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Valhalla 74: Tokyo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Water Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Water Boy has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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245 lbs
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265 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Pak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Water Boy!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pak clinches up with Water Boy and pushes him back against the cage.
Pak scores a nice knee to the body.
Water Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pak is defending well for now.
Water Boy looks gassed!
Nice elbow from Pak.
It looks like Bobby Water Boy has been cut.
Water Boy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pak scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pak lands a knee to the body.
Pak crunches a lovely knee into Water Boy's ribcage.
Pak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pak misses with a knee strike.
Pak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pak.
Pak misses with a knee strike.
Pak lands an elbow inside that Water Boy shrugs off.
Water Boy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Water Boy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pak looking to throw knees to the head but Water Boy is blocking nicely.
Pak lands an elbow inside.
Pak lands a damaging elbow.
Pak misses with a knee to the head.
Water Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pak is defending well for now.
Pak is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Water Boy takes an elbow to the temple.
Pak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pak is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Water Boy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pak lands an elbow that stopped Water Boy in his tracks for a moment.
Pak lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pak lands an elbow inside.
Pak scores a nice knee to the body.
Pak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Water Boy's defenses.
Pak lands a nice elbow.
Pak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pak lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pak scores a nice knee to the body.
Pak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Water Boy's defenses.
Pak lands an elbow just above Water Boy 's eye.
Pak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pak lands an elbow just above Water Boy 's eye.
Pak lands a nice elbow.
Pak misses with a knee strike.
Water Boy missing with knees to the body.
Water Boy missing with knees to the body.
Pak lands a knee to the head.
Pak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Come on Pak - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice elbow from Pak.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pak.
Pak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pak.
Pak lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Pak.
Nice elbow from Pak.
Pak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Pak.
Pak landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pak lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pak lands a knee to the head.
Pak lands an elbow that stopped Water Boy in his tracks for a moment.
Pak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pak connects with a knee to the head.
Pak connects with a knee to the head.
Pak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pak landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Pak.
Pak tries to land a knee to the head but Water Boy blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Pak.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Water Boy missing with knees to the body.
Pak managing to block the knees to the body from Water Boy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pak scores with a knee to the head.
Pak lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Pak.
Pak crunches a lovely knee into Water Boy's ribcage.
Pak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Water Boy's defenses.
Pak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pak lands an elbow inside that Water Boy shrugs off.
Pak lands a knee to the body.
Water Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Pak landing knees to the head.
Pak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Water Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pak is defending well for now.
Water Boy takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pak landing knees to the body.
Pak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pak.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pak.
Pak lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Pak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Water Boy's cut.
That's time! Pak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Water Boy is looking to clinch but Pak is avoiding it.
Water Boy tries to clinch but Pak moves out of range.
Water Boy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pak gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pak scores with a knee to the head.
Pak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Water Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Pak with a knee to the head.
Pak landing knees to the body.
Pak looking to throw knees to the head but Water Boy is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Pak.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pak.
A knee to the head by Pak.
Pak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Water Boy's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Pak.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pak.
Pak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pak looking to throw knees to the head but Water Boy is blocking nicely.
Pak misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pak looking to stall.
Water Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pak avoids it.
Pak tries to land a knee to the head but Water Boy blocks with his arms.
Alex Pak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Water Boy missing with knees to the body.
Pak avoiding damage as Water Boy throws knees to the body.
Pak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Water Boy can do to turn this around?
Pak lands an elbow just above Water Boy 's eye.
Pak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pak.
Pak is stalling here.
Pak putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Water Boy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Water Boy blocks it with crossed arms.
Pak misses with a knee strike.
Pak misses with an elbow strike.
Pak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pak managing to block the knees to the body from Water Boy.
Pak misses with a knee to the head.
Water Boy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pak.
Pak avoiding damage as Water Boy throws knees to the body.
Water Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pak obliges.
Pak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Water Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pak avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pak.
Water Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pak is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pak.
Pak avoiding damage as Water Boy throws knees to the body.
Pak lands an elbow inside that Water Boy shrugs off.
Water Boy takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Water Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pak is defending well for now.
Pak lands an elbow inside.
Pak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pak.
Pak lands an elbow inside that Water Boy shrugs off.
Pak lands a knee to the head.
Pak slowing the pace effectively.
Pak scores with a knee to the head.
Pak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Water Boy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pak looking to throw knees to the head but Water Boy is blocking nicely.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pak.
Water Boy missing with knees to the body.
Pak with a knee to the head.
Pak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Water Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Pak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pak.
Pak managing to block the knees to the body from Water Boy.
Pak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Water Boy blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Water Boy obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pak unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Water Boy missing with knees to the body.
Pak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pak tries to land a knee to the head but Water Boy blocks with his arms.
Pak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Water Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Water Boy missing with knees to the body.
Pak landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pak misses with an elbow strike.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pak.
Water Boy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pak throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pak avoiding damage as Water Boy throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Pak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Water Boy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Water Boy tries to clinch but Pak is having none of it.
Pak swats away the attempt to clinch by Water Boy.
Pak instigates a clinch.
Pak looking to throw knees to the head but Water Boy is blocking nicely.
Pak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Water Boy tries to land knees in the clinch but Pak avoids the damage to the body.
Pak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pak throws an elbow that misses.
Water Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pak avoids it.
Pak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Water Boy working Pak over with knees to the body.
Pak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Water Boy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Water Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pak is defending well for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pak throws an elbow but misses.
Pak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pak missing with knees to the body.
Water Boy missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pak.
Pak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Water Boy takes an elbow to the temple.
Pak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Water Boy takes an elbow to the temple.
Pak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Water Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Pak managing to block the knees to the body from Water Boy.
Water Boy tries to land knees in the clinch but Pak avoids the damage to the body.
Pak connects with a knee to the head.
Come on Pak - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pak pushes off an throws an elbow but Water Boy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pak.
Pak utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pak scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Water Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pak is defending well for now.
Pak avoiding damage as Water Boy throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Pak.
Water Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Pak lands an elbow inside that Water Boy shrugs off.
Pak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Water Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pak avoids it.
Pak lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pak.
Pak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Water Boy blocks it with crossed arms.
Water Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pak is defending well for now.
Pak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Water Boy blocks it with crossed arms.
Water Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pak avoids it.
Water Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pak avoids it.
Nice elbow from Pak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pak crunches a lovely knee into Water Boy's ribcage.
Pak is struggling to control the position.
Water Boy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Water Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pak is defending well for now.
Pak looking to throw knees to the head but Water Boy is blocking nicely.
Pak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Water Boy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Water Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Pak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pak lands an elbow just above Water Boy 's eye.
Pak misses with a knee strike.
Water Boy tries to land knees in the clinch but Pak avoids the damage to the body.
Water Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Pak lands an elbow inside.
Pak looking to throw knees to the head but Water Boy is blocking nicely.
Pak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Water Boy tries to land knees in the clinch but Pak avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pak throws an elbow that misses.
Pak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Water Boy is defending well for now.
Pak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pak just misses with a elbow thrown towards Water Boy's brow.
Pak avoiding damage as Water Boy throws knees to the body.
Pak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Water Boy blocks it with crossed arms.
Water Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Pak lands a damaging elbow.
Water Boy avoids the elbow strike from Pak, against the cage.
Pak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pak taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pak.
Pak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pak.
Bobby Water Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Pak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pak putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Water Boy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Pak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pak has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Pak!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacko Anselmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richey Spinnet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anselmo comes to the cage accompanied by Amon Amarth-DEATH IN FIRE. Jacko Anselmo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Richey Spinnet's chin.
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183 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacko Anselmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richey Spinnet!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spinnet punishes Anselmo's body with a nice straight punch.
Anselmo scores with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Anselmo.
A jab from Spinnet misses.
Richey Spinnet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spinnet throws a shot from downtown. Anselmo moves away and avoids it.
Spinnet darts in and clinches Anselmo up against the cage.
Spinnet lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Anselmo on the inside.
Anselmo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anselmo scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Anselmo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anselmo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anselmo is trying to break free.
Spinnet lands an uppercut.
Anselmo pushes Spinnet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spinnet throws a punch but it's blocked by Anselmo.
Spinnet has a couple of punches blocked by Anselmo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo wants to break free but Spinnet has control.
Spinnet lands with a short shot to the head.
Anselmo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Spinnet.
Anselmo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spinnet manages to break the clinch.
Anselmo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spinnet counters with a stiff right hand.
Spinnet wants to clinch.
Spinnet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anselmo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spinnet throws a body punch but Anselmo moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spinnet.
Spinnet lands with an uppercut that bounces Anselmo off the cage and back into range.
Spinnet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anselmo.
Anselmo misses with a wild combination.
Anselmo defending well as Spinnet loads up on a big left hand.
Anselmo feints a jab promting Spinnet to slip. Anselmo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Spinnet slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anselmo drops his hands momentarily and Spinnet takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anselmo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anselmo throws a series of punches but Spinnet avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spinnet swings for the body but Anselmo moves out of range.
Anselmo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Spinnet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anselmo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anselmo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spinnet finds it's way round the side to connect with Anselmo's head.
Spinnet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anselmo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spinnet darts in and clinches Anselmo up against the cage.
Spinnet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spinnet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anselmo swings wildly with an uppercut but Spinnet uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Spinnet on the inside.
Spinnet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo misses with some punches.
Anselmo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Spinnet.
Spinnet keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anselmo's efforts to push away.
Spinnet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spinnet rushes Anselmo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spinnet has a couple of punches blocked by Anselmo.
Anselmo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anselmo is looking to break free of the clinch but Spinnet has double underhooks.
Spinnet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spinnet misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anselmo misses with a body punch.
Anselmo is looking to break free of the clinch but Spinnet has double underhooks.
Anselmo misses with a body punch.
Anselmo tries to circle away but Spinnet has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richey Spinnet will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Spinnet fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anselmo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spinnet tries to clinch but Anselmo is having none of it.
Anselmo cracks Spinnet with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Anselmo moves away from the strike by Spinnet.
Anselmo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spinnet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anselmo throws a hook to the side of Spinnet's head but Spinnet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anselmo misses with a looping left.
Spinnet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anselmo moves away.
Spinnet tries to clinch up.
Spinnet throws a hook but Anselmo blocks it.
Spinnet on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Richey Spinnet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo slips a straight right by Spinnet.
Spinnet lands with a good body shot.
Jacko Anselmo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spinnet connects with a right hand. Anselmo shakes it off.
Spinnet closes the distance and clinches.
Anselmo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anselmo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spinnet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A combination from Anselmo does no damage.
Anselmo staying out of range there.
Anselmo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Spinnet in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Spinnet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left and a right from Anselmo both land. Nice combination.
Spinnet is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spinnet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anselmo.
Spinnet is still on wobbly legs! Can Anselmo finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spinnet connects with a jab.
Spinnet seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters circling - Spinnet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spinnet throws a hook but Anselmo blocks it.
Anselmo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spinnet.
Spinnet closes the distance but Anselmo moves to the side
and Anselmo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Spinnet throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anselmo on the side of the head.
Spinnet loads up on a big right hand but Anselmo slips the punch.
Spinnet scores with a punch to the head.
Spinnet slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Spinnet misses
and Anselmo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spinnet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anselmo counters with a left to the body.
Spinnet moves out of range of the strikes.
Spinnet swings for the body but Anselmo moves out of range.
Spinnet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spinnet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Anselmo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spinnet.
Spinnet walks into a straight right hand from Anselmo.
Spinnet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spinnet lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anselmo lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Spinnet.
Anselmo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spinnet backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spinnet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Anselmo misses.
Spinnet lands a right hook to the body.
Anselmo misses with a hook. Spinnet ducked under it nicely.
Spinnet slips a straight right by Anselmo.
Spinnet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anselmo was well out of range. Poor timing from Spinnet.
Spinnet misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spinnet moves in looking to clinch but Anselmo pushes him off.
Spinnet misses the jab.
Spinnet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Richey Spinnet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Spinnet scores with a nice right hand.
Spinnet doesn't manage to clinch there - Anselmo circles away.
Anselmo blocks a jab.
Spinnet connects with a nice looking jab.
Spinnet wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spinnet. Anselmo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spinnet slips a straight right by Anselmo.
Spinnet moves into the clinch.
Spinnet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spinnet working aggressively here.
Anselmo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spinnet tries to work over Anselmo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anselmo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo throws a head punch that misses.
Anselmo can't break the clinch.
Anselmo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spinnet has him pressed against the cage.
Anselmo lands with a right to the head.
Anselmo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anselmo misses with some punches.
Spinnet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spinnet throws a punch but it's blocked by Anselmo.
A body shot lands from Spinnet.
Spinnet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spinnet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Anselmo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spinnet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spinnet misses with a punch on the inside.
Spinnet keeps control of Anselmo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spinnet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richey Spinnet is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spinnet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spinnet is looking to clinch.
Anselmo throws a hook but Spinnet blocks it.
Spinnet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spinnet rushes Anselmo and presses him up against the cage.
Anselmo is trying to break free.
Anselmo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spinnet has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Anselmo fails to land.
Anselmo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spinnet's elbow.
Spinnet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spinnet.
Anselmo tries to circle away but Spinnet has him pinned against the cage.
Richey Spinnet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Spinnet tries a body shot but Anselmo blocks it.
Anselmo lands with a light punch inside.
Anselmo tries a body shot but Spinnet blocks it.
Anselmo misses with a body punch.
Spinnet can't find room to land a body shot as Anselmo controls the action.
Anselmo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spinnet blocking some punches.
Spinnet has Anselmo pressed against the cage, preventing Anselmo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spinnet blocks an uppercut.
Spinnet prevents Anselmo from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anselmo lands a left hand.
Anselmo tries to circle away but Spinnet has him pinned against the cage.
Anselmo lands with a left to the head.
Jacko Anselmo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anselmo is trying to break the clinch but Spinnet is controlling him.
Spinnet has Anselmo pressed against the cage, preventing Anselmo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spinnet.
Spinnet lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anselmo misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anselmo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spinnet's elbow.
Spinnet scores with a shoulder strike.
Spinnet breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Spinnet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richey Spinnet.
I've got Spinnet winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richey Spinnet!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23
260 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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245 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch but Pendragon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steel tries to clinch there but Pendragon circles away.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pendragon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steel tries to clinch up but Pendragon circles away and keeps his distance.
Steel has closed the distance and engaged Pendragon in a clinch.
Steel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steel breaks the clinch.
Steel clinches.
Pendragon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Steel after a bit of a struggle.
Steel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pendragon.
Steel misses with an elbow strike.
Steel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pendragon is defending well for now.
Steel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pendragon.
Steel lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steel tries to throw a body punch but Pendragon avoids it by throwing Steel back against the cage.
Steel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pendragon is defending well for now.
Steel missing with knees to the body.
Pendragon wants a takedown but no success here.
Steel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pendragon is defending well for now.
Pendragon goes for a takedown attempt but Steel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jim Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Pendragon.
Pendragon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steel throws a push kick but Pendragon slaps the foot to one side.
Steel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel wants to clinch up but Pendragon keeps it at a distance.
Steel tries to clinch but Pendragon is having none of it.
Steel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pendragon.
Steel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pendragon's calf.
Pendragon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Steel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steel tries to clinch but Pendragon is having none of it.
A big right from Steel misses.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pendragon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pendragon.
Steel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pendragon shoots in for a takedown but Steel shows good takedown defense.
Jim Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steel struggles to land a body shot inside as Pendragon controls his hands.
Steel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pendragon is defending well for now.
Steel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Steel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pendragon blocks it with crossed arms.
Steel trying to land knees to the body.
Pendragon is trying to break the clinch but Steel is controlling him.
Steel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Pendragon is working for takedown but Steel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Steel scores with a hook to the body.
Steel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Steel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pendragon is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pendragon avoids it.
Pendragon avoiding damage as Steel throws knees to the body.
Pendragon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pendragon prevents a body shot from Steel.
Steel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steel looking to throw knees to the head but Pendragon is blocking nicely.
Steel with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mike Pendragon has been cut.
Steel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pendragon tries to score a body lock takedown but Steel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pendragon can't break the clinch.
Steel misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Steel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Pendragon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pendragon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch lands to the side of Pendragon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Steel has Pendragon up against the cage in a clinch.
Pendragon tries to break the clinch but Steel is controlling the position.
Pendragon gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Steel trying to hold on to Pendragon's head to control him but Pendragon postures up.
Steel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Steel trying to hold on to Pendragon's head to control him but Pendragon postures up.
Pendragon trying to pass the guard but Steel defending well.
Pendragon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Steel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pendragon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pendragon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steel defending well though.
Pendragon thows a huge punch but Steel dodges it nicely.
Pendragon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Steel wants to get back to his feet.
Steel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pendragon is working away from the top position though.
Steel tries to roll over but Pendragon keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel is pressing down on Pendragon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pendragon advances to half guard.
Pendragon is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Pendragon wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
Steel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pendragon is one step ahead there.
Pendragon wants to pass the guard but Steel is keeping the position.
Pendragon postures up and lands a big shot to Steel's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pendragon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steel is keeping the position for now.
Pendragon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Steel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pendragon manages to get himself to full guard.
Pendragon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steel is pushing down on Pendragon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pendragon is fighting to maintain full guard but Steel has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pendragon tries to get to full guard but Steel has control of the leg.
Pendragon gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel wants to control from the top but Pendragon keeps moving.
Pendragon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Steel's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Steel holds on and takes a little breather.
Pendragon trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
Pendragon landing some decent shots from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pendragon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pendragon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Pendragon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Pendragon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pendragon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steel drives through and clinches with Pendragon against the cage.
Steel breaks the clinch.
Steel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pendragon.
Steel avoids the head kick by Pendragon.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pendragon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pendragon instigates a clinch.
Steel missing with knees to the body.
Steel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pendragon is defending well for now.
Steel lands an uppercut.
Steel throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel tries to clinch there but Pendragon circles away.
Pendragon circles away from the clinch attempt
so Pendragon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pendragon wants to pass the guard but Steel is keeping the position.
Pendragon forces his way into half guard.
Steel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pendragon.
Steel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pendragon.
Steel wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon tries to pass to full mount but Steel defends it.
Pendragon is working for a kimura but Steel is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel wants to control but Pendragon is keeping busy.
Pendragon uses his free foot to push down on Steel's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Steel.
Steel wants to hold on but Pendragon pushes him away.
Steel really wants to buck Pendragon off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel has given up his back here. Will Pendragon look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Pendragon tries to get the hooks in deep but Steel pushed the leg off.
Steel is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Pendragon gets his way!
Pendragon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steel trying to control but not successfully.
Steel rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Steel is refusing to be controlled, as Pendragon sits in half guard.
Steel pushes Pendragon off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steel.
Pendragon tries to keep at a distance but Steel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pendragon tries to break free but Steel pushes him back against the cage.
Steel crunches a lovely knee into Pendragon's ribcage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steel lands a shoulder strike.
Steel tries to land knees in the clinch but Pendragon avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel tries to land knees in the clinch but Pendragon avoids the damage to the body.
Steel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Steel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 Jim Steel.
I think Steel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jim Steel!
After winning the bout, Jim Steel 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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25
260 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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22
265 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Fry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fry misses with a low kick as Hawk jumps back.
Hawk wants to clinch.
Fry throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fry throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Mike Hawk has been cut.
Hawk looks gassed!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fry - that will leave a mark!
Crunch! Fry slams his shin into Hawk's torso.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fry lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hawk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fry circles away.
Fry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fry connects with a solid leg kick.
Fry lands a big head kick that sends Hawk tumbling to the mat! Fry takes a step backwards and waves Hawk back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hawk is rocked!
That kick from Fry tenderised Hawk's leg. Hawk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hawk is still on wobbly legs! Can Fry finish him?
Fry and Hawk are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Fry throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Hawk into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Fry knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mario Fry!
A very excited looking Mario Fry made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Zaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Egardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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28
145 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Zaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Egardo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egardo cracks Zaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Egardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Egardo lands a nice shot to the body.
Egardo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Egardo misses the target.
Egardo lands a right hook to the body.
Egardo moves in looking to clinch but Zaki pushes him off.
Egardo throws a nice looking combination but Zaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Egardo scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Egardo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zaki under the eye.
Egardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaki blocks a jab.
Egardo lands with a right hand.
Egardo throws a right and a left that Zaki avoids nicely.
Zaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Egardo circles away.
Egardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaki moves away.
Zaki lands with a good body shot.
Egardo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Egardo throws a body punch but Zaki moves out of range.
Fernando Egardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egardo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Zaki counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zaki moves into the clinch successfully.
Zaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egardo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Egardo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Egardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Egardo working aggressively here.
Egardo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Egardo blocks an uppercut.
Zaki scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Egardo throws an elbow but misses.
Zaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zaki backwards.
Zaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Egardo swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaki has a couple of punches blocked by Egardo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egardo lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Yuki Zaki has been cut.
Egardo lands a right hand.
Egardo scores with a shot to the side of Zaki's head.
Egardo prevents a body shot from Zaki.
Zaki dodges an elbow strike from Egardo.
Zaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Egardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaki avoiding damage as Egardo throws knees to the body.
Zaki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Egardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Egardo tries to land knees in the clinch but Zaki avoids the damage to the body.
Egardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zaki lands an uppercut.
Egardo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Egardo throws an elbow that misses.
Zaki prevents a body shot from Egardo.
Zaki takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaki takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaki throws a head punch that misses.
Egardo lands an elbow inside that Zaki shrugs off.
Egardo blocks a body shot from Zaki.
Egardo blocks a body shot from Zaki.
Zaki blocks a body shot from Egardo.
Egardo tries to throw a body punch but Zaki avoids it by throwing Egardo back against the cage.
Egardo lands an elbow that stopped Zaki in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Egardo.
Egardo lands an elbow inside.
Zaki takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Egardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Zaki.
Zaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Egardo backwards.
Zaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egardo digs a right hand underneath Zaki's ribcage. Zaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Egardo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egardo lands an elbow inside.
Zaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Egardo.
Yuki Zaki's cut is getting worse.
Egardo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Egardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuki Zaki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zaki misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Zaki. Those never looked like landing.
Zaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Egardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Egardo throws out the jab.
Egardo just misses with a punch to the body.
Egardo tries to clinch up.
Egardo closes the distance and clinches.
Egardo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Egardo.
Egardo lands an elbow that stopped Zaki in his tracks for a moment.
Egardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Egardo misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Egardo lands a damaging elbow.
Egardo lands an elbow that stopped Zaki in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Egardo.
Egardo lands with a right to the head.
Zaki blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Egardo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zaki takes an elbow to the temple.
Yuki Zaki's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Egardo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Egardo misses with some punches.
Egardo working aggressively here.
Zaki has a couple of punches blocked by Egardo.
A short right from Zaki on the inside.
Zaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Egardo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from Egardo.
Egardo lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Egardo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zaki is rocked!
Zaki blocking some punches.
Oh Zaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egardo throws a head punch that misses.
Zaki tries to throw a body punch but Egardo avoids it by throwing Zaki back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Egardo.
Egardo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Egardo.
Zaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egardo swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Egardo fails to land.
Egardo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zaki backwards.
Zaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zaki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Egardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egardo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Egardo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Egardo misses with some punches.
Egardo lands a nice shot to the body.
Egardo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zaki's defenses.
Jeez, Yuki Zaki's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Egardo working aggressively here.
Egardo blocks an uppercut.
Egardo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zaki's defenses.
Egardo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Egardo.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yuki Zaki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fernando Egardo!
Fernando Egardo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Sheen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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183 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Sheen!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sakuraba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sheen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sakuraba swings widly with a right hand
and Sheen counters with a straight right hand.
Sakuraba on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sakuraba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sheen defends it nicely.
Sheen cracks the inside of Sakuraba's front leg.
Sheen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sakuraba's calf.
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 head kick misses from Sheen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba fails with the takedown.
Sheen moves into the clinch.
Sheen is pressed up against the cage. Sakuraba has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sheen down to the mat. Sheen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazushi Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sheen but Sheen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sheen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sheen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sheen circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A good leg kick by Sheen.
Sakuraba throws an overhand right that lands on Sheen's shoulder, as Sheen tries to avoid the shot.
Sakuraba lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sheen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sakuraba swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sheen counters with a good low kick that Sakuraba was not able to check.
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!
Sakuraba throws a right hand that misses
and Sheen counters with a good, hard body kick but Sakuraba shrugs it off.
Sakuraba is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sakuraba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sakuraba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sheen.
Sheen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sheen throws a big shot that misses.
Sheen misses with a head kick.
Sakuraba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sheen.
Charlie Sheen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheen throws a series of punches but Sakuraba avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Sakuraba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sheen clinches up against the cage.
Sakuraba can't break the clinch.
A short right from Sheen.
Nice body punch from Sheen.
Sheen cracks Sakuraba with a nice body shot.
Sheen gets through Sakuraba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sheen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sheen lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuraba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sheen has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Sheen.
Sakuraba has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sheen after a bit of a struggle.
Sakuraba tries to circle away but Sheen has him pinned against the cage.
Sheen pushes Sakuraba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Sheen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sheen misses with a hook. Sakuraba ducked under it nicely.
Sheen connects with a solid leg kick.
Sakuraba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sheen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sakuraba.
Sheen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice takedown defense from Sheen. No joy for Sakuraba on that attempt.
Sheen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sheen throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheen looks to land a left hand but Sakuraba moved out of range nicely.
Sheen scores with a nice head shot.
Sheen tries to land a leg kick but Sakuraba saw it coming and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sheen.
Sheen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sheen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sakuraba.
Sheen scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Sheen. No joy for Sakuraba on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazushi Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sheen has closed the distance and engaged Sakuraba in a clinch.
Sakuraba is trying to force a seperation but Sheen has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by Sheen.
Sakuraba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Sheen.
A body shot lands from Sheen.
Sheen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakuraba wants to get back to striking at distance but Sheen won't allow it.
Sheen lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sheen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Sheen.
Sheen prevents a takedown attempt there.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sakuraba. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Sheen has Sakuraba pressed against the cage, preventing Sakuraba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sheen.
Sakuraba is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sheen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sheen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sheen lands with a right to the head.
Sheen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Sheen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Charlie Sheen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sheen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Sakuraba changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sheen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sakuraba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuraba sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Charlie Sheen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sheen drops Sakuraba with a beautiful combination! Sakuraba stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sheen is looking for the KO!
Sakuraba is rocked!
Sakuraba fails with a takedown attempt.
Sheen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sheen has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Sheen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sakuraba gets a double leg takedown into Sheen's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sheen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sakuraba off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sheen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sakuraba's hands.
Sakuraba throws a combination that misses
and Sheen counters with a good low kick that Sakuraba was not able to check.
Sakuraba manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sheen on his heels. He'll look to pass Sheen's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sheen wants to take a breather but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sheen thows a huge punch but Sakuraba dodges it nicely.
Sheen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheen 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.
Sakuraba is looking to improve his position.
Sheen is trying to control. Sakuraba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sheen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sakuraba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sakuraba has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sheen is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sakuraba.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sheen tries to score with some ground and pound. Sakuraba controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sakuraba manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sakuraba seems to be looking for submissions.
Sheen gets full guard.
Sheen has his hands on Sakuraba's head, controlling the position.
Sheen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba stopping the sweep attempt from Sheen.
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!
Sheen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sheen keeping full guard, as Sakuraba tries to pass.
Sheen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sheen keeping full guard, as Sakuraba tries to pass.
Sheen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sakuraba is controlling him.
Sheen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sakuraba!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is looking to improve his position but Sheen isn't that keen on the idea.
Sakuraba 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.
Sheen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sheen wants to take a breather but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Sheen not doing much here.
Sakuraba wants to improve his position but Sheen is controlling well.
Sheen wants to control but Sakuraba is keeping him busy.
Sakuraba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sakuraba tries to get to full guard but Sheen has control of the leg.
Sheen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sakuraba regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sheen trying to control but Sakuraba is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sheen is aware though and is defending well.
Sheen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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!
Sheen is in close to Sakuraba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sheen preventing the sweep.
Kazushi Sakuraba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sheen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sheen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sheen throws the left hand but Sakuraba avoids the punch easily.
Sakuraba throws a right hand that misses
letting Sheen counter with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sheen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Charlie Sheen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sakuraba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheen manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Sheen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sheen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Sheen!
After winning the bout, Charlie Sheen 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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22
183 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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23
182 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Mouse!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses.
Mouse fails to land with a series of punches.
Mouse's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sakuraba under the eye.
Mouse looks to land a right hand but Sakuraba moved out of range.
Sakuraba lands a head shot.
Mouse tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sakuraba swivels and escapes.
Mouse shoots in for a takedown but Sakuraba shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mouse feints and as Sakuraba raises his hands in defense, Mouse changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sakuraba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mouse.
Mouse slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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!
Sakuraba manages to get back to half guard.
Sakuraba moves into full guard.
Sakuraba looking to control.
Sakuraba wants to sweep here but Mouse controlling him for the moment.
Sakuraba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sakuraba looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba trying to keep a closed guard but Mouse is proving a slippery customer.
Mouse preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kazushi Sakuraba just wasn't active enough.
Mouse gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sakuraba counters with a left and a right that stings Mouse.
Kazushi Sakuraba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Mouse.
Mouse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mouse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakuraba was well out of range. Poor timing from Mouse.
Sakuraba stuffs the takedown attempt from Mouse. Mouse gets slowly back to his feet.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses.
Sakuraba takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sakuraba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mickey Mouse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouse tries to bum rush Sakuraba with a series of wild strikes but Sakuraba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mouse misses with the body kick
and Sakuraba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Mouse.
Sakuraba ducks under a wild hook from Mouse.
Mouse throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sakuraba was covering up waiting for the punch and Mouse finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mouse got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sakuraba has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mouse has managed to get both his arms back between Sakuraba's legs - danger averted.
Mouse slips nicely into half guard.
Sakuraba tries to roll over but Mouse keeps him under control.
Mouse throwing shots but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.
Sakuraba won't allow Mouse to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouse sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sakuraba defending well though.
Sakuraba pushes Mouse off looking to stand but Mouse dives back in and keeps control.
Sakuraba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sakuraba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Mouse.
Mouse wants to work for an arm triangle but Sakuraba is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sakuraba is not content to let Mouse control the position.
Sakuraba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mouse pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mouse lands a nice short elbow.
Mouse prevents Sakuraba from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakuraba regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sakuraba controls Mouse momentarily but Mouse frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mouse's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuraba has his foot on Mouse's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mouse works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sakuraba working a defensive guard here.
Sakuraba has an active guard here but Mouse has managed to pass into half guard.
Sakuraba is breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mouse lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mouse prevents Sakuraba from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Mouse.
Mouse is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakuraba tries to roll over but Mouse keeps him under control.
Mouse slips a nice elbow through Sakuraba's hands, connecting with Sakuraba's forehead.
Sakuraba moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Mouse dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sakuraba lands with a kick to the temple. Mouse shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sakuraba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mouse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mouse throws a lazy head kick
and Sakuraba counters with a big head kick but Mouse shrugs it off.
Sakuraba takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sakuraba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mouse throws a body punch but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Mouse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sakuraba.
Mouse misses with a double jab.
Sakuraba connects with a single shot there.
Sakuraba moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mouse misses with a right hand
and Sakuraba counters with a nice uppercut.
Mouse doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sakuraba counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Mouse is predictable there
and Sakuraba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mouse.
Mouse shoots in looking for a takedown but Sakuraba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mouse's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kazushi Sakuraba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Mouse.
Mouse misses with a takedown attempt
and Sakuraba counters with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mouse is defended easily by Sakuraba.
Mouse is breathing heavily.
Sakuraba throws a right hand that Mouse ducks under and follows up with a left that Mouse also avoids with ease.
Mouse throws a leg kick
and Sakuraba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mouse. Sakuraba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horrible takedown by Mouse or perhaps it was just good defense by Sakuraba which made him look bad.
Mouse shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouse misses with a double jab.
Mouse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sakuraba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mouse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sakuraba darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakuraba sizes up Mouse with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sakuraba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mouse misses with a hook to the body
and Sakuraba counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mouse won't be happy with that.
Who's going to make the next move?
Sakuraba misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouse gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mouse tries to hold on but Sakuraba postures up.
Mouse in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
It looks like Mickey Mouse has been cut.
Sakuraba moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mouse has worked his arm free - good work by Mouse!
Sakuraba tries to advance to mount but Mouse denies him.
Mouse tries to buck Sakuraba off but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mouse has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sakuraba tries for a kimura but Mouse is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba with the ground and pound but Mouse regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuraba is working for a submission of some sort.
Mouse gets back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuraba tries to free his leg and advance position but Mouse is retaining full guard.
Sakuraba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mouse wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Sakuraba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Mouse's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Mouse fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mouse misses with a takedown attempt - Sakuraba sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mouse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakuraba.
Sakuraba cracks Mouse with an open hand slap.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mouse crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sakuraba - the referee stops the clock and Mouse gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sakuraba. Mouse manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mouse misses with a shot to the body
and Sakuraba counters with a straight right hand.
Mouse shoots and misses
and Sakuraba counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Mouse.
Sakuraba moves nicely into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakuraba looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mouse is avoiding damage well.
Mouse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sakuraba creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sakuraba working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba is trying to get an arm triangle but Mouse is defending well.
Sakuraba with the ground and pound but Mouse regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Mouse won't allow Sakuraba to pass to mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sakuraba wants to advance to full mount but Mouse doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Sakuraba forces his way into half guard.
Mouse has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sakuraba prevents Mouse from standing back up.
Sakuraba is trying to work for a kimura but Mouse is defending well.
Mouse trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba wants to take a breather but Mouse is having none of it.
Mouse keeping control of the position.
Mouse moves into full guard.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sakuraba is looking to work some ground and pound but Mouse has wrist control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakuraba tries to free his leg and advance position but Mouse is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouse has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sakuraba off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mouse throws a big shot that misses.
Mouse avoids the head kick by Sakuraba.
Mouse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mouse.
Mouse shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sakuraba as he avoids it easily.
Mouse's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sakuraba connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mouse scrambles back to his feet.
Mouse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakuraba throws a combination. Mouse tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sakuraba slips a jab and a cross from Mouse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sakuraba is looking to land body kicks.
Mouse misses with a leg kick
and Sakuraba counters with a one-two to the body.
Mouse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kazushi Sakuraba is winning the standup battle so far.
Mouse swings for the body but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Mouse misses with a takedown
and Sakuraba counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sakuraba feints a jab promting Mouse to slip. Sakuraba then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mouse slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mouse thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mouse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakuraba moves away.
Sakuraba checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazushi Sakuraba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sakuraba has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazushi Sakuraba!
Kazushi Sakuraba managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Valhalla Fight Wear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ric Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bigfoot Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lil Wayne Feat. Mike Tyson - American Dream. Bigfoot Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ric Flair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bigfoot Silva!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Flair takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva looks to land a combination but Flair avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Flair.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Flair is just out of range.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Flair moved out of range nicely.
Flair misses with a head kick.
Flair tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Flair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Flair throws a body kick that misses.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with a hook.
Ric Flair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flair tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flair.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Flair ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Flair scoring well with a low kick there.
Flair motions for Silva to come forward. Flair throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Flair cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A good leg kick by Flair.
Flair lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Flair takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Silva is rocked!
It looks like Bigfoot Silva has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva avoids the head kick by Flair.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Flair finish him?
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Flair throws a powerful right kick. Silva tried to block low but the kick was high! Silva was taken right off of his feet! Flair jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ric Flair!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ric Flair waved his t-shirt featuring Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gektor Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson has chosen American Bad Ass as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gektor Lombard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard scores with a shot to the body.
Lombard connects with a body shot.
Lombard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Lombard ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Lombard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lombard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lombard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lombard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Henderson!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lombard looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lombard wants to take Henderson's back here but Henderson is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lombard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lombard avoids the attempt from Henderson to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henderson is looking to escape.
Lombard wants to take Henderson's back but he can't do it this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson is looking to get to half guard.
Lombard avoids the attempt from Henderson to control.
Henderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lombard wants to finish this one by submission but Henderson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lombard.
Lombard throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lombard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lombard is looking for a kimura but Henderson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lombard to get the leverage.
Henderson is trying to maintain the position but Lombard is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson tries to roll over but Lombard keeps him under control.
Henderson keeping control of the position.
Lombard is looking to take a break and control but Henderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to control but Lombard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lombard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Henderson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lombard.
Lombard stalling.
Lombard is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lombard is working for a kimura but Henderson is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard wants to work for an arm triangle but Henderson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lombard 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.
Henderson moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gektor Lombard will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lombard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henderson circles away.
Lombard throws a hook to the side of Henderson's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Henderson misses.
Henderson scores with a jab. Lombard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lombard throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Lombard misses with an uppercut. Henderson saw that one coming.
Lombard throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Lombard.
Lombard misses with a low kick.
Lombard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lombard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henderson has time to react.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Henderson throws a body punch but Lombard moves out of range.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lombard was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A cross from Lombard lands.
Lombard throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henderson lands a body shot.
Lombard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lombard throws a hook to the side of Henderson's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut there from Henderson.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lombard rather than just go for the knockout.
Henderson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lombard takes a step back to recover.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lombard is just out of range.
Lombard misses with a wild body shot.
Gektor Lombard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lombard moves out of range of the strikes.
Lombard sizes up Henderson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson sizes up Lombard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lombard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lombard avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Henderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A leg kick checked by Henderson.
Henderson stuns Lombard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lombard connects with a leg kick. Henderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Henderson scores with a hook to the body. Lombard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Henderson scores with a nice right hand.
Lombard is rocked!
Henderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lombard checks it well.
Oh Lombard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lombard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lombard looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Lombard seems to have got his legs back now.
Henderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lombard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lombard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lombard. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Henderson looking to score a takedown here. Lombard is defending well but Henderson drives through and ends up in Lombard's guard.
Henderson stopping the sweep attempt from Lombard.
Gektor Lombard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lombard is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henderson defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Lombard is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lombard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henderson is one step ahead there.
Lombard wants to hit a switch here but Henderson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lombard there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lombard is looking to improve his position but Henderson isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lombard throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lombard throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lombard.
Lombard thuds his shin into the meat of Henderson's side.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Lombard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lombard scores with a jab to the head.
Henderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on Lombard's shoulder, as Lombard tries to avoid the shot.
Donk. Lombard catches Henderson right on the button with a cross.
Lombard just misses with a punch to the body.
Lombard lands with a kick to the ribs.
Henderson throws a front kick that sends Lombard stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Lombard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Henderson misses with a body punch
and Lombard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Henderson checks a low kick from Lombard.
Lombard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Henderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Henderson misses with an uppercut
and Lombard counters with a nice body shot.
Lombard looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
Lombard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Henderson's head.
Henderson throws a leg kick but Lombard checks it.
Lombard looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
Lombard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lombard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lombard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard fails to land the takedown.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
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!
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lombard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Henderson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lombard scrambles back to his feet.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Henderson.
Henderson avoids a kick to the body.
Lombard connects with a body shot.
Lombard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lombard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lombard moves out of range of the strikes.
Lombard cracks the inside of Henderson's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Henderson scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson takes a swing at Lombard's ribcage but misses.
Henderson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Henderson misses the jab.
Lombard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lombard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Henderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Henderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lombard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Henderson blocks a leg kick.
Henderson throws a body punch but Lombard moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Lombard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Lombard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lombard dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Henderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lombard to score with a decent uppercut.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Lombard.
A good leg kick by Lombard.
Henderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lombard avoids a kick to the body.
Lombard takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Lombard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lombard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lombard is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Henderson really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lombard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Lombard throws a head kick that misses.
Lombard takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Lombard shoots for a double leg takedown but Henderson sprawls well. He's pushed Lombard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Henderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Lombard shoots for a takedown but Henderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lombard looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
Lombard misses with a head kick.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mike Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lombard moves out of range of the leg kick from Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson tests Lombard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lombard avoids a kick to the body.
Henderson takes a swing at Lombard's ribcage but misses.
Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Lombard. Lombard gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gektor Lombard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lombard lands a right hook to the body.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson lands a nice hook to Lombard's body. Lombard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Henderson. That snapped Lombard's head back.
Henderson throws the kick towards the body but Lombard avoids it.
Henderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lombard ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Lombard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lombard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lombard moves away from the strike by Henderson.
Henderson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lombard ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Henderson moves out of range of the leg kick from Lombard.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Lombard saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Lombard lands with a right hand.
Lombard swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Lombard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Lombard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lombard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lombard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Henderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lombard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Henderson scores with a leg kick.
Lombard throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lombard. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lombard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Henderson will feel that in the morning.
Lombard throws a head kick that misses.
Lombard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson.
Lombard throws a leg kick but Henderson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombard.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lombard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lombard finds it's way through Henderson's defenses.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Lombard misses
and Henderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lombard thinking.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Lombard.
Henderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson lands with a straight right. Lombard didn't see that one coming.
Henderson throws a body kick that misses.
Henderson throws the left hand but Lombard avoids the punch easily.
Henderson lands a lovely overhand right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lazy left from Henderson finds it's target.
Lombard moves out of range of the body kick from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a body shot
and Lombard counters with a series of strikes. Henderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Henderson dominated that fourth 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!
Lombard throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Lombard misses with a head kick.
Lombard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Henderson throws a body punch but Lombard moves out of range.
Lombard scores with a nice strike.
Lombard scores with a punch to the head.
Some wild striking there from Lombard.
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on Lombard's shoulder, as Lombard tries to avoid the shot.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lombard is just out of range.
Lombard thuds his shin into the meat of Henderson's side.
Henderson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lombard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Henderson jabs at Lombard's body.
Jab, jab by Lombard - just one landing.
Henderson swings for the body but Lombard moves out of range.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lombard is just out of range.
Henderson instigates a clinch.
Henderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Lombard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henderson working aggressively here.
Henderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lombard backwards.
Henderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lombard is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Henderson to the mat. Henderson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lombard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lombard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Henderson managing to control the position.
Lombard wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Gektor Lombard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We're going to have a standup here because Gektor Lombard wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Lombard.
Lombard throws a big shot that misses.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Lombard fails to land with a series of punches.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Lombard.
Lombard scores with a shot to the body.
Henderson stuffs the takedown.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lombard throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
Lombard moves forwards but Henderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Lombard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lombard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lombard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Lombard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lombard just misses with a punch to the body.
Lombard throws a hook but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lombard.
Nice defenses there by Lombard.
Lombard avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Henderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson drops his hands momentarily and Lombard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mike Henderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Henderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Henderson.
I think Henderson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Henderson!
Mike Henderson is the new lightweight champion!
Mike Henderson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frederic Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pegg Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laurent comes to the cage accompanied by Tropa de Elite. Pegg Frost has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frederic Laurent!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pegg Frost!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurent throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frost takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Laurent swats away the attempt to clinch by Frost.
Frost tries to clinch there but Laurent circles away.
Frost darts in trying to clinch
and Laurent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laurent misses with a looping left.
Frost wants to clinch
and Laurent counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Laurent misses the target.
Frost walks into a straight right hand from Laurent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Frost.
Frost wants to clinch.
Laurent throws a sloppy head kick and Frost moves out of range easily.
Frost closes the distance but Laurent moves to the side
and Laurent counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Frost darts in trying to clinch
and Laurent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Frost tries to clinch but Laurent moves away
and Laurent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frost is looking to clinch but Laurent is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Frost blocks the low kick.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch but Laurent swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laurent blocks a head kick by Frost.
Frost moves in looking to clinch but Laurent pushes him off.
Frost takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laurent just misses with a punch to the body.
Frost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laurent feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Frosts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Frost is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Laurent knocks Frost out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frederic Laurent!
Frederic Laurent retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Frederic Laurent, 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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