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NFC 62 - Beefheart Vs Gomi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shunsuke Mizuno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Samuelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsuke Mizuno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Magnus Samuelsson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Samuelsson.
Mizuno scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mizuno tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mizuno works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Samuelsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Samuelsson sneaks out the side door and pushes Mizuno away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Mizuno gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mizuno stalling against the cage.
Mizuno has hold of one of Samuelsson's legs. Samuelsson is fighting the takedown attempt but Mizuno gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mizuno throws a big right hand that misses.
Mizuno lands a couple of elbows.
Samuelsson has momentary wrist control but Mizuno slips an elbow through the middle.
Samuelsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mizuno postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizuno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mizuno is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mizuno working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mizuno lands a couple of digs.
Samuelsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mizuno accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Samuelsson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Samuelsson looks gassed!
Mizuno displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Samuelsson.
Mizuno drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mizuno working away.
Mizuno wants to control but Samuelsson is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mizuno in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsson can't do much from the bottom here.
Mizuno tries to move to mount but Samuelsson blocks the move with his legs.
Samuelsson wants to control but Mizuno postures up.
Mizuno trying to control the action but Samuelsson is working from the bottom.
Mizuno cracks Samuelsson with a big right hand but Samuelsson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Samuelsson is trying to control Mizuno's posture but Mizuno avoids it.
Mizuno cracks Samuelsson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mizuno lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mizuno working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizuno working the ground and pound.
Mizuno in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mizuno cracks Samuelsson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mizuno advances to full mount.
Mizuno working Samuelsson over with strikes here.
Mizuno landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mizuno cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mizuno landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mizuno dominating with strikes here.
Mizuno postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Samuelsson looks a forlorn figure.
Mizuno dominating with strikes here.
Mizuno scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Samuelsson?
Mizuno scoring with strikes but Samuelsson is staying in there.
Samuelsson is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsson has left one of his arms exposed and Mizuno doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Samuelsson screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shunsuke Mizuno!
Shunsuke Mizuno took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Ray Vale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jun Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jun Akiyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenneth Ray Vale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jun Akiyama!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiyama scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Vale is looking to escape.
Akiyama scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Akiyama thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vale's head.
Vale wants to get back to his feet.
Akiyama seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vale does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vale tries to kick Akiyama off but Akiyama keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Akiyama sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vale defending well though.
Vale pushes Akiyama off looking to stand but Akiyama dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vale has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Akiyama is working away from the top position though.
Akiyama prevents Vale from standing back up.
Vale kicks off Akiyama and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akiyama tries for a takedown but Vale sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vale throws a hook to the side of Akiyama's head but Akiyama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akiyama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vale circles away.
Vale rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Akiyama counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Akiyama wants to control from the top but Vale keeps moving.
Akiyama throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale wants to stand up but Akiyama is controlling him.
Vale manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akiyama is trying to escape the mount.
Akiyama tries to hold on but Vale pushes him away.
Vale sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vale trying to control but Akiyama is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama tries to reverse the position but Vale maintains control.
Vale pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Vale trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Akiyama really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vale. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Akiyama wants to control but Vale is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vale prevents Akiyama from getting the reversal.
Akiyama throwing hammer fists to the chest of Vale. What's that going to do exactly?
Akiyama tries to reverse the position but Vale maintains control.
Vale lands a heavy elbow.
Vale content just to control the position here.
Akiyama is trying desperately to improve position.
Vale tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Akiyama is desperately trying to improve his position but Vale has a good base and remains in mount.
Akiyama tries to hold on but Vale postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vale sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Akiyama wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Vale.
Vale controlling from mount.
Akiyama keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Akiyama can do anything to dispel that myth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vale can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Akiyama is looking to escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akiyama really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kenneth Ray Vale will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Vale darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Akiyama slips a straight right by Vale.
Akiyama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vale.
Vale lands a jab.
Vale scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jun Akiyama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akiyama seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Vale shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Akiyama is backing up but Vale catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Akiyama covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Vale Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenneth Ray Vale!
Kenneth Ray Vale managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, 1337 ANZAC , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Owusu Andoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andoh comes to the cage accompanied by Quiet. Apollo Anderson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Owusu Andoh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson instigates a clinch.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson gets through Andoh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Andoh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Anderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Andoh won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Anderson.
Andoh is pressed up against the cage. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Andoh down to the mat. Andoh avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Andoh blocks an uppercut.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Anderson tries a body shot but Andoh blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anderson can't get the takedown.
Andoh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Andoh.
Andoh working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Andoh controls the action.
Anderson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Andoh after a bit of a struggle.
Owusu Andoh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Anderson.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson being controlled against the cage.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Anderson postures up.
Andoh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Andoh is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anderson is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andoh is adopting a defensive guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Andoh wants to stand and escape but Anderson is having none of it.
Andoh keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson working some strikes from top position.
Andoh seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Anderson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Andoh has wrist control.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson works over Andoh with some ground and pound from guard.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andoh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Andoh blocks nicely.
Anderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Andoh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Andoh is keeping the position.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Andoh controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
Andoh pulls Anderson in close to prevent any damage.
Anderson trying to move into half guard but instead Andoh has managed to sweep!
Andoh slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Andoh has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Anderson is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andoh wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Owusu Andoh wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Andoh misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Andoh counters with a straight right hand.
Apollo Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Andoh moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andoh lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Anderson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Andoh moves into range and clinches up with Anderson.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Andoh struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Andoh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andoh works on Anderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
Andoh working aggressively here.
Andoh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Andoh.
Andoh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Andoh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andoh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Andoh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andoh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andoh prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Apollo Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Andoh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anderson tries a body shot but Andoh blocks it.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Andoh avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Andoh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Andoh.
Andoh working Anderson over with knees to the body.
Andoh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Anderson up against the cage.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson tries a body shot but Andoh blocks it.
Andoh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andoh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anderson.
Andoh lands with a left to the head.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andoh avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Andoh is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Andoh has his back to the cage.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andoh's elbow.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andoh is trying to maintain a safe position but Anderson gets an underhook and turns Andoh into the cage.
Andoh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Andoh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson goes for a takedown attempt but Andoh pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andoh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Andoh looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson gets tackled into the cage by Andoh. Andoh maintains the clinch.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Andoh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Andoh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andoh blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Andoh stalling in the clinch.
Andoh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Andoh controls his hands.
Andoh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Andoh is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Andoh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Andoh is trying to maintain a safe position but Anderson gets an underhook and turns Andoh into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Andoh can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Andoh just leaning against Anderson, taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Andoh.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Andoh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andoh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Owusu Andoh will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Andoh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Andoh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Andoh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andoh slaps away a takedown attempt from Anderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Andoh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Andoh throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson rushes Andoh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Andoh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson looking for a takedown.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Andoh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson works on Andoh's body with a couple of short punches.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andoh dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Andoh wants to stall.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Andoh leaning his opponent against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Andoh controls the action.
Andoh misses with some punches.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Andoh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andoh's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Andoh takes a shot to the head.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Andoh controls the action.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andoh's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andoh.
Andoh stalling in the clinch but Anderson improves position.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Andoh blocks it.
Anderson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Andoh fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Owusu Andoh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Anderson.
Anderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Andoh is out of range and Anderson settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andoh cracks Anderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Anderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Anderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anderson tries to work over Andoh's front leg with a kick but Andoh checks it.
A jab from Andoh finds it's way through Anderson's defenses.
Andoh throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Andoh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anderson momentarily.
Anderson dives in and grabs Andoh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Andoh pushes down on Anderson's head and hops out.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Andoh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andoh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Andoh is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
Andoh throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson is looking to score with low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andoh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good exchange - Andoh coming out on top.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Andoh is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andoh misses with a straight right.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Andoh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Andoh's waist but Andoh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Apollo Anderson.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apollo Anderson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Apollo Anderson made sure he mentioned Seven Sins™, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Ce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shut 'Em Down. Charles Young is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sun Ce!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Ce.
A big right from Young misses.
Young looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ce.
Ce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Young darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ce.
Ce digs a good hook to Young's body.
A shot to the liver by Ce. Beautiful body shot.
Ce ducks under a wild hook from Young.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young misses with a hook
and Ce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ce misses the shot to the body.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ce moves away.
Ce stuns Young with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
Ce slips under a jab from Young.
Young misses with a lunging right hand
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ce ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ce staying out of range there.
Young cracks Ce with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ce thows a body shot but no joy.
Ce scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ce.
Young is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ce misses with a hook.
Ce thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ce moves forwards but Young connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ce lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Young has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Young and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ce digs a good hook to Young's body.
Ce lands a right hook to the body.
Ce misses with a straight left.
Ce lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Young at a distance.
Ce lands with a shot to the body.
Ce lands with a shot to the body.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ce was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Ce thuds a left hand into Young's body.
Young with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
A big right from Ce misses.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Ce.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Ce moves away and avoids it.
Ce cracks Young with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sun Ce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ce connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ce.
Ce digs a good hook to Young's body.
Ce with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Ce.
Ce misses with a wild body shot.
Ce misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Ce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ce looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Young misses with an uppercut
and Ce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ce connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Young misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ce lands a lovely overhand right.
Ce connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ce is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Young had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young lands with a straight right. Ce didn't see that one coming.
Ce swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Ce dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ce stalks Young and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Young's face. Young staggers backwards, shaken.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Young checks a leg kick.
Ce fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Young has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Young misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Ce to counter with a crisp jab.
Ce takes a jab right on the kisser.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ce lands with a shot to the body.
Ce lands a jab.
Ce throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Ce uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ce.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ce.
Ce throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Young blocks a low kick nicely.
Ce throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Ce lands a body shot.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on Ce's shoulder, as Ce tries to avoid the shot.
Ce misses with the combination.
Ce looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Ce takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young slips a straight right by Ce.
Ce misses with a low kick.
Young has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Good shot there by Ce.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Young loads up on a big right hand but Ce slips the punch.
Sun Ce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young misses with a looping left.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ce.
Young throws an off balance right hand
and Ce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Young takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ce blocks a jab.
Ce throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ce avoids the body shot from Young.
Young works Ce's body with a nice hook.
Ce takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Young misses with a left hand
and Ce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ce.
Ce looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
Ce fails to land with a series of punches.
Young moves away from the strike by Ce.
A left lands for Young.
Young takes one to the side of the head.
No joy there for Ce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
Ce throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
Ce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Ce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Ce misses.
Young misses with a hook to the body
and Ce counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Young thinking.
Ce connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Young's hands.
Young throws out a loose jab but Ce uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young looks to land a left hand but Ce moved out of range nicely.
Young throws a hook but Ce avoids it easily.
Young misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Ce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ce takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ce lands a head shot.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ce sizes up Young with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ce changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Young moves out of range as Ce strikes.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ce rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young missing with a left hand there. Ce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ce blocks a jab.
Young rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ce misses the shot to the body.
Ce throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Young scores with a jab to the head.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Young.
Young scores with a nice strike.
Ce misses the shot to the body.
Young comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ce takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ce lands a slapping body shot.
Ce throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ce scores with the left hand. Young knows he should have avoided that one.
Ce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young slips a jab and a cross from Ce.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ce cracks Young with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ce throws a big shot that misses.
Ce moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sun Ce is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a poor cross that misses
and Ce counters with an outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Ce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ce slips a straight right by Young.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Charles Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ce darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Young looks to land a left hand but Ce moved out of range nicely.
Ce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Ce misses with a hook
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ce stuns Young with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young ducks right into an uppercut from Ce.
Young throws an off balance right hand
and Ce counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ce misses with a straight left.
Ce with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Young takes one to the chin there.
Ce takes one to the side of the head.
Young misses with a body punch
and Ce counters with a straight right hand.
Young throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ce counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Young takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Young pounces like a tiger and cracks Ce with a vicious hook! Ce is down but not out! Young follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Charles Young!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmond Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall comes to the cage accompanied by Tesla - Hang Tough. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quinton Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edmond Honda!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda wants to slow Marshall down by chopping away at his legs.
Marshall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marshall thows a body shot but no joy.
Honda tries to move into range but Marshall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marshall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Honda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Honda throws a body punch but Marshall moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Marshall.
Marshall connects with a body shot that sends Honda's belly button to the back.
Honda uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marshall has time to react.
Honda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick from Honda lands but Marshall takes it in his stride.
Quinton Marshall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Honda gets tackled into the cage by Marshall. Marshall maintains the clinch.
Marshall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marshall lands a hook that snaps the head of Honda backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda manages to break the clinch.
Marshall lands a nice hook to Honda's body. Honda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marshall defending well as Honda loads up on a big left hand.
Honda throws a hook to the side of Marshall's head but Marshall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marshall misses with an uppercut. Honda saw that one coming.
Honda just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marshall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marshall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Honda is trying to force a seperation but Marshall has the dominant position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marshall.
Honda prevents a body shot from Marshall.
Honda tries to break free but Marshall pushes him back against the cage.
Marshall works on Honda's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marshall has Honda pressed against the cage, preventing Honda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Honda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Honda is trying to break the clinch but Marshall has him pressed against the cage.
Honda swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honda wants to get back to striking at distance but Marshall won't allow it.
Honda breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Marshall misses its intended target.
Marshall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Honda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marshall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marshall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Honda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Honda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Honda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marshall thinking.
Donk. Honda catches Marshall right on the button with a cross.
Honda just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall moves out of range as Honda strikes.
Honda looks to throw the jab but Marshall is out of range.
Marshall wants to clinch up but Honda keeps it at a distance.
Honda's corner calls for a 1-2. Honda obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marshall tries to clinch but Honda moves out of range.
Honda lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Honda blocks a jab.
Honda throws a shot from downtown. Marshall moves away and avoids it.
Honda misses the shot to the body.
Honda stuns Marshall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marshall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Honda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marshall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Honda throws a hook but Marshall blocks it.
Marshall lands a nice hook to Honda's body. Honda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Honda misses with a hook. Marshall ducked under it nicely.
Marshall defending well as Honda loads up on a big left hand.
Honda throws a series of punches but Marshall avoids them all with ease.
Honda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marshall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Marshall.
Honda misses with a body shot.
A big left from Honda misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edmond Honda will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Honda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Honda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marshall moves away.
Marshall looks to score with a jab to the body but Honda is just out of range.
No joy there for Marshall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Honda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marshall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Honda.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marshall throws a right and a left that Honda avoids nicely.
Marshall misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Marshall.
Honda scores with a jab to the jaw.
Edmond Honda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Honda scores with a jab to the head.
Marshall avoids the body shot from Honda.
Marshall thuds his right hand into Honda's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Marshall misses.
The fighters circling - Honda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marshall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Honda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marshall tries to clinch up.
Honda throws a hook but Marshall blocks it.
Marshall tries to clinch up.
Marshall throws a body punch but Honda moves out of range.
Marshall wants to clinch.
Honda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marshall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Marshall misses
and Honda counters with a nice uppercut.
Marshall staying out of range there.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Honda bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marshall's head.
Honda sizes up Marshall with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Honda misses the target.
Marshall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Honda is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Marshall instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshall cracks Honda with a nice body shot.
Marshall has Honda pressed against the cage, preventing Honda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marshall struggles to land a body shot inside as Honda controls his hands.
Honda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Honda ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Marshall fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall wants to clinch.
Marshall drives through and clinches with Honda against the cage.
Marshall misses with a body punch.
Marshall swings wildly with an uppercut but Honda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Honda backwards.
Honda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Honda blocks an uppercut.
Marshall prevents Honda from breaking the clinch.
Marshall can't find room to land a body shot as Honda controls the action.
Honda digs a right hand into Marshall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marshall's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Honda fails to land.
Honda breaks the clinch.
Marshall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab from Marshall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Honda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marshall.
Honda lands a head kick!
Honda moves out of range as Marshall strikes.
Marshall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Honda looks to throw the jab but Marshall is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Quinton Marshall will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Marshall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Honda looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall is just out of range.
Honda scores with a decent looking hook.
Honda misses with a leg kick.
Honda misses with a left hand
and Marshall counters with a nice uppercut.
Marshall tries to clinch up but Honda circles away and keeps his distance.
Honda misses with a double jab.
Marshall pushes Honda up against the cage in a clinch.
Honda breaks from the clinch.
Marshall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Honda.
Marshall misses with a straight right.
Honda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Honda misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Honda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Honda connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Honda throws out a loose jab but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honda lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Honda throws a hook but Marshall avoids it easily.
A jab from Honda finds it's way through Marshall's defenses.
Honda gets tackled into the cage by Marshall. Marshall maintains the clinch.
Honda swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honda has had enough of the clinch but Marshall keeps him there for the moment.
Marshall blocking some punches.
Marshall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marshall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall digs a right hand into Honda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Honda's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Marshall on the inside.
Marshall digs a right hand into Honda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Honda's gas tank.
Honda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Honda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marshall lands with a left to the head.
Honda blocking some punches.
Honda has had enough of the clinch but Marshall keeps him there for the moment.
Honda wants to get back to striking at distance but Marshall won't allow it.
Honda is trying to break the clinch but Marshall is controlling him.
Honda is looking to break free of the clinch but Marshall has double underhooks.
Marshall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Honda blocking some punches.
Honda is trying to push Marshall away but Marshall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Quinton Marshall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marshall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Honda prevents a body shot from Marshall.
Marshall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Honda's elbow.
Marshall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Honda backwards.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Marshall here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Marshall scores with a shoulder strike.
Honda wants to get back to striking at distance but Marshall won't allow it.
Honda breaks the clinch.
Marshall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Honda swings for the body but Marshall moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Marshall as he connects with a hook.
Marshall wants to clinch up but Honda keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Honda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Honda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands a slapping body shot.
Marshall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marshall scores with a hook to the body. Honda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marshall lands a big right hand that sends Honda crashing to the mat! Marshall stays standing though and waves Honda back to his feet!
Honda is rocked!
Honda bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Marshall comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Honda falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Honda was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Quinton Marshall!
Quinton Marshall took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabe Christianson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christianson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Like a Boss. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Super Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabe Christianson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A bone on bone clash there as Christianson blocks the leg kick.
Christianson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Christianson instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Christianson as Man tries to tie him up.
Christianson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christianson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Christianson lands with a short shot to the head.
Christianson is leaning against Man and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Christianson throws a head punch that misses.
Christianson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Man up against the cage.
Christianson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Christianson scores with a shoulder strike.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christianson closes the distance and clinches.
Christianson working aggressively here.
Christianson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Christianson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man feints and then cracks Christianson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Christianson down.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Christianson slips the punch.
Christianson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Christianson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Man defending well as Christianson loads up on a big left hand.
Man checks a leg kick.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Christianson tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christianson was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Christianson misses with a low kick as Man jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christianson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christianson.
Christianson lands a glancing blow to the side of Man's 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!
Christianson wants to clinch
and Man counters with a nice leg kick.
Man throws a front kick aimed at Christianson's knee but Christianson avoids it well.
Man closes the distance and clinches.
Man misses with a body punch.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Christianson controls the action.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man prevents a body shot from Christianson.
Christianson breaks the clinch.
Super Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christianson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gabe Christianson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man dives in and grabs Christianson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Christianson pushes down on Man's head and hops out.
Good leg kick by Christianson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Man is defended easily by Christianson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christianson looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Man moves out of range of the body kick.
Christianson doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Christianson tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Christianson walks into a jab.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christianson scores with a decent looking hook.
Christianson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man swings for the body but Christianson moves out of range.
Man moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Man tries to work over Christianson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christianson is working Man over against the cage.
Man looking to stall.
Christianson blocks an uppercut.
Christianson tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Man as the two fighters clinch.
Man wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christianson prevents a body shot from Man.
Man trying to control the position but instead, Christianson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Man into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christianson pushes Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Christianson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Christianson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabe Christianson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Christianson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Christianson is just out of range.
Christianson misses with a series of wild punches.
Man looks to land a right hand but Christianson moved out of range.
Man throws a leg kick which misses Christianson's front leg but catches the back leg as Christianson tries to avoid it.
Man scores with a nice strike.
Man checks a low kick from Christianson.
Christianson misses the jab.
Christianson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christianson is looking to score with low kicks.
Christianson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Man's sensitive parts.
Christianson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Christianson works Man's body with a nice hook.
Christianson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a push kick but Christianson slaps the foot to one side.
An inside leg kick from Christianson misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Christianson.
Christianson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Man checks it well.
Christianson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Christianson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good work by Man as he checks the leg kick.
Christianson with a hook.
Christianson misses with a series of wild punches.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Christianson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Christianson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Christianson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christianson trying to keep a closed guard but Man is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Christianson is keeping the position for now.
Man throws a strike but Christianson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Man keeping moving, preventing Christianson from controlling successfully.
Christianson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gabe Christianson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Man missing with a left hand there. Christianson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christianson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Man getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gabe Christianson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck for Man with that takedown attempt.
Christianson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Man's head.
Christianson looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Christianson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Man shoots for a takedown but Christianson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Christianson misses with a low kick.
Christianson wants to slow Man down by chopping away at his legs.
Christianson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Christianson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Man.
Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man moves away from the strike by Christianson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a looping right.
Christianson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Christianson. Christianson obviously looking to wear him down.
Christianson throws a leg kick but Man checks it.
Christianson throws a leg kick which misses Man's front leg but catches the back leg as Man tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Christianson.
Man takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Christianson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Christianson wants to clinch.
Man throws a low kick but Christianson avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Man takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabe Christianson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Christianson slips under a jab.
Christianson thows a body shot but no joy.
Man decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Christianson trying to hold on to Man's head to control him but Man postures up.
Christianson is refusing to be controlled, as Man sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Christianson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Christianson holds on and takes a little breather.
Christianson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Man is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson is trying to keep Man in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gabe Christianson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Christianson misses with a hook.
Christianson throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christianson moves out of range of the strikes.
Christianson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Man to score with a decent uppercut.
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Christianson throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christianson throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Christianson tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
Christianson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Man counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christianson throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Christianson lands a body shot.
Man throws a nice head kick!
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Christianson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice takedown defense from Christianson. No joy for Man on that attempt.
Man is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Christianson throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christianson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Christianson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Christianson lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man clinches with his opponent.
Christianson lands a body punch.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christianson struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Christianson leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Christianson.
Christianson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Christianson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Christianson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Super Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Christianson controls his hands.
Christianson looking to slow down the pace here.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Christianson manages to break the clinch.
Christianson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Christianson cracks a nice hook into Man's ribs.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gabe Christianson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man scores with a spinning back kick!
Christianson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Christianson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Man misses with a body shot.
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!
Christianson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Christianson is looking to slow Man down with leg kicks.
Man throws a solid leg kick but Christianson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Man pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Man is predictable there
and Christianson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christianson connects with a single shot there.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christianson moves away.
Christianson moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabe Christianson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Christianson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabe Christianson!
A pretty intense looking Gabe Christianson took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Puckerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes into the arena with I like BEER! Tom T. Hall blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noah Puckerman!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Stone blocks the low kick.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Puckerman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Puckerman's waist but Puckerman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stone off to one side.
Noah Puckerman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puckerman scores with a push kick.
Stone keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but Puckerman ducks down to avoid it.
Puckerman scoring well with a low kick there.
Puckerman moves out of range of the body kick from Stone.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puckerman misses with the combination.
Stone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stone looks to land a left hand but Puckerman moved out of range nicely.
Puckerman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Puckerman missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Puckerman.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt - Puckerman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick from Puckerman.
Puckerman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stone lands with a hook. Puckerman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stone manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Puckerman on his heels. He'll look to pass Puckerman's guard now, I'm sure.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Puckerman is keeping the position for now.
Puckerman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Puckerman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman wants to get back to his feet but Stone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puckerman pulls Stone in close to prevent any damage.
Stone drops back, looking for a kneebar! Puckerman looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Puckerman looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Puckerman!
Stone is trying to improve his position.
Stone sneaks back into half guard.
Stone 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman tries to stand but can't do so whilst Stone controls his leg.
Stone is trying to get back to full guard.
Stone looking for submissions off his back.
Puckerman tries to stand but can't do so whilst Stone controls his leg.
Stone wants to get back to full guard.
Stone moves into full guard.
Stone has a closed guard, preventing Puckerman from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone is trying to control the position but Puckerman postures up.
Puckerman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Puckerman has managed to get both his arms back between Stone's legs - danger averted.
Puckerman decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Puckerman throws a head kick that misses.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Puckerman is trying to defend but Stone finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone trying to control from half guard but Puckerman is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Noah Puckerman will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Puckerman, pushing him back against the cage.
Puckerman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Puckerman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Puckerman trying to stall but Stone improves his position.
Stone wants to stall.
Puckerman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puckerman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puckerman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stone wants to stall.
Puckerman breaks the clinch.
Stone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Puckerman tries to avoid it but Stone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Puckerman to the ground. Puckerman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Puckerman misses with a hook to the body
and Stone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puckerman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stone misses with a body shot.
Stone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puckerman.
Stone looks to land a left hand but Puckerman moved out of range nicely.
Stone just misses with a punch to the body.
Noah Puckerman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puckerman throws out a loose jab but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Puckerman finds it's way round the side to connect with Stone's head.
Puckerman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stone is out of range and Puckerman settles back down.
Puckerman misses with a looping right.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puckerman.
Puckerman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Puckerman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Puckerman throws a leg kick but Stone checks it.
Stone throws a poor cross that misses
and Puckerman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Noah Puckerman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone misses with a looping right.
Stone misses with a straight left.
Stone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice shot lands for Stone.
Nice uppercut there from Puckerman.
Puckerman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
and Puckerman counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Stone! He's just covering up as Puckerman starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noah Puckerman!
Noah Puckerman gave a mention to 1337 ANZAC in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keio Jun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makao Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsumoto has chosen Sepultura - Territory as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keio Jun!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makao Matsumoto!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Matsumoto misses.
Jun walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matsumoto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice straight punches there by Matsumoto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matsumoto.
Jun takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Matsumoto throws a body punch but Jun moves out of range.
Matsumoto checks a leg kick.
Matsumoto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jun has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jun looking to throw knees to the head but Matsumoto is blocking nicely.
A hook to the body from Jun.
Jun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matsumoto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jun stalling against the cage.
Matsumoto lands a body shot.
Matsumoto has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jun is trying to keep an underhook but Matsumoto manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Matsumoto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Matsumoto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Matsumoto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jun sees it coming and defends easily.
Matsumoto is just content to waste time from the top position. Jun takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jun keeping full guard, as Matsumoto tries to pass.
Matsumoto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jun works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Matsumoto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Matsumoto moves into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun tries to hold on but Matsumoto pushes him away.
Jun is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jun is squirming around, avoiding Matsumoto's attempts to control the action.
Matsumoto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto thowing shots but they're missing.
Jun wants to hold on but Matsumoto pushes him away.
Matsumoto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jun looks a forlorn figure.
Matsumoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jun is looking to escape.
Matsumoto raining down shots from the mount!
Jun takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Matsumoto's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Makao Matsumoto!
Makao Matsumoto is the new light heavyweight champion!
Makao Matsumoto really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that RMC - Rio Mma Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Beefheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshiro Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Beefheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshiro Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Gomi or perhaps it was just good defense by Beefheart which made him look bad.
Beefheart moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gomi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beefheart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beefheart throws a right hand that misses
and Gomi counters with a straight right hand.
Beefheart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gomi missing with a left hand there. Beefheart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beefheart takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Beefheart throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomi.
Gomi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Beefheart avoids it really well and circles away.
Beefheart's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gomi under the eye.
Beefheart tries to clinch up
and Gomi counters with a left and a right that stings Beefheart.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Beefheart sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gomi somewhat.
Captain Beefheart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshiro Gomi.
Gomi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefheart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beefheart misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomi. Beefheart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beefheart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beefheart in his tracks.
Yoshiro Gomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi shoots in and drives through. Beefheart sprawls well.
Gomi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beefheart lands a jab-cross combination.
Gomi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Beefheart sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gomi somewhat.
Beefheart with a nice cross.
Beefheart throws a series of strikes that have Gomi backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Beefheart tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Captain Beefheart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beefheart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomi swinging wildly here.
No luck for Gomi with that takedown attempt.
A jab from Beefheart misses.
Gomi jabs Beefheart to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gomi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beefheart.
Gomi ducks under a wild hook from Beefheart.
Gomi just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Beefheart sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gomi somewhat.
Gomi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beefheart tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Gomi. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Beefheart does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart throws a right and a left that Gomi avoids nicely.
Gomi thows a body shot but no joy.
Gomi lands with an overhand left.
Gomi misses with a double jab.
Beefheart misses with a hook.
Beefheart is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Beefheart missing with a left hand there. Gomi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beefheart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beefheart lands with a straight right. Gomi didn't see that one coming.
Beefheart drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gomi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Beefheart throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gomi avoids the body shot from Beefheart.
Gomi avoids the body shot from Beefheart.
Beefheart thows a leg kick but Gomi checks it
and Gomi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
No joy there for Gomi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gomi tries to bum rush Beefheart with a series of wild strikes but Beefheart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beefheart moves away from the strike by Gomi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomi.
Beefheart thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice combination there by Gomi.
Beefheart misses with a series of wild punches.
Beefheart lands with a nice body kick.
Gomi dives in and scores a takedown into Beefheart's guard.
Gomi wants to control from the top but Beefheart keeps moving.
Beefheart can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gomi controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomi won't allow Beefheart to get back to his feet.
Gomi looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Captain Beefheart will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Beefheart ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
Beefheart fails to land with a series of punches.
Beefheart is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gomi.
Gomi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beefheart tries to avoid it but Gomi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beefheart to the ground. Beefheart escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yoshiro Gomi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gomi lands a head shot.
Gomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomi fails with a takedown attempt.
Captain Beefheart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshiro Gomi.
Gomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beefheart tries to clinch up but Gomi circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomi fails to land the takedown.
Beefheart keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gomi shoots in but Beefheart avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beefheart.
Gomi just misses with a punch to the body.
Beefheart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomi moves away.
Gomi throws a hook but Beefheart avoids it easily.
Captain Beefheart is winning the standup battle so far.
Beefheart throws a big shot that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Gomi there.
Gomi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Beefheart avoids it really well and circles away.
Beefheart moves into range and clinches up with Gomi.
Beefheart lands an elbow just above Gomi 's eye.
It looks like Yoshiro Gomi has been cut.
Gomi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Beefheart to the mat! Beefheart manages to get full guard.
Gomi looking to sit in guard and control but Beefheart gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Beefheart wants to control from the top but Gomi keeps moving.
Beefheart slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beefheart wants to control from the top but Gomi keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Captain Beefheart wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gomi connects with a looping right hand.
Beefheart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beefheart lands with a good body shot.
Beefheart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomi circles away quickly and effectively.
Beefheart moves out of range as Gomi strikes.
Beefheart loads up on a big right hand but Gomi slips the punch.
Beefheart lands a nice looking body shot.
Beefheart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomi manages to avoid it.
Gomi misses with a wild body shot.
No luck for Gomi with that takedown attempt.
Beefheart scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomi doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart misses with a straight left.
Beefheart takes a swing at Gomi's ribcage but misses.
Gomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beefheart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomi.
Gomi throws a right hand that Beefheart ducks under and follows up with a left that Beefheart also avoids with ease.
Beefheart misses the shot to the body.
Gomi shoots for a takedown but Beefheart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
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!
Gomi tries to bum rush Beefheart with a series of wild strikes but Beefheart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Beefheart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beefheart lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Gomi misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beefheart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomi.
No luck for Gomi with that takedown attempt.
Gomi is breathing heavily.
Beefheart takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Captain Beefheart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yoshiro Gomi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Beefheart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beefheart walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gomi wants to pass the guard but Beefheart is keeping the position.
Gomi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Beefheart is trying to control the position but Gomi postures up.
Gomi trying to control but Beefheart is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Yoshiro Gomi.
Beefheart looks to land a left hand but Gomi moved out of range nicely.
Gomi throws a right and a left that Beefheart avoids nicely.
Gomi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beefheart.
Beefheart throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomi.
Gomi shoots in and drives through. Beefheart sprawls well.
Beefheart loads up on a big right hand but Gomi slips the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beefheart darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gomi.
Gomi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gomi takes one to the side of the head.
Beefheart misses with a few strikes there.
Horrible takedown by Gomi or perhaps it was just good defense by Beefheart which made him look bad.
Captain Beefheart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshiro Gomi.
Beefheart misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart lands with a hook. Gomi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beefheart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gomi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Beefheart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beefheart throws a leg kick that misses.
Beefheart swings for the body but Gomi moves out of range.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Beefheart sprawls well. Beefheart wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gomi gets slowly back to his feet.
Gomi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beefheart takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beefheart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beefheart digs a good body shot into Gomi's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart throws a right hand that Gomi ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomi also avoids with ease.
Gomi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Beefheart avoids it really well and circles away.
Beefheart throws a shot to the body.
Beefheart scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Beefheart. That snapped Gomi's head back.
Beefheart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gomi walks into a stiff left hand from Beefheart.
Gomi shoots for a double leg takedown but Beefheart sprawls well. He's pushed Gomi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Beefheart cracks Gomi with a good jab.
No luck for Gomi with that takedown attempt.
Gomi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beefheart scores with a head kick. Gomi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Beefheart moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Beefheart on the inside.
Gomi is trying to force a seperation but Beefheart has the dominant position.
Beefheart gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Beefheart stalls.
Captain Beefheart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomi tries to score a body lock takedown but Beefheart shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Beefheart trying to control the position but instead, Gomi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Beefheart into the cage.
Gomi is looking to take this one to the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Beefheart prevents it.
Come on Beefheart - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yoshiro Gomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Captain Beefheart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beefheart, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Captain Beefheart!
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