalho's face. Carvalho staggers backwards, shaken.
Greene is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Carvalho.
Carvalho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carvalho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Greene shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carvalho defends it nicely.
Greene shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene shoots for a takedown but Carvalho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Greene keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carvalho.
Carvalho gets caught flat footed, as Greene shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Carvalho on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carvalho tries to get out of the position.
Carvalho wants to get back to his feet but Greene is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Greene trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carvalho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carvalho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carvalho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Greene is one step ahead there.
Carvalho has Greene pulled in close to control his posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Carvalho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Carnivore Carvalho wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Greene drives through with a takedown into guard.
Greene loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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!
Greene trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
Greene scoring with punches to the head and body.
Greene won't allow Carvalho to sweep him here.
Greene must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Greene trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
Carvalho wants to stand up but Greene is controlling him.
Carvalho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carvalho with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Greene keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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 Carnivore Carvalho will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carvalho takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Greene is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Carvalho's half guard.
Carvalho trying to hold on to Greene's head to control him but Greene postures up.
Carvalho moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Frank Greene has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carvalho working a defensive guard here.
Greene with a nice head shot there.
Greene wants to control from the top but Carvalho keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Greene accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Greene postures up and lands a big shot to Carvalho's brow.
Greene advances to 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!
Greene trying to control from Carvalho's half guard. Carvalho has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Greene throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carvalho wants to stand but Greene is controlling the position.
Greene looking to pass the guard.
Carvalho working a defensive guard here.
Greene cracks Carvalho with a solid left hand.
Greene tries to free his leg and advance position but Carvalho is retaining full guard.
Carvalho wants to stand up but Greene is controlling him.
Greene throwing strikes but missing.
Greene is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Carvalho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene connects with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greene trying to control the position from guard on top but Carvalho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carvalho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Greene wants to control from the top but Carvalho keeps moving.
Carvalho wants to stand but Greene is controlling the position.
Greene lands a couple of digs.
Greene working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carvalho's head.
Carvalho looking to control.
Carvalho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Greene is controlling him.
Greene postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho wants to get back to his feet but Greene is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Greene forces his way into half guard.
Greene slows the pace down in half guard.
Greene sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carvalho defending well though.
Greene really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carvalho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carvalho is trying to maintain the position but Greene is very close to passing his half guard.
Greene working Carvalho over with strikes.
Greene sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carvalho defending well though.
Greene drops an elbow to the side of Carvalho's head.
Greene looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carvalho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greene looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carvalho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Greene scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Greene is working away from the top position though.
Greene looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Greene not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carvalho is staying active underneath Greene, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Greene thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carvalho tries to kick Greene off but Greene keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Greene wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carvalho keeps working.
Greene not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Greene passes to side control.
Carvalho takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carvalho wants to control but Greene postures up.
Greene grinds an elbow into Carvalho's temple.
Carvalho manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Greene showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Carvalho misses with a hook. Greene ducked under it nicely.
Carvalho gets caught napping as Greene dives in and scores a takedown. Carvalho manages to retain guard.
Greene in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carvalho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Greene is controlling him.
Greene looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Carvalho wants to stand up but Greene is controlling him.
Greene trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
Carvalho manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Greene avoids a punch combination nicely.
Greene throws a right and a left that Carvalho avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho misses with a body shot.
Carvalho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greene sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Carvalho.
Greene dives in and scores a takedown into Carvalho's guard.
Greene throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carvalho keeping full guard, as Greene tries to pass.
Carvalho wants to sweep here but Greene controlling him for the moment.
Greene is looking to work some ground and pound but Carvalho has wrist control.
Greene distracts Carvalho with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Greene postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Greene scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carvalho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Greene tries to free his leg and advance position but Carvalho is retaining full guard.
Carvalho has momentary wrist control but Greene slips an elbow through the middle.
Carvalho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greene.
Greene lands a couple of digs.
Carvalho kicks Greene off and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Greene misses with a looping right.
Carvalho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greene moves away.
Greene looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Greene trying to control the position from guard on top but Carvalho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carvalho is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Carvalho wants to stand and escape but Greene is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carvalho keeping full guard, as Greene tries to pass.
Greene throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Greene works over Carvalho with some ground and pound from guard.
Greene throws a big right hand that misses.
Carvalho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Carvalho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Greene defending well though.
Greene tries to roll over but Carvalho keeps him under control.
Greene wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Greene keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvalho tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Greene.
Carvalho working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Carvalho prevents Greene from standing back up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Greene manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Greene wants to get back to his feet but Carvalho is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Carvalho connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greene trying to control the position.
Carvalho working some strikes from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Greene comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Greene 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Greene!
An out of breath Frank Greene thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Satriani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satriani comes to the cage accompanied by Live Free or Let Me Die. Henderson has chosen City Wolf - Where Is My Mind as his entrance music. Mark Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Satriani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Satriani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Satriani fails in his attempt to clinch.
Satriani tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Satriani tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Henderson.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Satriani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Satriani tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Satriani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Satriani tries to clinch up
and Henderson counters with a single leg into guard. Satriani didn't expect that.
Henderson throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satriani working a defensive guard but Henderson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Henderson working the ground and pound.
Satriani is not content to let Henderson control the position.
Satriani dodges the ground and pound from Henderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Henderson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Henderson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Satriani is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Henderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Satriani's head.
Henderson working the head and body with strikes.
Satriani tries to roll over but Henderson keeps him under control.
Henderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Satriani defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mark Henderson wasn't active enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Satriani.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Satriani misses with a head kick.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Satriani.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Henderson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Satriani is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henderson shoots in and drives through. Satriani sprawls well.
Satriani is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Henderson.
Satriani is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Henderson off and has taken his back!
Satriani has his opponent's back but Henderson is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Satriani.
The fight stays on the outside here - Satriani looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satriani moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Satriani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
Satriani wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Satriani tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Satriani tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Satriani rushes Henderson and presses him up against the cage.
Henderson is working for takedown but Satriani is calmly controlling the position for now.
Satriani looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Henderson blocks an elbow strike.
Henderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Satriani gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Joe Satriani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Henderson.
Henderson looking for a takedown.
Satriani lands an elbow that stopped Henderson in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Mark Henderson has been cut.
Nice elbow from Satriani.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Satriani prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries for a takedown but Satriani manages to get underhooks.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Henderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Satriani pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice elbow from Satriani.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Satriani lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Satriani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Satriani pushes Henderson away with a front kick.
Satriani tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Satriani tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Satriani looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Satriani tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Satriani tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Satriani.
The fight stays on the outside here - Satriani looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Satriani tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Satriani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Satriani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joe Satriani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Satriani.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick from Satriani lands but Henderson takes it in his stride.
Satriani fails in his attempt to clinch.
Satriani tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Satriani.
Satriani doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Satriani looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Satriani displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Henderson.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Satriani tries to clinch
and Henderson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Satriani's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson won't allow Satriani to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Satriani dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Henderson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Satriani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Satriani tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Satriani is looking to clinch.
Satriani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Satriani tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Satriani throws a head kick that half lands.
Satriani moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Satriani fails in his attempt to clinch.
Satriani lets loose with a powerful body kick. Henderson will feel that in the morning.
Satriani is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Satriani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Satriani tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satriani wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Satriani tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joe Satriani is winning the standup battle so far.
Satriani is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Satriani fails in his attempt to clinch.
Satriani wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Satriani.
Satriani wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Satriani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Satriani sprawls well. He's pushed Henderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joe Satriani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Satriani tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Satriani moves to clinch but Henderson breaks away
and Henderson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Satriani won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Satriani's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Satriani is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Henderson off and has taken his back!
Henderson manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Satriani wants to clinch.
Satriani doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satriani tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Satriani wants to clinch.
Satriani darts in trying to clinch
and Henderson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Satriani trying to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Henderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satriani wants to stand up but Henderson is controlling him.
Henderson postures up in Satriani's guard and throws a big left but Satriani blocks it.
We're going to have a standup here because Joe Satriani wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Henderson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Satriani is looking to clinch.
Satriani doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Satriani moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satriani tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Satriani showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Satriani has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Satriani!
An out of breath and clearly excited Joe Satriani thanked Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (95% quick laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Atoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Atoshi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Samourai. Manuel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by
Seek and Destroy – Metallica Song Lyrics
target=blank>Seek and Destroy. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenichi Atoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Manuel!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atoshi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Atoshi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Atoshi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Atoshi moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Manuel has worked his arm free - good work by Manuel!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atoshi tries to advance to mount but Manuel denies him.
Manuel dodges the ground and pound from Atoshi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atoshi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Manuel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Atoshi misses with the ground and pound.
Atoshi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Atoshi is looking to take a break and control but Manuel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Atoshi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Manuel, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atoshi trying to control the action but Manuel is working from the bottom.
Atoshi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Manuel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Manuel explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atoshi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Manuel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Atoshi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Manuel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Atoshi misses with a takedown attempt
and Manuel counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atoshi tries for a takedown but Manuel circles away easily
and Manuel counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenichi Atoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atoshi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Manuel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Atoshi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Atoshi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Manuel counters with a series of strikes. Atoshi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Atoshi throws a sloppy head kick and Manuel moves out of range easily.
Atoshi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Manuel avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenichi Atoshi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Atoshi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Manuel counters with a three punch combo that has Atoshi backing up. Atoshi nods at Manuel to acknowledge the strikes.
Atoshi closes the distance but Manuel moves to the side
and Manuel counters with a left and a right that stings Atoshi.
Horrible takedown by Atoshi or perhaps it was just good defense by Manuel which made him look bad.
Atoshi thumps Manuel with a low kick.
Kenichi Atoshi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Atoshi avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atoshi fails with the takedown
and Manuel counters with a three punch combo that has Atoshi backing up. Atoshi nods at Manuel to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenichi Atoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atoshi tries for a takedown but Manuel circles away easily
and Manuel counters with a left and a right that stings Atoshi.
Atoshi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Manuel counters with a three punch combo that has Atoshi backing up. Atoshi nods at Manuel to acknowledge the strikes.
Atoshi misses with a takedown
and Manuel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel looks to land a combination but Atoshi avoids it well.
Atoshi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Atoshi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Atoshi looks to land a left hand but Manuel moved out of range nicely.
Manuel throws a series of punches but Atoshi moves out of range.
Atoshi wants to clinch.
Atoshi misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atoshi fails with a takedown attempt.
Atoshi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Manuel counters with a three punch combo that has Atoshi backing up. Atoshi nods at Manuel to acknowledge the strikes.
Atoshi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Manuel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Atoshi wants to clinch
and Manuel counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Manuel as Atoshi shoots in.
Jon Manuel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel avoids the body shot from Atoshi.
Atoshi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Manuel quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Atoshi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manuel keeps working.
Manuel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Atoshi.
Atoshi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Manuel to regain full guard.
Atoshi wants to control from the top but Manuel keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenichi Atoshi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Atoshi dodges the punch combination from Manuel.
Atoshi moves in looking to clinch but Manuel pushes him off.
Manuel is working the combinations to good effect here.
Atoshi tries a head kick but it misses.
Atoshi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Manuel counters with a series of strikes. Atoshi will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atoshi wants to clinch
and Manuel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Manuel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Atoshi lands an overhand right.
Atoshi is looking to land body kicks.
Atoshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manuel.
Atoshi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manuel but Manuel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Atoshi wants to clinch but Manuel slips to the side
and Manuel counters with a three punch combo that has Atoshi backing up. Atoshi nods at Manuel to acknowledge the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Manuel.
Atoshi misses with a takedown
and Manuel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenichi Atoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atoshi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Manuel counters with a series of strikes. Atoshi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Atoshi tries to clinch up but Manuel circles away and keeps his distance.
Atoshi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Atoshi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Atoshi tries for a takedown but Manuel circles away easily
and Manuel counters with a left and a right that stings Atoshi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Atoshi counters with a head kick. That will keep Manuel thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Atoshi tries to clinch but Manuel moves away
and Manuel counters with a three punch combo that has Atoshi backing up. Atoshi nods at Manuel to acknowledge the strikes.
Atoshi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manuel.
Atoshi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manuel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Atoshi.
Jon Manuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atoshi moves to clinch but Manuel breaks away
and Manuel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atoshi with a poor takedown
and Manuel counters with a two punch combo.
Atoshi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Atoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manuel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Manuel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Atoshi fails with the takedown
and Manuel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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 Kenichi Atoshi.
Well Atoshi 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenichi Atoshi!
A relieved looking Kenichi Atoshi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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