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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Long comes to the cage accompanied by Lonnie G - Sweep. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
11 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, David Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sub Zero!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero misses with a body shot.
Zero looks to land a combination but Long avoids it well.
Long lunges at Zero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zero's hand.
Zero takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Long connects with a nice looking jab.
Zero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Long.
Zero takes one on the button.
Zero throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Long counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zero misses with a kick to the body.
Zero throws a series of punches but Long avoids them all with ease.
Zero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Long bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zero's head backwards.
Sub Zero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long blocks a low kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zero moves out of range of the strikes.
Long takes a swing at Zero's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Long. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Long.
Long scores with a hook to the body. Zero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zero throws a push kick but Long slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zero tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Zero. Those never looked like landing.
Zero looks to land a body kick but Long moved away.
Long stuns Zero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Long slips a jab and a cross from Zero.
Zero avoids the body shot from Long.
The fighters circling - Zero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Long connects with a nice looking jab.
Zero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Long moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Long throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Long lands with a shot to the body.
Long swings for the body but Zero moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Long!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
Zero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zero is rocked!
Zero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Long.
Zero is still on wobbly legs! Can Long finish him?
Zero looks gassed!
Long fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Zero to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Zero looks to clinch but Long throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Zero taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). David Long!
A victorious David Long thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cage Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Pickett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brad Pickett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cage Nichols!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Pickett!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nichols has a takedown stuffed.
Pickett keeps the fight on the outside.
Nichols ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nichols shoots in for a takedown but Pickett shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nichols gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from Nichols.
Nichols looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nichols breaks the clinch.
Pickett moves out of range of the leg kick from Nichols.
Nichols tries to clinch up but Pickett circles away and keeps his distance.
Nichols tries for a takedown but Pickett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cage Nichols. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Pickett does no damage.
Cage Nichols seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pickett, as that shot connected.
A jab from Pickett finds it's way through Nichols's defenses.
Nichols throws a right and a left that Pickett avoids nicely.
Nichols uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pickett.
Nichols shoots for a double leg takedown but Pickett sprawls well. He's pushed Nichols's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nichols throws a body punch but Pickett moves out of range.
Nichols is looking to clinch.
Pickett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nichols on the side of the head.
Pickett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nichols doesn't seem bothered though.
Nichols throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pickett's waist but Pickett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nichols off to one side.
Nichols tries to clinch up.
Nichols goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickett misses with a hook.
Nichols fails with a takedown attempt.
Nichols shoots in but no luck this time.
Nichols doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pickett counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pickett misses with an uppercut. Nichols saw that one coming.
Pickett throws a jab but it's blocked by Nichols.
Pickett throws a right hand that misses
and Nichols counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nichols.
Pickett trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickett looking for a sweep. Not yet Pickett, not yet.
Nichols throws a big right hand that misses.
Nichols trying to control but Pickett is working from the bottom.
Nichols is looking to stand up but Pickett won't let him.
Pickett wants to hit a switch here but Nichols passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pickett there!
Nichols lands a big shot there that rocks Pickett but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nichols content just to control the position here.
Pickett working to try and regain half guard.
Nichols cracks Pickett with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nichols controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nichols thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Nichols scoring with strikes but Pickett is staying in there.
Nichols is landing with some decent strikes but Pickett is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pickett can't escape the position.
Pickett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nichols. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nichols cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nichols wants to control the pace but Pickett is squirming around nicely.
Nichols thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pickett is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nichols takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cage Nichols has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nichols tries to clinch there but Pickett circles away.
Nichols shoots for a double leg takedown but Pickett sprawls well. He's pushed Nichols's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pickett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pickett lands a jab.
Pickett loads up on a big right hand but Nichols slips the punch.
Pickett throws a hook but Nichols avoids it easily.
Nichols feints a jab promting Pickett to slip. Nichols then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pickett slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nichols rushes Pickett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nichols goes for a takedown attempt but Pickett pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nichols closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pickett quickly recovers to half guard.
Pickett is rocked!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nichols connects with a nice short shot to Pickett's temple.
Pickett is still in real trouble! Can Nichols finish him?
Pickett wants to get back to his feet.
Nichols looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nichols working Pickett over with strikes.
Nichols working the head and body with strikes.
Still in half guard, Nichols seems content to control.
Nichols working the head and body with strikes.
Nichols is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pickett sees it coming and defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nichols decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
A punch combination from Nichols misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pickett finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Nichols's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Pickett falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cage Nichols!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zion Wainui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Fogerty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wainui comes to the cage accompanied by Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank. Zion Wainui could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Darren Fogerty's chin.
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zion Wainui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darren Fogerty!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fogerty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wainui misses with a looping left.
Jab, jab by Wainui - just one landing.
Fogerty shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wainui but Wainui pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fogerty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fogerty tests Wainui's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wainui connects with a single shot there.
Wainui moves away from the strike by Fogerty.
Fogerty slips a jab from Wainui.
Fogerty misses with a body shot.
Fogerty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wainui sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fogerty takes a swing at Wainui's ribcage but misses.
Wainui misses with a jab to the body
and Fogerty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wainui is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice cross by Wainui.
Wainui looks to land a right hand but Fogerty moved out of range.
Wainui ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fogerty on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wainui throws a nice looking combination but Fogerty bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Fogerty.
Fogerty moves away from the strike by Wainui.
Wainui misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty throws a body punch but Wainui moves out of range.
Fogerty shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wainui manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fogerty manages to get himself to full guard.
Fogerty tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wainui looking to pass the guard.
Wainui slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wainui stopping the sweep attempt from Fogerty.
Wainui slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wainui has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Zion Wainui.
Wainui digs a good hook to Fogerty's body.
Wainui looks to land a combination. Fogerty sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fogerty misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Fogerty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fogerty thows a body shot but no joy.
Fogerty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fogerty looks to throw the jab but Wainui is out of range.
Wainui connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fogerty momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wainui takes one to the chin there.
Wainui tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wainui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wainui scores with a jab to the head.
Wainui moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wainui is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wainui uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wainui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fogerty moves away.
Fogerty takes a swing at Wainui's ribcage but misses.
Wainui fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fogerty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty looks to score with a jab to the body but Wainui is just out of range.
A punch combination from Wainui misses.
Wainui ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wainui throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wainui lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fogerty at a distance.
Fogerty takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fogerty will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wainui throws a head kick but Fogerty moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fogerty.
Wainui keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fogerty.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wainui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fogerty manages to avoid it.
Wainui is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fogerty.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wainui darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fogerty misses the shot to the body.
Fogerty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wainui moves away.
Wainui misses with a looping left.
Fogerty looks to score with a jab to the body but Wainui is just out of range.
Fogerty thuds a left hand into Wainui's 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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wainui, as that shot connected.
Wainui thows a body shot but no joy.
Wainui swings for the body but Fogerty moves out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wainui.
Wainui takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fogerty just misses with a punch to the body.
Zion Wainui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wainui. Fogerty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wainui misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wainui slips a jab from Fogerty.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wainui. Fogerty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fogerty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fogerty shoots in for a takedown but Wainui shows good takedown defense.
Zion Wainui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Fogerty.
Nice body punch from Wainui.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wainui throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wainui with a jab.
Wainui dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fogerty swings for the body but Wainui moves out of range.
Wainui scores with a hook to the body. Fogerty takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fogerty. Wainui does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Fogerty 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fogerty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fogerty misses with a wild combination.
Wainui lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wainui throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fogerty counters with a single leg into guard. Wainui didn't expect that.
Wainui keeping moving, preventing Fogerty from controlling successfully.
Fogerty throws an elbow that misses. Wainui uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fogerty's guard. Nice move by Wainui!
Wainui slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wainui tries to free his leg and advance position but Fogerty is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zion Wainui dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wainui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fogerty manages to avoid it.
Fogerty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fogerty looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fogerty throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Wainui to regain full guard.
Fogerty is looking to work some ground and pound but Wainui has wrist control.
Wainui has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wainui is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fogerty must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fogerty trying to control the position from guard on top but Wainui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wainui has momentary wrist control but Fogerty slips an elbow through the middle.
Wainui lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fogerty!
Wainui tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wainui avoids the attempt from Fogerty to control.
Fogerty can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wainui looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wainui stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wainui ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wainui plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fogerty. Wainui does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wainui misses with a looping left.
Fogerty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fogerty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wainui with a hook.
Wainui throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wainui lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wainui. Fogerty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wainui scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wainui connects with a right hand. Fogerty shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wainui throws a hook but Fogerty blocks it.
Wainui throws a hook but Fogerty blocks it.
Fogerty is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wainui rather than just go for the knockout.
Fogerty moves out of range as Wainui strikes.
Wainui misses with a left hand
and Fogerty counters with a right hand to the body.
Fogerty misses with a looping right.
Fogerty swings for the body but Wainui moves out of range.
Wainui fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fogerty looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fogerty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fogerty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wainui scores with a three punch combo!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fogerty misses with a looping left.
Wainui scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fogerty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wainui counters with a stiff right hand.
Fogerty takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wainui lands with a right hand.
Wainui throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fogerty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fogerty misses with a wild body shot.
Wainui throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty shoots in for a takedown but Wainui shows good takedown defense.
Wainui lands a glancing blow to the side of Fogerty's head.
Fogerty darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zion Wainui is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fogerty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wainui misses with an uppercut. Fogerty saw that one coming.
Wainui loads up on a big right hand but Fogerty slips the punch.
A slow jab from Wainui misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Fogerty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fogerty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wainui.
Wainui catches Fogerty with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wainui misses the body punch
and Fogerty counters with a three punch combo that has Wainui backing up. Wainui nods at Fogerty to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Wainui.
Nice sprawl there from Wainui as Fogerty shoots in.
Zion Wainui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Fogerty.
Wainui ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fogerty has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fogerty walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fogerty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wainui manages to avoid it.
Wainui moves out of range as Fogerty strikes.
Fogerty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wainui moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wainui looks to land a right hand but Fogerty moved out of range.
Wainui lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wainui cracks Fogerty with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fogerty misses with a body punch
enabling Wainui to counter with a crisp jab.
Fogerty misses the shot to the body.
Fogerty avoids the body shot from Wainui.
Fogerty misses with a series of wild punches.
Zion Wainui is winning the standup battle so far.
Fogerty takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fogerty takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wainui's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wainui duly obliges.
Wainui tries to bum rush Fogerty with a series of wild strikes but Fogerty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zion Wainui is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty misses with a body shot.
Wainui fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fogerty looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big left from Wainui misses.
Fogerty throws a good cross that connects.
Fogerty on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wainui throws a sloppy head kick and Fogerty moves out of range easily.
Fogerty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wainui works Fogerty's body with a nice hook.
Darren Fogerty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fogerty fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zion Wainui showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wainui 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Zion Wainui!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Zion Wainui!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Zion Wainui!
Zion Wainui wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Zion Wainui made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Faulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faulk comes to the cage accompanied by Holy Diver-Dio. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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150 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Faulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky King!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from King as Faulk shoots in.
Faulk thows a body shot but no joy.
Faulk stuffs the takedown.
King shoots and misses
and Faulk counters with a two punch combo.
King connects with a single shot there.
Faulk fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. King sprawls well initially but Faulk persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Faulk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Faulk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Faulk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Faulk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
King looks like he's trying to stand up.
Faulk working over King with some ground and pound. King looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faulk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Faulk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
King is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Faulk's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Faulk's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
King looking for the RNC.
Faulk is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
King shoots in but Faulk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ryan Faulk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky King.
Sloppy strikes from Faulk. Those never looked like landing.
King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Faulk looking to score a takedown here. King is defending well but Faulk drives through and ends up in King's guard.
Faulk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Faulk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
Faulk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faulk won't allow King to get back to his feet.
King has his foot on Faulk's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Faulk works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faulk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faulk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
King is trying to control the position but Faulk postures up.
Faulk scoring with punches to the head and body.
Faulk connects with a couple of short punches.
King keeping full guard, as Faulk tries to pass.
Faulk stands up and waves to King to follow him.
King shoots and misses
so Faulk counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
King looks gassed!
Faulk throws a big right hand that misses.
Faulk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King wants to stand but Faulk is controlling the position.
Faulk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of King's head.
Faulk distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Faulk with a nice head shot there.
Faulk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Faulk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
King is rocked!
Faulk scoring with some ground and pound.
King is still in real trouble! Can Faulk finish him?
Faulk works over King with some ground and pound from guard.
Faulk scoring with punches to the head and body.
Faulk with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faulk landing some decent shots from guard.
Faulk looking to pass the guard.
Faulk works over King with some ground and pound from guard.
Faulk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faulk landing some decent shots from guard.
Faulk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Faulk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of King's head.
Faulk lands a couple of digs.
Faulk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
King trying to control the position.
Faulk arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! King's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ryan Faulk!
Ryan Faulk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nao Sakumichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beugina Unki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beugina Unki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nao Sakumichi's chin.
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145 lbs
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144 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nao Sakumichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Beugina Unki!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakumichi stuffs the takedown.
Unki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Unki fails to land the takedown.
Sakumichi shoots in and gets a takedown into Unki's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sakumichi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Unki wants to sweep but no luck.
Unki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Unki has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sakumichi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sakumichi throwing strikes but missing.
Sakumichi throws a strike but Unki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Unki wants to control from the top but Sakumichi keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakumichi has control of Unki's left arm, preventing Unki from doing any damage.
Sakumichi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sakumichi dives in and scores a takedown into Unki's guard.
Unki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sakumichi.
Sakumichi throws a big elbow that misses.
Sakumichi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Unki's guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sakumichi connects with a nice short shot to Unki's temple.
Sakumichi uses his free foot to push down on Unki's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Unki.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poor strikes thrown by Sakumichi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sakumichi avoids the attempt from Unki to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Unki working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Sakumichi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Unki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Sakumichi.
Sakumichi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sakumichi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sakumichi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sakumichi with good strikes from the mount here!
Sakumichi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sakumichi is landing with some decent strikes but Unki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sakumichi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakumichi throws some wild stikes that Unki manages to avoid easily.
Sakumichi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Unki sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sakumichi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sakumichi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sakumichi 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.
Sakumichi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sakumichi 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.
Unki wants to improve his position but Sakumichi is controlling well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Unki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sakumichi trying to control from half guard but Unki is working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unki is trying to get back to full guard.
Sakumichi trying to pass the guard but Unki defending well.
Sakumichi is looking to pass Unki's guard but actually Unki recovers to full guard.
Sakumichi looking to pass the guard.
Unki trying to control the position.
Sakumichi pushes down on Unki's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sakumichi is nestled in close to Unki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sakumichi lands a nice short elbow.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Unki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sakumichi is keen to just control but Unki is a slippery customer.
Sakumichi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Unki!
Sakumichi with shots to the head and body - Unki looks very uncomfortable down there.
Unki blocking the ground and pound.
Sakumichi prevents Unki from getting the reversal.
Sakumichi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sakumichi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Unki is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sakumichi looking to finish with strikes here!
Sakumichi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakumichi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Unki is rocked!
Unki wants to control but Sakumichi is having none of it.
Unki is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sakumichi unloading with bombs!
Sakumichi landing strikes from the mount.
Unki is still in real trouble! Can Sakumichi finish him?
Sakumichi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Unki is looking to improve his position but Sakumichi isn't that keen on the idea.
Sakumichi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Unki looks a forlorn figure.
Sakumichi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sakumichi lands a big elbow - Unki is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Unki is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nao Sakumichi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent comes into the arena with I'll be Back blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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22
196 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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29
202 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donovan swings for the body but Kent moves out of range.
Kent slips under a jab.
Donovan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Peter Kent has been cut.
Kent throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donovan scores with a nice body kick.
Donovan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kent manages to avoid it.
Kent throws a nice looking combination but Donovan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kent throws an overhand right that lands on Donovan's shoulder, as Donovan tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Donovan.
Kent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donovan manages to avoid it.
Donovan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kent misses with a hook. Donovan ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Kent lands.
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!
Donovan moves out of range of the strikes.
Donovan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kent throws a right hand that Donovan ducks under and follows up with a left that Donovan also avoids with ease.
Donovan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Donovan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kent has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kent tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donovan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kent looks to score with a jab to the body but Donovan is just out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donovan.
Kent swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body kick from Donovan.
Donovan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kent digs a good hook to Donovan's body.
Donovan lands with a slapping head kick.
Kent lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Donovan at a distance.
Donovan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donovan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kent lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big left from Donovan misses.
Donovan connects with a leg kick. Kent looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kent misses with a left hand
and Donovan counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donovan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kent misses with an uppercut.
Donovan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Donovan tries to keep at a distance but Kent has taken the fight into the clinch.
Donovan throws an elbow that misses.
Kent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Donovan.
Donovan taking a breather.
Kent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Donovan is trying to stall.
Donovan missing with knees to the body.
Donovan misses with an elbow over the top.
Donovan tries to stall but Kent uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Donovan.
Donovan lands an elbow that stopped Kent in his tracks for a moment.
Donovan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kent tries to circle away but Donovan has him pinned against the cage.
Donovan trying to control the position but instead, Kent has worked for underhooks and has pushed Donovan into the cage.
Kent stalling in the clinch.
Donovan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Donovan scores with a knee to the head.
Peter Kent's cut is getting worse.
Kent lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kent takes an elbow to the temple.
Kent softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Donovan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan misses with a knee to the head.
Donovan is pushing Kent up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kent is trying to break free.
Kent is trying to force a seperation but Donovan has the dominant position.
Kent's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donovan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kent. Kent circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kent misses with an uppercut. Donovan saw that one coming.
Kent misses the jab.
Donovan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donovan clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Donovan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kent wants to get back to striking at distance but Donovan won't allow it.
Kent manages to break the clinch.
Donovan is looking to slow Kent down with leg kicks.
Donovan pushes Kent up against the cage in a clinch.
Kent wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donovan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kent misses with a wild body shot.
Donovan misses the shot to the body.
Donovan misses with a wild body shot.
Donovan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Kent does no damage.
Kent blocks a low kick nicely.
Kent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kent throws an overhand right that lands on Donovan's shoulder, as Donovan tries to avoid the shot.
Kent throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kent lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Donovan circles away quickly and effectively.
Kent walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
Kent swings for the body but Donovan moves out of range.
Kent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donovan moves away.
Donovan moves in looking to clinch but Kent pushes him off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Donovan.
Donovan takes a swing at Kent's ribcage but misses.
Kent cracks Donovan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Donovan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Donovan throws the kick towards the body but Kent avoids it.
Kent tries to clinch up but Donovan circles away and keeps his distance.
Donovan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kent.
Kent on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kent throws a predictable looking body shot
and Donovan counters with a stiff right hand.
Kent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by Donovan.
Kent with a nice cross.
Donovan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kent is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Donovan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donovan slips under a jab.
Kent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donovan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donovan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donovan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kent is just out of range.
Kent darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kent throws an overhand right that lands on Donovan's shoulder, as Donovan tries to avoid the shot.
Donovan tries to clinch there but Kent circles away.
Donovan avoids the body shot from Kent.
Kent moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Donovan.
Donovan misses with a straight left.
Donovan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kent takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Donovan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kent lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Donovan circles away quickly and effectively.
Donovan scores with a jab to the head.
Kent thuds a left hand into Donovan's body.
Donovan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That kick from Donovan tenderised Kent's leg. Kent is trying to keep his angry face on.
Donovan looks to throw the jab but Kent is out of range.
Donovan tries to keep at a distance but Kent has taken the fight into the clinch.
Donovan scores a nice knee to the body.
Kent wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Donovan tries to land knees in the clinch but Kent avoids the damage to the body.
Donovan lands an elbow inside.
Peter Kent's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kent is trying to break the clinch but Donovan has him pressed against the cage.
Kent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Donovan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Donovan throws an elbow that misses.
Donovan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Donovan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kent slowing the pace effectively.
Donovan lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Donovan.
Kent letting Donovan take a breather here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Donovan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Kent's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kent clinches.
Kent avoids the elbow strike from Donovan, against the cage.
Donovan is trying to maintain a safe position but Kent gets an underhook and turns Donovan into the cage.
Donovan is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Kent has denied him.
Kent is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Donovan letting Kent take a breather here.
Knees to the body from Donovan.
Donovan lands a good knee to the midsection. Kent won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Donovan.
Donovan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kent avoids it.
Kent is trying to force a seperation but Donovan has the dominant position.
Donovan lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent tries to break free but Donovan pushes him back against the cage.
Donovan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kent's efforts to push away.
Donovan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donovan is trying to stall.
Kent lands a shoulder strike.
Kent working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kent takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kent breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Kent misses.
Donovan connects with a leg kick. Kent looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kent closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jeez, Peter Kent's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peter Kent's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pete Donovan!
Pete Donovan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Roads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choke Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell has chosen Intro - DMX as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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214 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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220 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Roads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Choke Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roads throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roads misses with a hook.
Roads throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Liddell counters with a straight right hand.
Roads misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Liddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roads misses with a two punch combination.
Damien Roads seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roads swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a right hand to the body.
Liddell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liddell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roads circles away quickly and effectively.
Liddell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roads manages to avoid it.
Roads keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Roads misses with a body shot.
Roads throws a lazy uppercut
and Liddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liddell misses the shot to the body.
Roads throws a body punch but Liddell moves out of range.
Roads throws a jab but it's blocked by Liddell.
Roads misses with the combination.
Jab from Roads.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roads throws an off balance right hand
and Liddell counters with a left to the body.
Liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from Roads as Liddell shoots in.
Roads throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roads ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liddell moves away.
Roads lands a right hook to the body.
Roads lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Roads.
Roads has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roads there as he acknowledges the shot.
Roads lands a glancing blow to the side of Liddell's head.
BOOM! Roads lands a beautiful left hook that drops Liddell. Liddell tries to recover but Roads is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Liddell lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Roads!
During a confident post fight interview, Damien Roads thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Jahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nik Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
144 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oliver Jahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nik Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Volkov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Volkov prevents Jahn from getting back to his feet.
Jahn being controlled here, momentarily.
Volkov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jahn is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Volkov has Jahn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jahn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jahn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jahn throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Jahn throws an off balance right hand
and Volkov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jahn won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov is chipping away with strikes.
Jahn parries the strikes from Volkov easily there. Volkov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jahn to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volkov throws a strike aimed at the side of Jahn's head but Jahn avoids it well.
Volkov trying to control the position but Jahn is working away.
Volkov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jahn has escaped the position, nice work there.
Volkov is looking to take a break and control but Jahn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov tries for a kimura but Jahn is defending well.
Volkov scores with punches from side control.
Jahn pushes Volkov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Volkov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Volkov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jahn, who protects the arm well.
Jahn wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jahn has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Volkov lands a few punches from side control.
Jahn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Volkov lands some shots froms side control.
Volkov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jahn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jahn is looking to get back to his feet here but Volkov is keeping cool and he's managed to take Jahn's back.
Volkov is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov lands with a hammerfist to the side of Jahn's head.
Well, with Volkov on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Jahn is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Jahn is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Volkov gets his way!
Volkov wants to control but Jahn is keeping busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jahn trying to get back to his feet but Volkov is in full control for now.
Volkov lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Jahn.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Volkov looking for the choke from the back.
Jahn trying to get back to his feet but Volkov is in full control for now.
Volkov throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Volkov is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jahn defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Volkov is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Jahn wants to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Volkov trying to control.
Volkov is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Jahn wants to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Volkov.
Volkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Volkov has got his arm under Jahn's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Jahn has spun round into Volkov's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Volkov looking to control.
Volkov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jahn defends it easily.
Jahn wants to stand but Volkov is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Volkov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Oliver Jahn just wasn't active enough.
Jahn throws an overhand right that lands on Volkov's shoulder, as Volkov tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Jahn.
Jahn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jahn. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jahn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Volkov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jahn as he avoids it easily.
Oliver Jahn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nik Volkov.
Jahn throws a hook but Volkov blocks it.
Jahn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jahn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Volkov's hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volkov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jahn sprawls well. Jahn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Volkov gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Jahn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nik Volkov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Volkov staying out of range there.
Donk. Jahn catches Volkov right on the button with a cross.
Oliver Jahn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Volkov shoots in but Jahn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Volkov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jahn pinned against the cage. Jahn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Volkov slips a straight right by Jahn.
Volkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jahn.
Volkov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jahn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Volkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jahn is keeping the position for now.
Volkov forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jahn is looking to escape.
Volkov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jahn is just riding it out for now. Volkov eventually gives up the hold.
Jahn is trying to stand up here but Volkov is controlling him well.
Volkov is working for a submission of some sort.
Volkov trying to pass the guard but Jahn defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jahn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Volkov.
Jahn is trying to stand.
Volkov working Jahn over with strikes.
Volkov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jahn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Volkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov is looking for a kimura but Jahn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Volkov to get the leverage.
Volkov is trying to control. Jahn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Volkov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Volkov trying to control the action but Jahn is working from the bottom.
Volkov controlling the action here.
Volkov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jahn is just riding it out for now. Volkov eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jahn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Volkov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jahn sees it coming and defends easily.
Volkov trying to control from half guard but Jahn is working away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nik Volkov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jahn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Volkov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jahn misses with a body kick.
Jahn tries a head kick but it misses.
Jahn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jahn tries a head kick but it misses.
Volkov fails to land the takedown.
Oliver Jahn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nik Volkov.
Jahn scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Jahn.
Volkov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jahn's waist but Jahn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Volkov off to one side.
Jahn misses with a body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jahn misses.
Jahn throws a right hand that misses
and Volkov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov postures up in Jahn's guard and throws a big left but Jahn blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Volkov 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.
Volkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Jahn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Volkov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Volkov swings around for an armbar but Jahn sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Volkov's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Volkov trying to keep a closed guard but Jahn is proving a slippery customer.
Jahn is looking to stand up but Volkov won't let him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jahn postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Volkov shoots for a double leg takedown but Jahn sprawls well. He's pushed Volkov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oliver Jahn is winning the standup battle so far.
Jahn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jahn throws a hook to the side of Volkov's head but Volkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jahn leaves Volkov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jahn throws out a loose jab but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Volkov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jahn's waist but Jahn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Volkov off to one side.
Volkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Volkov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jahn cracks Volkov with an open hand slap.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jahn enables Volkov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jahn manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Jahn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Volkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jahn is keeping the position for now.
Volkov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jahn is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Volkov, into his guard.
Jahn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Volkov is proving hard to escape from.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nik Volkov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Volkov 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Nik Volkov!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Nik Volkov!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Nik Volkov!
Nik Volkov wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Nik Volkov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumble Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David comes to the cage accompanied by Freddie Gibbs - National Anthem (Fuck The World). The key to victory for Larry David has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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28
270 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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22
260 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumble Lord!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from David as Lord shoots in.
Lord is looking to clinch.
David misses with a double jab.
David throws a nice looking combination but Lord bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lord shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. David defends it nicely.
Lord dives in and scores a takedown into David's guard.
David is trying to control the position but Lord postures up.
Lord with a nice head shot there.
Lord postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lord working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lord lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lord throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as David works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
David will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David wants to stand and escape but Lord is having none of it.
Lord is in close to David's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lord passes into half guard.
Lord is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for David!
Lord lands a nice shot to the head.
Lord putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lord punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Lord connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lord misses with a head shot.
David is in a horrible position here. Lord smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lord avoids the attempt from David to control.
Lord has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lord punching from mount but David doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David tries to hold on but Lord postures up.
Lord lands a heavy elbow.
Lord unloading with bombs!
Lord prevents David from getting the reversal.
Lord misses with a head shot.
BOOM! Lord connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lord raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Lord.
David is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and David goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Lord!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rumble Lord!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo El (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bruce might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I want it all. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
287 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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22
300 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Bruce!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jo El!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce connects with a crisp jab.
Bruce tries to sprawl but El drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
El is stalling here. Bruce is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! El seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bruce has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bruce looks up at the clock and then as El takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bruce smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bruce working the body and head with strikes.
El is not content to let Bruce control the position.
Bruce sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but El is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
El is not content to let Bruce control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Bruce.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruce working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
El tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce is chipping away with strikes.
Bruce landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bruce looking to punish the body of his opponent here but El is avoiding damage well.
Sloppy strikes there by Bruce.
El manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
El blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bruce.
Bruce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bruce throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
El has his hands clasped together around Bruce's back. He's all about the action.
Bruce throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. El defending well though.
El is trying to maintain the position but Bruce is very close to passing his half guard.
El keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bruce working the head and body with strikes.
El on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
El is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
El blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bruce.
Bruce trying to control from half guard but El is working away.
El is positioning himself well to prevent Bruce advancing to mount.
Bruce is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. El doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bruce.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. El defending well though.
El avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bruce.
El wants to improve his position but Bruce is controlling well.
El trying to control but Bruce postures up.
Bruce 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.
Bruce working El over with strikes.
Bruce takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El is refusing to be controlled, as Bruce sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bruce.
El trying to control but Bruce postures up.
Bruce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
El keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bruce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed El's head.
Bruce throwing shots but El is blocking nicely.
El is refusing to be controlled, as Bruce sits in half guard.
Bruce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bruce working over El with some ground and pound. El looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
El is looking to improve his position.
Bruce wants to control but El is keeping him busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
El is looking to control Bruce's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can El avoid being mounted?
El is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bruce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bruce is looking to take a break and control but El is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
El is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bruce scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bruce throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
El moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bruce throwing strikes but missing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a big elbow that misses.
El trying to keep a closed guard but Bruce is proving a slippery customer.
Bruce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. El is keeping the position for now.
Bruce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
El is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bruce lands a couple of elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce trying to control the position from guard on top but El is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as El works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
El working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bruce.
El keeping moving, preventing Bruce from controlling successfully.
El preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bruce working some strikes from top position.
El wants to sweep but no luck.
Bruce with a nice head shot there.
El looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bruce is one step ahead there.
Bruce throws a big right hand that misses.
Bruce content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce postures up and lands a big shot to El's brow.
Bruce keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of El's head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bruce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as El works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bruce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
El looking for a sweep. Not yet El, not yet.
Bruce landing with the ground and pound.
Bruce keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of El's head.
Bruce stands up over El, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bruce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as El works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bruce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bruce is looking to work some ground and pound but El has wrist control.
Bruce throws a big elbow that misses.
Bruce with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bruce preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bruce working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bruce looking to sit in guard and control but El gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
El wants to control from the top but Bruce keeps moving.
El throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bruce has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruce tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bruce manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. El manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Bruce dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
El throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bruce lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
El pulls out of a head kick attempt.
El uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruce.
Bruce connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
El throws a head kick but Bruce moves out of range.
Bruce tries to clinch up but El circles away and keeps his distance.
Bruce with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
El throws a head kick that misses.
Bruce lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
El throws a leg kick
and Bruce counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Bruce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruce fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with El, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El wants to take the fight to the mat but Bruce manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bruce works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
El is breathing heavily.
El is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
El is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bruce is keeping busy.
Bruce has clasped his hands together around El's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bruce is looking to take a break and control but El is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
El is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bruce grinds an elbow into El's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
El avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bruce.
Bruce lands strikes from half guard.
El is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bruce lands strikes from half guard.
Bruce seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but El does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bruce prevents El from improving his position.
El tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bruce stalling away here and it's allowed El to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bruce is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce looking to pass the guard.
Bruce is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bruce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bruce with a flurry of punches that miss.
Simon Bruce overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bruce sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bruce postures up.
Bruce postures up in El's guard and throws a big left but El blocks it.
Bruce scoring with some ground and pound.
Bruce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bruce with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bruce's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bruce trying to control the position from guard on top but El is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bruce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bruce throws a big right hand that misses.
El keeping moving, preventing Bruce from controlling successfully.
El trying to control the position.
Bruce trying to control the position from guard on top but El is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is looking to work some ground and pound but El has wrist control.
El utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bruce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bruce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
El controls Bruce momentarily but Bruce frees himself.
Bruce is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bruce is looking to work some ground and pound but El has wrist control.
El looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bruce is one step ahead there.
Bruce with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
El looking for a sweep. Not yet El, not yet.
Bruce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as El works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bruce lands a couple of digs.
Bruce preventing the sweep.
El trying to control the position.
El looking for a sweep. Not yet El, not yet.
Bruce makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El keeping moving, preventing Bruce from controlling successfully.
Bruce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bruce trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
El keeping moving, preventing Bruce from controlling successfully.
Bruce tries to free his leg and advance position but El is retaining full guard.
El keeping moving, preventing Bruce from controlling successfully.
El controls Bruce momentarily but Bruce frees himself.
Bruce scoring with some ground and pound.
Bruce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bruce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as El works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
El avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
El trying to keep a closed guard but Bruce is proving a slippery customer.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
El is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bruce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that El can do to turn this around?
Bruce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bruce with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bruce lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El looking to control.
Bruce working some strikes from top position.
Bruce's corner is telling him to maintain position.
El throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bruce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bruce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bruce landing some decent shots from guard.
Bruce trying to control but El is working from the bottom.
Bruce throwing strikes but missing.
Bruce stopping the sweep attempt from El.
El is trying to control the position but Bruce postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce wants to control from the top but El keeps moving.
Bruce is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because El is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Bruce dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bruce missing with a left hand there. El was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bruce lands a slapping body shot.
Horrible takedown by El or perhaps it was just good defense by Bruce which made him look bad.
El loads up on a big right hand but Bruce slips the punch.
Bruce closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming El to the mat! El manages to get full guard.
El looking to control.
Bruce distracts El with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bruce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bruce wants to control from the top but El keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
El keeping moving, preventing Bruce from controlling successfully.
Bruce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
El working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bruce.
Bruce trying to control the position from guard on top but El is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
El has momentary wrist control but Bruce slips an elbow through the middle.
El is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bruce won't allow El to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce postures up in El's guard and throws a big left but El blocks it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as El holds on and takes a little breather.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bruce is looking to work some ground and pound but El has wrist control.
El looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bruce is one step ahead there.
Bruce content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce chips away with some ground and pound.
Bruce postures up and lands a big shot to El's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands a couple of digs.
Bruce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bruce postures up.
Bruce distracts El with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bruce stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. El swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bruce trying to control the position from guard on top but El is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
El wants to sweep here but Bruce controlling him for the moment.
Bruce throwing strikes from guard but El blocks nicely.
El pulls Bruce in close to his closed guard and prevents Bruce from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
El throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bruce with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El trying to control the position.
El looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bruce is one step ahead there.
El looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
El 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
El avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bruce stands up over El, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
El avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bruce trying to control but El is working from the bottom.
Bruce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bruce seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bruce wants to stand and escape but instead El has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
El stopping the sweep attempt from Bruce.
El is looking to work some ground and pound but Bruce has wrist control.
Bruce looking for a sweep. Not yet Bruce, not yet.
El in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
El looking to sit in guard and control but Bruce gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bruce throwing strikes from guard but El blocks nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
El preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bruce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bruce throws an elbow that misses. El uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bruce's guard. Nice move by El!
Bruce has his hands on El's head, controlling the position.
El working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
El is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bruce utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
El working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bruce's head.
El looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
El keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bruce's head.
El trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
El stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruce swivels though and keeps the full guard.
El throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bruce works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Simon Bruce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
El throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bruce works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
El postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jo El has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El trying to control but Bruce is working from the bottom.
Bruce manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Bruce showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bruce 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Simon Bruce!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Simon Bruce!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Simon Bruce!
Simon Bruce wins by unanimous decision!
Simon Bruce retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Simon Bruce thanked [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS - AJFC ↑ DOUBLE 160Q * for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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