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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greatest Ever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Sparza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greatest Ever is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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295 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Greatest Ever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tito Sparza!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ever tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sparza sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ever somewhat.
Ever uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sparza.
Ever takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Greatest Ever has been cut.
A punch combination from Sparza misses.
A punch combination from Sparza misses.
Ever shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sparza defends it nicely.
Ever is breathing heavily.
Ever avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sparza scores with a hook.
Tito Sparza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ever uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sparza.
Ever ducks straight into an uppercut from Sparza and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Ever manages to regain guard straight away.
Ever is rocked!
Greatest Ever's cut is getting worse.
Sparza passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Oh Ever is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd goes nuts as Sparza knocks Ever out cold with a massive hammerfist! Sparza Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tito Sparza!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damien Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omg Zulud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Omg Zulud!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Short on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zulud thows a body kick. Short tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zulud takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zulud avoids the body shot from Short.
Zulud throws a lazy body kick
and Short counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zulud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Short manages to avoid it.
Zulud throws a nice outside leg kick.
Short connects with a single shot there.
Zulud throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A big right from Zulud misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zulud buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zulud misses with a straight left.
Short checks a leg kick nicely.
A shot to the liver by Zulud. Beautiful body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Short scores with a four punch combination!
Zulud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zulud scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Short doesn't seem bothered though.
Zulud throws a wild body kick that Short sees coming a mile off.
Omg Zulud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zulud.
Zulud shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Short pinned against the cage. Short gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Short takes a swing at Zulud's ribcage but misses.
Zulud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Short.
Zulud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zulud connects with a body shot.
Zulud throws a half hearted mid kick.
Short dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zulud throws a low kick but it's checked well by Short.
Short scores with the left hand. Zulud knows he should have avoided that one.
Zulud throws a hook to the side of Short's head but Short sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Short thows a body shot but no joy.
Short takes a swing at Zulud's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Short changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zulud throws a leg kick but Short checks it.
Zulud gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Short.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Zulud.
Zulud looks to land a right hand but Short moved out of range.
Damien Short is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Short ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zulud shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Short napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Zulud trying to control the position but Short is working away.
Zulud scores with a couple of short elbows.
Short parries the strikes from Zulud easily there. Zulud is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Short to escape.
Zulud looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sloppy strikes there by Zulud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulud trying to control the position but Short is working away.
Zulud working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Short managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Zulud.
Zulud creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Short sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Zulud is trying to ground and pound but Short uses the momentary lack of control by Zulud to regain half guard.
Zulud throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Short to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulud stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Short swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zulud accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Short has momentary wrist control but Zulud slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zulud accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zulud throwing strikes from guard but Short blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zulud accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zulud throws a strike but Short rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Zulud manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zulud looking to finish with strikes here!
Zulud throwing strikes but Short uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zulud wants to pass the guard but Short is defending well.
Zulud thows a huge punch but Short dodges it nicely.
Zulud thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zulud throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zulud seems to be looking for submissions.
Short avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zulud.
Zulud perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Zulud has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Short keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zulud thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Short's head.
Zulud missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zulud throwing shots but Short is blocking nicely.
Zulud misses with a head shot. Short uses the momentum to regain guard.
Zulud landing some decent shots from guard.
Zulud with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zulud working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Zulud throws a big elbow that misses.
Short keeping moving, preventing Zulud from controlling successfully.
Zulud throws a big elbow that misses.
Zulud throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Short works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zulud has gone for a leg lock! Short slips out almost immediately though and dives into Zulud's guard.
Zulud is looking for a triangle here but Short uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Zulud's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zulud explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Short takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omg Zulud dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A solid body kick from Zulud.
Short lunges at Zulud with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zulud's hand.
Zulud lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zulud shoots in looking for a takedown but Short manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zulud's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zulud throws a wild body kick that Short sees coming a mile off.
Zulud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Short moves away.
Short keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Short walks into a jab.
Short throws a looping overhand right but Zulud ducks down to avoid it.
Zulud cracks a nice hook into Short's ribs.
Short thows a body shot but no joy.
Zulud lands with a hook. Short tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zulud throws a head kick but Short moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zulud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zulud cracks the inside of Short's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Short paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Short cracks Zulud with a right hand to the side of the head.
Short takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zulud connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zulud takes a swing at Short's ribcage but misses.
Zulud looks for a takedown but Short sprawls well.
Short lands with a good body shot.
Short dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Short looks to score with a jab to the body but Zulud is just out of range.
Short moves out of range of the body kick from Zulud.
Short looks to score with a jab to the body but Zulud is just out of range.
Short swings for the body but Zulud moves out of range.
Zulud throws a chopping leg kick but Short manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Short walks into a stiff left hand from Zulud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zulud lands a leg kick that knocks Short off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zulud is looking to land body kicks.
Short misses with a hook. Zulud ducked under it nicely.
Short misses with a body shot.
Zulud uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Short lands a nice shot to the body.
Zulud tries for a takedown but Short sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Damien Short has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omg Zulud.
Zulud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Short.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zulud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Short. Zulud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zulud tries to land a leg kick but Short saw it coming and moves away.
Zulud scores with a leg kick.
Zulud finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulud throws a hook but Short blocks it.
Zulud misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zulud, right into the meat.
A big left from Zulud misses.
Zulud thows a body kick. Short tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zulud.
A slow jab from Short misses its intended target.
Zulud tries to land a front kick but Short steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Short. Zulud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Short clobbers Zulud with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circling - Zulud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Short just misses with a punch to the body.
Zulud thumps Short with a low kick.
Zulud throws the kick towards the body but Short avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Short feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zuluds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Short throws a hook but Zulud blocks it.
Zulud misses the shot to the body.
Short blocks a leg kick.
Short takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zulud misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zulud throws a half hearted mid kick.
Short uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zulud.
A bone on bone clash there as Short blocks the leg kick.
Zulud misses with a hook.
Short is looking to wear down Zulud with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Short moves out of range of the body kick.
Short lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zulud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zulud.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Zulud lands with a cross.
Zulud connects with a leg kick. Short looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Short will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zulud misses with a low kick.
Short slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Short.
Short slips under a jab.
Zulud fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zulud changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Short looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zulud is breathing heavily.
Zulud throws an elbow but Short slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Zulud seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zulud is trying to ground and pound but Short uses the momentary lack of control by Zulud to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zulud throwing shots but Short is blocking nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Short won't allow Zulud to pass to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zulud landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Short blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zulud.
Short pushes Zulud off looking to stand but Zulud dives back in and keeps control.
Zulud throwing shots but Short is blocking nicely.
Zulud slows the pace down in half guard.
Short keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zulud missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zulud slips a nice elbow through Short's hands, connecting with Short's forehead.
Zulud is nestled in close to Short, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zulud controlling the action here.
Zulud looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Zulud working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Damien Short has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Short avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zulud.
Zulud wants to take a breather but Short is having none of it.
Zulud not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Short is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zulud scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zulud lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Short is rocked!
Short taking some punishment here, with Zulud in his half guard.
Oh Short is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zulud has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zulud is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Short is hurt! He's hurt bad - Zulud fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Short from any more punishment! Congratulations to Zulud! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omg Zulud!
After winning the bout, Omg Zulud 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Faulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aoki Kakashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faulk comes to the cage accompanied by Holy Diver-Dio. Kakashi has chosen ASAP Rocky-Palace as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Faulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki Kakashi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faulk shoots in but Kakashi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Faulk sizes up Kakashi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kakashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Faulk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kakashi slaps away a takedown attempt from Faulk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Faulk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kakashi circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Faulk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faulk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kakashi's waist but Kakashi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Faulk off to one side.
Faulk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kakashi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Faulk won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Faulk isn't going anywhere.
Kakashi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Faulk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kakashi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Faulk has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kakashi but great work by Faulk.
Kakashi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kakashi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kakashi actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakashi looking for submissions off his back.
Faulk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Faulk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kakashi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kakashi looking for submissions off his back.
Faulk scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kakashi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kakashi looking for submissions off his back.
Kakashi looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kakashi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kakashi looking for submissions off his back.
Faulk throwing shots but Kakashi is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faulk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kakashi defending well though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kakashi looking for submissions off his back.
Kakashi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Faulk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kakashi actively working from the bottom here.
Kakashi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Faulk pulls his head out easily.
Faulk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kakashi on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faulk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Faulk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Faulk.
Kakashi looking for submissions off his back.
Kakashi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Faulk pulls his head out easily.
Faulk winds up and cracks Kakashi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Faulk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kakashi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Faulk scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kakashi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kakashi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Faulk pulls his head out easily.
Kakashi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Faulk pulls his head out easily.
Kakashi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faulk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kakashi's head.
Faulk thows a huge punch but Kakashi dodges it nicely.
Kakashi looking for submissions off his back.
Kakashi actively working from the bottom here.
Faulk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kakashi actively working from the bottom here.
Faulk moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Kakashi.
Kakashi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Faulk is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kakashi looking for submissions off his back.
Faulk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Faulk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kakashi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kakashi is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Faulk is tapping! Great win for Kakashi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aoki Kakashi!
During a confident post fight interview, Aoki Kakashi 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Shadow Deathgrip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shadow Deathgrip has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shadow Deathgrip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yoshida gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Deathgrip tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yoshida misses with the ground and pound.
Deathgrip really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yoshida in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Yoshida is staying tight to Deathgrip's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Let's hope that Yoshida has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Yoshida tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Deathgrip tries to buck Yoshida off but Yoshida is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deathgrip takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Yoshida working the ground and pound.
Deathgrip prevents Yoshida from moving into mount.
Yoshida working away.
Yoshida in side control lands a decent elbow.
Yoshida moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Yoshida throws an elbow but Deathgrip slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yoshida in particular looking to stall.
Deathgrip avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yoshida.
Yoshida moves nicely into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deathgrip is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yoshida connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip dodges the ground and pound from Yoshida.
Yoshida takes a little break here. Deathgrip wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Deathgrip is looking to regain half guard here but Yoshida keeps moving and retains side control.
Deathgrip is trying to work for a sweep but Yoshida has mounted him!
Yoshida looking to finish Deathgrip with some ground and pound. This is bad for Deathgrip!
Deathgrip is looking to improve his position but Yoshida isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands with some strikes.
Deathgrip can't escape the position.
Yoshida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yoshida wants to control the pace but Deathgrip is squirming around nicely.
Yoshida breaks from Deathgrip's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshida lands a heavy elbow.
Yoshida landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Deathgrip is looking to escape.
Yoshida landing punches.
Yoshida landing strikes, looking to finish!
Yoshida lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Deathgrip sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Deathgrip wants to improve his position but Yoshida is controlling well.
Yoshida throwing shots but Deathgrip is blocking nicely.
Yoshida not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Yoshida scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yoshida is trying to control the action in half guard but Deathgrip is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yoshida controlling the action here.
Yoshida drops an elbow to the side of Deathgrip's head.
Yoshida controlling the action here.
Yoshida takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip kicks Yoshida off and gets back to his feet.
Deathgrip throws a leg kick but Yoshida sees it coming and moves out of range.
Deathgrip shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yoshida but Yoshida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yoshida shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Yoshida lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yoshida stops Deathgrip from getting back to his feet.
Yoshida lands with a punch from half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Deathgrip is just riding it out for now. Yoshida eventually gives up the hold.
Yoshida is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshida tries to pass to full mount but Deathgrip defends it.
Still in half guard, Yoshida seems content to control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Deathgrip preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Deathgrip is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yoshida is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yoshida works over Deathgrip with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshida won't allow Deathgrip to sweep him here.
Deathgrip wants to get back to his feet but Yoshida is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Yoshida dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Yoshida misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mark Yoshida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoshida lands a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Deathgrip.
Yoshida misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Deathgrip as he avoids it easily.
Shadow Deathgrip has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Yoshida.
Deathgrip keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Deathgrip lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yoshida circles away quickly and effectively.
Yoshida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Deathgrip jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Deathgrip throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a right and a left that Deathgrip avoids nicely.
Yoshida misses with a hook
and Deathgrip counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida fails with the takedown.
Yoshida throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Deathgrip makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yoshida drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yoshida is breathing heavily.
Deathgrip is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yoshida slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Deathgrip postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Deathgrip throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yoshida works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Deathgrip tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoshida is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Yoshida dives on top into guard.
Deathgrip will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yoshida wants to control from the top but Deathgrip keeps moving.
Deathgrip is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deathgrip is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Yoshida reverses the position - he's now on top in Deathgrip's guard.
Deathgrip throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoshida loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yoshida stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Deathgrip swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yoshida landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Yoshida trying to control the position from guard on top but Deathgrip is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deathgrip is looking for a triangle but Yoshida pushes his legs off easily.
Yoshida postures up in Deathgrip's guard and throws a big left but Deathgrip blocks it.
Yoshida is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida trying to control but Deathgrip is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mark Yoshida wasn't active enough on the ground.
Deathgrip scores with a sloppy right hand. Yoshida should have avoided that one.
Yoshida misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Deathgrip shoots in and drives through. Yoshida sprawls well.
Deathgrip stuffs the takedown attempt from Yoshida. Yoshida gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Deathgrip as Yoshida shoots in.
Deathgrip scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yoshida looks for a takedown but Deathgrip sprawls well.
Yoshida takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Deathgrip, right into the meat.
Yoshida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Deathgrip circles away quickly and effectively.
Deathgrip shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yoshida as he avoids it easily.
Deathgrip is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Deathgrip lands with a cross.
Deathgrip throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yoshida stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Deathgrip.
Yoshida closes the distance and clinches up with Deathgrip, looking for a takedown. Yoshida pushes Deathgrip against the cage but Deathgrip circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Deathgrip scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Deathgrip swivels and escapes.
Yoshida displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Deathgrip.
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yoshida is just content to waste time from the top position. Deathgrip takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Yoshida connects with a couple of short punches.
Deathgrip working a defensive guard here.
Yoshida looking to sit in guard and control but Deathgrip gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Yoshida manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Deathgrip has Yoshida in his guard.
Yoshida with a nice head shot there.
Yoshida throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shadow Deathgrip has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a big elbow that misses.
Deathgrip working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yoshida.
Yoshida working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yoshida is stalling in the full guard.
Yoshida lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mark Yoshida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshida wants to pass the guard but Deathgrip is keeping the position.
Yoshida sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Yoshida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yoshida has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Mark Yoshida!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Mark Yoshida!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Mark Yoshida!
Mark Yoshida wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Eder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Callum Elliot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eder comes into the arena with You're the best around blaring out of the sound system. Callum Elliot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
179 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Eder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Callum Elliot!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elliot misses with a combination
and Eder counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Elliot throws a half hearted mid kick.
Eder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eder feints and then cracks Elliot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Elliot down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Elliot darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Eder tries to land a front kick but Elliot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Callum Elliot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eder slips a jab and a cross from Elliot.
Elliot throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Eder to counter with a crisp jab.
Elliot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eder. Eder obviously looking to wear him down.
Elliot blocks a head kick by Eder.
Elliot misses with a few strikes there.
Eder scores with a hook to the body. Elliot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elliot looks to land a body kick but Eder moved away.
Eder jabs at Elliot's body.
Elliot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Elliot throws a series of punches but Eder avoids them all with ease.
Elliot tries to bum rush Eder with a series of wild strikes but Eder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliot throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Eder. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Eder.
Eder ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Elliot misses with a straight right.
Elliot misses with a lunging right hand
and Eder counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Elliot is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Eder throws a leg kick but Elliot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A cross from Eder lands.
Nice defenses there by Eder.
Elliot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Elliot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elliot throws an off balance right hand
and Eder counters with a right hand to the body.
Elliot looks gassed!
Elliot looks up at the clock. Bad move! Eder lands a right hand from hell, dropping Elliot. Eder pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Eder!
In his post fight interview, Kyle Eder started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Droop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armas Ruutana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruutana has chosen Ennio Morricone - Man With A Harmonica as his entrance music. George Droop has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, George Droop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armas Ruutana!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Droop scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ruutana motions for Droop to come forward. Ruutana throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Armas Ruutana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Droop looks to land a right hand but Ruutana moved out of range.
Ruutana just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruutana ducks right into an uppercut from Droop.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruutana. Droop does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ruutana.
Droop gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ruutana.
Ruutana getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ruutana throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ruutana fakes the leg kick and cracks Droop in the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ruutana lands a body shot.
Droop has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruutana.
Ruutana gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Droop.
Droop throws a head kick that misses.
Ruutana throws a leg kick but Droop checks it.
Droop moves away from the strike by Ruutana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutana throws a head kick but Droop moves out of range.
Ruutana misses with a straight left.
Droop on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruutana.
Ruutana looks to land a body kick but Droop moved away.
Ruutana misses with a wild body shot.
Ruutana attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Droop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruutana.
Ruutana feints and then cracks Droop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Droop down.
Ruutana feints and then cracks Droop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Droop down.
Droop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruutana has managed to clinch.
Droop really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ruutana is trying to drag Droop to the mat but Droop just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Droop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutana has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Droop is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Droop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Ruutana.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ruutana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Droop working hard to break the clinch.
Droop looking to stall.
Droop breaks from the clinch.
Ruutana looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ruutana misses with an attempted mid kick.
Droop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ruutana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Droop but Droop pushes him off and we're back to square one.
George Droop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armas Ruutana.
Ruutana takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like George Droop has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Droop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Droop slips a jab from Ruutana.
Droop throws a body punch but Ruutana moves out of range.
Droop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ruutana.
Ruutana misses with an uppercut.
Ruutana ducks right into an uppercut from Droop.
Ruutana lands with a nice body kick.
Ruutana goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ruutana shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ruutana lands with a hook. Droop tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruutana.
Ruutana misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Droop blocks the leg kick.
Droop throws a hook but Ruutana avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruutana buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Droop is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
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!
Droop misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruutana counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ruutana closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Droop to the mat! Droop manages to get full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ruutana working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Droop wants to sweep here but Ruutana controlling him for the moment.
Droop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruutana.
Ruutana is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ruutana connects with a couple of short punches.
Droop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruutana.
Ruutana postures up.
Droop avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruutana has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Droop is trying to keep Ruutana in close.
Ruutana makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ruutana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ruutana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ruutana lands a couple of digs.
Ruutana sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Droop's guard.
Droop moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruutana throws a big right hand that misses.
Ruutana trying to control the position from guard on top but Droop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruutana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Droop works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Droop avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruutana connects with a couple of short punches.
Ruutana throws a big elbow that misses.
Droop is trying to control the position but Ruutana postures up.
Droop seems keen to control Ruutana's posture.
Ruutana throws a big elbow that misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruutana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Droop avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruutana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Droop is looking for a triangle but Ruutana pushes his legs off easily.
Ruutana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ruutana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Droop works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Droop working a defensive guard here.
Ruutana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ruutana wants to control from the top but Droop keeps moving.
Ruutana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Droop works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ruutana wants to control from the top but Droop keeps moving.
Droop utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Droop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruutana.
Ruutana trying to control but Droop is working from the bottom.
Droop trying to keep a closed guard but Ruutana is proving a slippery customer.
Droop avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Droop avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruutana throwing strikes but missing.
Droop manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ruutana manages to get himself to full guard.
Ruutana wants to sweep here but Droop controlling him for the moment.
Droop slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ruutana is trying to improve his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ruutana sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Droop thows a huge punch but Ruutana dodges it nicely.
Ruutana has one foot on Droop's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Ruutana digs a good hook to Droop's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Droop loads up on a big right hand but Ruutana slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Droop.
Ruutana thuds his shin into the meat of Droop's side.
Droop is breathing heavily.
Ruutana looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Droop is looking to clinch but Ruutana is avoiding it.
Ruutana clinches up with Droop and pushes him back against the cage.
Ruutana blocks a body shot from Droop.
Droop takes an elbow to the forehead.
Droop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruutana avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Droop slips a straight right by Ruutana.
Ruutana turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ruutana throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Droop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ruutana.
Ruutana throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Droop counters with a straight right hand.
George Droop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Droop avoids the body shot from Ruutana.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruutana. Droop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Droop tries to clinch up but Ruutana circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruutana bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Droop drops his hands momentarily and Ruutana takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A good leg kick by Ruutana.
Ruutana misses with a hook. Droop ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armas Ruutana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Droop's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ruutana is looking to clinch but Droop is avoiding it.
Ruutana avoids the body shot from Droop.
Ruutana ducks under a wild hook from Droop.
Droop misses the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Ruutana. That snapped Droop's head back.
Ruutana throws a leg kick which misses Droop's front leg but catches the back leg as Droop tries to avoid it.
Ruutana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ruutana rushes Droop and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ruutana is looking to control Droop's arms but Droop gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ruutana has his back to the cage.
Ruutana scores with a knee to the head.
Droop is rocked!
Ruutana holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Oh Droop is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruutana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruutana can't get the takedown.
Ruutana tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ruutana working aggressively here.
A short left from Droop.
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!
Ruutana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Droop swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruutana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruutana lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruutana misses with some punches.
Droop is trying to break the clinch but Ruutana is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ruutana effectively controlling the action here.
Ruutana lands a nice uppercut.
Ruutana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Droop is keeping busy.
Ruutana breaks from the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Droop.
Droop misses with a head kick.
Ruutana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Droop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruutana.
Droop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Droop seems to have got his legs back now.
Droop is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Ruutana there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ruutana misses with an attempted mid kick.
Droop throws a sloppy head kick and Ruutana moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A good leg kick by Ruutana.
Ruutana thumps Droop with a low kick.
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!
Droop checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ruutana forces Droop back against the cage and clinches.
Ruutana avoids the elbow strike from Droop, against the cage.
Ruutana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Ruutana.
Ruutana wants to take the fight to the mat but Droop manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Droop is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ruutana lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ruutana pushes Droop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Droop is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Ruutana scores with a nice short uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Droop.
Droop looking to stall.
Ruutana taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Droop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Armas Ruutana seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Droop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Droop tries to land a knee to the head but Ruutana blocks with his arms.
Droop misses with a body punch.
Ruutana misses with some punches.
Droop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruutana is defending well for now.
Ruutana looking for a takedown.
George Droop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armas Ruutana.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruutana.
Ruutana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ruutana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruutana scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruutana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ruutana tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruutana is looking to slow Droop down with leg kicks.
Ruutana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Droop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruutana works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A combination from Droop does no damage.
Ruutana misses with an uppercut.
Nice cross by Ruutana.
Droop slips a jab from Ruutana.
Ruutana feints and then cracks Droop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Droop down.
Droop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruutana looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ruutana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ruutana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Armas Ruutana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Droop takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
George Droop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Droop.
Ruutana throws the kick towards the body but Droop avoids it.
Ruutana just misses with a punch to the body.
Droop throws a head kick but Ruutana moves out of range.
Ruutana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Droop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruutana scores with a nice strike.
Ruutana lands a jab to the nose.
Ruutana lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ruutana cracks Droop with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ruutana fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ruutana jabs Droop to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Ruutana lands an impressive looking overhand right. Droop doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Droop ducks under a wild hook from Ruutana.
Droop walks into a straight right hand from Ruutana.
A solid body kick from Ruutana.
Ruutana throws a leg kick but Droop checks it.
Droop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruutana circles away quickly and effectively.
Ruutana feints and as Droop raises his hands in defense, Ruutana changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Droop controlling the position.
Ruutana working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Droop's head.
Ruutana lands a couple of elbows.
Ruutana is looking to work some ground and pound but Droop has wrist control.
Droop utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruutana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ruutana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Droop controls Ruutana momentarily but Ruutana frees himself.
Ruutana throwing strikes but missing.
Ruutana with a flurry of punches that miss.
George Droop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Droop thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Droop is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ruutana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ruutana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ruutana wants to control from the top but Droop keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Droop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruutana with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruutana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Droop 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.
Ruutana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ruutana pushing down on Droop's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ruutana is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Droop is just riding it out for now. Ruutana eventually gives up the hold.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruutana trying to mount his opponent but Droop defends it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ruutana is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Droop doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ruutana.
Ruutana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Droop is pressing down on Ruutana's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ruutana stopping the sweep attempt from Droop.
Ruutana distracts Droop with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruutana postures up and lands a big shot to Droop's brow.
Droop will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Droop is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ruutana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armas Ruutana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruutana 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Armas Ruutana!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Armas Ruutana!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Armas Ruutana!
Armas Ruutana wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Armas Ruutana, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Puma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tallak Hrolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Puma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tallak Hrolf !
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hrolf has Puma pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Puma manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Puma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Puma swings for the body but Hrolf moves out of range.
Hrolf throws out a leg kick but Puma moves out of range and Hrolf only half commits.
Some wild striking there from Hrolf .
Hrolf takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Puma takes the fight into the clinch.
Puma misses with some punches.
Hrolf is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Puma prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnny Puma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tallak Hrolf .
Puma tries to work over Hrolf 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puma lands a shoulder strike.
Puma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hrolf 's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puma misses with a punch on the inside.
Hrolf has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Puma is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrolf drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hrolf tries for a takedown. No joy.
Puma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puma gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hrolf .
Hrolf is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Puma is defending well.
Puma lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hrolf .
Puma gets through Hrolf 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hrolf drops down looking for an ankle pick but Puma pulls his leg out and moves away.
Good shot there by Puma.
Puma misses with a hook. Hrolf ducked under it nicely.
Hrolf walks into a stiff left hand from Puma.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hrolf shoots in looking for a takedown. Puma tries to sprawl out of it but Hrolf keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Puma manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hrolf shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puma connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Puma misses.
Hrolf slips a jab from Puma.
Hrolf ducks under a wild hook from Puma.
Hrolf throws the left hand but Puma avoids the punch easily.
Hrolf scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Johnny Puma has been cut.
Puma connects with a crisp jab.
Hrolf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hrolf throws the left hand but Puma avoids the punch easily.
Hrolf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hrolf .
Puma looks to score with a jab to the body but Hrolf is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Puma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hrolf lands a head shot.
Puma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Puma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hrolf misses the shot to the body.
Puma ducks under a wild hook from Hrolf .
Puma slaps away a takedown attempt from Hrolf , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Puma.
Hrolf thuds his shin into the meat of Puma's side.
Johnny Puma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hrolf fails with the takedown.
Puma misses with an uppercut. Hrolf saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Puma is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hrolf is controlling him.
Hrolf scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hrolf postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hrolf wants to control from the top but Puma keeps moving.
Hrolf lands a couple of elbows.
Puma looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hrolf is one step ahead there.
Hrolf distracts Puma with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hrolf has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf trying to control but Puma is working from the bottom.
Hrolf throws an elbow that misses. Puma uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hrolf 's guard. Nice move by Puma!
Hrolf has an active guard here but Puma has managed to pass into half guard.
It looks like Puma is going to stand back up.
Puma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hrolf keeps working.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf gets back to full guard.
Hrolf has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Puma can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hrolf trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hrolf is on top in guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Puma manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hrolf tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hrolf wants to control but Puma is having none of it.
Hrolf can't escape the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hrolf postures up and lands a big shot to Puma's brow.
Hrolf passes Puma's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hrolf scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hrolf lands strikes from half guard.
Puma keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hrolf missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Puma has hold of Hrolf 's hands but Hrolf slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnny Puma's cut is getting worse.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf is thwarting Puma's attempts to control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Puma regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hrolf .
Hrolf postures up in Puma's guard and throws a big left but Puma blocks it.
Hrolf is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hrolf lands a couple of elbows.
Jeez, Johnny Puma's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johnny Puma's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tallak Hrolf !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greco Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen Don't You Give Your Love Away as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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23
182 lbs
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171 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Greco Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Brown!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Roman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Roman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roman punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
Roman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brown throws a hook but Roman blocks it.
Roman shoots in but no luck this time.
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Roman closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. Roman pushes Brown against the cage but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greco Roman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roman scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big left from Roman misses.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown connects with a body shot that sends Roman's belly button to the back.
Brown misses with a body shot
and Roman counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard.
Roman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown 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.
Roman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roman stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Brown is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Roman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown can't keep his opponent in guard - Roman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Roman is nestled in close to Brown, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Roman stalling away here and it's allowed Brown to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Roman 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.
Roman won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Roman is not content to let Brown control the position.
Roman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Roman trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Roman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brown must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Brown advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control but Roman is keeping him busy.
Roman tries to improve position but can't.
Roman wants to control but Brown postures up.
Roman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roman won't allow Brown to pass to mount.
Brown wants to take a breather but Roman is having none of it.
Roman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brown's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brown's back!
Roman avoiding Brown 's attempts to control his hands.
Roman is landing with strikes from the back.
Brown is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Roman off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roman is working the ground and pound. Can Brown escape?
Roman missing with strikes from the back.
Brown turns into Roman and is now in his guard.
Brown is pushing down on Roman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Roman is fighting to maintain full guard but Brown has managed to sneak the leg through.
Roman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brown's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brown's back!
Roman misses with a punch to the head.
Roman thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Roman lands with a hammerfist to the side of Brown's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Roman punches the canvas rather than the man.
Roman is landing with strikes from the back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brown rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Brown trying to control but Roman postures up.
Roman is stalling here. Brown is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Roman seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Brown has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Roman gets back to half guard.
Roman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Roman is defending well.
Roman is positioning himself well to prevent Brown advancing to mount.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brown prevents Roman from improving his position.
Roman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brown looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brown is nestled in close to Roman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Roman won't allow Brown to pass to mount.
Roman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roman is keeping the position for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Roman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roman controlling Brown's posture.
Roman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brown passes into half guard.
Brown throwing shots but Roman is blocking nicely.
Roman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brown won't allow Roman to sweep him here.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Roman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Roman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.
Roman wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Roman throws a big elbow that misses.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roman manages to get himself to full guard.
Brown won't allow Roman to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown wants to control from the top but Roman keeps moving.
Roman looking for a sweep. Not yet Roman, not yet.
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greco Roman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roman.
Brown leaves Roman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Roman slips under a jab from Brown.
Roman tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greco Roman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick but Roman sees it coming and moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Roman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Roman.
Roman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Roman with a poor takedown
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown advances to half guard.
Roman taking some punishment here, with Brown in his half guard.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Roman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown wants to free his trapped foot but Roman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown prevents Roman from improving his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown drops an elbow to the side of Roman's head.
Roman trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
Roman is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Roman won't allow Brown to pass to mount.
Roman trying to control here.
Roman is doing well to control the position and prevent Brown from advancing to side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman has hold of Brown's hands but Brown slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Roman gets full guard.
Greco Roman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roman working a defensive guard but Brown manages to pass into side control anyway.
Roman is not content to let Brown control the position.
Brown scores with a couple of short elbows.
Brown working the ground and pound but Roman is defending the strikes.
Brown tries to move to mount but Roman blocks the move with his legs.
Brown in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Brown working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman tries to improve position but can't.
Brown working the ground and pound from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roman manages to get back to half guard.
Roman tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
Roman won't allow Brown to pass to mount.
Roman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Roman.
Brown advances to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Roman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to Roman's brow.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roman thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Roman trying to control the position.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown won't allow Roman to sweep him here.
Roman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brown!
Roman with good strikes from the mount here!
Roman throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Brown because Roman loaded up on that one.
Roman with a couple of short strikes.
Roman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Brown can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Roman throws some wild stikes that Brown manages to avoid easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roman lands a big elbow.
Roman thowing shots but they're missing.
Brown tries to hold on but Roman pushes him away.
Roman unloads with some shots from mount but Brown bucks and avoids them well.
Roman throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Brown regains half guard.
Roman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Roman is thwarting Brown's attempts to control the position.
Brown wants to improve his position but Roman is controlling well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown controlling the position for now.
Roman thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Roman slips a nice elbow through Brown's hands, connecting with Brown's forehead.
Roman works his way into side control.
Roman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brown sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Roman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Roman fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Roman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Roman trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Roman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brown sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Brown is looking to reverse the position.
Roman is trying to get an arm triangle but Brown is defending well.
Brown sneaks back into half guard.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown is not content to let Roman control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Roman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roman moves nicely into side control.
Roman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brown sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Brown is not content to let Roman control the position.
Brown is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Roman off and has taken his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown has the hooks in. Roman is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Roman rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
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 Greco Roman.
I think Roman 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Greco Roman!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Greco Roman!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Greco Roman!
Greco Roman wins by unanimous decision!
Greco Roman decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Shirahama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Anchorez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shirahama might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fade To Black. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenichi Shirahama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Anchorez!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shirahama cracks Anchorez with a hook to the temple - Anchorez is on wobbly legs here! Shirahama swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Anchorez falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Shirahama wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kenichi Shirahama!
Kenichi Shirahama very nearly forgot to thank Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Corpus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce comes into the arena with I want it all blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Bruce!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Corpus!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Bruce.
Bruce throws a hook to the side of Corpus's head but Corpus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruce is looking to slow Corpus down with leg kicks.
Bruce scores with a three punch combo!
Bruce blocks a jab.
Bruce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corpus throws out the jab.
Bruce slips a straight right by Corpus.
Bruce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Corpus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Corpus throws a poor cross that misses
and Bruce counters with a leg kick.
Bruce connects with a jab.
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!
Bruce scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bruce looking to score a takedown here. Corpus is defending well but Bruce drives through and ends up in Corpus's guard.
Bruce lands a couple of digs.
Bruce postures up in Corpus's guard and throws a big left but Corpus blocks it.
Bruce postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bruce throws a big right hand that misses.
Bruce throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corpus seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bruce missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bruce throwing strikes but missing.
Corpus wants to stand but Bruce is controlling the position.
Bruce trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bruce trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bruce is looking to work some ground and pound but Corpus has wrist control.
Bruce trying to control but Corpus is working from the bottom.
Bruce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bruce landing some decent shots from guard.
Bruce controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corpus is looking to stand up but Bruce isn't so interested in that idea.
Corpus managing to control the position.
Corpus wants to stand but Bruce is controlling the position.
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!
Bruce throws a big right hand that misses.
Corpus working a defensive guard here.
Corpus wants to stand up but Bruce is controlling him.
Corpus pulls Bruce in close to his closed guard and prevents Bruce from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Corpus hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Corpus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corpus throws a lazy head kick
and Bruce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bruce shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Corpus sprawls well. Corpus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bruce gets slowly back to his feet.
Bruce slips a straight right by Corpus.
Good shot there by Bruce.
Corpus scoring well with a low kick there.
Bruce shoots in for a double leg but Corpus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bruce takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corpus misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bruce.
Corpus misses with a wild body shot.
Bruce misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corpus misses with an uppercut. Bruce saw that one coming.
Corpus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruce misses with a two punch combination.
Bruce works the jab nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bruce, right into the meat.
Bruce misses with the combination.
Bruce shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Corpus as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Bruce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruce throws a poor cross that misses
and Corpus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Corpus fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Corpus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corpus scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Simon Bruce has been cut.
Bruce just misses with a punch to the body.
Corpus is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bruce wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bruce checks a low kick from Corpus.
Corpus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good work by Bruce as he checks the leg kick.
Corpus sizes up Bruce with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bruce throws a hook to the side of Corpus's head but Corpus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corpus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bruce misses with a looping left.
A jab lands there for Corpus.
Corpus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bruce counters with a stiff right hand.
Corpus misses with an uppercut.
Bruce is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Corpus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bruce counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruce has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Corpus misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Corpus misses with a straight right.
Bruce fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bruce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bruce wants to slow Corpus down by chopping away at his legs.
Corpus throws a hook to the side of Bruce's head but Bruce sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruce's jab looks to have found its range, popping Corpus under the eye.
Corpus throws a chopping leg kick but Bruce manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Corpus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Corpus misses with a combination
and Bruce counters with a right hand to the body.
Corpus lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bruce backs up against the cage.
An inside leg kick from Bruce misses.
Corpus throws a right hand that misses
and Bruce counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Corpus misses with a wild body shot.
Bruce misses with a wild body shot.
Bruce thuds a left hand into Corpus's body.
John Corpus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Corpus loads up on a big right hand but Bruce slips the punch.
Bruce needs to keep his hands up - Corpus had a free shot at his head there.
Corpus misses the shot to the body.
Corpus lands a jab to Bruce's midsection.
Corpus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bruce looks to land a right hand but Corpus moved out of range.
Bruce throws a wild body kick that Corpus sees coming a mile off.
Bruce drives through with a takedown into Corpus's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Corpus is trying to keep Bruce in close.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bruce with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bruce stops Corpus from standing up.
Bruce throwing strikes but missing.
Bruce prevents Corpus from getting back to his feet.
Corpus looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Corpus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Corpus is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bruce is controlling him.
Bruce tries to free his leg and advance position but Corpus is retaining full guard.
Bruce connects with a couple of short punches.
Bruce with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bruce with a flurry of punches that miss.
Corpus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bruce.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruce throwing strikes from guard but Corpus blocks nicely.
Corpus is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bruce is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Corpus wants to stand but Bruce is controlling the position.
Bruce trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Corpus wants to stand up but Bruce is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruce tries to free his leg and advance position but Corpus is retaining full guard.
Bruce keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Corpus's head.
Corpus 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Corpus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Simon Bruce's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big right from Corpus misses.
Bruce scores with a one two! Corpus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Corpus misses with a series of wild punches.
Corpus catches Bruce with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bruce lands with a nice body punch.
Bruce misses with a looping left.
Bruce staying out of range there.
John Corpus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corpus misses with a double jab.
Bruce uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Corpus has time to react.
Corpus misses with a straight left.
Corpus misses with a lunging right hand
and Bruce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce misses with a wild body shot.
Corpus missing with a left hand there. Bruce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce lands with an overhand left.
Bruce throws a right hand that Corpus ducks under and follows up with a left that Corpus also avoids with ease.
Corpus throws the left hand but Bruce avoids the punch easily.
Bruce stuns Corpus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Corpus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bruce goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bruce misses with a wild combination.
Bruce tries to score with a low kick but Corpus moves his leg out of the way.
Bruce throws a series of punches but Corpus avoids them all with ease.
Corpus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Corpus throws a jab when Bruce was well out of range.
Corpus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Bruce.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Corpus throws a series of punches but Bruce avoids them all with ease.
Bruce slips under a jab from Corpus.
Corpus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bruce misses with a kick to the body.
Bruce scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bruce gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Corpus.
Bruce throws a hook to the side of Corpus's head but Corpus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruce swings for the body but Corpus moves out of range.
Corpus misses with a wild body shot.
Bruce misses with a hook
and Corpus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruce throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Corpus.
Bruce lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Corpus circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Corpus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bruce.
Bruce connects with a body shot.
Bruce scores with a jab. Corpus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Corpus looks to throw a body kick
letting Bruce counter with a right hand.
Bruce fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Corpus sprawls well initially but Bruce persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bruce thows a huge punch but Corpus dodges it nicely.
Corpus is trying to maintain the position but Bruce is very close to passing his half guard.
Corpus pushes Bruce off looking to stand but Bruce dives back in and keeps control.
Corpus is breathing heavily.
Corpus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Corpus.
Bruce postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce won't allow Corpus to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bruce 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.
Bruce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Corpus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Corpus is looking to stand up but Bruce isn't so interested in that idea.
Bruce is looking to work some ground and pound but Corpus has wrist control.
Bruce landing some decent shots from guard.
Corpus trying to control the position.
Bruce throwing strikes from guard but Corpus blocks nicely.
Simon Bruce overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bruce trying to control the position from guard on top but Corpus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bruce keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Corpus's head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bruce stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Corpus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Corpus 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.
Bruce with a flurry of punches that miss.
Corpus managing to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bruce scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bruce prevents Corpus from getting back to his feet.
Bruce is in close to Corpus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Corpus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bruce missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Corpus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bruce is looking to work some ground and pound but Corpus has wrist control.
Bruce preventing the sweep.
Bruce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Corpus wants to improve his position but instead Bruce has moved into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corpus holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Bruce scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bruce sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Corpus defending well though.
Bruce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bruce slows the pace down in half guard.
Bruce seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bruce seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Corpus is looking to escape.
Corpus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bruce scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bruce is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bruce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Corpus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bruce is working away from the top position though.
Bruce 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.
Corpus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bruce.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Corpus is trying to control but can't.
Bruce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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. Bruce connects with a nice short shot to Corpus's temple.
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!
Bruce throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Corpus to regain full guard.
Bruce prevents Corpus from getting back to his feet.
Corpus trying to keep a closed guard but Bruce is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bruce throws a big right hand that misses.
Corpus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bruce tries to free his leg and advance position but Corpus is retaining full guard.
Bruce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bruce won't allow Corpus to get back to his feet.
Bruce is in close to Corpus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bruce cracks Corpus with a solid left hand.
Corpus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bruce scoring with punches to the head and body.
Corpus controls Bruce momentarily but Bruce frees himself.
Corpus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bruce manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corpus throws a strike but Bruce rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corpus is looking to stand up but Bruce isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Bruce dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Simon Bruce's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jab from Bruce.
Bruce cracks Corpus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Corpus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Corpus tries to move into range but Bruce moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Corpus.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruce. Corpus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruce slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bruce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corpus throws out the jab.
Corpus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bruce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corpus.
Bruce throws a head kick but Corpus moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Corpus as he avoids it easily.
Bruce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Corpus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruce.
Bruce lands with a nice body punch.
Bruce swings for the body but Corpus moves out of range.
Simon Bruce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Corpus misses with an uppercut.
Bruce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Corpus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Corpus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruce was well out of range. Poor timing from Corpus.
Bruce clobbers Corpus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Corpus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bruce has closed the distance and engaged Corpus in a clinch.
Corpus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Corpus tries to break the clinch but Bruce is controlling the position.
Bruce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Corpus.
Corpus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Corpus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Corpus is trying to push Bruce away but Bruce has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bruce scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruce tries to land knees in the clinch but Corpus avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Bruce - that landed with a thud.
Bruce scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bruce tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corpus's elbow.
Bruce misses with a body punch.
Bruce misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corpus gets underhooks to prevent Bruce's takedown attempt.
Bruce throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corpuss head.
Corpus prevents a body shot from Bruce.
Bruce lands a nice uppercut.
Corpus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corpus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bruce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bruce feints a jab promting Corpus to slip. Bruce then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Corpus slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bruce walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bruce misses the shot to the body.
Corpus slips a straight right by Bruce.
Corpus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bruces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bruce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Corpus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Corpus punishes Bruce's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corpus throws a jab but it's blocked by Bruce.
Corpus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bruce tests Corpus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corpus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bruce turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Corpus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Corpus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bruce circles away quickly and effectively.
Bruce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Corpus.
Corpus connects with a jab.
Bruce fails to land with a series of punches.
Corpus connects with a body shot.
A big right from Corpus misses.
Corpus thows a body shot but no joy.
Bruce tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Corpus swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Bruce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Corpus misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bruce.
Bruce darts in and clinches Corpus up against the cage.
Bruce presses Corpus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Corpus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bruce tries to land knees in the clinch but Corpus avoids the damage to the body.
A body shot lands from Bruce.
Bruce lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bruce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corpus backwards.
Bruce lands a right hand.
Bruce scores with a shoulder strike.
Corpus prevents a body shot from Bruce.
Bruce tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corpus's elbow.
Corpus is looking to break free of the clinch but Bruce has double underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corpus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bruce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Corpus is trying to push Bruce away but Bruce has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Corpus has had enough of the clinch but Bruce keeps him there for the moment.
A short uppercut from Bruce.
Bruce tries to land knees in the clinch but Corpus avoids the damage to the body.
Corpus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corpus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bruce scores with a nice hook to the head.
Corpus breaks the clinch.
Corpus misses with a hook.
Bruce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Corpus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruce lands a really nice looking cross but Corpus seems unphased.
Corpus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bruce circles away quickly and effectively.
Corpus misses with a left hand
and Bruce makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Corpus misses.
John Corpus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruce throws a shot to the body.
Corpus misses with an uppercut
and Bruce counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A decent looking cross lands there for Corpus.
Bruce throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Corpus was covering up waiting for the punch and Bruce finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bruce trying to control the position from guard on top but Corpus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruce looking to sit in guard and control but Corpus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Corpus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bruce works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Corpus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bruce looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Corpus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bruce manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Corpus manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Corpus is on top in guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Corpus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bruce wants to sweep but no luck.
Bruce is adopting a defensive guard.
Corpus has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bruce is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruce working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Bruce showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bruce 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Simon Bruce!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Simon Bruce!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Simon Bruce!
Simon Bruce wins by unanimous decision!
Simon Bruce retains his super heavyweight title!
Simon Bruce gave a mention to [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « NAF↑ TRIPLE 160Q ® in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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