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GFL 35 - Lao vs Terumo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aldred Lebeng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frulegur Wiskeber (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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150 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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aldred Lebeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frulegur Wiskeber!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebeng fails with a takedown attempt.
Lebeng gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wiskeber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lebeng on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wiskeber rushes Lebeng and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wiskeber throws an elbow but it misses.
Lebeng is looking to control Wiskeber's arms but Wiskeber gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lebeng has his back to the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wiskeber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wiskeber tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lebeng smiles and moves away.
Wiskeber drives through with a takedown into Lebeng's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wiskeber postures up in Lebeng's guard and throws a big left but Lebeng blocks it.
Lebeng is trying to keep Wiskeber in close.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiskeber drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lebeng looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lebeng looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lebeng!
Wiskeber avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lebeng.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiskeber tries to improve position but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wiskeber can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lebeng working the ground and pound but Wiskeber is defending the strikes.
Wiskeber tries to buck Lebeng off but Lebeng is having none of it.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebeng is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wiskeber knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lebeng tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Wiskeber struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebeng fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lebeng working away.
Lebeng wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wiskeber keeps working.
Wiskeber managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lebeng.
Wiskeber keeps Lebeng under control for a moment.
Lebeng misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebeng working away.
Lebeng tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wiskeber dodges the ground and pound from Lebeng.
Sloppy strikes there by Lebeng.
Wiskeber keeping his opponent close.
Lebeng working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wiskeber stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frulegur Wiskeber 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.
Wiskeber catches Lebeng with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lebeng avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wiskeber misses with a double jab
and Lebeng counters with a solid body kick.
Wiskeber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lebeng avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lebeng leaves Wiskeber with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wiskeber misses with a double jab.
Lebeng stuffs the takedown attempt from Wiskeber. Wiskeber gets slowly back to his feet.
Lebeng darts in trying to clinch
and Wiskeber counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wiskeber fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebeng tries to clinch up.
Wiskeber throws a one two combo.
Lebeng shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wiskeber pinned against the cage. Wiskeber gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lebeng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wiskeber.
Wiskeber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wiskeber shoots in for a takedown but Lebeng shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aldred Lebeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frulegur Wiskeber.
Wiskeber misses with a double jab
and Lebeng counters with a nice body kick.
Wiskeber is breathing heavily.
Lebeng slips a jab and a cross from Wiskeber.
Lebeng has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lebeng tries to pull guard but Wiskeber forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wiskeber tries to pull guard but Lebeng forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebeng with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Wiskeber.
Wiskeber misses with some punches.
Wiskeber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wiskeber keeps control of Lebeng as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lebeng pulls guard effortlessly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiskeber throws a strike but Lebeng rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wiskeber is controlling Lebeng's posture.
Wiskeber utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebeng postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Frulegur Wiskeber has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wiskeber has a closed guard, preventing Lebeng from standing up.
Wiskeber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lebeng 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.
Lebeng has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wiskeber is proving hard to escape from.
Lebeng loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiskeber keeping moving, preventing Lebeng from controlling successfully.
Aldred Lebeng has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lebeng shoots in and drives through. Wiskeber sprawls well.
Lebeng is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wiskeber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lebeng moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lebeng tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiskeber feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Lebeng crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frulegur Wiskeber!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Drexter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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148 lbs
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Drexter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo has closed the distance and engaged Drexter in a clinch.
Aldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Aldo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Aldo breaks from the clinch.
Aldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drexter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Aldo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Drexter back to the cage. Aldo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A decent looking cross lands there for Drexter.
Drexter takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drexter feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Drexter slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Drexter postures up and lands a big shot to Aldo's brow.
Aldo controls Drexter momentarily but Drexter frees himself.
Drexter being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drexter landing some decent shots from guard.
Drexter controlling from the top position.
Drexter throwing strikes but missing.
Aldo has momentary wrist control but Drexter slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drexter postures up and lands a big shot to Aldo's brow.
Drexter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Aldo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drexter 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drexter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drexter wants to control from the top but Aldo keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drexter is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because David Drexter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Aldo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aldo scores with a leg kick.
Aldo throws the left hand but Drexter avoids the punch easily.
Aldo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drexter pinned against the cage. Drexter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aldo looking to score a takedown here. Drexter is defending well but Aldo drives through and ends up in Drexter's guard.
Drexter scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Drexter checks a leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Aldo enables Drexter to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Aldo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Aldo keeping moving, preventing Drexter from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drexter is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drexter trying to control the position from guard on top but Aldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aldo looking to control.
Drexter stops Aldo from standing up.
Drexter is fighting to break Aldo's control of his arms but Aldo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up because David Drexter just wasn't active enough.
Aldo tries for a takedown but Drexter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo tries to clinch but Drexter is having none of it.
Drexter drives through and clinches with Aldo against the cage.
Aldo breaks from the clinch.
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 David Drexter will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aldo lands a front kick.
Aldo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drexter pinned against the cage. Drexter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown but Drexter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Drexter could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Aldo tries to clinch but Drexter moves away
and Drexter counters with a straight right hand.
Aldo misses with a wild combination.
Aldo throws a wild body kick that Drexter sees coming a mile off.
Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
Aldo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aldo looks to land a combination but Drexter avoids it well.
Donk. Drexter catches Aldo right on the button with a cross.
Drexter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drexter gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drexter not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drexter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Drexter controlling the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Drexter's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
David Drexter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of David Drexter.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drexter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Aldo. Those never looked like landing.
Aldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldo wants to clinch.
Aldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
David Drexter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Aldo.
Drexter throws a nice looking combination but Aldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drexter lands a glancing blow to the side of Aldo's head.
Aldo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drexter avoids it really well and circles away.
Drexter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aldo eats them both and turns towards Drexter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Aldo rushes Drexter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drexter blocks a body shot from Aldo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Drexter moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aldo.
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drexter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Drexter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Drexter looking to control but Aldo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Aldo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drexter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Drexter seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Aldo for as long as he can get away with.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Aldo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Drexter dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Drexter misses.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drexter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Drexter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aldo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drexter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Drexter.
Drexter is stalling in the full guard.
Aldo working a defensive guard here.
Drexter wants to control from the top but Aldo keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drexter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aldo is keeping the position for now.
Drexter trying to control the position from guard on top but Aldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of David Drexter.
Aldo fails with a takedown attempt.
Drexter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Drexter duly obliges.
Drexter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldo wants to clinch.
Aldo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drexter defends it nicely.
David Drexter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Aldo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aldo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aldo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aldo trying to control the position but instead, Drexter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aldo into the cage.
Aldo pushes off an throws an elbow but Drexter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Drexter has clasped his hands together around Aldo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lull in the action here as Drexter stalls from top position.
Drexter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aldo keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drexter tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Drexter controls the position.
Aldo tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Drexter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aldo keeps working.
Drexter landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo taking a bit of punishment here - Drexter scoring with strikes.
Aldo is not content to let Drexter control the position.
Aldo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Drexter is controlling him well.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drexter is looking to take a break and control but Aldo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drexter prevents Aldo from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Drexter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drexter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta 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... David Drexter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mon Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hishioki Tayudo (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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215 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mon Key!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hishioki Tayudo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Key tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tayudo counters with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tayudo.
Key closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tayudo counters with a head kick that drops Key to the mat! Key scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tayudo misses with a body kick.
Key wants to clinch
and Tayudo counters with an inside leg kick.
Key tries to clinch but Tayudo moves away
and as Key loses concentration momentarily, Tayudo counters with a picture perfect head kick! Key goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hishioki Tayudo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Weed Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is mama said knock you out. A fine choice. The key to victory for John Gracie has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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250 lbs
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265 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Weed Kush!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush gets the takedown into side control.
Kush thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kush has hold of Gracie's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Gracie tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Kush cranks the arm and Gracie screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Gracie, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Weed Kush!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Terry Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Chuck Norris enters the cage!
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sharp throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Norris on the side of the head.
Sharp clinches.
Sharp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sharp is looking to control Norris's arms but Norris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sharp has his back to the cage.
Sharp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norris.
Sharp trying to control the position but instead, Norris has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sharp into the cage.
Norris working hard to break the clinch.
Sharp pushes off an throws an elbow but Norris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sharp misses with a knee strike.
Norris is trying to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling him.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharp just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sharp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Sharp. Those never looked like landing.
Sharp tries to clinch up.
Sharp tries to clinch up but Norris circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp moves to clinch but Norris breaks away
and Norris makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sharp really felt that one!
Terry Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sharp checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Norris throws a leg kick that misses.
Norris throws a low kick but Sharp avoids it.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Norris is avoiding it.
Norris throws a low kick but Sharp moves out of range easily.
Norris swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Norris is avoiding it.
Sharp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sharp closes the distance but Norris moves to the side
and Norris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharp moves in looking to clinch but Norris pushes him off.
Sharp instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Norris in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Norris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Norris looking to throw knees to the head but Sharp is blocking nicely.
Norris blocks the elbow strike.
Sharp lands an elbow inside.
Norris has had enough of the clinch but Sharp keeps him there for the moment.
Norris wants to break free but Sharp has control.
Norris dodges an elbow strike from Sharp.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
Sharp tries to land a front kick but Norris steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Norris misses with a head kick.
Norris throws a chopping leg kick but Sharp manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sharp wants to clinch
and Norris counters with a head kick. That will keep Sharp thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws a series of punches but Norris moves out of range.
Sharp blocks a low kick nicely.
Sharp wants to clinch up but Norris keeps it at a distance.
Norris keeps the fight on the outside.
Norris walks into a jab.
Norris lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sharp will feel that in the morning.
Sharp tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Norris counters with a good low kick that Sharp was not able to check.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Norris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norris swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
Sharp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Norris rushes Sharp and presses him up against the cage.
Sharp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp pushes off an throws an elbow but Norris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Norris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
Sharp doesn't manage to clinch there - Norris circles away.
Sharp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharp takes a swing at Norris's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp tries to clinch but Norris is having none of it.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sharp lands a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sharp moves into the clinch.
Norris breaks the clinch.
Sharp closes the distance and pushes Norris back into the cage.
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 Terry Sharp will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sharp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norris thumps Sharp with a low kick.
Chuck Norris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sharp connects with a body shot that sends Norris's belly button to the back.
Sharp darts in trying to clinch
and Norris counters with a head kick. That will keep Sharp thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sharp tries to clinch but Norris moves out of range.
Sharp tries to clinch there but Norris circles away.
Sharp closes the distance looking to clinch
and Norris counters with an inside leg kick.
Sharp throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Norris.
Norris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris slips under a jab from Sharp.
Sharp throws a lazy head kick
and Norris counters by clinching up.
Norris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Norris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharp tries to clinch but Norris moves out of range.
Norris swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
Norris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sharp tries to clinch but Norris moves out of range.
Sharp tries to clinch up but Norris circles away and keeps his distance.
Sharp darts in trying to clinch
and Norris counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws a front kick aimed at Sharp's knee but Sharp avoids it well.
Sharp tries to clinch but Norris moves out of range.
Sharp has managed to clinch.
Sharp misses with an elbow over the top.
Norris tries to break free but Sharp pushes him back against the cage.
Norris dodges an elbow strike from Sharp.
Norris dodges an elbow strike from Sharp.
Sharp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Norris's efforts to push away.
Norris is trying to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norris is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp lands a nice looking body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sharp.
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharp misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Norris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Norris is avoiding it.
Norris misses with a head kick.
Norris swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sharp tries to clinch but Norris is having none of it.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Norris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharp wants to clinch up but Norris keeps it at a distance.
Sharp closes the distance but Norris moves to the side
and Norris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharp tries to clinch up.
Sharp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Norris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norris is looking to clinch but Sharp is avoiding it.
Sharp has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Norris.
Sharp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sharp closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Norris's efforts to push away.
Norris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharp wants to clinch up but Norris keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Terry Sharp will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Norris throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sharp wants to clinch
and Norris counters with a nice body kick.
Sharp connects with a single shot there.
Norris has Sharp up against the cage in a clinch.
Sharp tries to land knees in the clinch but Norris avoids the damage to the body.
Norris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Terry Sharp has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Norris breaks from the clinch.
Sharp avoids the head kick by Norris.
Norris misses with a body kick.
Sharp misses with a body shot.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sharp moves in looking to clinch but Norris pushes him off.
Norris lands with a kick to the temple. Sharp shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sharp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sharp misses with a head kick.
Norris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sharp's sensitive parts.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sharp connects with a body shot.
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharp darts in trying to clinch
and Norris counters with a nice leg kick.
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharp doesn't manage to clinch there - Norris circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sharp!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris lands a high kick!
Sharp tries to clinch up but Norris circles away and keeps his distance.
Sharp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norris moves away from the strike by Sharp.
Sharp dips to his left and cracks Norris with an uppercut!
Sharp moves in looking to clinch but Norris pushes him off.
Norris wants to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sharp blocks a head kick by Norris.
Sharp moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris doesn't manage to clinch there - Sharp circles away.
Sharp stuns Norris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sharp connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sharp wants to clinch up but Norris keeps it at a distance.
Sharp tries to clinch there but Norris circles away.
Norris keeps the fight on the outside.
Sharp misses with a leg kick.
Sharp tries to clinch but Norris moves out of range.
Norris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sharp is able to avoid easily.
Sharp throws a looping overhand right but Norris ducks down to avoid it.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp punishes Norris's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris avoids the body shot from Sharp.
Sharp moves out of range of the leg kick from Norris.
Sharp is looking to clinch.
Sharp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Norris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice cross by Sharp.
Sharp connects with a looping right hand.
Sharp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharp tries to clinch but Norris is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp tries to clinch up but Norris circles away and keeps his distance.
Sharp moves to clinch but Norris breaks away
and Norris counters with a thumping low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chuck Norris.
I think Sharp has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Errol Field (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norifumi Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Field comes to the cage accompanied by Best of Sakuraba. Errol Field is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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143 lbs
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134 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Errol Field!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norifumi Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Field shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Field was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Yamamoto is squirming around, avoiding Field's attempts to control the action.
Yamamoto is working to get back to half guard.
Field looking to control but Yamamoto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yamamoto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yamamoto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Field controlling the position easily from mount.
Field goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Yamamoto turns into him and now he's in Field's guard.
Yamamoto wants to pass the guard but Field is keeping the position.
Yamamoto postures up in Field's guard and throws a big left but Field blocks it.
Yamamoto wants to stand but Field is controlling his posture from full guard.
Field wants to sweep here but Yamamoto controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yamamoto looking to pass the guard.
Yamamoto lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Field looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Yamamoto has picked Field up and slammed him! Field can't keep hold of the triangle and Yamamoto manages to pass to side control!
Yamamoto trying to control the position but Field is working away.
Yamamoto scores with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Field is looking to reverse the position.
Field is not content to let Yamamoto control the position.
Yamamoto works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yamamoto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yamamoto lands a nice forearm strike.
Field is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Field struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamamoto is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Field's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yamamoto creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Yamamoto working away.
Yamamoto slows the pace down.
Yamamoto lands a decent elbow from side control.
Yamamoto lands a few punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Field tries to improve position but can't.
Yamamoto cracks Field with a big elbow.
Yamamoto in side control lands a decent elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Field wants to control but Yamamoto postures up.
Yamamoto tries to advance to mount but can't.
Field manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norifumi Yamamoto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Field fails with the takedown
and Yamamoto counters with a head kick. That will keep Field thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Field shoots for a double leg takedown but Yamamoto sprawls well. He's pushed Field's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Field throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yamamoto's waist but Yamamoto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Field off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Errol Field. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Field shoots in looking for a takedown. Yamamoto tries to sprawl out of it but Field keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yamamoto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Field fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yamamoto avoids it really well and circles away.
Yamamoto throws a nice looking combination but Field bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamamoto scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Errol Field has been cut.
Field doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Field takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto swinging wildly here.
Yamamoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Field has his takedown stuffed
and Yamamoto counters with a left and a right that stings Field.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Field gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yamamoto counters with a three punch combo that has Field backing up. Field nods at Yamamoto to acknowledge the strikes.
Field is rocked!
Yamamoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Field doesn't seem bothered though.
Yamamoto throws a right hand that Field ducks under and follows up with a left that Field also avoids with ease.
Field moves out of range as Yamamoto strikes.
Field blocks a head kick by Yamamoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Field fails with the takedown.
Yamamoto throws a head kick but Field moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamamoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Yamamoto as Field shoots in.
Norifumi Yamamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Field showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamamoto throws a nice looking combination but Field bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamamoto misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Field with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yamamoto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yamamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Field moves away.
Field fails with a takedown attempt.
Field shoots and misses
and Yamamoto counters with a one-two to the body.
Field shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yamamoto counters with a one-two to the body.
Errol Field is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamamoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yamamoto swings for the body but Field moves out of range.
Field showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Field closes the distance and clinches up with Yamamoto, looking for a takedown. Field pushes Yamamoto against the cage but Yamamoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yamamoto throws a series of punches but Field avoids them all with ease.
Yamamoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Field counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Field wants to control from the top but Yamamoto keeps moving.
Norifumi Yamamoto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yamamoto keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamamoto trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norifumi Yamamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Errol Field's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yamamoto tried to score with a low kick but Field checks it.
Field slips a jab and a cross from Yamamoto.
Nice sprawl there from Yamamoto as Field shoots in.
A head kick misses from Yamamoto.
Field misses with a takedown attempt
and Yamamoto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Field closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Yamamoto's guard.
Field looking to sit in guard and control but Yamamoto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yamamoto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yamamoto wants to pass the guard but Field is keeping the position.
Field looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto content to stall in guard here.
Field has his foot on Yamamoto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yamamoto works his way back into a safe position though.
Yamamoto trying to control but Field is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Norifumi Yamamoto wasn't active enough on the ground.
Field avoids the head kick by Yamamoto.
Field has his takedown stuffed
and Yamamoto counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Errol Field. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Field shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yamamoto as he avoids it easily.
Field has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Errol Field's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Errol Field seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto throws a series of punches but Field moves out of range.
Yamamoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamamoto throws a hook to the side of Field's head but Field sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Field slips a jab and a cross from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Field.
A head kick misses from Yamamoto.
Field looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yamamoto is fending him off so far but Field persists. Nope, Yamamoto circles away and we're back to standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Field looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yamamoto is fending him off so far but Field persists. Nope, Yamamoto circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a right and a left that Field avoids nicely.
Field shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Field with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yamamoto counters with a series of strikes. Field will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yamamoto digs a good body shot into Field's ribs.
Yamamoto looks to land a combination but Field avoids it well.
Field dives in and grabs Yamamoto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yamamoto pushes down on Field's head and hops out.
Field checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Field tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yamamoto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Field somewhat.
Yamamoto looks to land a combination but Field avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Field shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yamamoto as he avoids it easily.
Norifumi Yamamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Field slips a jab and a cross from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamamoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamamoto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Errol Field has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamamoto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yamamoto digs a good body shot into Field's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot by Yamamoto.
Field shoots and misses
letting Yamamoto counter with a right hand.
Norifumi Yamamoto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Norifumi Yamamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yamamoto 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norifumi Yamamoto!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gathii Kumanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dumme Fjas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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21
157 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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159 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gathii Kumanda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dumme Fjas!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fjas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kumanda napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fjas in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fjas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kumanda is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fjas tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kumanda's legs.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Fjas tries for a kimura but Kumanda is defending well.
Kumanda takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kumanda seems a little lost for a moment, as Fjas dominates the positioning.
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!
Fjas's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumanda dodges the ground and pound from Fjas.
Fjas wants to control but Kumanda is keeping him busy.
Fjas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee asks Fjas politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Fjas prefers to stall for the moment though.
Fjas 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.
Fjas landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kumanda seems a little lost for a moment, as Fjas dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kumanda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fjas working the head and body with strikes.
Fjas grinds an elbow into Kumanda's temple.
Kumanda is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumanda regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Fjas.
Kumanda keeping moving, preventing Fjas from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fjas pushing down on Kumanda's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fjas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fjas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fjas throws a strike but Kumanda avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fjas sitting in guard here, content to control.
Let's hope that Fjas has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumanda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fjas drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kumanda dives on top into guard.
Kumanda has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fjas seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fjas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kumanda defends well.
Kumanda preventing the sweep.
Fjas tries to strike from the bottom.
Kumanda trying to control the position from guard on top but Fjas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fjas is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fjas wants to sweep here but Kumanda controlling him for the moment.
Fjas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fjas is looking to take a break and control but Kumanda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fjas drops an elbow to the side of Kumanda's head.
Fjas trying to control the action but Kumanda is working from the bottom.
Fjas controlling the action here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fjas throwing shots but Kumanda is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fjas thows a huge punch but Kumanda dodges it nicely.
Fjas controlling the action here.
Kumanda tries to get to full guard but Fjas has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dumme Fjas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fjas shoots in and bounces Kumanda off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fjas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fjas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fjas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kumanda with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fjas working Kumanda over with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fjas in particular looking to stall.
Fjas is keen to just control but Kumanda is a slippery customer.
Fjas is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fjas 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumanda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fjas.
Fjas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kumanda's head.
Fjas with the ground and pound but Kumanda uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Fjas wants to control from the top but Kumanda keeps moving.
Fjas cracks Kumanda with a solid left hand.
Fjas wants to control from the top but Kumanda keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fjas tries to free his leg and advance position but Kumanda is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kumanda takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fjas scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kumanda to see if he's OK.
Fjas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
You can see the frustration on Kumanda's face as Fjas controls the position.
Kumanda takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fjas in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dumme Fjas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kumanda is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fjas trying to control the position but Kumanda is working away.
Fjas cracks Kumanda with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kumanda knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kumanda struggling a bit here.
Kumanda manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fjas's best efforts.
Fjas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fjas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kumanda is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fjas scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fjas stops Kumanda from getting back to his feet.
Fjas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fjas is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fjas connects with a nice short shot to Kumanda's temple.
Fjas wants to control but Kumanda is keeping him busy.
Fjas works his way into full mount!
Fjas landing punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fjas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fjas loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Kumanda scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Fjas land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Fjas stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dumme Fjas!
A very excited looking Dumme Fjas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kung Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Terumo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kung Lao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Terumo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lao throws an overhand right that lands on Terumo's shoulder, as Terumo tries to avoid the shot.
Terumo checks a leg kick.
Lao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lao lands an overhand right.
It looks like Bruno Terumo has been cut.
Lao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Terumo's head backwards.
Terumo misses with a wild body shot.
Terumo clinches.
Terumo misses with a punch on the inside.
Lao manages to break the clinch.
Terumo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lao thuds his shin into the meat of Terumo's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lao avoids the body shot from Terumo.
Lao thuds a left hand into Terumo's body.
Lao throws a leg kick but Terumo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Terumo misses with a left hand
and Lao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Terumo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Terumo is looking to chop away at Lao's legs.
Terumo connects with a single shot there.
Terumo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao scores with a push kick.
Terumo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lao throws out a loose jab but Terumo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terumo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Lao misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lao.
Terumo misses with a body shot.
Terumo checks a low kick from Lao.
Terumo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Terumo misses with a hook. Lao ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lao connects with a single shot there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lao.
Lao lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terumo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terumo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lao throws a hook but Terumo blocks it.
Lao keeps the fight on the outside.
Lao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Terumo jabs Lao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Terumo.
Terumo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terumo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lao throws an overhand right that lands on Terumo's shoulder, as Terumo tries to avoid the shot.
Terumo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lao lands a body shot.
Terumo misses with a body shot.
Lao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terumo avoids the head kick by Lao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao lands with a good body shot.
Lao blocks a head kick by Terumo.
Terumo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Terumo throws a body kick that misses.
Terumo misses the shot to the body.
Lao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Terumo wants to clinch.
Terumo looks to score with a jab to the body but Lao is just out of range.
Terumo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Terumo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lao throws a shot from downtown. Terumo moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the body from Terumo misses
and Lao counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lao misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Terumo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terumo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Terumo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lao rather than just go for the knockout.
Terumo thumps Lao with a low kick.
Lao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Terumo is able to avoid easily.
Terumo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Terumo cracks a nice hook into Lao's ribs.
Lao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terumo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lao.
Terumo tries to clinch up but Lao circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Terumo clinches.
Lao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lao throws a head kick but Terumo moves out of range.
Terumo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Lao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Terumo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Terumo tries to clinch up.
Terumo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Terumo throws a series of punches but Lao moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lao. Terumo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Terumo!
Lao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Terumo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kung Lao is winning the standup battle so far.
Terumo tries to clinch but Lao moves out of range.
Lao looks to score with a jab to the body but Terumo is just out of range.
Terumo dodges the punch combination from Lao.
Lao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Terumo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Terumo duly obliges.
Lao tries to land a leg kick but Terumo saw it coming and moves away.
Lao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terumo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Lao does it's job there.
Terumo avoids a kick to the body.
Terumo moves in looking to clinch but Lao pushes him off.
Lao looks to land a right hand but Terumo moved out of range.
Terumo gets a clinch.
Lao breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Lao misses.
Terumo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lao misses with a low kick.
Terumo is looking to clinch.
A jab from Terumo finds it's way through Lao's defenses.
A slow jab from Terumo misses its intended target.
Lao lands a nice looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terumo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lao misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terumo misses the shot to the body.
Terumo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Lao finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lao tries to score with a low kick but Terumo moves his leg out of the way.
Terumo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Terumo throws a hook but Lao avoids it easily.
Lao tries to work over Terumo's front leg with a kick but Terumo checks it.
Lao misses with a hook.
Lao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Terumo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Terumo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lao manages to avoid it.
Lao misses with a body kick.
Terumo scores with a head kick.
Lao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Terumo checks it well.
Lao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Terumo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terumo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Terumo. Those never looked like landing.
Terumo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terumo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lao tries a head kick but it misses.
Terumo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Terumo tries a head kick but it misses.
Lao lands a glancing blow to the side of Terumo's head.
Terumo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Terumo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Terumo.
Terumo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Terumo throws a body punch but Lao moves out of range.
Lao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Terumo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lao tries to land a body kick
and Terumo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Terumo checks it well.
Lao thumps Terumo with a low kick.
Lao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terumo.
Lao lands a head shot.
Lao connects with an inside leg kick.
Lao lands a nice hook to Terumo's body. Terumo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lao moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A leg kick checked by Lao.
Terumo tries to land a front kick but Lao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Terumo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Lao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Terumo'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.
Lao punishes Terumo's body with a nice straight punch.
Lao throws a looping overhand right but Terumo ducks down to avoid it.
Terumo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Terumo moves in looking to clinch but Lao pushes him off.
Lao lands with a straight right. Terumo didn't see that one coming.
Terumo tries to close the distance and clinch but Lao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Terumo.
Lao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Terumo.
Lao thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Lao does it's job there.
Lao throws a big shot that misses.
Terumo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lao missing with a left hand there. Terumo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Terumo checks a low kick from Lao.
Terumo moves out of range as Lao throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terumo sizes up Lao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Terumo misses with a few strikes there.
Terumo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lao blocks a head kick by Terumo.
Lao digs a good hook to Terumo's body.
Lao connects with a right hand. Terumo shakes it off.
Terumo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lao lands an overhand right.
Terumo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lao connects with a nice looking jab.
Terumo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lao thows a body kick. Terumo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lao scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Lao misses its intended target.
Terumo doesn't manage to clinch there - Lao circles away.
Terumo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Terumo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terumo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Terumo tries to clinch up but Lao circles away and keeps his distance.
Lao scores with a decent looking hook.
Terumo doesn't manage to clinch there - Lao circles away.
Some wild striking there from Lao.
Terumo throws a solid leg kick but Lao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Terumo.
Lao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terumo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lao throws out the jab.
Lao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Terumo checks a low kick from Lao.
Lao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Terumo throws a right and a left that Lao avoids nicely.
Lao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Terumo fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Terumo.
Terumo misses with a low kick.
Lao throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lao thows a body shot but no joy.
Lao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Terumo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lao needs to keep his hands up - Terumo had a free shot at his head there.
Lao swings for the body but Terumo moves out of range.
Terumo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lao cracks Terumo with an open hand slap.
Lao throws a shot from downtown. Terumo moves away and avoids it.
Lao throws a hook to the side of Terumo's head but Terumo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Terumo takes one to the side of the head.
Lao clobbers Terumo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four 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!
An inside leg kick from Lao misses.
Lao misses with a looping right.
Lao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Terumo.
Terumo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lao.
Terumo tries to close the distance and clinch but Lao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Terumo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lao throws a lazy right hand but Terumo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Terumo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Terumo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lao is able to avoid easily.
A nice combination there by Lao.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Terumo.
Lao throws a front kick that sends Terumo stumbling back into the cage.
Lao works Terumo's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Lao clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Terumo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lao connects with a solid leg kick.
Terumo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab by Terumo.
Terumo lands with a slapping head kick.
Lao looks to score with a jab to the body but Terumo is just out of range.
Lao swinging wildly here.
Terumo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lao was well out of range. Poor timing from Terumo.
Lao throws a body punch but Terumo moves out of range.
Terumo misses with a two punch combination.
A good leg kick by Lao.
Terumo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Terumo throws a head kick but Lao moves out of range.
Lao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Terumo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Terumo scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lao.
Lao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terumo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lao.
Terumo just misses with a punch to the body.
Terumo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terumo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lao lands a head kick!
Lao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lao lands a body shot.
Lao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Terumo's hands.
Lao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Terumo. That did some damage!
Lao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Terumo.
Lao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Terumo can do to turn this around?
Lao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Terumo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lao.
Lao throws a lazy right hand but Terumo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao misses with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lao staying out of range there.
Terumo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Terumo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lao feints and then cracks Terumo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Terumo down.
Lao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Terumo to score with a decent uppercut.
Terumo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Terumo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lao's calf.
Terumo looks to land a body kick but Lao moved away.
Terumo lands with an overhand left.
Terumo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lao keeps Terumo at a distance using the push kick.
Terumo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lao to score with a decent uppercut.
Lao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terumo misses with an uppercut.
Terumo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lao.
Lao goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Terumo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lao.
Lao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terumo.
Lao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Terumo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lao moves away.
Terumo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Terumo moves away.
Lao throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Terumo connects with an inside leg kick.
Lao throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terumo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lao lands a jab.
Lao swings widly with a right hand
and Terumo counters with a straight right hand.
Terumo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Terumo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice body kick from Lao.
Terumo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lao blocks a head kick by Terumo.
Some wild striking there from Lao.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Terumo tries to bum rush Lao with a series of wild strikes but Lao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Terumo throws a shot to the body.
Lao throws a front kick that sends Terumo stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Lao had his way with Bruno Terumo in that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Terumo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lao throws a hook to the side of Terumo's head but Terumo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Terumo lands a head kick. Lao smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terumo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lao.
Terumo avoids the body shot from Lao.
Lao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Terumo circles away quickly and effectively.
Terumo works Lao's body with a nice hook.
Lao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lao cracks a nice hook into Terumo's ribs.
Lao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terumo.
Lao throws a hook to the side of Terumo's head but Terumo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Terumo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lao throws a hook to the side of Terumo's head but Terumo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Terumo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A good leg kick by Lao.
Terumo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao throws a sloppy head kick and Terumo moves out of range easily.
Lao cracks Terumo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lao throws a low kick, looking for Terumo's leg but Terumo calmly moves out of range.
Lao connects with a looping right hand.
Terumo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lao backs up against the cage.
Lao throws a jab but it's blocked by Terumo.
Terumo scores with a hook.
Terumo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lao cracks Terumo with an open hand slap.
Terumo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lao.
Terumo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Lao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terumo throws a body punch but Lao moves out of range.
Terumo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terumo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lao.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terumo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lao throws a big shot that misses.
Terumo throws a body punch but Lao moves out of range.
Lao walks into a stiff left hand from Terumo.
Lao connects with a looping right hand.
Terumo misses with a body shot.
Terumo takes a swing at Lao's ribcage but misses.
Terumo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Terumo throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terumo throws a head kick that misses.
Terumo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terumo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lao avoids the body shot from Terumo.
Terumo doesn't manage to clinch there - Lao circles away.
Lao throws a front kick aimed at Terumo's knee but Terumo avoids it well.
Terumo takes one on the button.
Lao throws a sloppy head kick and Terumo moves out of range easily.
Terumo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lao.
Lao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Terumo scores with a nice strike.
Lao checks a low kick from Terumo.
Lao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao avoids the body shot from Terumo.
A clash of legs there as Terumo blocks the low kick.
Bruno Terumo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terumo scores with a sloppy right hand. Lao should have avoided that one.
Lao misses with an uppercut
and Terumo counters with a nice uppercut.
Terumo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lao scores with a nice head shot.
Terumo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terumo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lao avoids the body shot from Terumo.
Terumo throws out a powerful jab.
Terumo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Terumo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lao throws a hook to the side of Terumo's head but Terumo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lao throws a lazy right hand but Terumo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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 Kung Lao.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lao, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:46
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kung Lao!
Kung Lao retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Kung Lao thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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