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Valhalla 68: Tokyo PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machinista Breedz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breedz has chosen The Prodigy - Breath as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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225 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Machinista Breedz!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Pendragon does it's job there.
Breedz throws an off balance right hand
and Pendragon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pendragon.
Pendragon has Breedz pressed against the cage, preventing Breedz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pendragon blocks an uppercut.
Breedz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pendragon lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pendragon works his way into side control.
Breedz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pendragon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pendragon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pendragon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pendragon controls the position from side control.
Pendragon wants to control but Breedz is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon prevents Breedz from escaping the position.
Breedz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pendragon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pendragon lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Pendragon lands a decent elbow from side control.
It looks like Machinista Breedz has been cut.
Pendragon trying to control the action but Breedz is working from the bottom.
An elbow from Pendragon crashes against the mat.
Breedz trying to remain calm as Pendragon controls from the top position.
Breedz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pendragon is controlling him well.
Pendragon is looking to take a break and control but Breedz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pendragon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Breedz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pendragon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pendragon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Breedz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pendragon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Breedz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Breedz wants to get back to his feet.
Pendragon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Breedz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pendragon controlling the position.
Pendragon trying to control the position but Breedz is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon has hold of Breedz's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Breedz tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Pendragon cranks the arm and Breedz screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Breedz, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mike Pendragon!
Our winner, Mike Pendragon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Amolayeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Aunor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Marcelo Amolayeta has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marcelo Amolayeta seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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143 lbs
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135 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcelo Amolayeta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry Aunor!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Aunor. Amolayeta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amolayeta with a poor takedown
and Aunor counters by moving into the clinch.
Amolayeta drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aunor pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jab, jab by Aunor - just one landing.
Aunor clinches with his opponent.
Aunor manages to break the clinch.
Aunor has Amolayeta up against the cage in a clinch.
Aunor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aunor is looking to score with low kicks.
Aunor forces Amolayeta back against the cage and clinches.
Aunor prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Amolayeta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aunor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aunor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aunor manages to break the clinch.
Amolayeta dodges the punch combination from Aunor.
Aunor instigates a clinch.
Amolayeta is trying to drag Aunor to the mat but Aunor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Aunor breaks the clinch.
Terry Aunor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aunor works Amolayeta's body with a nice hook.
Aunor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aunor throws a nice looking combination but Amolayeta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aunor takes the fight into the clinch.
Aunor manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aunor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Amolayeta backs up against the cage.
Amolayeta shoots and misses
and Aunor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aunor breaks the clinch.
Aunor just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Aunor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Amolayeta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Amolayeta is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Aunor. Those never looked like landing.
Oh Amolayeta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aunor throws a sloppy head kick and Amolayeta moves out of range easily.
Aunor closes the distance and clinches.
Amolayeta seems to have got his legs back now.
Aunor stops a takedown attempt from Amolayeta.
Amolayeta drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Aunor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Aunor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amolayeta fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aunor drops Amolayeta with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Amolayeta! Aunor dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terry Aunor!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Zaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hachiko Kuwashio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuki Zaki has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Zaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hachiko Kuwashio!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Zaki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice sprawl there from Zaki as Kuwashio shoots in.
Zaki clinches up against the cage.
Zaki scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuwashio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zaki has him pressed against the cage.
Kuwashio blocks a body shot from Zaki.
A head punch on the inside from Zaki fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuwashio blocks an uppercut.
Zaki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kuwashio tries to break the clinch but Zaki is controlling the position.
Zaki lands a shoulder strike.
Zaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zaki throws a head punch that misses.
Kuwashio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kuwashio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zaki just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuwashio backwards.
Zaki lands with a left to the head.
Kuwashio tries to pull guard but Zaki won't allow it.
Yuki Zaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hachiko Kuwashio.
Kuwashio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuwashio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaki.
Kuwashio shoots in for a takedown but Zaki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Zaki as Kuwashio shoots in.
Zaki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kuwashio is rocked!
Zaki scores with a hook to the body. Kuwashio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kuwashio is still on wobbly legs! Can Zaki finish him?
Zaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Zaki.
Zaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Zaki lands a big right hand that drops Kuwashio! The killer instinct kicks in and Zaki finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Zaki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuki Zaki!
After winning the bout, Yuki Zaki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fei Yue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Singapore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Joel Singapore was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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147 lbs
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130 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fei Yue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joel Singapore!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yue fails in his attempt to clinch.
Singapore lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yue takes a swing at Singapore's ribcage but misses.
Yue throws a front kick aimed at Singapore's knee but Singapore avoids it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Singapore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yue throws the left hand but Singapore avoids the punch easily.
Yue misses the shot to the body.
Singapore looks to land a body kick but Yue moved away.
Singapore throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Singapore throws a head kick but Yue moves out of range.
Yue shoots in and gets a takedown into Singapore's guard.
Yue is pushing down on Singapore's leg trying to pass to half guard. Singapore is fighting to maintain full guard but Yue has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yue lands with a punch from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yue looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Yue slips a nice elbow through Singapore's hands, connecting with Singapore's forehead.
Yue winds up and cracks Singapore with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Singapore wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yue works his way into full mount!
Yue dominating with strikes here.
Yue putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Singapore is rocked!
Yue 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.
Singapore throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Singapore is still in real trouble! Can Yue finish him?
Yue unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Singapore wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Yue celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fei Yue!
A victorious Fei Yue thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John White!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White has Sakuraba up against the cage in a clinch.
Sakuraba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
White pulls guard effortlessly.
White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sakuraba defends it easily.
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sakuraba scoring with some ground and pound.
White throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sakuraba uses it to pass to side control.
Sakuraba working the ground and pound from side control.
Sakuraba working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakuraba decides to stand back up. Sakuraba steps back and let's White get back to his feet.
Sakuraba thuds his right hand into White's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
White must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sakuraba can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as White controls the pace.
White wants to control from the top but Sakuraba keeps moving.
Sakuraba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
White tries to stand but Sakuraba is controlling from the bottom.
Sakuraba had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. White defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakuraba wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
White wants to control from the top but Sakuraba keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
White won't allow Sakuraba to sweep him here.
White wanted to stand there but Sakuraba had control of the position.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakuraba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakuraba is trying to keep White in close.
Sakuraba looking for a sweep. Not yet Sakuraba, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by John White.
White gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
Sakuraba sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed White's guard.
Sakuraba is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for White!
Sakuraba landing punches.
White is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sakuraba get's back to his feet.
Sakuraba misses with a series of wild punches.
White dives in and scores a takedown into Sakuraba's guard.
Sakuraba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but White can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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!
White looking to sit in guard and control but Sakuraba gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
White is looking to stand up but Sakuraba isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Sakuraba slips nicely into half guard.
White is looking to get back to is feet but Sakuraba passes into side control.
White tries to bench press Sakuraba off him but Sakuraba keeps the position.
Sakuraba thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sakuraba cracks White with a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Sakuraba is working for a guillotine from mount but White frees his head quite easily.
White squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Sakuraba dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
White takes the fight into the clinch.
Sakuraba is looking for a takedown.
Sakuraba can't get the takedown.
White looks to throw an elbow but misses.
White throws an elbow but it misses.
White pulls guard.
Sakuraba pushing down on White's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sakuraba decides to stand up.
White misses with a combination
letting Sakuraba counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba with a hook.
Sakuraba gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows White to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sakuraba 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.
Sakuraba had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. White defends it easily.
Sakuraba keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White controlling from the top position.
White has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sakuraba is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White preventing the sweep.
White trying to control but Sakuraba is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John White hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sakuraba is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in White's half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakuraba works his way into side control.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, White has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sakuraba in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... White is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kazushi Sakuraba!
Kazushi Sakuraba gave a mention to Valhalla Fight Wear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Egardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by American Bad Ass. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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154 lbs
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151 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Egardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Egardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Egardo.
Egardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Egardo.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Egardo as he jumps to the side.
Henderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Egardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Egardo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Egardo thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Egardo.
Henderson misses with a looping right.
Henderson throws a leg kick but Egardo moved away.
Henderson connects with a nice looking jab.
Henderson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Egardo.
Egardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mike Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Egardo.
Henderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Henderson lands a jab.
Egardo thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson throws a good cross that connects.
Egardo throws a big shot that misses.
Henderson connects with a body shot.
Henderson throws a body punch but Egardo moves out of range.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Egardo moved out of range.
Henderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Henderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Egardo on the side of the head.
Egardo throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Egardo. Those never looked like landing.
Henderson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Egardo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Henderson throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egardo walks into a stiff left hand from Henderson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Egardo is just out of range.
Henderson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Henderson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Egardo if he has to take too many more of those.
Egardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson shoots in but Egardo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jab, jab by Henderson - just one landing.
Egardo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henderson forces Egardo back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Egardo fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Henderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Egardo's brow.
Egardo digs a right hand underneath Henderson's ribcage. Henderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Egardo has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
Egardo misses with a body punch.
Henderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egardo throws a head punch that misses.
Henderson throws a head punch that misses.
Egardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Henderson presses Egardo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Henderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Egardo swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Egardo avoids it.
Egardo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Egardo can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Egardo working aggressively here.
Egardo misses with the head strike.
Henderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fernando Egardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Egardo has managed to clinch.
Egardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson works on Egardo's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egardo tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
Egardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Egardo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands an uppercut.
Egardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Egardo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Egardo misses with the head strike.
Egardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Egardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Egardo throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Egardo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henderson.
Egardo looks to throw the jab but Henderson is out of range.
Egardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Egardo moves away.
Egardo clinches with his opponent.
Henderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Egardo blocks an elbow strike from Henderson.
Egardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Egardo tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson lands a nice uppercut.
Egardo managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Henderson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Egardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Henderson pushes Egardo up against the cage in a clinch.
Egardo tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
Egardo blocking some punches.
Egardo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Egardo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henderson gets through Egardo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henderson lands with a left to the head.
Henderson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Henderson manages to end up in side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Henderson controlling from side mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Egardo wants to control but Henderson postures up.
Henderson in side control, throwing shots but Egardo defends.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo defending against the ground and pound.
Henderson works to advance to full mount. Egardo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Henderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Henderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Egardo's face.
Henderson controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egardo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Henderson.
Henderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Henderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Egardo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henderson on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson controlling the pace for now.
Henderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Egardo tries to hold on but Henderson pushes him away.
Henderson controlling the pace for now.
Henderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Egardo looks a forlorn figure.
Henderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Henderson controlling from the full mount.
Henderson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Henderson controlling from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Egardo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Egardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Egardo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henderson.
Egardo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Egardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
Henderson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Egardo can't fight it off and eventually Henderson manages to take the fight to the floor. Egardo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Henderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Egardo is keeping the position.
Egardo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Egardo tries to get out of the position.
Henderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson stays in close to Egardo's body and controls the position.
Henderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Egardo is retaining full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Henderson distracts Egardo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Henderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Henderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mike Henderson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice body punch from Henderson.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Egardo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Henderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Henderson moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Egardo backwards.
Henderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Henderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Henderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henderson blocks an uppercut.
Henderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Henderson as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Egardo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henderson has clasped his hands together around Egardo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Henderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
You can see the frustration on Egardo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Henderson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Henderson is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Egardo seems a little lost for a moment, as Henderson dominates the positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Egardo is trying to get back to his feet.
Henderson lands a few punches from side control.
Henderson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mike Henderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egardo is trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Henderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Henderson!
A victorious Mike Henderson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pegg Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pegg Frost has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pegg Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Stark!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A combination from Stark does no damage.
Frost takes the fight into the clinch.
Frost misses with a knee strike.
Stark blocks an elbow strike.
Frost misses with a body punch.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Frost just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stark's brow.
Frost tries to work over Stark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frost gets through Stark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stark managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
Frost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stark blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Frost utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but Stark blocks with his arms.
Frost putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stark in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stark is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Frost tries a knee to the head but Stark blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stark blocks an elbow strike from Frost.
Stark tries a body shot but Frost blocks it.
Frost leaning against his opponent.
Frost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Frost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stark avoids it.
Frost lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stark is trying to force a seperation but Frost has the dominant position.
Frost misses with a knee to the head.
Frost using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Frost has Stark pressed against the cage, preventing Stark from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Frost just leaning against Stark, taking a breather.
Frost with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frost connects with a knee to the head.
Stark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frost has him pressed against the cage.
Frost has Stark pressed against the cage, preventing Stark from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Frost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A knee to the head by Frost.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to break the clinch but Frost is controlling the position.
Frost lands with a left to the head.
Stark is rocked!
Frost throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Starks head.
Stark is still on wobbly legs! Can Frost finish him?
Frost working the clinch nicely. Stark is working for position but Frost cracks him with a big knee to the head! Stark crumples up against the cage and Frost lands two more shots before the ref can save Stark! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Pegg Frost!
An out of breath Pegg Frost thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ai Za (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Scotland The Brave [Instrumental] kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ai Za!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Za fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kerr manages to avoid it.
Kerr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Za throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kerr avoids the body shot from Za.
Kerr cracks a nice hook into Za's ribs.
Za scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Za in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Za is looking to take a break and control but Kerr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Za thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Za throws an elbow but Kerr slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Za looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Za is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Kerr looks calm but he's in trouble here. Za gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Kerr is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Za lets go of the hold and Kerr can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ai Za!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ai Za waved his t-shirt featuring Rebel Pride Clothing. Everything in STOCK $5's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Nakai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Nakai!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Nakai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cruz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nakai!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cruz content just to control the position here.
Nakai is looking to get to half guard.
Nakai tries to lock up and control but Cruz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cruz controlling his opponent.
Nakai really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nakai regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cruz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cruz working the ground and pound effectively.
Cruz content just to control the position here.
Cruz looking to control but Nakai is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nakai tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cruz controlling the pace for now.
Cruz avoids the attempt from Nakai to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakai tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nakai manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nakai is positioning himself well to prevent Cruz advancing to mount.
Cruz is looking to advance position but Nakai won't allow it.
Well, if Cruz 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nate Cruz just wasn't active enough.
Nakai lands with a straight right. Cruz didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cruz is fending him off so far but Nakai persists. Nope, Cruz circles away and we're back to standing.
Nakai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nakai tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz is looking to clinch but Nakai is avoiding it.
Nakai closes the distance and clinches.
Nakai is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cruz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nakai prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nakai gets underhooks to prevent Cruz's takedown attempt.
Nakai has Cruz pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Nakai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz letting Nakai take a breather here.
Nakai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nakai lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nakai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nakai just leaning against Cruz, taking a breather.
Nakai is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nakai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz effectively controlling the action here.
Nakai gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cruz regains guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Nakai dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nakai is looking to land body kicks.
Nakai scores with a leg kick.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Nakai circles away easily
and Nakai counters with a big head kick but Cruz shrugs it off.
Nakai forces Cruz back against the cage and clinches.
Nakai swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakai is trying to trip Cruz. He has hold of a leg but Cruz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nakai persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakai trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz wants to stand up but Nakai is controlling him.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Nakai from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakai looking to sit in guard and control but Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cruz postures up.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Nakai is retaining full guard.
Cruz trying to control but Nakai is working from the bottom.
Cruz gets to his feet - Nakai follows without any prompting.
Nakai motions for Cruz to come forward. Nakai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz shoots for a takedown but Nakai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nakai slaps away a takedown attempt from Cruz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakai tries to clinch up.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nakai closes the distance and clinches.
Cruz can't get the takedown.
Cruz is trying to drag Nakai to the mat but Nakai just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nakai has Cruz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cruz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakai drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cruz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nakai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nakai tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Nakai back against the cage.
Nakai trying to stall but Cruz improves his position.
Nakai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nakai looking to stall.
Nakai tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Nakai back against the cage.
Nakai misses with a body punch.
Nakai is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakai gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Nakai prevents Cruz from standing back up.
Nakai is looking for a kimura here.
Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakai throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cruz to regain full guard.
Nakai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Nakai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nakai tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nakai manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cruz's best efforts.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Nakai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nakai is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakai is trying to control but can't.
Nakai moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Nakai keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Nakai is keeping the position.
Cruz preventing the sweep.
Cruz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nakai trying to control the position.
Nate Cruz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cruz shoots in but no luck this time.
Cruz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nakai counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nakai is looking to stall here but Cruz recovers full guard.
Yuki Nakai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Nakai from controlling successfully.
Yuki Nakai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakai advances to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nakai content to control rather than advance.
Nakai is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cruz is just riding it out for now. Nakai eventually gives up the hold.
Well, if Nakai 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakai is stalling here. Cruz is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nakai seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cruz has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Nakai is trying to control Cruz's posture but Cruz avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nakai is trying to improve his position.
Cruz controlling the position from side mount.
Nakai wants to control but Cruz postures up.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Nakai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nakai is looking to regain half guard here but Cruz keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Nakai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuki Nakai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nakai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuki Nakai!
Yuki Nakai took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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