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ONI 111 - Cage vs Oliveira III PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yedo Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes to the cage accompanied by "We Be Clubbin (Eye of the Tiger Remix)" by Ice Cube . 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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290 lbs
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266 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yedo Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Payne!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kim did well to prevent Payne getting side control.
Payne is working for a submission of some sort.
Payne is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kim has managed to free his arm - good work.
Payne prevents Kim from improving his position.
Kim is doing well to control the position and prevent Payne from advancing to side control.
Payne is thwarting Kim's attempts to control the position.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kim is looking to control Payne's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kim avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payne lands strikes from half guard.
Payne is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kim sees it coming and defends easily.
Kim manages to get to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kim is on top in guard.
Payne throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kim decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws a lazy uppercut
and Kim counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne throws a hook to the side of Kim's head but Kim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Payne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Payne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kim misses with a low kick as Payne jumps back.
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Noah Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payne.
Payne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Payne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Payne is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Payne fails in his attempt to clinch.
That kick from Kim tenderised Payne's leg. Payne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Payne misses with a looping left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kim, as that shot connected.
Kim misses with a double jab.
Kim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payne thows a leg kick but Kim checks it
and Kim counters with a nice low kick that buckles Payne's knee momentarily.
Payne looks gassed!
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Payne shoots in but Kim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That kick from Kim tenderised Payne's leg. Payne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim is looking to slow Payne down with leg kicks.
Kim is looking to slow Payne down with leg kicks.
Kim is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kim lands with a nice body kick.
A left lands for Kim.
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
Payne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Payne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kim bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Payne's head.
Kim thows a body kick. Payne tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Payne's calf.
Kim is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Payne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kim connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kim sends Payne crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kim is motioning to the referee to let Payne up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Payne is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim weaves into range and cracks Payne right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Payne goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Kim is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yedo Kim!
Yedo Kim took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Supersize Me for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Bring Da Ruckus. A fine choice. Renato Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Raimo Pukki's chin.
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142 lbs
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146 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raimo Pukki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pukki scores with a hook.
Pukki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie throws a right hand that Pukki ducks under and follows up with a left that Pukki also avoids with ease.
Pukki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Pukki lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gracie swings for the body but Pukki moves out of range.
Pukki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pukki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Pukki.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Pukki checks it
and Pukki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pukki.
A slow jab from Pukki misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Pukki.
Pukki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Pukki slips under a jab.
Pukki lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Pukki connects with a body shot.
Pukki lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki slips under a jab from Gracie.
Pukki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pukki missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie slips a jab from Pukki.
Pukki scores with a nice head shot.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pukki.
Pukki throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Pukki counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Pukki walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.
Pukki staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Pukki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gracie can pounce on him.
Pukki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Pukki avoids it well.
Pukki lands a jab.
Pukki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Pukki moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Pukki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pukki lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Pukki.
A punch lands to the side of Pukki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Pukki misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie stalks Pukki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pukki's face. Pukki staggers backwards, shaken.
Pukki is rocked!
It looks like Raimo Pukki has been cut.
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!
Gracie walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Pukki drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Gracie swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Pukki's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renato Gracie!
Renato Gracie was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Rovanpera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grace comes to the cage accompanied by Swagga Like Us - TI. Rovanpera has chosen Die Antwoord - Enter The Ninja as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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168 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seppo Rovanpera!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace misses with a hook to the body
and Rovanpera counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rovanpera throws a big elbow that misses.
Grace trying to keep a closed guard but Rovanpera is proving a slippery customer.
Rovanpera won't allow Grace to sweep him here.
Grace wants to stand up but Rovanpera is controlling him.
Rovanpera throws a big right hand that misses.
Rovanpera tries to free his leg and advance position but Grace is retaining full guard.
Rovanpera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rovanpera with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rovanpera preventing the sweep.
Grace wants to stand but Rovanpera is controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grace is wriggling around but Rovanpera manages to pass to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace is looking for a sweep. Rovanpera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grace wants to get back to full guard but Rovanpera has mounted him!
Rovanpera looking to finish Grace with some ground and pound. This is bad for Grace!
Grace is trying desperately to improve position.
Grace is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rovanpera trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grace is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rovanpera lands a big shot there that rocks Grace but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Grace is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera working Grace over with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grace tries to lock up and control but Rovanpera gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rovanpera unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Grace wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Rovanpera celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seppo Rovanpera!
Seppo Rovanpera decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Toyoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is SWEET JANE. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hideo Toyoku was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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World class MT
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideo Toyoku!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stone is looking to land body kicks.
Toyoku has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stone.
Stone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toyoku misses with a straight right.
Toyoku connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice straight punches there by Toyoku. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Toyoku.
Stone looks to throw the jab but Toyoku is out of range.
Toyoku takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Hideo Toyoku has been cut.
Stone moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toyoku cracks Stone with a nice body shot.
Toyoku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toyoku misses with the head strike.
Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as Toyoku controls his hands.
Stone lands a nice elbow.
Toyoku tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toyoku avoids it.
Stone lands with a right to the head.
Stone pushes off an throws an elbow but Toyoku leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Toyoku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toyoku is looking to control Stone's arms but Stone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Toyoku has his back to the cage.
Toyoku on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
Toyoku's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Toyoku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Stone has closed the distance and engaged Toyoku in a clinch.
Toyoku throws a head punch that misses.
Stone tries to stall but Toyoku uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Toyoku lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toyoku scores with a nice hook to the head.
Toyoku prevents a body shot from Stone.
Toyoku misses with a punch on the inside.
Stone looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toyoku's elbow.
Toyoku tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.
Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
Toyoku struggles to land a body shot inside as Stone controls his hands.
Stone working aggressively here.
Stone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Toyoku's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toyoku content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Toyoku works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Toyoku fails to land.
Toyoku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stone's elbow.
Toyoku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toyoku lands a body punch.
Toyoku breaks the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Stone as he connects with a hook.
Toyoku swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
Toyoku is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a body punch but Toyoku moves out of range.
Ben Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but Toyoku is just out of range.
Toyoku looks to land a left hand but Stone moved out of range nicely.
Toyoku lands a lovely overhand right.
Stone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stone slips under a jab from Toyoku.
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Toyoku looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stone avoids the head kick by Toyoku.
Toyoku throws a head kick that misses.
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Toyoku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stone tries to clinch up.
Toyoku throws a hook but Stone avoids it easily.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toyoku.
Toyoku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toyoku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stone throws a wild body kick that Toyoku sees coming a mile off.
Stone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toyoku misses with a jab, cross combination.
Toyoku 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.
Toyoku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toyoku paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone pushes Toyoku away with a front kick.
Stone misses with a body shot.
Stone takes the fight into the clinch.
Toyoku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stone misses with the head strike.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toyoku.
Toyoku misses with a punch on the inside.
Toyoku is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Toyoku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toyoku lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Toyoku backwards.
Stone blocking some punches.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Toyoku managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Stone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Toyoku on the inside.
Stone cracks Toyoku with a nice body shot.
Toyoku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Toyoku misses with a punch on the inside.
Stone holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Toyoku's defenses.
That has opened up Hideo Toyoku's cut even more.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toyoku.
Toyoku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Toyoku.
A jab from Stone misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stone misses with a combination
and Stone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Toyoku misses with a straight left.
Stone throws a predictable looking body shot
and Toyoku counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stone's knee momentarily.
Toyoku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stone. That did some damage!
Stone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Toyoku lands a nice hook to Stone's body. Stone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Toyoku's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toyoku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toyoku swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Toyoku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toyoku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Toyoku at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Toyoku bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stone's head.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but Toyoku is just out of range.
Toyoku misses with a hook
and Stone counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stone moves out of range as Toyoku strikes.
Stone tries to clinch up but Toyoku circles away and keeps his distance.
Toyoku misses with a jab, cross combination.
Toyoku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
Stone slips a straight right by Toyoku.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toyoku.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
Stone lands with a hook. Toyoku tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toyoku rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Toyoku throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stone's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hideo Toyoku will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hideo Toyoku's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Toyoku cracks Stone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hideo Toyoku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Stone.
Toyoku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stone lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice uppercut there from Toyoku.
Toyoku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toyoku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toyoku darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big left from Toyoku misses.
Stone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That kick from Stone tenderised Toyoku's leg. Toyoku is trying to keep his angry face on.
Toyoku lands a jab.
Stone is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries to clinch but Toyoku moves out of range.
Oh Stone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left and a right from Stone both land. Nice combination.
Stone seems to have got his legs back now.
The cut above Hideo Toyoku's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Toyoku misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut lands for Stone. That snapped Toyoku's head back.
Toyoku throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Toyoku is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stone throws a leg kick which misses Toyoku's front leg but catches the back leg as Toyoku tries to avoid it.
Toyoku just misses with a punch to the body.
Toyoku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku fails to land with a series of punches.
Stone tries to clinch up.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Toyoku throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Stone.
Ben Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stone throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toyoku moves away.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toyoku.
Toyoku throws the left hand but Stone avoids the punch easily.
Stone lands a jab to the nose.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Toyoku throws a hook but Stone blocks it.
Toyoku connects with the punch.
Stone throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Toyoku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Toyoku tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice uppercut there from Toyoku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toyoku misses with an uppercut
and Stone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toyoku.
Stone misses with a body shot.
Stone throws a head kick but Toyoku moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toyoku scores with a jab.
Toyoku loads up on a big right hand but Stone slips the punch.
Toyoku misses with a wild body shot.
Stone takes a swing at Toyoku's ribcage but misses.
Stone throws a body punch but Toyoku moves out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stone. Toyoku shrugs it off though.
Toyoku avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toyoku. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toyoku moves out of range as Stone throws a body kick.
Stone misses with a shot to the body
and Toyoku counters with a leg kick.
Toyoku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Toyoku jabs at Stone's body.
Toyoku scores with a body shot.
Stone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stone throws a body kick the misses
and Toyoku counters with a leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone lands with a good body shot.
Toyoku lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Toyoku throws the left hand but Stone avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toyoku misses with an uppercut.
Stone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Toyoku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toyoku looks to land a right hand but Stone moved out of range.
Stone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toyoku.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stone moves out of range as Toyoku strikes.
Stone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Toyoku tries to land a leg kick but Stone saw it coming and moves away.
Stone throws a good cross that connects.
Stone moves out of range as Toyoku strikes.
Toyoku misses with a looping right.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Toyoku scores with a three punch combo!
Stone throws a body kick that misses.
Toyoku throws a hook but Stone avoids it easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stone looks to land a left hand but Toyoku moved out of range nicely.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toyoku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone tries to clinch up.
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toyoku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stone jabs Toyoku to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toyoku throws an off balance right hand
and Stone moves into the clinch.
Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Toyoku blocks it with crossed arms.
Hideo Toyoku seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stone stalling in the clinch but Toyoku improves position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku presses Stone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stone.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Toyoku takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Toyoku lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Toyoku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice body punch from Toyoku.
Toyoku has Stone pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Toyoku pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Stone tumbling to the mat - Toyoku dives into Stone's guard.
Toyoku has gone for a leg lock! Stone slips out almost immediately though and dives into Toyoku's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hideo Toyoku will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hideo Toyoku's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Stone slips a jab from Toyoku.
Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toyoku throws out the jab.
Stone tries to clinch up but Toyoku circles away and keeps his distance.
Stone closes the distance and clinches.
Toyoku throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stone throws an elbow but misses.
Toyoku throws a head punch that misses.
Stone prevents Toyoku from breaking the clinch.
Toyoku trying to stall but Stone improves his position.
Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as Toyoku controls his hands.
Stone lands a good knee to the midsection. Toyoku won't want to take too many of those.
Stone lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Toyoku struggles to land a body shot inside as Stone controls his hands.
Stone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Toyoku takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stone blocks an uppercut.
Stone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stone scores with a shot to the side of Toyoku's head.
Stone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Toyoku's defenses.
Hideo Toyoku's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Toyoku managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Toyoku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stone.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toyoku.
Toyoku working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone taking a breather.
Stone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hideo Toyoku's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ben Stone!
As Ben Stone got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: It is a pleasure to be fightin in the best organization in Japan.. I been in Tokyo for three hours, somebody please point me in the direction of some marijuana.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Reade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano comes to the cage accompanied by Kid Charlemagne. 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taylor Reade!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marciano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Marciano finds it's way through Reade's defenses.
Marciano throws a left that rocks Reade and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Marciano dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Reade regain composure!
Reade is rocked!
It looks like Taylor Reade has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reade is looking to reverse the position.
Reade is still in real trouble! Can Marciano finish him?
You can see the frustration on Reade's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Marciano decides to stand up, so the ref orders Reade to his feet.
Reade seems to have recovered his senses.
Reade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marciano manages to avoid it.
Reade throws a head kick that half lands.
Marciano blocks a head kick by Reade.
Marciano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reade.
No joy there for Marciano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reade.
Marciano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reade on the side of the head.
Rocky Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano misses with a head kick.
Reade dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marciano. That did some damage!
Marciano tries to work over Reade's front leg with a kick but Reade checks it.
Marciano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reade is out of range and Marciano settles back down.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
Marciano throws a push kick but Reade slaps the foot to one side.
Reade takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marciano swings for the body but Reade moves out of range.
Reade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marciano lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Marciano wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano tries to clinch there but Reade circles away.
Reade tries to clinch but Marciano is having none of it.
A cross from Reade lands.
Reade attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reade misses with a low kick.
Marciano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reade counters with a low kick, right behind Marciano 's knee.
Reade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reade swings for the body but Marciano moves out of range.
Marciano tries to bum rush Reade with a series of wild strikes but Reade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marciano moves in looking to clinch but Reade pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano avoids the head kick by Reade.
Marciano misses with a looping left.
Marciano looks to throw the jab but Reade is out of range.
Reade bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marciano's head backwards.
Marciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marciano swinging wildly here.
Marciano lands with a straight right. Reade didn't see that one coming.
Reade throws the kick towards the body but Marciano avoids it.
Marciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reade manages to avoid it.
Marciano digs a good body shot into Reade's ribs.
Reade slips a jab and a cross from Marciano.
Marciano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marciano looking to throw knees to the head but Reade is blocking nicely.
Reade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reade looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marciano pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reade managing to block the knees to the body from Marciano.
Reade scores with a shot to the side of Marciano's head.
Reade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marciano avoids it.
Marciano lands a nice knee to the body.
Reade takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marciano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marciano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reade digs a right hand underneath Marciano's ribcage. Marciano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marciano missing with knees to the body.
Reade landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reade lands an elbow inside that Marciano shrugs off.
It looks like Rocky Marciano has been cut.
Marciano tries to land knees in the clinch but Reade avoids the damage to the body.
Reade throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marciano blocks it with crossed arms.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands an elbow just above Reade 's eye.
Marciano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reade is defending well for now.
Reade managing to block the knees to the body from Marciano.
Reade is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marciano is breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Marciano throws an elbow but misses.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A hook to the body from Reade.
Nice body punch from Reade - that landed with a thud.
Marciano avoiding damage as Reade throws knees to the body.
Marciano avoiding damage as Reade throws knees to the body.
Marciano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reade is defending well for now.
Marciano blocks a body shot from Reade.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reade.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marciano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reade's brow.
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!
Reade blocks the elbow strike.
Reade swings wildly with an uppercut but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reade throws a head punch that misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Reade misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marciano.
Reade blocks the elbow strike.
Marciano misses with an elbow strike.
Reade lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reade misses with a punch on the inside.
Reade lands a body punch.
Marciano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reade lands a shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Marciano.
Marciano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marciano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marciano lands a nice knee to the body.
Marciano misses with an elbow over the top.
Reade trying to land knees to the body.
Marciano tries to land knees in the clinch but Reade avoids the damage to the body.
Reade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marciano is defending well for now.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marciano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reade using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marciano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Reade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marciano misses with a knee strike.
Reade lands a nice knee to the body.
Reade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reade stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reade misses with a body punch.
Marciano avoiding damage as Reade throws knees to the body.
Reade lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marciano or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reade lands a knee to the head.
Marciano avoiding damage as Reade throws knees to the body.
Marciano takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marciano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reade's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reade.
Marciano takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reade tries to land a knee to the head but Marciano blocks with his arms.
Marciano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reade is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws an elbow that misses.
Reade missing with knees to the body.
Marciano lands an elbow just above Reade 's eye.
Reade lands an elbow that stopped Marciano in his tracks for a moment.
Reade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marciano's elbow.
Reade misses with a body punch.
Reade throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marciano blocks it with crossed arms.
Reade lands a damaging elbow.
Reade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
Reade pushes Marciano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reade.
Reade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marciano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reade throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marciano lands an uppercut.
Reade misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marciano.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marciano landing knees to the body.
Reade misses with some punches.
Marciano tries to land knees in the clinch but Reade avoids the damage to the body.
Marciano tries to land knees in the clinch but Reade avoids the damage to the body.
Reade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marciano is defending well for now.
Marciano takes a shot to the head.
Marciano throws an elbow but it misses.
Reade tries a knee to the head but Marciano blocks it.
Marciano avoiding damage as Reade throws knees to the body.
Marciano avoids a wild elbow strike from Reade.
Marciano avoids a wild elbow strike from Reade.
Marciano scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reade throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marciano avoiding damage as Reade throws knees to the body.
Marciano avoiding damage as Reade throws knees to the body.
Marciano blocks the elbow strike.
Marciano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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 Rocky Marciano will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marciano connects with a body shot that sends Reade's belly button to the back.
Reade chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marciano with a hook.
Marciano throws a looping overhand right but Reade ducks down to avoid it.
Reade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reade takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marciano swinging wildly here.
Reade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marciano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reade walks into a straight right hand from Marciano.
Reade swinging wildly here.
Marciano throws a head kick but Reade moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Reade is just out of range.
Reade lands a head kick. Marciano smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marciano misses with a body kick.
Reade misses with a low kick.
Marciano throws a hook but Reade avoids it easily.
Reade keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Reade is just out of range.
Marciano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reade's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marciano misses with a jab to the body
and Reade counters with a good low kick that Marciano was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reade lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marciano 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.
Marciano throws a hook to the side of Reade's head but Reade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reade circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reade. Marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marciano forces Reade back against the cage and clinches.
Marciano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reade lands an elbow inside.
Marciano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reade.
Marciano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reade working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reade.
A shot in the inside from Reade.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reade tries to land knees in the clinch but Marciano avoids the damage to the body.
Reade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marciano avoids it.
Reade lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marciano working Reade over with knees to the body.
Marciano avoiding damage as Reade throws knees to the body.
Reade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
Reade lands a knee to the head.
Reade avoids a wild elbow strike from Marciano.
Marciano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reade landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reade tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reade lands an elbow just above Marciano 's eye.
Marciano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reade avoids the elbow strike from Marciano, against the cage.
Reade can't find room to land a body shot as Marciano controls the action.
Reade tries a body shot but Marciano blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marciano's elbow.
Reade working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reade blocks the elbow strike.
Marciano misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reade just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marciano's brow.
Reade using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marciano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marciano landing knees to the body.
Marciano throws an elbow but it misses.
Marciano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reade blocks it with crossed arms.
Reade comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but Reade blocks it.
Marciano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reade tries to land knees in the clinch but Marciano avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Marciano throws an elbow but misses.
Marciano lands an elbow just above Reade 's eye.
Reade blocks the elbow strike.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the head but Reade blocks with his arms.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Reade connects with a knee to the head.
Rocky Marciano's cut is getting worse.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reade avoids it.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reade avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marciano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reade's brow.
Marciano looking to throw knees to the head but Reade is blocking nicely.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but Reade blocks it.
Reade avoiding damage as Marciano throws knees to the body.
Reade using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marciano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marciano misses with an elbow over the top.
Reade landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reade avoids it.
Reade lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reade lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marciano.
Reade stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Reade.
Reade lands an elbow inside that Marciano shrugs off.
Reade scores with a knee to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Reade digs a right hand into Marciano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marciano's gas tank.
Reade unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marciano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reade throws an elbow that misses.
Marciano takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marciano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reade working Marciano over with knees to the body.
Marciano avoids the elbow strike from Reade, against the cage.
Reade misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano connects with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reade.
Reade unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marciano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reade with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reade lands a left hand.
Reade works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marciano lands an elbow that stopped Reade in his tracks for a moment.
Taylor Reade seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reade tries a body shot but Marciano blocks it.
Reade avoiding damage as Marciano throws knees to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Reade avoiding damage as Marciano throws knees to the body.
A short left from Reade.
Reade avoids a wild elbow strike from Marciano.
Marciano lands a nice elbow.
Reade lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marciano or not.
Reade throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reade connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marciano's face.
Reade trying to land knees to the body.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reade avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reade.
Marciano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marciano lands a damaging elbow.
Reade blocks an elbow strike from Marciano.
Reade putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marciano in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees 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!
Reade misses with a body punch.
Reade misses with a punch to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Reade lands an uppercut.
Reade blocks an elbow strike from Marciano.
Marciano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reade blocks it with crossed arms.
Marciano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marciano blocks an elbow strike.
Marciano tries to land knees in the clinch but Reade avoids the damage to the body.
Marciano throws an elbow that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reade.
Reade misses with a knee to the head.
Reade misses with a punch on the inside.
Reade trying to land knees to the body.
Reade blocks the elbow strike.
Reade misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marciano.
Reade avoids the elbow strike from Marciano, against the cage.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reade working aggressively here.
Reade tries to land knees in the clinch but Marciano avoids the damage to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marciano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but Reade blocks it.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the head but Reade blocks with his arms.
Reade misses with some punches.
Reade looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reade landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marciano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reade looking to throw knees to the head but Marciano is blocking nicely.
Reade tries a body shot but Marciano blocks it.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reade avoids it.
Reade misses with a body punch.
Reade misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reade takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Reade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marciano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reade's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marciano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Reade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Marciano plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reade lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Reade.
Marciano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marciano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marciano throws a body punch but Reade moves out of range.
Marciano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reade with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marciano to score with a decent uppercut.
Reade fails to land with a series of punches.
Reade circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Marciano.
Rocky Marciano is winning the standup battle so far.
Reade throws a front kick aimed at Marciano's knee but Marciano avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano slips under a jab from Reade.
Reade misses with a body kick.
Marciano takes a swing at Reade's ribcage but misses.
Marciano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reade.
Reade avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reade scoring well with a low kick there.
Reade looks to score with a jab to the body but Marciano is just out of range.
Reade takes one on the button.
Reade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reade dodges the punch combination from Marciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands a brutal head kick. Reade looks out on his feet and Marciano throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Rocky Marciano!
Post fight, Rocky Marciano stared into the camera and said '“With a bit of luck, his life was ruined forever. Always thinking that just behind some narrow door in all of his favorite bars, men in red woolen shirts are getting incredible kicks from things he’ll never know.”'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Starikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kota Kamiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergei Starikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kota Kamiya!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamiya is just out of range.
Kamiya lands with a shot to the body.
Starikov takes a swing at Kamiya's ribcage but misses.
Kamiya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Starikov ducks under a wild hook from Kamiya.
Starikov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That kick from Kamiya tenderised Starikov's leg. Starikov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kamiya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Starikov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kamiya looks to land a left hand but Starikov moved out of range nicely.
Kamiya misses the shot to the body.
Kamiya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Starikov.
Kota Kamiya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamiya throws a leg kick but Starikov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Starikov ducks under a wild hook from Kamiya.
Kamiya throws a low kick but it's checked well by Starikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kamiya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kamiya throws a solid leg kick but Starikov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kamiya.
Starikov defending well as Kamiya loads up on a big left hand.
Starikov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kamiya lands with a shot to the body.
Kamiya misses with a looping right.
A leg kick checked by Starikov.
Kamiya tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Starikov is able to avoid easily.
Kamiya takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kamiya cracks Starikov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Starikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Starikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamiya moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Starikov blocks the leg kick.
Kamiya getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kamiya throws a body punch but Starikov moves out of range.
Kamiya connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Kamiya misses.
Sergei Starikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Starikov scores with a nice head shot.
Kamiya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Starikov.
Kamiya lands with a right hand.
Starikov connects with a looping right hand.
Kamiya attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Starikov lands a really nice looking cross but Kamiya seems unphased.
A jab from Starikov misses.
Starikov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Starikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamiya manages to avoid it.
Starikov throws a lazy right hand but Kamiya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kamiya throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Starikov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kamiya misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starikov. Kamiya does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Starikov misses the target.
Starikov stuffs the takedown attempt from Kamiya. Kamiya gets slowly back to his feet.
Kamiya swings away with a body shot that misses
and Starikov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Starikov scores with a sloppy right hand. Kamiya should have avoided that one.
Starikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamiya manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Starikov.
Nice takedown defense from Starikov. No joy for Kamiya on that attempt.
Kamiya getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kamiya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Kamiya.
Starikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kamiya lands with a shot to the body.
Kamiya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starikov looks to throw the jab but Kamiya is out of range.
Starikov misses with a wild body shot.
Kamiya wants to land a leg kick but Starikov is out of range.
Kamiya will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sergei Starikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kota Kamiya.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kamiya showed some decent athleticism there.
Kamiya controlling the pace.
Kamiya tries to pass to full mount but Starikov defends it.
Kamiya working Starikov over with strikes.
Kamiya wants to control but Starikov is keeping him busy.
Kamiya lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Starikov is not content to let Kamiya control the position.
Kamiya is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Starikov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kamiya throwing shots but Starikov is blocking nicely.
Starikov gets back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamiya is looking to work some ground and pound but Starikov has wrist control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya is looking to work some ground and pound but Starikov has wrist control.
Kamiya trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Starikov has Kamiya pulled in close to control his posture.
Kamiya in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kamiya throwing strikes but missing.
Kamiya passes Starikov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Starikov keeping control of the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kamiya seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Starikov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Starikov is looking for a sweep. Kamiya is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kamiya is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Kamiya is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Starikov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kamiya is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Starikov!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Starikov tries to hold on but Kamiya postures up.
Kamiya throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kamiya can't control as he wanted to and Starikov manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Kamiya not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kamiya is trying to control the action in half guard but Starikov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamiya thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kamiya throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kota Kamiya dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab lands there for Kamiya.
Kamiya lands a leg kick that knocks Starikov off balance momentarily.
Starikov blocks the body kick.
Starikov misses with a hook. Kamiya ducked under it nicely.
Kamiya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kamiya gets a takedown into half guard.
Kamiya has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kamiya throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kamiya looks to land a strike but Starikov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Starikov keeping full guard, as Kamiya tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamiya landing some decent shots from guard.
Starikov looking to control.
Kamiya tries to free his leg and advance position but Starikov is retaining full guard.
Starikov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Starikov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kamiya.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamiya with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kota Kamiya has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kamiya in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Starikov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kamiya.
Kamiya engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kamiya trying to control the position from guard on top but Starikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kamiya is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kota Kamiya has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A left and a right from Kamiya both land. Nice combination.
Starikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Starikov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kamiya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Starikov loads up on a big right hand but Kamiya slips the punch.
Kamiya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Starikov.
Kamiya throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kota Kamiya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Starikov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya defending well as Starikov loads up on a big left hand.
Kamiya tries to score a power double leg takedown but Starikov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kamiya somewhat.
Kamiya with a jab.
Kamiya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Starikov circles away.
Starikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kamiya lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Starikov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Starikov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kamiya throws a nice looking combination but Starikov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kamiya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starikov.
Starikov loads up on a big right hand but Kamiya slips the punch.
Starikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamiya throws out the jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Starikov lunges at Kamiya with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kamiya's hand.
Starikov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kamiya tries a head kick but it misses.
Starikov clobbers Kamiya with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Starikov lands an overhand right.
Starikov moves out of range of the body kick from Kamiya.
Kamiya shoots in but Starikov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sergei Starikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kota Kamiya.
Starikov gets caught flat footed, as Kamiya shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kamiya trying to move into half guard but instead Starikov has managed to sweep!
Kamiya wants to sweep but no luck.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya wants to stand up but Starikov is controlling him.
Starikov looking to pass the guard.
Starikov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kamiya looking to control.
Starikov trying to control but Kamiya is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sergei Starikov.
Starikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kamiya. Kamiya obviously looking to wear him down.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kamiya punishes Starikov's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick from Kamiya misses.
Starikov defending well as Kamiya loads up on a big left hand.
Starikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Kamiya.
Kamiya tries for a takedown but Starikov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kamiya takes a swing at Starikov's ribcage but misses.
Kamiya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Starikov avoids the body shot from Kamiya.
Kamiya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Starikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kamiya gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kamiya ducks under a wild hook from Starikov.
A shot to the liver by Starikov. Beautiful body shot.
Kamiya slips under a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Starikov. No joy for Kamiya on that attempt.
Kamiya tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Starikov swivels and escapes.
Kamiya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Starikov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kamiya under the eye.
Kamiya feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Starikovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kamiya misses with a lunging right hand
and Starikov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Starikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kamiya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kamiya shoots in looking for a takedown. Starikov tries to sprawl out of it but Kamiya keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Starikov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Starikov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kamiya fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamiya throws a body punch but Starikov moves out of range.
Starikov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kota Kamiya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Starikov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Starikov avoids a kick to the body.
Kamiya connects with a looping right hand.
Kamiya missing with a left hand there. Starikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kamiya fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Starikov on the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Starikov.
A jab lands there for Kamiya.
Kamiya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kamiya misses with a looping right.
Kamiya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kamiya blocks a jab.
A lazy body kick from Kamiya
and Starikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamiya digs a good body shot into Starikov's ribs.
Kamiya lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kamiya throws a hook but Starikov blocks it.
Kamiya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Starikov doesn't seem bothered though.
Starikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamiya moves away.
Kamiya throws a lazy uppercut
and Starikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Starikov throws a body punch but Kamiya moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Starikov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Starikov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kamiya at a distance.
Starikov thuds his right hand into Kamiya's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kamiya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kamiya looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice takedown defense from Starikov. No joy for Kamiya on that attempt.
Starikov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kamiya.
Starikov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Starikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kamiya.
Kamiya looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kamiya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamiya misses with a right hand
and Starikov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kamiya has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Starikov misses the target.
Kamiya tries to keep at a distance but Starikov has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starikov tries to work over Kamiya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kamiya blocks a body shot from Starikov.
Starikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Starikov lands a body shot.
Kamiya blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Starikov fails to land.
Starikov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Starikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamiya controls his hands.
Kamiya drops down looking for an ankle pick but Starikov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sergei Starikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kota Kamiya.
A swing and a miss from Starikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starikov scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Kamiya does no damage.
Starikov looks to throw the jab but Kamiya is out of range.
Starikov misses with a straight right.
Kamiya throws a body punch but Starikov moves out of range.
Starikov avoids the body shot from Kamiya.
Kamiya takes a swing at Starikov's ribcage but misses.
Nice takedown defense from Starikov. No joy for Kamiya on that attempt.
Starikov throws a looping overhand right but Kamiya ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamiya misses with a left hand
and Starikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kamiya shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starikov.
Kamiya misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamiya. Starikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Starikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamiya is just out of range.
Kamiya tried to score with a low kick but Starikov checks it.
Starikov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Starikov checks a leg kick nicely.
Kamiya thuds a left hand into Starikov's body.
Kamiya walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Starikov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kamiya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Starikov manages to avoid it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya fails with a takedown attempt.
Kamiya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kamiya looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Starikov!
Starikov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kamiya with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamiya looking to finish with strikes here!
Starikov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Starikov manages to get himself to full guard.
Kamiya pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Starikov is keeping the position for now.
Starikov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kamiya missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sergei Starikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kamiya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kamiya stopping the sweep attempt from Starikov.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Starikov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kamiya wants to control from the top but Starikov keeps moving.
Kamiya is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kamiya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kamiya misses with a combination
and Starikov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kamiya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Starikov manages to avoid it.
Starikov lands with a nice body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamiya lunges at Starikov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Starikov's hand.
Kamiya misses with a wild body shot.
Kamiya misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kota Kamiya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kamiya 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Kota Kamiya!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Kota Kamiya!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Kota Kamiya!
Kota Kamiya wins by unanimous decision!
Kota Kamiya made sure to mention his sponsor, [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ DOUBLE 160Q ® in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pikku Nakarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsu Higashikuni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nakarainen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Juice Leskinen - Vaasankin veri vapisee. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
13 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pikku Nakarainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katsu Higashikuni!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakarainen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Higashikuni!
Higashikuni keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nakarainen wants to control the pace but Higashikuni is squirming around nicely.
Higashikuni gets back to half guard.
Higashikuni regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nakarainen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Higashikuni looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nakarainen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Higashikuni moves into full guard.
Nakarainen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Higashikuni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakarainen stays in close to Higashikuni's body and controls the position.
Higashikuni wants to sweep here but Nakarainen controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higashikuni throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nakarainen postures up.
Nakarainen stopping the sweep attempt from Higashikuni.
Higashikuni is looking to sweep but instead, Nakarainen has passed into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nakarainen trying to control the action but Higashikuni is working from the bottom.
Higashikuni actively working from the bottom here.
Higashikuni is not content to let Nakarainen control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni is looking to improve his position.
Nakarainen not doing much here.
Nakarainen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Nakarainen forces the positional change into back control.
Nakarainen is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Higashikuni is defending well though. Nakarainen let's go of the attempt for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Higashikuni tries to escape but Nakarainen has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Nakarainen has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
I would not like to be Higashikuni right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen is trying to stick to Higashikuni's back but Higashikuni is turning into Nakarainen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Nakarainen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Higashikuni.
Higashikuni got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nakarainen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Higashikuni has managed to get both his arms back between Nakarainen's legs - danger averted.
Nakarainen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Higashikuni is aware though and is defending well.
Nakarainen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Higashikuni lands a couple of digs.
Nakarainen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Higashikuni trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nakarainen wants to sweep here but Higashikuni controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Higashikuni accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Higashikuni postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Higashikuni working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen trying to keep a closed guard but Higashikuni is proving a slippery customer.
Nakarainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nakarainen keeping moving, preventing Higashikuni from controlling successfully.
Nakarainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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!
Higashikuni stands and throws Nakarainen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Higashikuni is working Nakarainen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Higashikuni lands a decent elbow from side control.
Higashikuni landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nakarainen is not content to let Higashikuni control the position.
Higashikuni is working to tighten is grip on Nakarainen's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Nakarainen has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Higashikuni is really squeezing tight and eventually Nakarainen passes out! Higashikuni breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Katsu Higashikuni!
During a confident post fight interview, Katsu Higashikuni thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josiah Scurlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josiah Scurlock will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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144 lbs
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144 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Bate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Josiah Scurlock!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scurlock scores with a punch to the head.
Scurlock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bate does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Scurlock misses with a body shot.
Scurlock throws an off balance right hand
and Bate counters with a good, hard body kick but Scurlock shrugs it off.
Bate with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Scurlock to score with a decent uppercut.
Bate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bate throws a nice inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Scurlock blocks the leg kick.
Bate throws a head kick but Scurlock moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Scurlock.
Bate fails with a takedown attempt.
Bate works Scurlock's body with a nice hook.
Scurlock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scurlock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Bate is predictable there
and Scurlock counters with a stiff right hand.
Josiah Scurlock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scurlock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scurlock rushes Bate and presses him up against the cage.
Bate throws a punch but it's blocked by Scurlock.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bate drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Scurlock gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bate has clasped his hands together around Scurlock's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bate working the head and body with strikes.
Bate tries for a kimura but Scurlock is defending well.
Scurlock is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Scurlock wants to control but Bate is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scurlock is looking for a sweep. Bate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bate 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.
Bate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Scurlock is controlling Bate's trapped leg to prevent Bate from advancing to side control.
Scurlock trying to control from the bottom.
Scurlock desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Scurlock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bate.
Bate is trying to control the action in half guard but Scurlock is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Scurlock wants to improve his position but Bate is controlling well.
Bate is keen to just control but Scurlock is a slippery customer.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Josiah Scurlock hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bate looks for a takedown but Scurlock sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Bate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scurlock misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Scurlock keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Scurlock tries to clinch but Bate moves out of range.
No joy there for Scurlock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scurlock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bate with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bate moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Scurlock blocks a head kick by Bate.
Bate shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Scurlock is trying to defend but Bate finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bate 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.
Scurlock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock pushes Bate off looking to stand but Bate dives back in and keeps control.
Scurlock won't allow Bate to pass to mount.
Bate content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bate not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Scurlock is refusing to be controlled, as Bate sits in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bate prevents Scurlock from improving his position.
Bate is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Scurlock looking for a sweep. Not yet Scurlock, not yet.
Scurlock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bate content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Scurlock looking for a sweep. Not yet Scurlock, not yet.
Scurlock keeping moving, preventing Bate from controlling successfully.
Bate landing with the ground and pound.
Scurlock has Bate pulled in close to control his posture.
Bate sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Scurlock's guard.
Scurlock has hold of Bate's hands but Bate slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bate prevents Scurlock from improving his position.
Bate is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Scurlock doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bate.
Scurlock pushes Bate off looking to stand but Bate dives back in and keeps control.
Scurlock trying to control but Bate postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scurlock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bate winds up and cracks Scurlock with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bate controlling the action here.
Bate tries to pass the half guard into mount. Scurlock knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bate is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Scurlock!
Scurlock is bucking up trying to escape but Bate cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Scurlock takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bate can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scurlock is looking to escape.
Bate scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Scurlock tries to hold on but Bate postures up.
Scurlock manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bate is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bate drops an elbow to the side of Scurlock's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bate with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bate is working for a submission of some sort.
Scurlock is looking to improve his position.
Scurlock is concentrating on defense, preventing Bate from advancing position.
Scurlock is in trouble now - Bate has advanced to mount!
Scurlock can't escape the position.
Scurlock wants to control but Bate is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bate cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Scurlock really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bate wants to control the pace but Scurlock is squirming around nicely.
Bate has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Scurlock's face.
Scurlock is looking to get to half guard.
Bate lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Scurlock is rocked!
Bate wants to control the pace but Scurlock is squirming around nicely.
Scurlock is still in real trouble! Can Bate finish him?
Scurlock seems to have recovered his senses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scurlock working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Bate 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.
Bate drives through with a takedown into Scurlock's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bate won't allow Scurlock to sweep him here.
Bate looking to sit in guard and control but Scurlock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Scurlock seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bate is looking for a triangle but Scurlock pushes his legs off easily.
Bate escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Scurlock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bate working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Scurlock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Scurlock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate keeping moving, preventing Scurlock from controlling successfully.
Scurlock pushes down on Bate's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Well, if Scurlock is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bate slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bate is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock tries to stand but Bate is controlling from the bottom.
Scurlock preventing the sweep.
Bate is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tyrone Bate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bate looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scurlock is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Scurlock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bate is pulling down on Scurlock's head. It's preventing any offense from Scurlock, at least for the moment.
Scurlock trying to control the position from guard on top but Bate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Josiah Scurlock.
Scurlock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bate's hands.
Scurlock takes a swing at Bate's ribcage but misses.
Bate looks to land a left hand but Scurlock moved out of range nicely.
Bate looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scurlock.
A big left from Scurlock misses.
A punch combination from Scurlock misses.
Scurlock throws a one two combo.
Bate fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bate shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Scurlock pinned against the cage. Scurlock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bate counters with a slapping leg kick.
Scurlock throws the left hand but Bate avoids the punch easily.
Scurlock closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bate counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Scurlock checks a low kick from Bate.
Bate moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bate just misses with a punch to the body.
Scurlock's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Scurlock duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Scurlock does no damage.
Scurlock looks to land a right hand but Bate moved out of range.
A big right from Scurlock misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scurlock missing with a left hand there. Bate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bate misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Scurlock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bate thows a body shot but no joy.
Bate goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Scurlock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bate.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Bate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scurlock throws out a loose jab but Bate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bate looks to score with a jab to the body but Scurlock is just out of range.
Bate swats away the attempt to clinch by Scurlock.
Scurlock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Josiah Scurlock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock misses with a double jab.
Scurlock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scurlock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bate was well out of range. Poor timing from Scurlock.
Bate shoots in but no luck this time.
Scurlock thuds a left hand into Bate's body.
Scurlock's corner calls for a 1-2. Scurlock obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Scurlock throws a right hand that Bate ducks under and follows up with a left that Bate also avoids with ease.
Horrible takedown by Bate or perhaps it was just good defense by Scurlock which made him look bad.
An inside leg kick lands from Bate.
Scurlock cracks Bate with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bate feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scurlock's calf.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock cracks Bate with a good jab.
Scurlock takes a kick to the side of the head.
Scurlock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Josiah Scurlock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scurlock looks to score with a jab to the body but Bate is just out of range.
Bate staying out of range there.
Scurlock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bate on the side of the head.
Bate is looking to wear down Scurlock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Scurlock lunges at Bate with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bate's hand.
Scurlock throws a hook but Bate blocks it.
A punch combination from Scurlock misses.
Bate misses with an attempted mid kick.
Scurlock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Scurlock throws a combination. Bate tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bate moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bate loads up on a big right hand but Scurlock slips the punch.
Bate throws a body punch but Scurlock moves out of range.
Scurlock tries to bum rush Bate with a series of wild strikes but Bate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That kick from Bate tenderised Scurlock's leg. Scurlock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Scurlock throws a series of punches but Bate moves out of range.
Bate throws a low kick but Scurlock moves out of range easily.
Scurlock throws an overhand right that lands on Bate's shoulder, as Bate tries to avoid the shot.
Bate is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Scurlock.
Scurlock is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bate throws a low kick, looking for Scurlock's leg but Scurlock calmly moves out of range.
Bate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scurlock.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bate misses with a left hand
and Scurlock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bate closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Scurlock quickly recovers to half guard.
Scurlock controlling the position for now.
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. Bate connects with a nice short shot to Scurlock's temple.
Bate tries to pass to full mount but Scurlock defends it.
Scurlock is looking for a sweep. Bate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Scurlock is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bate lands strikes from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Scurlock does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Scurlock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Scurlock is staying active underneath Bate, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Josiah Scurlock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bate staying out of range there.
Bate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scurlock.
Bate throws a head kick but Scurlock moves out of range.
Scurlock misses with a wild body shot.
Scurlock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bate misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Scurlock.
Scurlock takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Scurlock misses with a lunging right hand
and Bate counters with a thumping low kick.
Bate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scurlock.
Scurlock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bate.
Bate goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Scurlock has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bate but great work by Scurlock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scurlock wants to control but Bate is keeping him busy.
Bate manages to work his way to half guard, despite Scurlock's best efforts.
Scurlock content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bate is pressing down on Scurlock's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bate is looking for a triangle but Scurlock pushes his legs off easily.
Scurlock looking to pass the guard.
Scurlock won't allow Bate to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock advances position into side control!
Bate tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scurlock trying to control the position but Bate is working away.
Bate gets back to half guard.
Bate has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Scurlock is working away from the top position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bate makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate looking for a guillotine here but Scurlock defends easily.
Bate has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Scurlock can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Scurlock stands up and waves to Bate to follow him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scurlock. Bate does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Scurlock throws a jab but it's blocked by Bate.
Bate throws a low kick, looking for Scurlock's leg but Scurlock calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scurlock. Bate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scurlock misses with a double jab
and Bate counters with a straight right hand.
Bate misses with a low kick.
Scurlock blocks a low kick nicely.
Scurlock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scurlock loads up on a big right hand but Bate slips the punch.
Bate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scurlock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scurlock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bate dives in and grabs Scurlock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Scurlock pushes down on Bate's head and hops out.
Bate lands a jab to the nose.
Bate shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bate prevents Scurlock from improving his position.
Scurlock makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Scurlock.
Scurlock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bate trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bate stopping the sweep attempt from Scurlock.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bate is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bate wants to control from the top but Scurlock keeps moving.
Scurlock pushes Bate off and gets back to his feet.
Scurlock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bate in his tracks.
Some bone on bone action there as Scurlock checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bate blocks a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Scurlock checks a leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock lands with a nice body punch.
Bate moves out of range of the strikes.
Bate takes a swing at Scurlock's ribcage but misses.
Scurlock throws a hook to the side of Bate's head but Bate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scurlock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Scurlock loads up on a big right hand but Bate slips the punch.
Scurlock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bate counters with a leg kick.
Bate shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Scurlock pinned against the cage. Scurlock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bate throws a lazy body kick
enabling Scurlock to counter with a crisp jab.
Bate moves away from the strike by Scurlock.
Scurlock lands with an uppercut that bounces Bate off the cage and back into range.
Bate misses with a body shot.
A jab from Scurlock misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Scurlock blocks the low kick.
Bate wants to slow Scurlock down by chopping away at his legs.
Scurlock connects with a body shot that sends Bate's belly button to the back.
Bate slips under a jab from Scurlock.
Nice uppercut there from Scurlock.
Scurlock ducks under a wild hook from Bate.
Scurlock misses with a straight left.
Bate slips under a jab.
Scurlock looks to land a right hand but Bate moved out of range.
Bate dives in and scores a takedown into Scurlock's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bate wants to control from the top but Scurlock keeps moving.
Bate looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Scurlock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Scurlock controls Bate momentarily but Bate frees himself.
Bate won't allow Scurlock to get back to his feet.
Bate is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate trying to control the position from guard on top but Scurlock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scurlock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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 Tyrone Bate.
I think Bate 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Tyrone Bate wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Tyrone Bate was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Feyd Rautha Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle has chosen Big Booty Woman as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Feyd Rautha Harkonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkonnen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kyle ducks under a wild hook from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen defending well as Kyle loads up on a big left hand.
Kyle forces Harkonnen back against the cage and clinches.
Kyle lands a damaging elbow.
Harkonnen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harkonnen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kyle.
Harkonnen breaks from the clinch.
Kyle thuds his right hand into Harkonnen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harkonnen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harkonnen thows a body shot but no joy.
Kyle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harkonnen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kyle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kyle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harkonnen throws a sloppy head kick and Kyle moves out of range easily.
Kyle throws an off balance right hand
and Harkonnen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kyle, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen checks a leg kick.
Harkonnen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kyle can pounce on him.
Kyle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harkonnen is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Harkonnen.
Oh Harkonnen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kyle connects with a nice cross there... Harkonnen is looking wobbly and Kyle recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Harkonnen to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Kyle jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Kyle!
An out of breath David Kyle 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira has chosen Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love as his entrance music. Luke Cage could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ernesto Oliveira's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Cage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernesto Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cage does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice uppercut there from Oliveira.
It looks like Luke Cage has been cut.
Oliveira cracks Cage with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cage doesn't seem bothered though.
Cage takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cage misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cage is breathing heavily.
Oliveira looks for the body kick but Cage saw that one coming.
Oliveira throws a wild body kick that Cage sees coming a mile off.
Oliveira closes the distance and clinches.
Cage is trying to force a seperation but Oliveira has the dominant position.
Oliveira lands a big knee to the head and Cage goes down! Oliveira pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernesto Oliveira!
Ernesto Oliveira is the new super heavyweight champion!
After the big win, Ernesto Oliveira made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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