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NFC 68 - Reyes Vs Franklin II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shunsuke Mizuno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rambo Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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242 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rambo Kawajiri!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mizuno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mizuno leaves Kawajiri with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kawajiri shoots in looking for a takedown but Mizuno manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kawajiri's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kawajiri doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mizuno counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shunsuke Mizuno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rambo Kawajiri.
Kawajiri shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mizuno's guard.
Mizuno on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mizuno tries to get out of the position.
Kawajiri trying to control the position from guard on top but Mizuno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mizuno is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rambo Kawajiri wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mizuno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kawajiri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kawajiri closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Mizuno misses.
Kawajiri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kawajiri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mizuno.
Kawajiri fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mizuno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kawajiri with a poor takedown
and Mizuno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kawajiri misses.
Kawajiri ducks under a wild hook from Mizuno.
Kawajiri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kawajiri tries for a takedown but Mizuno circles away easily
and Mizuno counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kawajiri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mizuno.
Mizuno paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kawajiri will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kawajiri gets caught flat footed, as Mizuno shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mizuno accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri controls Mizuno momentarily but Mizuno frees himself.
Mizuno in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mizuno trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mizuno trying to control but Kawajiri is working from the bottom.
Mizuno throws a strike but Kawajiri rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mizuno wants to stand up but Kawajiri is controlling him.
Kawajiri stopping the sweep attempt from Mizuno.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawajiri trying to control but Mizuno is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizuno is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kawajiri is controlling him.
Kawajiri controlling from the top position.
Mizuno is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kawajiri is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mizuno is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kawajiri passes Mizuno's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shunsuke Mizuno dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kawajiri looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mizuno is fending him off so far but Kawajiri persists. Nope, Mizuno circles away and we're back to standing.
Kawajiri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mizuno.
Kawajiri tries for a takedown but Mizuno circles away easily
and Mizuno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kawajiri fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mizuno avoids it really well and circles away.
Shunsuke Mizuno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rambo Kawajiri.
Mizuno throws a shot from downtown. Kawajiri moves away and avoids it.
Kawajiri shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mizuno but Mizuno pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mizuno is fending him off so far but Kawajiri persists. Nope, Mizuno circles away and we're back to standing.
Mizuno looks to land a combination. Kawajiri sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kawajiri looks to score with a jab to the body but Mizuno is just out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kawajiri.
Shunsuke Mizuno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kawajiri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kawajiri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mizuno is struggling to control the position.
Mizuno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kawajiri misses with a takedown attempt
and Mizuno counters with a one-two to the body.
Kawajiri is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri tries to move into range but Mizuno moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mizuno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shunsuke Mizuno is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Kawajiri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Kawajiri misses
and Mizuno counters with a single leg into guard. Kawajiri didn't expect that.
Kawajiri is adopting a defensive guard.
Mizuno landing with the ground and pound.
Mizuno wants to control from the top but Kawajiri keeps moving.
Mizuno has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mizuno cracks Kawajiri with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizuno preventing the sweep.
Kawajiri is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kawajiri looking to control.
Mizuno loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kawajiri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kawajiri working for a triangle but Mizuno defends it easily.
Kawajiri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mizuno postures up in Kawajiri's guard and throws a big left but Kawajiri blocks it.
Mizuno lands a couple of elbows.
Shunsuke Mizuno overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizuno throws a big right hand that misses.
Kawajiri not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kawajiri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mizuno is one step ahead there.
Kawajiri working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mizuno doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mizuno manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mizuno missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kawajiri trying to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mizuno throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kawajiri works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawajiri has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mizuno can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mizuno chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shunsuke Mizuno dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Kawajiri is looking to clinch but Mizuno is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mizuno misses the target.
A combination from Mizuno does no damage.
Kawajiri misses with a takedown attempt
and Mizuno counters with a left to the body.
Kawajiri gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mizuno counters with a left and a right that stings Kawajiri.
Kawajiri closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mizuno quickly recovers to half guard.
Mizuno is looking to escape.
Kawajiri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kawajiri works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri wants to control but Mizuno is keeping him busy.
Mizuno is looking for a sweep.
Mizuno stops Kawajiri from passing to mount.
Kawajiri is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mizuno has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mizuno might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kawajiri controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizuno is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mizuno is trying to control Kawajiri's posture but Kawajiri avoids it.
Mizuno gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mizuno with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mizuno tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kawajiri manages to move to mount!
Kawajiri wants to finish this one by submission but Mizuno is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Mizuno turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Kawajiri off and cradles Mizuno's limp body as Kawajiri celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Rambo Kawajiri!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wes Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alonzo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: W.O.L.V.E.S. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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209 lbs
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220 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wes Chapman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alonzo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chapman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Harris. Beautiful body shot.
Chapman misses with a takedown attempt
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Wes Chapman has been cut.
Chapman misses with a body kick.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Wes Chapman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris throws the left hand but Chapman avoids the punch easily.
Chapman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chapman rushes Harris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chapman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chapman trying to land knees to the body.
Harris is fighting off a takedown attempt but Chapman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Harris to the mat. Harris regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chapman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harris is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chapman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chapman advances to half guard.
Harris wants to control but Chapman is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Harris sees it coming and defends easily.
Chapman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chapman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chapman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Harris is just riding it out for now. Chapman eventually gives up the hold.
Harris gets back to full guard.
Chapman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harris trying to control the position.
Chapman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chapman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harris is trying to control the position but Chapman postures up.
Chapman looking to pass the guard.
Chapman throws a big elbow that misses.
Chapman preventing the sweep.
Chapman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chapman drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Harris manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chapman has Harris in his guard.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chapman is looking to sweep but instead, Harris has passed into half guard.
Harris is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Chapman!
Chapman 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.
Chapman tries to reverse the position but Harris maintains control.
Chapman is squirming around, avoiding Harris's attempts to control the action.
Chapman tries to hold on but Harris postures up.
Chapman tries to reverse the position but Harris maintains control.
Harris goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Chapman turns into him and now he's in Harris's guard.
Chapman drops back looking for a leg! Harris is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harris manages to kick Chapman off! Chapman jumps back into Harris's guard.
Harris has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Chapman has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Chapman tries to pass to full mount but Harris defends it.
Chapman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harris's head.
Harris controlling the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chapman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chapman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Chapman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wes Chapman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chapman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harris defends it nicely.
Chapman throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
Chapman pushes Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Chapman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chapman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Chapman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harris scores with a nice strike.
Chapman closes the distance and clinches.
Harris presses Chapman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength 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!
Harris has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Chapman regains guard immediately.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Chapman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chapman is on top in guard.
Chapman forces his way into half guard.
Harris wants to improve his position but Chapman is controlling well.
Chapman is looking for a kimura but Harris is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chapman to get the leverage.
Chapman is trying to work for a kimura but Harris is defending well.
Harris trying to control but Chapman postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapman misses with a head shot. Harris uses the momentum to regain guard.
Chapman throws an elbow that misses. Harris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chapman's guard. Nice move by Harris!
Chapman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harris sitting in guard here, content to control.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chapman is keeping the position for now.
Chapman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chapman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harris content to stall in guard here.
Wes Chapman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonzo Harris has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Harris throws a body punch but Chapman moves out of range.
Wes Chapman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chapman blocks a jab.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chapman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harris is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chapman rather than just go for the knockout.
Harris swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chapman.
Chapman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chapman misses with a few strikes there.
Harris cracks a nice hook into Chapman's ribs.
Chapman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Chapman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Chapman is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Chapman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapman wants to clinch but Harris slips to the side
and Harris counters with a right hand 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!
Chapman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chapman showed some decent athleticism there.
Chapman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chapman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chapman is trying to work for a kimura but Harris is defending well.
Chapman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harris trying to hold on to Chapman's head to control him but Chapman postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wes Chapman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Chapman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harris getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice jab there from Harris.
Chapman shoots in but no luck this time.
Harris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chapman on the side of the head.
A jab from Harris misses.
Chapman throws a head kick that misses.
Harris with a hook.
Harris throws a hook but Chapman blocks it.
Harris changes levels and scores with a jab 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!
Chapman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harris connects with a looping right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chapman moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Chapman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wes Chapman's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman is looking to clinch.
Chapman looks for the body kick but Harris saw that one coming.
Chapman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Chapman shoots in but Harris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wes Chapman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris thuds a left hand into Chapman's body.
Harris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alonzo Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses the jab.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Chapman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Chapman misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Chapman does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Harris.
Harris slaps away a takedown attempt from Chapman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris lands a jab to the head.
Harris with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chapman tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chapman has a takedown stuffed.
Harris avoids the head kick by Chapman.
Chapman wants to clinch.
A big right from Harris misses.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chapman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chapman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harris as he avoids it easily.
Chapman tries for a takedown but Harris circles away easily
and Chapman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Chapman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wes Chapman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Chapman ducks right into an uppercut from Harris.
Chapman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chapman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chapman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chapman ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Chapman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chapman walks into a stiff left hand from Harris.
Harris thuds his right hand into Chapman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
Chapman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harris is fending him off so far but Chapman persists. Nope, Harris circles away and we're back to standing.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chapman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris cracks Chapman with a good jab.
Jeez, Wes Chapman's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chapman under the eye.
Chapman is rocked!
Chapman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harris as he avoids it easily.
Oh Chapman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harris misses with a straight left.
Chapman seems to have got his legs back now.
Harris bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chapman's head backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wes Chapman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alonzo Harris!
Alonzo Harris decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anastazy Kojras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toru Ohta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ohta is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Technopolis. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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152 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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144 lbs
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Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anastazy Kojras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toru Ohta!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ohta jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ohta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kojras.
Kojras pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kojras tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kojras throws a head kick that Ohta semi-blocks.
Kojras moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kojras as Ohta tries to tie him up.
Kojras tries to land knees in the clinch but Ohta avoids the damage to the body.
Kojras tries to land knees in the clinch but Ohta avoids the damage to the body.
Ohta looking to slow down the pace here.
Ohta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ohta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ohta tries for a takedown but Kojras manages to get underhooks.
Ohta avoiding damage as Kojras throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kojras.
Kojras landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ohta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohta wants to stall.
Kojras lands a good knee to the midsection. Ohta won't want to take too many of those.
Ohta avoiding damage as Kojras throws knees to the body.
Ohta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kojras landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ohta misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kojras.
The referee calls for Ohta to work.
Kojras missing with knees to the body.
Ohta fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ohta taking a breather.
Ohta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ohta trying to control the position but instead, Kojras has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ohta into the cage.
Kojras misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ohta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohta working hard to break the clinch.
Ohta goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kojras prevents it.
Anastazy Kojras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toru Ohta.
Kojras is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kojras tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ohta avoids it.
Kojras blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ohta drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kojras pulls his leg out and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ohta missing with a left hand there. Kojras was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ohta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kojras tried to score with a low kick but Ohta checks it.
Kojras clinches with his opponent.
Kojras lands a knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ohta.
Kojras landing knees to the body.
Ohta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kojras slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ohta looking to stall.
Kojras blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kojras utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kojras missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ohta fails to land.
Ohta wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ohta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kojras as Ohta tries to tie him up.
Kojras missing with knees to the body.
Kojras is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ohta is defending well for now.
Kojras tries to throw a body punch but Ohta avoids it by throwing Kojras back against the cage.
Kojras lands a knee to the body.
Kojras missing with knees to the body.
Kojras stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kojras misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ohta.
Ohta looking to stall.
Ohta breaks from the clinch.
Kojras tries to clinch up but Ohta circles away and keeps his distance.
Kojras throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kojras.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kojras.
Ohta avoids the head kick by Kojras.
Ohta scores with a leg kick.
Kojras throws a head kick that misses.
Toru Ohta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ohta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kojras.
Ohta throws a shot from downtown. Kojras moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ohta misses with a hook. Kojras ducked under it nicely.
Ohta misses with a kick to the body
and Kojras counters by moving into the clinch.
Kojras missing with knees to the body.
Ohta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ohta is trying to maintain a safe position but Kojras gets an underhook and turns Ohta into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anastazy Kojras dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ohta misses with a looping left.
Ohta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kojras in his tracks.
Kojras misses with a head kick.
Kojras lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ohta tests Kojras's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ohta lands a nice hook to Kojras's body. Kojras takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ohta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kojras moves in looking to clinch but Ohta pushes him off.
Kojras checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ohta throws a jab when Kojras was well out of range.
Kojras wants to clinch up but Ohta keeps it at a distance.
Kojras has closed the distance and engaged Ohta in a clinch.
Ohta managing to block the knees to the body from Kojras.
Ohta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ohta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kojras slips a jab from Ohta.
Kojras displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ohta throws out the jab.
Anastazy Kojras is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohta throws a combination. Kojras tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ohta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ohta connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kojras looks for the body kick but Ohta saw that one coming.
Kojras blocks a leg kick.
Kojras slips under a jab.
Ohta misses the jab.
Kojras rushes Ohta and presses him up against the cage.
Kojras missing with knees to the body.
Kojras working Ohta over with knees to the body.
Kojras is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kojras crunches a lovely knee into Ohta's ribcage.
Kojras missing with knees to the body.
Kojras tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ohta avoids it.
Kojras scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Kojras.
Ohta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kojras trying to land knees to the body.
Ohta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ohta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ohta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ohta has a couple of punches blocked by Kojras.
Ohta is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kojras keeps control of Ohta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kojras landing knees to the body.
Ohta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kojras tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ohta avoids it.
Ohta tries to throw a body punch but Kojras avoids it by throwing Ohta back against the cage.
Kojras misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ohta.
Ohta wants a takedown.
Kojras using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kojras displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ohta up against the cage.
Ohta avoiding damage as Kojras throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kojras missing with knees to the body.
Ohta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kojras is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ohta is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Anastazy Kojras has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kojras trying to land knees to the body.
Ohta avoiding damage as Kojras throws knees to the body.
Ohta lands with a light punch inside.
Kojras trying to land knees to the body.
Ohta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ohta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ohta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ohta managing to block the knees to the body from Kojras.
Ohta has Kojras pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kojras manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ohta goes for a takedown attempt but Kojras pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anastazy Kojras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toru Ohta.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kojras. That's going to slow Ohta down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kojras lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick there by Kojras.
Kojras is looking to clinch but Ohta is avoiding it.
Ohta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kojras swivels and escapes.
Ohta avoids the head kick by Kojras.
Ohta cracks the inside of Kojras's front leg.
Ohta keeps the fight on the outside.
Kojras moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Ohta throws a punch but it's blocked by Kojras.
Ohta is trying to maintain a safe position but Kojras gets an underhook and turns Ohta into the cage.
Ohta misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kojras landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ohta is breathing heavily.
Kojras tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ohta avoids it.
Kojras keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ohta's efforts to push away.
Kojras lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anastazy Kojras dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kojras displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ohta throws out the jab.
Ohta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kojras tried to score with a low kick but Ohta checks it.
Kojras moves in looking to clinch but Ohta pushes him off.
Ohta blocks a head kick by Kojras.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ohta crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kojras - the referee stops the clock and Ohta gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kojras. Ohta manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ohta blocks a head kick by Kojras.
Kojras throws a sloppy head kick and Ohta moves out of range easily.
Ohta lands a two punch combo.
Kojras fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ohta.
Kojras instigates a clinch.
Kojras tries to land knees in the clinch but Ohta avoids the damage to the body.
Kojras is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ohta is defending well for now.
Ohta wants to get back to striking at distance but Kojras won't allow it.
Kojras blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ohta managing to block the knees to the body from Kojras.
Kojras trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohta managing to block the knees to the body from Kojras.
Ohta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kojras tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ohta avoids it.
Kojras trying to land knees to the body.
Kojras tries to land knees in the clinch but Ohta avoids the damage to the body.
Ohta looking to slow down the pace here.
Ohta managing to block the knees to the body from Kojras.
Ohta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kojras is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kojras is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ohta is defending well for now.
Kojras trying to land knees to the body.
Kojras tries to land knees in the clinch but Ohta avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ohta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kojras has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kojras.
Ohta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ohta misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kojras tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ohta avoids it.
Ohta is looking for a takedown.
Ohta avoiding damage as Kojras throws knees to the body.
Ohta tries to break the clinch but Kojras is controlling the position.
Kojras misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ohta.
Kojras misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ohta.
Kojras blocks an uppercut.
Kojras landing knees to the body.
Kojras misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ohta.
Ohta working aggressively here.
Ohta throws a head punch that misses.
Kojras trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ohta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ohta misses with a punch to the body.
Kojras is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ohta is defending well for now.
Kojras unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ohta lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kojras tries to land knees in the clinch but Ohta avoids the damage to the body.
Kojras trying to land knees to the body.
Ohta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ohta slowing the pace effectively.
Ohta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ohta wants to get back to striking at distance but Kojras won't allow it.
Ohta avoiding damage as Kojras throws knees to the body.
Ohta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anastazy Kojras is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ohta managing to block the knees to the body from Kojras.
Kojras trying to land knees to the body.
Kojras tries to land knees in the clinch but Ohta avoids the damage to the body.
Ohta managing to block the knees to the body from Kojras.
Ohta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kojras is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ohta is defending well for now.
Ohta prevents a body shot from Kojras.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohta struggles to land a body shot inside as Kojras controls his hands.
Ohta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kojrass head.
Ohta managing to block the knees to the body from Kojras.
Kojras misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ohta.
Ohta is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kojras pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Anastazy Kojras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toru Ohta.
Ohta tries to throw a body punch but Kojras avoids it by throwing Ohta back against the cage.
Ohta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kojras.
Ohta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kojras is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ohta is defending well for now.
Ohta goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kojras prevents it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ohta is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kojras gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ohta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ohta can't find room to land a body shot as Kojras controls the action.
Toru Ohta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kojras trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anastazy Kojras showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kojras has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anastazy Kojras!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taka Sho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ershad Mansouri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taka Sho could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ershad Mansouri's chin.
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192 lbs
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192 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Decent boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taka Sho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ershad Mansouri!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Mansouri as Sho shoots in.
Mansouri misses with a takedown attempt
and Sho counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mansouri feints and as Sho raises his hands in defense, Mansouri changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sho lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Mansouri is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Sho has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Mansouri is looking to defend but Sho has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Mansouri! Sho pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Mansouri taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Taka Sho!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dai Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by ヨシピィ・ダ・ガマ/&#. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
10 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Chan Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dai Hard!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hard fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Hard scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
It looks like Chan Lee has been cut.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Hard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee misses the body punch
and Hard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hard tries to pass to full mount but Lee defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hard in particular looking to stall.
Lee has hold of Hard's hands but Hard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard is trying to work for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
Lee makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Chan Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Hard misses with a wild body shot.
Hard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Hard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Lee gets a clinch.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lee is positioning himself well to prevent Hard advancing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard is looking to stall here but Lee recovers full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hard wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Hard is having none of it.
Hard trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Hard stops Lee from standing up.
Hard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hard controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Hard wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee keeping full guard, as Hard tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dai Hard was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Hard moves out of range easily.
Lee throws a head kick but Hard moves out of range.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Hard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hard lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Hard.
Hard throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hard shoots in but no luck this time.
Chan Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dai Hard.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Hard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hard dives in and scores a takedown into Lee's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hard preventing the sweep.
Hard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hard advances to half guard.
Lee is not content to let Hard control the position.
Hard is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lee!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hard sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lee trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lee wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dai Hard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chan Lee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hard is looking to land body kicks.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Hard moves out of range easily.
Hard blocks a head kick by Lee.
Hard misses with a leg kick
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Hard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chan Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Hard finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Lee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hard advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Hard.
Lee is doing well to control the position and prevent Hard from advancing to side control.
Lee manages to get to full guard.
Hard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hard forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control here.
Hard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
Hard looks to land a strike but Lee avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hard trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee keeping full guard, as Hard tries to pass.
Hard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee being controlled here, momentarily.
Hard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Hard from controlling successfully.
Lee pushes Hard off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Dai Hard has been cut.
Hard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hard somewhat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lee checks a leg kick.
Hard blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hard with a nice cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hard avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Hard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dai Hard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hard is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lee's half guard.
Hard seems to be working for a kimura but Lee defends the submission attempt.
Hard perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lee makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hard.
Hard tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Hard manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hard has a closed guard, preventing Lee from standing up.
Hard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hard has his foot on Lee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lee works his way back into a safe position though.
Lee gets to his feet. Hard looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.
Hard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Hard persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee darts in and clinches Hard up against the cage.
Hard lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lee tries to roll over but Hard keeps him under control.
Lee is trying to stand back up but Hard is controlling him
Hard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard passes to side control.
Lee avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hard.
Lee is not content to let Hard control the position.
Hard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lee knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hard asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dai Hard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hard trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Check out the look on Hard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dai Hard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hard 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dai Hard!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislaw Dziuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexei Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stanislaw Dziuk!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin throws a nice looking combination but Dziuk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Karelin misses.
Dziuk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karelin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dziuk to the ground. Karelin is now in Dziuk's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dziuk keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Karelin throws a big elbow that misses.
Karelin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Karelin wants to pass the guard but Dziuk is keeping the position.
Karelin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karelin advances to half guard.
Karelin is taking a breather. Dziuk says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin is looking to advance position but Dziuk won't allow it.
Well, if Karelin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Karelin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dziuk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Karelin.
Karelin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Karelin stalling away here and it's allowed Dziuk to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Karelin passes into half guard.
Karelin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karelin wants to pass the guard but Dziuk is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dziuk can do anything to dispel that myth.
Karelin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dziuk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Karelin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dziuk!
Karelin dominating with strikes here.
Karelin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karelin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dziuk is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin with a couple of short strikes.
It looks like Stanislaw Dziuk has been cut.
Karelin is landing with some decent strikes but Dziuk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That has opened up Stanislaw Dziuk's cut even more.
Karelin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stanislaw Dziuk's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stanislaw Dziuk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexei Karelin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nimos Oiky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuu Tatsuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oiky comes to the cage accompanied by In The Morning. Tatsuya comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DBZ kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Nimos Oiky 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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nimos Oiky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Tatsuya!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatsuya rushes Oiky and presses him up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Tatsuya as the two fighters clinch.
Oiky throws a head punch that misses.
Tatsuya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tatsuya just leaning against Oiky, taking a breather.
Oiky is trying to push Tatsuya away but Tatsuya has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tatsuya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tatsuya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oiky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oiky is trying to break the clinch but Tatsuya is controlling him.
Tatsuya lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tatsuya scores with a shoulder strike.
Tatsuya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tatsuya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tatsuya is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tatsuya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oiky blocks it with crossed arms.
Tatsuya is trying to maintain a safe position but Oiky gets an underhook and turns Tatsuya into the cage.
Tatsuya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tatsuya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oiky breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oiky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tatsuya. That did some damage!
Tatsuya scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick misses from Oiky.
Oiky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tatsuya misses the shot to the body.
Tatsuya misses with a lunging right hand
and Oiky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oiky lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tatsuya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tatsuya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oiky is looking to chop away at Tatsuya's legs.
Tatsuya lands a nice looking body shot.
Oiky shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tatsuya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oiky.
Tatsuya moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Oiky is trying to break the clinch but Tatsuya has him pressed against the cage.
Tatsuya is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Oiky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tatsuya.
Tatsuya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Oiky lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tatsuya missing with knees to the body.
Tatsuya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tatsuya working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oiky tries to break the clinch but Tatsuya is controlling the position.
Oiky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oiky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tatsuya throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oiky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tatsuya has Oiky pressed against the cage, preventing Oiky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tatsuya scores with a knee to the head.
Oiky is looking to break free of the clinch but Tatsuya has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya prevents Oiky from breaking the clinch.
Tatsuya lands a nice shot to the body.
Tatsuya avoiding damage as Oiky throws knees to the body.
Tatsuya landing knees to the head.
Tatsuya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oiky has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oiky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatsuya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oiky avoids it.
Tatsuya missing with knees to the body.
Tatsuya stalls.
Tatsuya throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oiky takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oiky is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tatsuya is keeping busy.
Oiky is looking to break free of the clinch but Tatsuya has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oiky has had enough of the clinch but Tatsuya keeps him there for the moment.
Tatsuya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatsuya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oiky avoids it.
Tatsuya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oiky blocks it with crossed arms.
Oiky tries to break free but Tatsuya pushes him back against the cage.
Oiky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oiky is trying to force a seperation but Tatsuya has the dominant position.
Stalling in the clinch from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya lands a good knee to the midsection. Oiky won't want to take too many of those.
A frustrated look appears on Oiky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oiky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatsuya tries to land knees in the clinch but Oiky avoids the damage to the body.
Oiky is looking to break free of the clinch but Tatsuya has double underhooks.
Oiky tries a body shot but Tatsuya blocks it.
Tatsuya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Tatsuya dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oiky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tatsuya blocks a head kick by Oiky.
Oiky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tatsuya can pounce on him.
Oiky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oiky digs a good hook to Tatsuya's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Oiky as he connects with a hook.
Tatsuya on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oiky. Oiky obviously looking to wear him down.
Oiky moves out of range of the leg kick from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya wants to slow Oiky down by chopping away at his legs.
Oiky swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tatsuya tries a head kick but it misses.
Oiky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tatsuya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Oiky is predictable there
and Tatsuya counters with a body kick.
Tatsuya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuya misses with a hook.
Tatsuya tries to clinch but Oiky moves out of range.
Oiky scoring well with a low kick there.
Tatsuya throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Oiky counter with a right hand.
Oiky throws a leg kick but Tatsuya moved away.
Oiky moves out of range of the leg kick from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya tries to clinch up.
Tatsuya blocks a low kick nicely.
Oiky thows a leg kick but Tatsuya checks it
and Tatsuya counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tatsuya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oiky is defending well for now.
Oiky has had enough of the clinch but Tatsuya keeps him there for the moment.
Tatsuya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oiky is trying to force a seperation but Tatsuya has the dominant position.
Oiky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tatsuya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tatsuya keeps control of Oiky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tatsuya stalling against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Oiky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tatsuya lands a knee to the head.
Oiky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oiky wants to break free but Tatsuya has control.
Tatsuya throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oiky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatsuya lands a body shot.
Tatsuya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oiky's sensitive parts.
Tatsuya scores with a jab to the head.
Tatsuya needs to keep his hands up - Oiky had a free shot at his head there.
Good leg kick by Tatsuya there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oiky misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Oiky misses
and Tatsuya counters with a nice leg kick.
Tatsuya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tatsuya throws a solid leg kick but Oiky takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tatsuya.
Tatsuya misses with a leg kick
and Oiky counters with a good low kick that Tatsuya was not able to check.
Tatsuya has closed the distance and engaged Oiky in a clinch.
Oiky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oiky is trying to force a seperation but Tatsuya has the dominant position.
Oiky throws a head punch that misses.
Oiky swings wildly with an uppercut but Tatsuya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oiky has a couple of punches blocked by Tatsuya.
Oiky working hard to break the clinch.
Oiky is trying to break the clinch but Tatsuya has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oiky's elbow.
Oiky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tatsuya stalling in the clinch.
Tatsuya keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oiky's efforts to push away.
Tatsuya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatsuya has Oiky pressed against the cage, preventing Oiky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oiky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oiky has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tatsuya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tatsuya tries to land a knee to the head but Oiky blocks with his arms.
Tatsuya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tatsuya is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatsuya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oiky is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Tatsuya.
A frustrated look appears on Oiky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Tatsuya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Oiky misses with a low kick as Tatsuya jumps back.
Oiky looks to land a left hand but Tatsuya moved out of range nicely.
Oiky throws a head kick that misses.
Tatsuya throws the kick towards the body but Oiky avoids it.
Tatsuya looks to land a left hand but Oiky moved out of range nicely.
Oiky throws a head kick but Tatsuya moves out of range.
Tatsuya throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oiky missing with a left hand there. Tatsuya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nimos Oiky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatsuya thows a body kick. Oiky tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oiky throws a body kick the misses
and Tatsuya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oiky.
Oiky avoids the head kick by Tatsuya.
Oiky fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Tatsuya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oiky throws a head kick that misses
and Tatsuya counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oiky thows a leg kick but Tatsuya checks it
and Tatsuya counters with a nice body shot.
Oiky misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Tatsuya.
Oiky throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tatsuya counters with a leg kick.
Oiky throws a leg kick but Tatsuya sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oiky throws out a leg kick but Tatsuya moves out of range and Oiky only half commits.
Tatsuya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oiky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A right-left combo lands from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tatsuya misses with a low kick.
Tatsuya moves into the clinch.
Tatsuya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oiky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nimos Oiky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oiky as Tatsuya tries to tie him up.
Oiky swings wildly with an uppercut but Tatsuya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tatsuya missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatsuya is struggling to control the position.
Ryuu Tatsuya seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Oiky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tatsuya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oiky blocks it with crossed arms.
Tatsuya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oiky throws a head punch that misses.
Tatsuya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tatsuya with a knee to the head.
Oiky misses with a punch on the inside.
Tatsuya with a knee to the head.
Oiky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya crunches a lovely knee into Oiky's ribcage.
Tatsuya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Oiky in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tatsuya keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oiky's efforts to push away.
Oiky tries to break the clinch but Tatsuya is controlling the position.
Oiky can't break the clinch.
Oiky can't break the clinch.
Tatsuya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tatsuya tries to land a knee to the head but Oiky blocks with his arms.
Tatsuya scores a nice knee to the body.
Tatsuya tries to land a knee to the head but Oiky blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatsuya working Oiky over with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tatsuya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oiky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tatsuya is leaning against Oiky and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tatsuya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya landing knees to the head.
Oiky can't break the clinch.
Tatsuya leaning against his opponent.
Tatsuya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oiky blocks it with crossed arms.
Oiky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oiky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tatsuya has him pressed against the cage.
Tatsuya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tatsuya misses with a knee strike.
Oiky letting Tatsuya take a breather here.
Oiky is trying to push Tatsuya away but Tatsuya has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ryuu Tatsuya is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tatsuya scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oiky.
Tatsuya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tatsuya lands a knee to the body.
Tatsuya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryuu Tatsuya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tatsuya has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryuu Tatsuya!
Ryuu Tatsuya made sure to mention his sponsor, L.A. Elite Clothing Co in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hell Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjel Dacir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arjel Dacir told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hell Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Arjel Dacir!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Dacir.
Rose lands a nice looking body shot.
Dacir throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rose throws an off balance right hand
and Dacir counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dacir turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rose gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rose trying to land knees to the body.
Dacir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dacir 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 Rose has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rose and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dacir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dacir keeps the fight on the outside.
Dacir lands with a good body shot.
Dacir thows a body kick. Rose tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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!
Dacir throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dacir misses with a body kick.
Dacir takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Dacir misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dacir.
Dacir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dacir.
Dacir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rose walks away with a smile on his face. Dacir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dacir takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rose has closed the distance and engaged Dacir in a clinch.
Dacir is trying to break the clinch but Rose is controlling him.
Rose throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dacir looking to stall.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dacir takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dacir takes a shot to the head.
Dacir blocks an elbow strike from Rose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rose tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dacir avoids it.
Rose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rose missing with knees to the body.
Rose lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Dacir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dacir is trying to break the clinch but Rose is controlling him.
Dacir throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dacir backwards.
Dacir takes an elbow to the temple.
Rose is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dacir is defending well for now.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from Rose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a knee to the head.
Rose throws an elbow but it misses.
Rose tries to land knees in the clinch but Dacir avoids the damage to the body.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but Dacir blocks with his arms.
Dacir breaks the clinch.
Dacir is looking to chop away at Rose's legs.
Rose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Rose does no damage.
Rose forces Dacir back against the cage and clinches.
Rose is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dacir pulls guard effortlessly.
Rose wants to get up but he can't break Dacir's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dacir escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rose gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rose wanted to stand there but Dacir had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose postures up.
Rose stands up from Dacir's guard - Rose perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rose looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dacir throws a wild body kick that Rose sees coming a mile off.
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!
Rose lands a leg kick that knocks Dacir off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dacir counters with a thumping low kick.
Dacir misses with a low kick.
Rose connects with a high kick.
Dacir scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hell Rose dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rose gets a clinch.
Rose tries a knee to the head but Dacir blocks it.
Dacir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rose keeps control of Dacir as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rose will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dacir up against the cage.
Rose pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Dacir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose lands an elbow inside that Dacir shrugs off.
Dacir trying to control the position but instead, Rose has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dacir into the cage.
A knee to the head by Rose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dacir misses with a straight right.
Rose scores with a jab. Dacir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rose throws a good cross that connects.
Rose fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dacir.
Dacir throws a shot from downtown. Rose moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Rose misses.
Rose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dacir throws a sloppy head kick and Rose moves out of range easily.
Rose tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rose feints a jab promting Dacir to slip. Rose then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dacir slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dacir throws a shot from downtown. Rose moves away and avoids it.
Dacir scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dacir.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dacir 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 Rose has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rose and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rose misses with a head kick.
Rose connects with a solid leg kick.
Dacir throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dacir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Hell Rose is winning the standup battle so far.
Dacir feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rose's calf.
Rose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dacir scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rose looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dacir attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rose darts in and clinches Dacir up against the cage.
Dacir avoids a wild elbow strike from Rose.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rose.
Rose landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose lands with a left to the head.
Rose landing knees to the head.
Dacir takes a shot to the head.
Dacir breaks the clinch.
Rose misses with a hook. Dacir ducked under it nicely.
Rose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rose pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dacir is out of range and Rose settles back down.
Dacir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dacir misses with a hook
and Rose makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dacir tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rose is able to avoid easily.
Rose takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Rose does it's job there.
Dacir throws a head kick but Rose moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dacir manages to avoid it.
Dacir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Rose. Those never looked like landing.
Rose is looking to slow Dacir down with leg kicks.
Dacir motions for Rose to come forward. Dacir throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - Dacir circles away.
Dacir thumps Rose with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dacir.
Rose throws a lazy uppercut
and Dacir counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Dacir misses the target.
Dacir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dacir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Rose lands a nice shot that snaps Dacir's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hell Rose dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rose tries a head kick but it misses.
Dacir wants to land a leg kick but Rose is out of range.
Rose fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rose turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dacir throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rose.
Rose throws a sloppy head kick and Dacir moves out of range easily.
Dacir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dacir misses with a looping left.
Rose buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - Dacir circles away.
Rose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dacir tries to land a leg kick but Rose saw it coming and moves away.
Rose tries to clinch up but Dacir circles away and keeps his distance.
Dacir throws a sloppy head kick
and Rose counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.
Rose connects with an inside leg kick.
Rose tries a head kick but it misses.
Dacir on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dacir loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.
Rose throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rose connects with an inside leg kick.
Rose fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dacir on the side of the head.
Rose lands a jab to Dacir's midsection.
Dacir will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dacir lands a jab to Rose's midsection.
Dacir tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rose is able to avoid easily.
Rose closes the distance and clinches.
Rose looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dacir looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
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!
Dacir prevents a body shot from Rose.
Rose letting Dacir take a breather here.
Dacir is trying to break the clinch but Rose is controlling him.
Dacir breaks from the clinch.
Dacir fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rose checks it well.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.
Rose throws a hook but Dacir avoids it easily.
That kick from Dacir tenderised Rose's leg. Rose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rose pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dacir throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dacir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crunch! Dacir slams his shin into Rose's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose works the jab nicely.
Dacir looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
Dacir swinging wildly here.
Dacir cracks Rose with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dacir takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dacir misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Dacir misses.
Dacir misses with a body kick.
Dacir fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rose has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rose avoids a kick to the body.
Rose tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dacir gets tackled into the cage by Rose. Rose maintains the clinch.
Dacir is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hell Rose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose scores a nice knee to the body.
Rose looking to throw knees to the head but Dacir is blocking nicely.
Rose working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose is working Dacir over against the cage.
Rose is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dacir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arjel Dacir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dacir.
Rose misses with a knee to the head.
Rose comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hell Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rose has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hell Rose!
Hell Rose got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thaksin Yodsuwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poncjusz Zabawka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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151 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thaksin Yodsuwan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Poncjusz Zabawka!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zabawka moves away from the strike by Yodsuwan.
A punch combination from Yodsuwan misses.
Zabawka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yodsuwan tries to avoid it but Zabawka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yodsuwan to the ground. Yodsuwan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yodsuwan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yodsuwan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zabawka has time to react.
Zabawka misses with a body shot.
Zabawka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yodsuwan circles away.
Yodsuwan misses with a combination
and Zabawka counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Zabawka postures up in Yodsuwan's guard and throws a big left but Yodsuwan blocks it.
Zabawka lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zabawka works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Zabawka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yodsuwan's head.
Zabawka is pressing down on Yodsuwan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yodsuwan is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodsuwan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zabawka stops Yodsuwan from getting back to his feet.
Yodsuwan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zabawka.
Zabawka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yodsuwan manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Zabawka just misses with a punch to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Yodsuwan enables Zabawka to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Yodsuwan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Zabawka scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zabawka throwing strikes from guard but Yodsuwan blocks nicely.
Zabawka wants to pass the guard but Yodsuwan is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan has momentary wrist control but Zabawka slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zabawka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zabawka throwing strikes but missing.
Zabawka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zabawka trying to control the position from guard on top but Yodsuwan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zabawka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yodsuwan is keeping the position for now.
Yodsuwan keeping moving, preventing Zabawka from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabawka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zabawka is working Yodsuwan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zabawka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yodsuwan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zabawka throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zabawka tries to free his leg and advance position but Yodsuwan is retaining full guard.
Zabawka looking to sit in guard and control but Yodsuwan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zabawka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zabawka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yodsuwan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yodsuwan is looking to stand up but Zabawka won't let him.
Zabawka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yodsuwan preventing the sweep.
Zabawka trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zabawka managing to control the position.
Zabawka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poncjusz Zabawka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Danga de danga de dang - Yodsuwan scores with a four punch combination!
Yodsuwan connects with a leg kick. Zabawka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yodsuwan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yodsuwan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yodsuwan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab from Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan scores with a nice right hand.
Yodsuwan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yodsuwan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yodsuwan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodsuwan throws a leg kick but Zabawka moved away.
Yodsuwan gets caught napping as Zabawka dives in and scores a takedown. Yodsuwan manages to retain guard.
Zabawka slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Zabawka landing a few strikes.
Zabawka misses with the ground and pound.
Zabawka working the head and body with strikes.
Zabawka wants to control but Yodsuwan is keeping him busy.
Zabawka fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Yodsuwan defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zabawka working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zabawka misses with the ground and pound.
Zabawka misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Yodsuwan is trying to get back to half guard.
Zabawka throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Yodsuwan is not content to let Zabawka control the position.
Zabawka tries to advance to mount but Yodsuwan denies him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zabawka throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan is pushing Zabawka's head away, looking to escape. Zabawka manages to hold on to the position though.
Zabawka in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Yodsuwan wants to get back to his feet.
Yodsuwan defending against the ground and pound.
Zabawka scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Yodsuwan to see if he's OK.
Zabawka scoring with punches and elbows.
Yodsuwan regains half guard, as Zabawka was trying to land strikes.
Zabawka wants to control but Yodsuwan is keeping him busy.
Zabawka takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zabawka thows a huge punch but Yodsuwan dodges it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zabawka wants to pass the guard but Yodsuwan is defending well.
Zabawka scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yodsuwan trying to hold on to Zabawka's head to control him but Zabawka postures up.
Zabawka thows a huge punch but Yodsuwan dodges it nicely.
Zabawka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zabawka wants to pass the guard but Yodsuwan is defending well.
Yodsuwan is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poncjusz Zabawka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yodsuwan defending well as Zabawka loads up on a big left hand.
Yodsuwan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zabawka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yodsuwan thinking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Yodsuwan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yodsuwan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zabawka dodges the punch combination from Yodsuwan.
Nice takedown defense from Yodsuwan. No joy for Zabawka on that attempt.
Zabawka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yodsuwan throws a nice looking combination but Zabawka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodsuwan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thaksin Yodsuwan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yodsuwan scores with a nice right hand.
Zabawka tried to score with a low kick but Yodsuwan checks it.
Yodsuwan leaves Zabawka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zabawka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zabawka.
Zabawka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zabawka lands with a nice body kick.
Zabawka throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zabawka changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yodsuwan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zabawka is trying to get an arm triangle but Yodsuwan is defending well.
Yodsuwan bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Poncjusz Zabawka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
Zabawka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zabawka missing with a left hand there. Yodsuwan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yodsuwan misses with a low kick as Zabawka jumps back.
Zabawka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yodsuwan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yodsuwan slips a jab from Zabawka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabawka lands with a cross.
Zabawka digs a good body shot into Yodsuwan's ribs.
Yodsuwan moves out of range as Zabawka throws a body kick.
Yodsuwan looks to throw the jab but Zabawka is out of range.
Zabawka misses with a kick to the body.
Thaksin Yodsuwan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zabawka shoots in but Yodsuwan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thaksin Yodsuwan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Poncjusz Zabawka.
Zabawka throws a body kick that misses.
Zabawka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yodsuwan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zabawka loads up on a big right hand but Yodsuwan slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Zabawka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yodsuwan checks a leg kick nicely.
Zabawka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zabawka is looking to slow Yodsuwan down with leg kicks.
Yodsuwan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zabawka momentarily.
Zabawka cracks the inside of Yodsuwan's front leg.
Zabawka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yodsuwan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thaksin Yodsuwan is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zabawka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yodsuwan but Yodsuwan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yodsuwan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Poncjusz Zabawka.
I've got Zabawka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poncjusz Zabawka!
Poncjusz Zabawka really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that 1337 ANZAC logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Officer Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes comes into the arena with Black and Yellow - Wiz Khalifa blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jamie Reyes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Officer Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin misses with a body punch
and Reyes counters with a nice leg kick.
Reyes misses with a body punch
and Franklin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reyes.
Officer Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reyes throws a low kick but Franklin avoids it.
Reyes misses with a low kick as Franklin jumps back.
Franklin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Franklin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Franklin swings widly with a right hand
and Reyes counters with a straight right hand.
Reyes dodges the punch combination from Franklin.
Reyes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Franklin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Franklin misses.
Reyes tries to land a leg kick but Franklin saw it coming and moves away.
Reyes feints and then cracks Franklin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Franklin down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reyes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Reyes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin misses with a looping right.
Good exchange - Reyes coming out on top.
Franklin lands with an uppercut that bounces Reyes off the cage and back into range.
Franklin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reyes misses the shot to the body.
Franklin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reyes thows a body kick. Franklin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Reyes is looking to score with low kicks.
Franklin fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Reyes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Franklin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Reyes. That one must have hurt.
Franklin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reyes lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reyes misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Reyes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes works the jab nicely.
Franklin lands a nice looking body shot.
Franklin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reyes on the side of the head.
Reyes ducks under a wild hook from Franklin.
Franklin lands a head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Franklin. Those never looked like landing.
Reyes misses with a body kick.
Franklin misses with a wild body shot.
Reyes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Franklin throws out the jab.
Reyes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reyes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Franklin.
Franklin throws a body punch but Reyes moves out of range.
Reyes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Franklin cracks Reyes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Franklin throws the left hand but Reyes avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A solid leg kick lands there for Reyes.
Reyes with a hook.
Reyes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reyes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Franklin slips a straight right by Reyes.
Reyes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reyes tries a head kick but it misses.
Franklin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reyes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Franklin just misses with a punch to the body.
Franklin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reyes moves away.
Franklin misses with a left hand
and Reyes counters with a nice leg kick.
Reyes with a nice cross.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Franklin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reyes - the referee stops the clock and Franklin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reyes. Franklin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franklin lands a jab to the nose.
Reyes digs a good hook to Franklin's body.
Reyes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Franklin under the eye.
Franklin misses with a looping right.
Good standup being displayed there by Reyes as he connects with a hook.
Franklin lands a two punch combo.
Reyes swings for the body but Franklin moves out of range.
Reyes lands a leg kick that knocks Franklin off balance momentarily.
Franklin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reyes looks to land a body kick but Franklin moved away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reyes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reyes jabs Franklin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reyes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reyes tries to score with a low kick but Franklin moves his leg out of the way.
Franklin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reyes manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Reyes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Franklin throws a jab when Reyes was well out of range.
Reyes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Franklin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reyes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reyes with a nice cross.
Franklin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reyes.
Reyes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reyes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reyes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Franklin.
Reyes misses with a wild body shot.
Jamie Reyes is winning the standup battle so far.
Franklin throws a right hand that misses
and Reyes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Franklin sizes up Reyes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Franklin thows a body shot but no joy.
Reyes works Franklin's body with a nice hook.
Reyes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franklin looks to land a right hand but Reyes moved out of range.
Reyes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Franklin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes throws a body punch but Franklin moves out of range.
Reyes throws a body kick that misses.
Reyes throws a leg kick but Franklin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Franklin takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Reyes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franklin. Reyes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franklin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reyes can pounce on him.
Reyes ducks under a wild hook from Franklin.
Reyes avoids the body shot from Franklin.
Franklin misses with a looping left.
Reyes checks a leg kick nicely.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses.
Reyes scores with a punch to the head.
Franklin connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes scores with a jab to the head.
Reyes thuds a left hand into Franklin's body.
Franklin misses with a looping right.
Reyes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Reyes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reyes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Franklin under the eye.
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!
Reyes moves out of range as Franklin strikes.
Franklin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Franklin lands a jab to Reyes's midsection.
Reyes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reyes lands with a nice body punch.
Reyes throws an overhand right that lands on Franklin's shoulder, as Franklin tries to avoid the shot.
Reyes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Franklins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reyes digs a good hook to Franklin's body.
Reyes misses with a double jab.
Franklin throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Franklin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Franklin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Franklin blocks the body kick.
Franklin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Franklin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick lands there from Reyes.
Franklin dodges the punch combination from Reyes.
Reyes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reyes lands a leg kick that knocks Franklin off balance momentarily.
Franklin misses with a hook.
Franklin looks to land a left hand but Reyes moved out of range nicely.
Franklin tries to move into range but Reyes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Franklin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin misses with an uppercut.
Reyes feints and then cracks Franklin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Franklin down.
Franklin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reyes.
Franklin lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes tries a low kick but Franklin avoids it.
Reyes lands with a slapping head kick.
Franklin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reyes misses with a low kick as Franklin jumps back.
Franklin throws an off balance right hand
and Reyes counters with a nice body shot.
Reyes takes a swing at Franklin's ribcage but misses.
A solid body kick from Reyes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reyes scores with a nice strike.
Reyes connects with the punch.
Franklin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Reyes dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Franklin tries to bum rush Reyes with a series of wild strikes but Reyes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reyes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Franklin throws out the jab.
Franklin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Franklin.
Franklin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Franklin misses with a hook.
Franklin lands with a good body shot.
Reyes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Franklin.
Franklin misses with a wild body shot.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reyes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Franklin misses with a lunging right hand
and Reyes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reyes cracks Franklin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reyes throws a leg kick which misses Franklin's front leg but catches the back leg as Franklin tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reyes. That's going to slow Franklin down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franklin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reyes moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes misses with a kick to the body.
Reyes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Franklin.
Franklin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reyes.
Franklin walks into a jab.
Reyes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reyes lands a nice hook to Franklin's body. Franklin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Franklin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Franklin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Franklin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reyes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Franklin.
Reyes lands with an overhand left.
Reyes lands with a nice body punch.
Franklin avoids the body shot from Reyes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Franklin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reyes moves away from the strike by Franklin.
Franklin swings widly with a right hand
enabling Reyes to counter with a crisp jab.
Reyes throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Franklin misses with a wild body shot.
Franklin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reyes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Franklin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reyes's hands.
Good exchange - Reyes coming out on top.
Franklin misses with a wild body shot.
Reyes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franklin.
Franklin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Reyes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Franklin is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Reyes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reyes thows a body shot but no joy.
Reyes misses with a left hand
and Franklin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Franklin blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice cross by Franklin.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reyes. Franklin shrugs it off though.
Reyes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reyes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Franklin with a jab.
Franklin scores with a nice head shot.
Franklin avoids the head kick by Reyes.
Franklin checks a low kick from Reyes.
Reyes misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reyes. Franklin shrugs it off though.
Franklin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reyes.
Franklin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reyes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franklin takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Franklin misses its intended target.
Franklin misses with a wild body shot.
Reyes connects with a solid leg kick.
Reyes cracks the inside of Franklin's front leg.
Franklin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Franklin misses with a wild body shot.
Franklin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franklin thows a body shot but no joy.
Franklin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reyes.
Franklin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Reyes clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A leg kick checked by Franklin.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franklin was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
A swing and a miss from Franklin.
Franklin looks to land a left hand but Reyes moved out of range nicely.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reyes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Franklin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reyes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Franklin moves out of range of the strikes.
Franklin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reyes cracks Franklin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Franklin moves in looking to clinch but Reyes pushes him off.
Reyes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Franklin is out of range and Reyes settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin takes one on the button.
Franklin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reyes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reyes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franklin.
Franklin blocks the body kick.
Reyes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Franklin misses.
Franklin connects with a body shot that sends Reyes's belly button to the back.
Some wild striking there from Franklin.
Franklin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reyes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reyes lands a jab to the nose.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reyes.
Reyes misses with a wild body shot.
Reyes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Franklin's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Franklin throws a right hand that misses
and Reyes counters with a low kick, right behind Franklin 's knee.
Franklin misses the shot to the body.
Reyes misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franklin misses with a combination
and Reyes counters with a nice uppercut.
Franklin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Franklin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good leg kick by Reyes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reyes throws a lazy right hand but Franklin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reyes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Franklin.
Franklin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reyes manages to avoid it.
Franklin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Franklin throws a lazy right hand but Reyes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin walks into a straight right hand from Reyes.
Reyes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Franklin on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Franklin.
Reyes misses the jab.
Franklin tries to clinch there but Reyes circles away.
Franklin digs a good body shot into Reyes's ribs.
Franklin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reyes. That's going to slow Franklin down.
Franklin misses with a double jab.
Franklin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reyes.
Franklin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Reyes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Franklin. That did some damage!
Reyes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Franklin is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is looking to score with low kicks.
Franklin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reyes was well out of range. Poor timing from Franklin.
Reyes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reyes misses with an uppercut. Franklin saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franklin tries to clinch but Reyes is having none of it.
A jab lands there for Reyes.
Reyes moves away from the strike by Franklin.
Reyes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Franklin is out of range and Reyes settles back down.
Franklin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Reyes.
Reyes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reyes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Franklin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reyes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Franklin's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Reyes had his way with Officer Franklin in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Franklin misses with a shot to the body
and Reyes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reyes throws a sloppy body shot
and Franklin counters with a straight right hand.
Franklin checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reyes.
Reyes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reyes scoring well with a low kick there.
Reyes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Franklin.
Reyes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Franklin is able to avoid easily.
Reyes lands a nice hook to Franklin's body. Franklin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reyes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Franklin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Reyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Franklin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reyes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reyes connects with a solid leg kick.
Franklin tries to close the distance and clinch but Reyes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Franklin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Franklin looks to score with a jab to the body but Reyes is just out of range.
Franklin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reyes.
A clash of legs there as Franklin blocks the low kick.
Reyes throws a nice looking combination but Franklin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Franklin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franklin scores with a body shot.
Reyes blocks a jab.
Reyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reyes clobbers Franklin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franklin was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
The fighters circling - Franklin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Franklin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reyes. Reyes obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franklin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reyes throws a solid leg kick but Franklin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reyes.
Franklin stuns Reyes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reyes thuds his shin into the meat of Franklin's side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reyes.
Reyes misses with a looping left.
Reyes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Reyes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reyes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reyes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reyes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reyes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Reyes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reyes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Franklin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reyes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franklin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Franklin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reyes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Franklin scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Reyes.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Reyes throws a big shot that misses.
Reyes moves out of range as Franklin strikes.
Reyes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franklin.
Reyes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reyes misses with a leg kick
and Franklin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reyes. Franklin shrugs it off though.
Reyes throws a body punch but Franklin moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin throws an overhand right that lands on Reyes's shoulder, as Reyes tries to avoid the shot.
Reyes takes one on the button.
Reyes connects with a crisp jab.
Reyes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes throws a leg kick that misses.
Franklin throws a hook but Reyes blocks it.
Franklin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Officer Franklin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamie Reyes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Franklin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reyes counters with an inside leg kick.
Franklin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Franklin misses with a double jab
and Reyes 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!
Franklin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reyes moves away.
Reyes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jamie Reyes.
Well Reyes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Reyes!
Jamie Reyes retains his featherweight title!
Jamie Reyes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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