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Valhalla 64: Tokyo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mat Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutten has chosen Pride as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mat Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bas Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rutten rushes Jimenez and presses him up against the cage.
Jimenez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jimenez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jimenez has Rutten up against the cage in a clinch.
Rutten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jimenez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rutten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jimenez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jimenez is trying to pull guard but Rutten turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mat Jimenez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rutten looking to throw knees to the head but Jimenez is blocking nicely.
Rutten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rutten is trying to maintain a safe position but Jimenez gets an underhook and turns Rutten into the cage.
Jimenez can't break the clinch.
Jimenez pulls guard successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rutten has gone for a leg lock! Jimenez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rutten's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jimenez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jimenez 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 one minute gone in the round.
Rutten looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jimenez is one step ahead there.
Jimenez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jimenez throws an elbow that misses. Rutten uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jimenez's guard. Nice move by Rutten!
Jimenez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rutten controls the pace.
Rutten has gone for a leg lock! Jimenez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rutten's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez postures up and lands a big shot to Rutten's brow.
Jimenez throws a strike but Rutten rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rutten trying to control the position from guard on top but Jimenez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rutten with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutten postures up in Jimenez's guard and throws a big left but Jimenez blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rutten postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jimenez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rutten, into his guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jimenez wants to pass the guard but Rutten is keeping the position.
Jimenez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jimenez throws an elbow that misses. Rutten uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jimenez's guard. Nice move by Rutten!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rutten working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rutten drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jimenez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jimenez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jimenez!
Rutten struggling a bit here.
Jimenez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jimenez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sloppy strikes there by Jimenez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mat Jimenez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jimenez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rutten throws a series of punches but Jimenez avoids them all with ease.
Rutten throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jimenez slips a jab and a cross from Rutten.
Jimenez throws a right hand that Rutten ducks under and follows up with a left that Rutten also avoids with ease.
Rutten scores with a head kick. Jimenez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Mat Jimenez has been cut.
Jimenez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jimenez wants to clinch up but Rutten keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Jimenez misses.
Rutten swats away the attempt to clinch by Jimenez.
Bas Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten scores with a decent looking hook.
Jimenez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutten has a takedown stuffed.
Some wild striking there from Rutten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rutten wants to clinch up but Jimenez keeps it at a distance.
Rutten clinches up with Jimenez and pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jimenez wants to break free but Rutten has control.
Jimenez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rutten to keep the fight standing.
Rutten has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jimenez is trying to keep an underhook but Rutten manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rutten throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jimenez to regain full guard.
Rutten looking to pass the guard.
Rutten is looking to work some ground and pound but Jimenez has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten trying to control but Jimenez is working from the bottom.
Rutten postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rutten tries to free his leg and advance position but Jimenez is retaining full guard.
Rutten missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jimenez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jimenez keeping moving, preventing Rutten from controlling successfully.
Bas Rutten has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bas Rutten wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rutten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jimenez doesn't seem bothered though.
Mat Jimenez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Rutten.
Rutten swinging wildly here.
Rutten misses with a series of wild punches.
Rutten shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rutten is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jimenez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rutten.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten wants to take a breather but Jimenez is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Rutten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mat Jimenez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jimenez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rutten slips a jab and a cross from Jimenez.
Jimenez throws a body kick the misses
and Rutten counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rutten rushes Jimenez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jimenez is trying to break the clinch but Rutten is controlling him.
Jimenez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rutten fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rutten tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jimenez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rutten fails with a takedown attempt.
Jimenez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rutten.
The crowd cheers as Rutten lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jimenez doesn't seem phased though.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Jimenez moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten throws a right and a left that Jimenez avoids nicely.
Rutten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimenez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jimenez misses with a wild combination.
Jimenez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rutten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jimenez circles away quickly and effectively.
Rutten swats away the attempt to clinch by Jimenez.
Jimenez has closed the distance and engaged Rutten in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rutten.
Jimenez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rutten is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jimenez to the mat. Jimenez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
Rutten looking to sit in guard and control but Jimenez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez works over Rutten with some ground and pound from guard.
Jimenez stands and throws Rutten's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jimenez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jimenez working the ground and pound.
Rutten is trying to control Jimenez's posture but Jimenez avoids it.
Rutten is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez cracks Rutten with a big right hand but Rutten just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jimenez is chipping away with strikes.
Rutten is trying to control Jimenez's posture but Jimenez avoids it.
Jimenez landing strikes.
Jimenez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jimenez working away.
Jimenez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rutten managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jimenez.
Rutten sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez is looking to pass Rutten's guard but actually Rutten recovers to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rutten pulls Jimenez in to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jimenez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rutten works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rutten working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jimenez.
Rutten pushes Jimenez off and scrambles back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jimenez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rutten back to the cage. Jimenez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jimenez tries to clinch there but Rutten circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bas Rutten.
Well Rutten 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bas Rutten!
A victorious Bas Rutten thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Pendragon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jim Steel's chin.
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Steel!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon misses the jab.
Steel swinging wildly here.
Steel has managed to clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Steel.
Pendragon tries to score a body lock takedown but Steel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pendragon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Steel crunches a lovely knee into Pendragon's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel lands a nice knee to the body.
Pendragon is breathing heavily.
Steel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pendragon avoids it.
Pendragon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pendragon up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pendragon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Steel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pendragon is defending well for now.
Pendragon managing to block the knees to the body from Steel.
Pendragon has had enough of the clinch but Steel keeps him there for the moment.
Steel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pendragon's face.
It looks like Mike Pendragon has been cut.
Steel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pendragon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Steel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Steel stalling.
Steel continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Pendragon avoiding damage as Steel throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel missing with knees to the body.
Steel tries to work over Pendragon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pendragon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Steel lands a good knee to the midsection. Pendragon won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pendragon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steel tries a knee to the head but Pendragon blocks it.
Steel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pendragon avoiding damage as Steel throws knees to the body.
Pendragon managing to block the knees to the body from Steel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries a knee to the head but Pendragon blocks it.
Pendragon wants to get back to striking at distance but Steel won't allow it.
Steel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pendragon up against the cage.
Pendragon blocking some punches.
Steel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pendragon tries to break the clinch but Steel is controlling the position.
Steel with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pendragon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pendragon is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Pendragon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel crunches a lovely knee into Pendragon's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries to land knees in the clinch but Pendragon avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pendragon wants to get back to striking at distance but Steel won't allow it.
Steel trying to land knees to the body.
Steel tries to land knees in the clinch but Pendragon avoids the damage to the body.
Pendragon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Steel.
Steel leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Steel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Pendragon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pendragon.
Pendragon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pendragon throws a right hand that misses
and Steel counters with an inside leg kick.
Steel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Steel clinches.
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!
Steel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Steel's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Steel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steel working Pendragon over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel landing knees to the body.
Steel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pendragon up against the cage.
Steel scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pendragon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Steel effectively controlling the action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pendragon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with a knee to the head.
Pendragon takes an elbow to the temple.
Steel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mike Pendragon's cut is getting worse.
Steel lands with a right to the head.
Knees to the body from Steel.
Steel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pendragon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Steel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steel obliges.
Steel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Steel.
Steel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Steel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries to land knees in the clinch but Pendragon avoids the damage to the body.
Steel has Pendragon pushed against the cage.
Steel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pendragon avoiding damage as Steel throws knees to the body.
Steel lands a knee to the head.
Steel tries to land a knee to the head but Pendragon blocks with his arms.
Pendragon managing to block the knees to the body from Steel.
Steel is stalling here.
Steel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel missing with knees to the body.
Steel taking a breather.
Steel stops a takedown attempt from Pendragon.
Pendragon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Steel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Pendragon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pendragon up against the cage.
Pendragon tries to score a body lock takedown but Steel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Steel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Steel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Pendragon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Steel scores a nice knee to the body.
Steel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steel prevents the takedown attempt.
Steel missing with knees to the body.
Pendragon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Steel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Steel closes the distance and pushes Pendragon back into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pendragon.
Steel missing with knees to the body.
Pendragon blocks a body shot from Steel.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Steel tries to land knees in the clinch but Pendragon avoids the damage to the body.
Steel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pendragon blocks it with crossed arms.
Pendragon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pendragon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Steel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Pendragon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel has Pendragon pressed against the cage, preventing Pendragon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel lands a good knee to the midsection. Pendragon won't want to take too many of those.
Steel is stalling here.
Steel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pendragon.
Pendragon blocks a body shot from Steel.
Steel misses with a knee to the head.
Pendragon is looking for a takedown.
Steel landing knees to the head.
Steel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel landing knees to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pendragon managing to block the knees to the body from Steel.
Steel trying to land knees to the body.
Pendragon has Steel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Steel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Steel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pendragon blocks it with crossed arms.
Steel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pendragon avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Steel.
Knees in the clinch landing for Steel.
Pendragon has Steel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Steel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Steel landing knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Steel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Steel scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steel obliges.
Steel stalling in the clinch.
Pendragon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Steel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mike Pendragon 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.
Steel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pendragon.
Steel blocks an uppercut.
Jim Steel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Steel stops a takedown attempt from Pendragon.
Steel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Steel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Steel 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Steel!
Jim Steel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atraeu Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson has chosen Sail by AWOL Nation as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Atraeu Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nelson tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nelson to the ground. Nelson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from White is defended easily by Nelson.
White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
White tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics White uses from the top position.
White looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
White has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nelson working for a triangle but White defends it easily.
Nelson wants to stand and escape but White is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. White doesn't defend quickly enough and Nelson has managed to lock this one up! Can White escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Nelson on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Atraeu Nelson!
After winning the bout, Atraeu Nelson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miles Harunodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Deniro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deniro has chosen The rage as his entrance music. 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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209 lbs
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200 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miles Harunodo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Deniro!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deniro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Deniro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oooooh!!! Deniro has knocked Harunodo down with a huge combo! Deniro steps away and waves a wobbly Harunodo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Harunodo is rocked!
It looks like Miles Harunodo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deniro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harunodo.
Oh Harunodo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No joy there for Deniro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick from Harunodo lands but Deniro takes it in his stride.
It looks like Steve Deniro has been cut.
Deniro throws a right hand that Harunodo ducks under and follows up with a left that Harunodo also avoids with ease.
Deniro shoots in for a takedown but Harunodo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harunodo seems to have got his legs back now.
Harunodo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Deniro throws a low kick, looking for Harunodo's leg but Harunodo calmly moves out of range.
Harunodo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Deniro looks gassed!
Deniro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harunodo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Deniro sprawling to the canvas! Deniro rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Harunodo finish him?!
Deniro is rocked!
Deniro takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Harunodo seems to be stalking Deniro here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Deniro drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Miles Harunodo!
During a confident post fight interview, Miles Harunodo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo daVinci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Surge Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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22
204 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonardo daVinci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Surge Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongo moves into the clinch successfully.
daVinci lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kongo digs a right hand underneath daVinci's ribcage. daVinci let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kongo throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kongo.
Kongo trying to control the position but instead, daVinci has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kongo into the cage.
daVinci struggles to land a body shot inside as Kongo controls his hands.
daVinci is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kongo is keeping busy.
daVinci lands a body punch.
Kongo misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Kongo.
Kongo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kongo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
daVinci misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
daVinci tries a body shot but Kongo blocks it.
Kongo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning daVinci up against the cage.
daVinci pushes Kongo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
daVinci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
daVinci blocks a body shot from Kongo.
Kongo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kongo lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
daVinci is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kongo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
daVinci will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kongo up against the cage.
daVinci blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
daVinci tries to work over Kongo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
daVinci stalling in the clinch but Kongo improves position.
daVinci stalling in the clinch.
daVinci prevents a body shot from Kongo.
daVinci misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kongo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Kongo fails to land.
Kongo tries a body shot but daVinci blocks it.
Kongo working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
daVinci working aggressively here.
Kongo tries to work over daVinci's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kongo stalling in the clinch.
Kongo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
daVinci has a couple of punches blocked by Kongo.
Kongo digs a right hand into daVinci's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on daVinci's gas tank.
Kongo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kongo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kongo manages to break the clinch.
daVinci lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Surge Kongo has been cut.
daVinci walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kongo missing with a left hand there. daVinci was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
daVinci misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
daVinci ducks right into an uppercut from Kongo.
Leonardo daVinci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kongo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
daVinci getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leonardo daVinci is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kongo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from daVinci - the referee stops the clock and Kongo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says daVinci. Kongo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kongo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from daVinci.
Kongo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kongo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
daVinci lands a front kick.
Kongo looks gassed!
Kongo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent daVinci stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
daVinci lands a jab.
daVinci throws a push kick but Kongo slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
daVinci misses with a head kick.
daVinci takes the fight into the clinch.
Kongo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo daVinci dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Surge Kongo's cut.
That's time! daVinci's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
daVinci tries to score with a low kick but Kongo moves his leg out of the way.
Kongo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but daVinci moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kongo moves out of range of the body kick.
daVinci is looking to land body kicks.
daVinci misses with a right hand
and Kongo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
daVinci throws a head kick but Kongo moves out of range.
Kongo scores with a jab to the head.
Kongo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Kongo.
daVinci moves away from the strike by Kongo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kongo has managed to clinch.
Kongo misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kongo.
A left hand lands to the body for Kongo.
daVinci blocks a body shot from Kongo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
daVinci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kongo taking a breather.
Kongo being controlled against the cage.
daVinci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
daVinci prevents a body shot from Kongo.
Kongo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kongo tries to throw a body punch but daVinci avoids it by throwing Kongo back against the cage.
Kongo slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting on Kongo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Kongo struggles to land a body shot inside as daVinci controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
daVinci throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
daVinci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
daVinci struggles to land a body shot inside as Kongo controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kongo.
Kongo misses with a body punch.
Surge Kongo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
daVinci misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, daVinci creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kongo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
daVinci scores with a hook to the body.
Kongo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kongo tries to work over daVinci's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kongo scores with a shoulder strike.
daVinci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kongo as daVinci tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
daVinci misses with a hook to the ribs.
daVinci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
daVinci stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
daVinci working aggressively here.
daVinci being controlled against the cage.
daVinci misses with a body punch.
daVinci swings wildly with an uppercut but Kongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
daVinci stalling in the clinch but Kongo improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from daVinci.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of daVinci backwards.
Nice body punch from daVinci.
daVinci throws a head punch that misses.
daVinci blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
daVinci is looking to control Kongo's arms but Kongo gets an underhook and turns him. Now daVinci has his back to the cage.
Kongo wants to stall.
Kongo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kongo struggles to land a body shot inside as daVinci controls his hands.
Kongo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
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!
daVinci stalling in the clinch but Kongo improves position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
daVinci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
daVinci misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Surge Kongo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Surge Kongo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
daVinci scores with a nice strike.
A left lands for Kongo.
daVinci throws a head kick that misses.
Kongo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kongo lands a body shot.
daVinci gets a clinch.
Kongo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
daVinci can't find room to land a body shot as Kongo controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
daVinci tries to work over Kongo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kongo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kongo tries to work over daVinci's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kongo breaks the clinch.
A jab lands there for daVinci.
Kongo takes the fight into the clinch.
Kongo dodges an elbow strike from daVinci.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo is trying to break the clinch but daVinci has him pressed against the cage.
Kongo letting daVinci take a breather here.
Kongo presses daVinci against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kongo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kongo swings wildly with an uppercut but daVinci uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kongo.
Kongo tries to work over daVinci's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
daVinci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kongo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
daVinci throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo digs a right hand into daVinci's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on daVinci's gas tank.
Kongo tries to throw a body punch but daVinci avoids it by throwing Kongo back against the cage.
Come on Kongo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
daVinci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Kongo.
daVinci tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kongo's elbow.
Kongo has a couple of punches blocked by daVinci.
daVinci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kongo pushes daVinci back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
daVinci lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kongo backwards.
Kongo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kongo can't find room to land a body shot as daVinci controls the action.
Kongo manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo missing with a left hand there. daVinci was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by daVinci. That's going to slow Kongo down.
Kongo just misses with a punch to the body.
daVinci throws a head kick that misses
and Kongo counters with a one-two to the body.
Kongo looks to land a right hand but daVinci moved out of range.
A big right from daVinci misses.
daVinci throws a head kick but Kongo moves out of range.
Kongo avoids the head kick by daVinci.
Kongo connects with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick from daVinci misses.
Kongo instigates a clinch.
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!
daVinci has a couple of punches blocked by Kongo.
A short uppercut from daVinci.
Kongo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of daVinci backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
daVinci swings wildly with an uppercut but Kongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
daVinci pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
daVinci throws a punch but it's blocked by Kongo.
daVinci working aggressively here.
daVinci working aggressively here.
Kongo blocking some punches.
Kongo tries a body shot but daVinci blocks it.
daVinci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kongo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kongo prevents a body shot from daVinci.
daVinci lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kongo backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Surge Kongo.
I think Kongo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Surge Kongo!
An out of breath Surge Kongo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ai Za (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Katsumoto (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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210 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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22
190 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ai Za!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Katsumoto!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsumoto moves away from the strike by Za.
Za jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Za throws a looping overhand right but Katsumoto ducks down to avoid it.
Za throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Katsumoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Za throws a low kick but Katsumoto moves out of range easily.
Za throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Za fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Katsumoto is out of range.
Katsumoto slips under a jab.
Za cracks Katsumoto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Za misses the body punch
and Katsumoto counters with an outside leg kick.
Za scores with a jab.
Katsumoto clinches.
Za has picked Katsumoto up - he's going for a ride! Za dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Za seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Za frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Katsumoto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Za punishing his opponent with strikes.
Katsumoto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Za working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Katsumoto is looking to improve his position but Za isn't that keen on the idea.
Za lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Za looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Katsumoto tries to hold on but Za pushes him away.
Za scoring with strikes but Katsumoto is staying in there.
Katsumoto is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto is trying desperately to improve position.
You get the feeling that Katsumoto really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Za with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Za pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Katsumoto is still in real trouble! Can Za finish him?
Katsumoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Za. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Za with the ground and pound from mount.
Katsumoto is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Za looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Katsumoto covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ai Za!
Ai Za managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Rebel Pride Clothing. Everything in STOCK $5, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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23
180 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sakuraba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Sakuraba does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Sakuraba does no damage.
Sakuraba misses with a straight right.
Diaz lands a really nice looking cross but Sakuraba seems unphased.
Sakuraba fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Diaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz swings for the body but Sakuraba moves out of range.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz stuns Sakuraba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz lands with a nice combination. Sakuraba backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Sakuraba off the cage and back into range.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sakuraba rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheers as Diaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sakuraba doesn't seem phased though.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sakuraba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice takedown defense from Diaz. No joy for Sakuraba on that attempt.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz punishes Sakuraba's body with a nice straight punch.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Sakuraba's belly button to the back.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nick Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakuraba is breathing heavily.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Sakuraba.
Diaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sakuraba.
A shot to the liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
Sakuraba walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sakuraba is rocked!
Diaz digs a good hook to Sakuraba's body.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sakuraba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sakuraba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
Diaz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sakuraba's head.
Sakuraba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oh Sakuraba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Sakuraba seems to have got his legs back now.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakuraba throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sakuraba eats them both and turns towards Diaz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that round.
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.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sakuraba at a distance.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
Sakuraba has a takedown stuffed.
Sakuraba shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sakuraba takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz cracks Sakuraba with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz stuns Sakuraba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Sakuraba throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakuraba.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sakuraba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sakuraba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakuraba closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sakuraba lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sakuraba postures up.
Diaz working for a triangle but Sakuraba defends it easily.
Sakuraba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sakuraba is aware though and is defending well.
Diaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Diaz is trying to keep Sakuraba in close.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Sakuraba controlling him for the moment.
Diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sakuraba manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
Sakuraba keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Sakuraba keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Sakuraba wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment.
Diaz landing some decent shots from guard.
Sakuraba controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
Sakuraba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diaz stands and throws Sakuraba's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sakuraba knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sakuraba is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Diaz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sakuraba moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Diaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz trying to control but Sakuraba is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba is looking for a triangle here but Diaz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice shot by Diaz.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz jabs Sakuraba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diaz connects with a nice looking jab.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sakuraba momentarily.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Sakuraba's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diaz lands a nice hook to Sakuraba's body. Sakuraba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sakuraba doesn't seem bothered though.
Diaz stuns Sakuraba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diaz jabs at Sakuraba's body.
Sakuraba takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diaz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz stalks Sakuraba and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sakuraba's face. Sakuraba staggers backwards, shaken.
Diaz throws a right hand that Sakuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakuraba also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diaz!
Sakuraba takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diaz jabs Sakuraba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diaz looks to land a combination. Sakuraba sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sakuraba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sakuraba in his tracks.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diaz!
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
Nick Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck for Sakuraba with that takedown attempt.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Sakuraba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Sakuraba walks into a jab.
Diaz lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakuraba avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakuraba.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Nick Diaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sakuraba.
Kazushi Sakuraba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Diaz both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diaz 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 25:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Diaz!
In his post fight interview, Nick Diaz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Hernando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernando has chosen HaunTed as his entrance music. Jones is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Hernando!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernando swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Hernando displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones jabs Hernando right on the nose. Hernando blinks but takes it well.
Hernando lands a slapping body shot.
Hernando darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Hernando utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernando with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hernando connects with a knee to the head.
Hernando lands a nice knee to the body.
Hernando lands a knee to the head.
Hernando connects with a knee to the head.
Hernando throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Hernando.
Hernando escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hernando drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Hernando tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Hernando breaks from the clinch.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernando forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Hernando scores with a knee to the head.
Hernando throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Hernando with a knee to the head.
Hernando landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hernando manages to break the clinch.
Hernando catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Hernando has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hernando throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Hernando with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hernando lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hernando is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones takes a knee to the side of 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!
Hernando landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Hernando.
Jones is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Hernando.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hernando utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hernando pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Hernando! Jones is out on his feet! Hernando rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Jones is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Jones is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Hernando!
Roberto Hernando managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Valhalla Fight Wear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Dance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Mouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Dance!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Dance.
Mouse looks to score with a jab to the body but Dance is just out of range.
Dance tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mouse was well out of range. Poor timing from Dance.
Mouse fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mouse misses with a looping left.
Mouse fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mouse gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dance loads up on a big right hand but Mouse slips the punch.
A punch combination from Mouse misses.
Dance throws a jab when Mouse was well out of range.
Mouse on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Mickey Mouse has been cut.
Dance bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mouse's head backwards.
Mouse darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mouse thows a huge punch but Dance dodges it nicely.
Mouse throws a strike but Dance avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouse stops Dance from standing up.
Dance utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mouse throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dance works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dance avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mouse throwing strikes from guard but Dance blocks nicely.
Mouse is looking to work some ground and pound but Dance has wrist control.
Mouse postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mouse throws a big right hand that misses.
Mouse stops Dance from standing up.
Dance utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dance preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mouse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dance avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mouse throws a strike but Dance rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mouse is pulling down on Dance's head. It's preventing any offense from Dance, at least for the moment.
Mouse is trying to control the position but Dance postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance stopping the sweep attempt from Mouse.
Mouse wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mickey Mouse has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mouse shoots for a double leg takedown but Dance sprawls well. He's pushed Mouse's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Mouse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dance avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mouse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dance misses with a hook. Mouse ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dance.
Mouse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dance circles away quickly and effectively.
Good exchange - Mouse coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mouse misses the jab.
Mickey Mouse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mouse jabs Dance to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mouse looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dance scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mouse doesn't seem bothered though.
Dance 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.
Mouse with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dance to score with a decent uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dance moves out of range of the body kick from Mouse.
Mouse misses with a series of wild punches.
Dance slips a jab and a cross from Mouse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Mouse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Mouse's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Dance lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mouse doesn't seem phased though.
Mouse tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dance is able to avoid easily.
Dance showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mouse.
Dance has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mouse has a takedown stuffed.
Dance scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mouse works over Dance's head and body with a nice combination.
Dance keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mouse.
Mouse takes a swing at Dance's ribcage but misses.
Dance connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mouse is defended easily by Dance.
Dance thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mouse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance lands a nice shot to the body.
Mouse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mouse takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dance ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Samuel Dance is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dance connects with an inside leg kick.
Dance takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice uppercut lands for Dance. That snapped Mouse's head back.
Dance might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mouse ducks under a wild hook from Dance.
Mouse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donk. Dance catches Mouse right on the button with a cross.
Mouse rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dance counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Dance.
Mouse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dance counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Mouse misses.
Mickey Mouse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mouse swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dance counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Dance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dance thows a body shot but no joy.
Dance cracks Mouse with an open hand slap.
Mouse shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dance sprawls well. Dance wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mouse gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Mouse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dance with a jab.
Dance comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dance punishes Mouse's body with a nice straight punch.
Dance takes a swing at Mouse's ribcage but misses.
Dance throws a shot to the body.
Mouse gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mouse shoots in looking for a takedown but Dance manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mouse's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dance tests Mouse's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouse is looking to score with low kicks.
Dance sizes up Mouse with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dance swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mouse is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dance's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dance scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dance avoids a kick to the body.
Mouse dives in and grabs Dance's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dance pushes down on Mouse's head and hops out.
Mouse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dance.
Mouse looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dance moves out of range as Mouse strikes.
Mouse closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dance with a jab.
Dance throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dance showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mouse.
Mouse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mouse takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Dance.
Dance is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dance misses with an uppercut. Mouse saw that one coming.
Mouse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dance cracks Mouse with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mouse looks to throw the jab but Dance is out of range.
Mouse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dance throws a hook but Mouse blocks it.
Mouse throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dance's waist but Dance gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mouse off to one side.
Samuel Dance seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mouse takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A lazy left from Dance finds it's target.
Jab by Dance.
Dance uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mouse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Dance showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mickey Mouse's cut.
That's time! Mouse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dance thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mouse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mouse walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mouse fails with the takedown.
Mouse throws an off balance right hand
and Dance counters with a nice uppercut.
Dance throws a poor cross that misses
and Mouse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mouse falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dance counters with a good low kick that Mouse was not able to check.
A shot to the liver by Dance. Beautiful body shot.
Mouse misses with a lunging right hand
and Dance counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mouse thinking.
Dance scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dance moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring 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!
Dance lands a jab.
No luck for Mouse with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mouse eats them both and turns towards Dance to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dance connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oooooh!!! Dance has knocked Mouse down with a huge combo! Dance steps away and waves a wobbly Mouse back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Mouse is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
and Dance counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Mouse! He's just covering up as Dance starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Dance!
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pop
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