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AFC - Mid-week Anarchy 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamikaze Sazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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160 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamikaze Sazuki!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sazuki lands a jab to the head.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Sazuki misses the jab.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Marcus Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Sazuki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
A punch combination from Sazuki misses.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sazuki. Sazuki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sazuki looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Sazuki slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sazuki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Sazuki counters with a nice body kick.
Sazuki misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Sazuki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sazuki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sazuki throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Sazuki counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sazuki.
Sazuki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Sazuki moves into range and connects with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Sazuki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sazuki throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Sazuki didn't see that one coming.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Johnson misses with a hook. Sazuki ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sazuki.
Johnson is rocked!
Sazuki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sazuki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Sazuki just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sazuki.
Sazuki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson takes a swing at Sazuki's ribcage but misses.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Sazuki throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Sazuki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Sazuki. Those never looked like landing.
Sazuki slips under a jab from Johnson.
Sazuki throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sazuki scores with a hook.
Sazuki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Johnson defending well as Sazuki loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson throws a combination. Sazuki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sazuki counters with a nice uppercut.
Sazuki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sazuki.
Sazuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sazuki momentarily.
Sazuki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sazuki throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sazuki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sazuki throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Sazuki connects with the punch.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Sazuki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sazuki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Sazuki slips the punch.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Sazuki thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook but Sazuki blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sazuki throws a head kick that misses.
Sazuki throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Sazuki misses with the combination.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Sazuki's body.
A slow jab from Sazuki misses its intended target.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Sazuki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson lands a jab to Sazuki's midsection.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Sazuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Johnson.
A left and a right from Sazuki both land. Nice combination.
Sazuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to bum rush Sazuki with a series of wild strikes but Sazuki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Johnson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sazuki - the referee stops the clock and Johnson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sazuki. Johnson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sazuki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson throws the left hand but Sazuki avoids the punch easily.
Sazuki ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson lands a jab.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sazuki.
Sazuki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sazuki tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson's side.
Sazuki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sazuki misses with a body shot.
Sazuki scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Sazuki.
Sazuki ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Sazuki moves out of range of the strikes.
Sazuki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnson with a jab.
Johnson cracks Sazuki with a good jab.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sazuki moves away.
Sazuki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sazuki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sazuki lands with a nice body punch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Sazuki looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Sazuki.
Sazuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sazuki.
Some wild striking there from Sazuki.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sazuki just misses with a punch to the body.
Sazuki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Sazuki scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Sazuki misses the shot to the body.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Sazuki.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Sazuki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sazuki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sazuki misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sazuki is looking to land body kicks.
Sazuki ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Sazuki ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A left and a right from Sazuki both land. Nice combination.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws the left hand but Sazuki avoids the punch easily.
Sazuki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Sazuki moved out of range nicely.
Sazuki slips a jab from Johnson.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Sazuki misses with the combination.
Sazuki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sazuki defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Sazuki moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Sazuki thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Sazuki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Sazuki.
Sazuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sazuki ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Sazuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sazuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kamikaze Sazuki will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Sazuki makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Johnson really felt that one!
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Sazuki slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Sazuki moves out of range.
Sazuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sazuki moves away.
Sazuki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sazuki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Sazuki lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sazuki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sazuki lands with a nice body punch.
Sazuki throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Sazuki misses.
Sazuki throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a jab when Sazuki was well out of range.
Kamikaze Sazuki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sazuki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sazuki.
Sazuki defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Sazuki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sazuki.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sazuki defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Sazuki misses with a body shot.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sazuki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Kamikaze Sazuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sazuki.
Sazuki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sazuki's head backwards.
Sazuki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sazuki is breathing heavily.
Sazuki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sazuki misses with a body shot.
Sazuki misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Sazuki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Sazuki's body.
Johnson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson with a hook.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sazuki drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Sazuki moves away and avoids it.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Sazuki is out of range.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Sazuki moves away and avoids it.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sazuki.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
letting Sazuki counter with a right hand.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sazuki misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Sazuki staying out of range there.
Sazuki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sazuki lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sazuki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sazuki sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Sazuki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sazuki lands a high kick!
Sazuki throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a hook. Sazuki ducked under it nicely.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Sazuki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sazuki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Sazuki's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sazuki lands with a nice body kick.
Sazuki staying out of range there.
Donk. Johnson catches Sazuki right on the button with a cross.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Sazuki counters with a stiff right hand.
Sazuki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sazuki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sazuki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sazuki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Sazuki throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sazuki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sazuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Sazuki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sazuki jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Sazuki avoids nicely.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sazuki throws out the jab.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Sazuki.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Sazuki counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Sazuki to acknowledge the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Sazuki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sazuki has time to react.
Sazuki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sazuki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sazuki throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Sazuki moved out of range.
Sazuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson moves out of range as Sazuki strikes.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Johnson misses with a left hand
enabling Sazuki to counter with a crisp jab.
Sazuki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sazuki throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Sazuki saw that one coming.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Sazuki didn't see that one coming.
Sazuki misses with a head kick.
Sazuki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sazuki misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sazuki misses with a low kick.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Sazuki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sazuki is just out of range.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sazuki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Sazuki looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Sazuki throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Sazuki counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Johnson with a jab.
Sazuki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sazuki swinging wildly here.
Sazuki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Sazuki moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson catches Sazuki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sazuki misses with an uppercut.
Sazuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sazuki.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Sazuki.
Sazuki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sazuki. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson cracks Sazuki with a good jab.
Johnson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sazuki.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Sazuki avoids nicely.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Sazuki backpedaling.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sazuki. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sazuki shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Johnson eats them both and turns towards Sazuki to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sazuki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sazuki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Sazuki.
Sazuki ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kamikaze Sazuki.
Well Sazuki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Kamikaze Sazuki!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Kamikaze Sazuki!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Kamikaze Sazuki!
Kamikaze Sazuki wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Kamikaze Sazuki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takuma Uchida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uchida's entrance music is Pride. A fine choice. Jesus Gutierrez has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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144 lbs
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143 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takuma Uchida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus Gutierrez !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uchida scores a takedown into full mount!
Gutierrez is trying desperately to improve position.
Uchida tries to control but Gutierrez wriggling away.
Uchida fails to take his opponent's back.
Gutierrez tries to hold on but Uchida pushes him away.
Uchida trying to control but Gutierrez is having none of it.
Uchida fails to move to back control.
Uchida tries to control but Gutierrez wriggling away.
Gutierrez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gutierrez is squirming around, avoiding Uchida's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez working to try and regain half guard.
Uchida looking to control but Gutierrez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Uchida unloads with some shots from mount but Gutierrez bucks and avoids them well.
Uchida jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Gutierrez is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Gutierrez and Uchida has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Uchida working the strikes but Gutierrez uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Gutierrez wants to get back to full guard.
Uchida is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uchida passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gutierrez !
Uchida prevents Gutierrez from getting the reversal.
Uchida working for a submission but Gutierrez is keeping him at bay.
Gutierrez is squirming around, avoiding Uchida's attempts to control the action.
Gutierrez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uchida jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gutierrez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gutierrez is not content to let Uchida control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez tries to bench press Uchida off him but Uchida keeps the position.
Uchida is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gutierrez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gutierrez is not content to let Uchida control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gutierrez gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gutierrez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Uchida throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uchida jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gutierrez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Uchida is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gutierrez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gutierrez prevents Uchida from improving position.
Gutierrez can't do much from the bottom here.
Gutierrez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Uchida is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gutierrez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Uchida is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gutierrez sees it coming and defends easily.
Gutierrez is refusing to be controlled, as Uchida sits in half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Uchida is working for a submission of some sort.
Uchida wants to work for an arm triangle but Gutierrez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gutierrez wants to control but Uchida is keeping busy.
Uchida uses his free foot to push down on Gutierrez 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gutierrez .
Gutierrez is squirming around, avoiding Uchida's attempts to control the action.
Uchida avoids the attempt from Gutierrez to control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Uchida throwing strikes here but Gutierrez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gutierrez tries to hold on but Uchida postures up.
Uchida looking to secure an arm triangle but Gutierrez defends it well.
Uchida swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Gutierrez is now in Uchida's guard. A big mistake from Uchida there, giving up the dominant position!
Uchida keeping moving, preventing Gutierrez from controlling successfully.
Uchida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gutierrez is one step ahead there.
Uchida keeping moving, preventing Gutierrez from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Uchida is trying to control the position but Gutierrez postures up.
Uchida working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gutierrez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gutierrez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Uchida is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gutierrez passes Uchida's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gutierrez wants to take a breather but Uchida is having none of it.
Uchida trying to control here.
Uchida is not content to let Gutierrez control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez slows the pace down in half guard.
Uchida looking for a kimura from the bottom but Gutierrez passes into side control!
Gutierrez wants to control but Uchida is keeping him busy.
Uchida stops Gutierrez from passing to mount.
Uchida sneaks back into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uchida won't allow Gutierrez to pass to mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Uchida looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Uchida tries to get to full guard but Gutierrez has control of the leg.
Uchida looking for submissions off his back.
Gutierrez is pressing down on Uchida's thigh, looking to free his foot. Uchida is holding on for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uchida is trying to control but Gutierrez passes into side control!
Gutierrez avoids the strikes from the bottom by Uchida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takuma Uchida dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gutierrez tries to sprawl but Uchida drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Uchida controlling the pace.
Uchida is working for a submission of some sort.
Uchida is working for a kimura but Gutierrez is defending it quite comfortably.
Uchida trying to pass the guard but Gutierrez defending well.
Gutierrez wants to improve his position but Uchida is controlling well.
Uchida trying to pass the guard but Gutierrez defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchida is trying to work for a kimura but Gutierrez is defending well.
Uchida wants to work for an arm triangle but Gutierrez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Uchida wants to control but Gutierrez is keeping him busy.
Gutierrez is trying to maintain the position but Uchida is very close to passing his half guard.
Uchida is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Uchida throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uchida uses his free foot to push down on Gutierrez 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gutierrez .
Gutierrez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gutierrez tries to get to full guard but Uchida has control of the leg.
Uchida is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gutierrez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Uchida is working for a kimura but Gutierrez is defending it quite comfortably.
Uchida wants to pass the guard but Gutierrez is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchida is trying to control. Gutierrez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gutierrez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gutierrez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gutierrez is trying to maintain the position but Uchida is very close to passing his half guard.
Uchida is trying to work for a kimura but Gutierrez is defending well.
Gutierrez is trying to maintain the position but Uchida is very close to passing his half guard.
Uchida looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uchida is looking for a kimura but Gutierrez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Uchida to get the leverage.
Gutierrez is trying to control but can't.
Uchida is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gutierrez sees it coming and defends easily.
Uchida is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gutierrez trying to control from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Uchida is trying to control. Gutierrez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Uchida is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gutierrez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gutierrez trying to control from the bottom.
Uchida is trying to control the action in half guard but Gutierrez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Uchida is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Uchida is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Gutierrez still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Gutierrez has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Gutierrez wants to control but Uchida is keeping him busy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Uchida is trying to improve his position.
Gutierrez trying to control the position but Uchida is working away.
Uchida manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gutierrez is defending against the submission attempts here by Uchida.
Gutierrez wants to control but Uchida is keeping busy.
Jesus Gutierrez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Uchida wants to pass to mount but Gutierrez is defending the position.
Gutierrez is looking for a sweep. Uchida is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gutierrez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Uchida is trying to control the action in half guard but Gutierrez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Uchida not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Uchida is trying to control the action in half guard but Gutierrez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Uchida 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.
Uchida throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Uchida looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gutierrez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gutierrez keeping moving, preventing Uchida from controlling successfully.
Uchida preventing the sweep.
Uchida is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gutierrez controls Uchida momentarily but Uchida frees himself.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez keeping full guard, as Uchida tries to pass.
Gutierrez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Uchida controls the pace.
Uchida postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gutierrez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Uchida can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gutierrez keeping moving, preventing Uchida from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uchida thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gutierrez has his foot on Uchida's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Uchida works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takuma Uchida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Uchida 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Takuma Uchida!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Takuma Uchida!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Takuma Uchida!
Takuma Uchida wins by unanimous decision!
Takuma Uchida decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aki Sirkesalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aki Sirkesalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brett James!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sirkesalo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from James misses.
James scores with a jab. Sirkesalo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A lazy left from Sirkesalo finds it's target.
James works over Sirkesalo's head and body with a nice combination.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sirkesalo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sirkesalo swings for the body but James moves out of range.
Oooooh!!! James has knocked Sirkesalo down with a huge combo! James steps away and waves a wobbly Sirkesalo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sirkesalo is rocked!
James misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Sirkesalo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sirkesalo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James defending well as Sirkesalo loads up on a big left hand.
James finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sirkesalo seems to have got his legs back now.
Sirkesalo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James throws a nice looking combination but Sirkesalo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sirkesalo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sirkesalo.
Sirkesalo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from James.
James tries to clinch but Sirkesalo moves out of range.
Sirkesalo throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirkesalo throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sirkesalo was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
Sirkesalo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sirkesalo defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Sirkesalo.
James scores with a sloppy right hand. Sirkesalo should have avoided that one.
James throws a shot from downtown. Sirkesalo moves away and avoids it.
Sirkesalo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
A slow jab from Sirkesalo misses its intended target.
James takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Sirkesalo circles away.
James walks into a left hand.
A punch lands to the side of James 's head but he takes it in his stride.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sirkesalo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sirkesalo looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
James closes the distance and pushes Sirkesalo back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James breaks the clinch.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sirkesalo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
James slips a jab and a cross from Sirkesalo.
James takes one to the chin there.
Sirkesalo lands a jab to the nose.
No luck for James with that takedown attempt.
Sirkesalo looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
James throws a combination that misses
and Sirkesalo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
James needs to keep his hands up - Sirkesalo had a free shot at his head there.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James throws a big shot that misses.
Sirkesalo throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sirkesalo.
James shoots in looking for a takedown. Sirkesalo tries to sprawl out of it but James keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sirkesalo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aki Sirkesalo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett James.
Sirkesalo lands with an uppercut that bounces James off the cage and back into range.
James tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sirkesalo connects with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Sirkesalo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sirkesalo.
Sirkesalo throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
James is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sirkesalo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
James lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sirkesalo slips a straight right by James.
James clobbers Sirkesalo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sirkesalo missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo blocks the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sirkesalo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
James misses with a few strikes there.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sirkesalo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
James tries for a takedown but Sirkesalo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sirkesalo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
James looks gassed!
James ducks under a wild hook from Sirkesalo.
Sirkesalo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sirkesalo connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sirkesalo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sirkesalo slips a jab and a cross from James.
Sirkesalo moves out of range of the strikes.
Sirkesalo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sirkesalo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sirkesalo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sirkesalo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sirkesalo duly obliges.
Sirkesalo thows a body shot but no joy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sirkesalo was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
Sirkesalo jabs at James's body.
Sirkesalo scores with a jab.
Sirkesalo scores with a shot to the body.
Sirkesalo lands a head shot.
Sirkesalo lunges at James with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by James's hand.
Sirkesalo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
Sirkesalo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sirkesalo's corner calls for a 1-2. Sirkesalo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sirkesalo misses with a looping left.
Sirkesalo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between James's hands.
James is rocked!
James throws a sloppy body shot
and Sirkesalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Sirkesalo finish him?
Sirkesalo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sirkesalo scores with a jab.
Sirkesalo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A combination from James does no damage.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
James tries to clinch up but Sirkesalo circles away and keeps his distance.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sirkesalo.
James slips under a jab.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Sirkesalo is just out of range.
Sirkesalo misses with a straight right.
A big right from Sirkesalo misses.
Sirkesalo blocks the body kick.
Sirkesalo ducks under a wild hook from James.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sirkesalo scores with a jab. James acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
James defending well as Sirkesalo loads up on a big left hand.
Sirkesalo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
James throws a hook but Sirkesalo blocks it.
James misses with a wild combination.
James has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
James tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sirkesalo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten James somewhat.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sirkesalo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps James's head backwards.
James moves out of range as Sirkesalo strikes.
Sirkesalo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
James misses with a wild body shot.
Sirkesalo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
James connects with a body shot.
Sirkesalo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aki Sirkesalo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
James tries to move into range but Sirkesalo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
James takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sirkesalo scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sirkesalo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
James shoots in and drives through. Sirkesalo sprawls well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by James or perhaps it was just good defense by Sirkesalo which made him look bad.
Sirkesalo connects with a right hand. James shakes it off.
Sirkesalo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sirkesalo duly obliges.
Sirkesalo scores with the left hand. James knows he should have avoided that one.
James clinches.
Sirkesalo gets underhooks to prevent James's takedown attempt.
James looking to throw knees to the head but Sirkesalo is blocking nicely.
James jumps guard but Sirkesalo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sirkesalo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but James has him pressed against the cage.
Sirkesalo blocks the elbow strike.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
James manages to break the clinch.
Sirkesalo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sirkesalo.
Sirkesalo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James on the wrong end of a nice jab.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sirkesalo throws out the jab.
James is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sirkesalo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for James.
Sirkesalo scores with a crisp jab that stopped James in his tracks.
Sirkesalo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
James is looking to clinch.
James looks for a takedown but Sirkesalo sprawls well.
Sirkesalo connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Sirkesalo lands an impressive looking overhand right. James doesn't seem phased though.
Sirkesalo looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
Sirkesalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aki Sirkesalo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sirkesalo.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
Sirkesalo misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by Sirkesalo there.
Sirkesalo throws out a powerful jab.
James lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sirkesalo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brett James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sirkesalo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
James on the wrong end of a nice hook.
James throws a nice looking combination but Sirkesalo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sirkesalo defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
James slips a straight right by Sirkesalo.
Sirkesalo slips a jab from James.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
Sirkesalo scores with a nice strike.
Sirkesalo looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sirkesalo ducks under a wild hook from James.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sirkesalo.
James is breathing heavily.
Sirkesalo scores with a jab to the body.
Sirkesalo scores with a nice right hand.
James throws a shot from downtown. Sirkesalo moves away and avoids it.
Sirkesalo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
James moves into range and clinches up with Sirkesalo.
Sirkesalo can't break the clinch.
Sirkesalo tries to break free but James pushes him back against the cage.
Sirkesalo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James misses with a looping left.
James fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Sirkesalo lands.
Some wild striking there from James.
Sirkesalo scores with a jab.
Aki Sirkesalo is winning the standup battle so far.
Sirkesalo cracks a nice hook into James's ribs.
James moves in looking to clinch but Sirkesalo pushes him off.
James throws a lazy right hand but Sirkesalo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James swings and misses with a shot to the body
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sirkesalo misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sirkesalo was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James defending well as Sirkesalo loads up on a big left hand.
Sirkesalo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sirkesalo blocks a head kick by James.
Sirkesalo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sirkesalo connects with a body shot that sends James's belly button to the back.
Sirkesalo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sirkesalo lands an overhand right.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sirkesalo tests James's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sirkesalo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Sirkesalo.
Sirkesalo lands with a good body shot.
Sirkesalo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his 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!
Sirkesalo scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sirkesalo cracks James with an open hand slap.
James connects with a crisp jab.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James throws the left hand but Sirkesalo avoids the punch easily.
Sirkesalo thuds a left hand into James's body.
Nice takedown defense from Sirkesalo. No joy for James on that attempt.
Sirkesalo throws a series of strikes that have James backpedaling.
Sirkesalo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. James eats them both and turns towards Sirkesalo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sirkesalo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sirkesalo tests James's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sirkesalo cracks a nice hook into James's ribs.
James wants to clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
James takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
James slips under a jab from Sirkesalo.
Sirkesalo dips to his left and cracks James with an uppercut!
James throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sirkesalo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James misses with a looping right.
Sirkesalo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sirkesalo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
Sirkesalo cracks James with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A punch lands to the side of James 's head but he takes it in his stride.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sirkesalo circles away quickly and effectively.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo scores with a nice head shot.
Nice defenses there by James.
Sirkesalo scores with a jab to the body.
James misses the shot to the body.
Sirkesalo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sirkesalo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sirkesalo moves out of range as James strikes.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sirkesalo manages to avoid it.
Sirkesalo dodges the punch combination from James.
James throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sirkesalo counters with a straight right hand.
Sirkesalo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sirkesalo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
James misses with a hook. Sirkesalo ducked under it nicely.
Sirkesalo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo scores with a hook to the body. James takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
James misses with a wild combination.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sirkesalo moves out of range of the body kick from James.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sirkesalo, as that shot connected.
Sirkesalo lands with a good body shot.
James lands a jab to the nose.
Sirkesalo with a jab.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James misses with a double jab.
James misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aki Sirkesalo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett James.
James shoots in for a double leg but Sirkesalo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sirkesalo lands with a right hand.
Sirkesalo's jab looks to have found its range, popping James under the eye.
Good standup being displayed there by Sirkesalo as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from James does no damage.
Sirkesalo works over James's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice defenses there by James.
James shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sirkesalo counters with a nice uppercut.
Sirkesalo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
James takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
James scores with the left hand. Sirkesalo knows he should have avoided that one.
Sirkesalo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
James misses with a double jab
and Sirkesalo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps James thinking.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo lands with a cross.
Sirkesalo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
Sirkesalo is working the combinations to good effect here.
A jab from Sirkesalo finds it's way through James's defenses.
James takes one on the button.
A punch lands to the side of James 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good exchange - Sirkesalo coming out on top.
James tries to clinch but Sirkesalo moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sirkesalo takes one to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Sirkesalo as he connects with a hook.
Sirkesalo throws a hook but James blocks it.
Brett James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James lands with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aki Sirkesalo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sirkesalo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Aki Sirkesalo!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Aki Sirkesalo!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Aki Sirkesalo!
Aki Sirkesalo wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Aki Sirkesalo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Anchorez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney has chosen Tenacious D - Master Exploder as his entrance music. Paulo Anchorez had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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26
260 lbs
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265 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Anchorez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bernard Toney!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anchorez throws a sloppy body shot
and Toney counters with a left to the body.
Toney lands a head shot.
Toney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anchorez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anchorez throws a body punch but Toney moves out of range.
Toney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Toney.
It looks like Paulo Anchorez has been cut.
Anchorez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toney fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anchorez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anchorez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toney.
Toney lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anchorez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Toney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Toney connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donk. Toney catches Anchorez right on the button with a cross.
Toney scores with a jab to the body.
Toney drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Anchorez right on the button. Anchorez goes down! Toney follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Toney gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernard Toney!
Bernard Toney bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Nava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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204 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus Nava!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nava throws a shot to the body.
Nava looks to score with a jab to the body but Karlsson is just out of range.
Jesus Nava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nava.
Karlsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Nava sprawls well. He's pushed Karlsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nava avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karlsson throws a looping overhand right but Nava ducks down to avoid it.
Karlsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karlsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nava takes one to the side of the head.
Karlsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nava manages to avoid it.
Karlsson misses with a straight right.
A big left from Nava misses.
Nava swings for the body but Karlsson moves out of range.
Nava wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nava. Karlsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karlsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Nava.
Nava throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nava changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nava moves into the clinch.
Karlsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nava as Karlsson tries to tie him up.
Karlsson decides to pull guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Karlsson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Karlsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nava doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nava manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nava slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nava is looking to take a break and control but Karlsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nava's best efforts.
Nava prevents Karlsson from improving his position.
Karlsson is trying to maintain the position but Nava is very close to passing his half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlsson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nava is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Karlsson gets full guard.
Nava stands and throws Karlsson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Karlsson wants to control but Nava postures up.
Nava taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nava's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nava really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Karlsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Karlsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Karlsson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Karlsson gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Karlsson is on top in guard.
Karlsson is pushing down on Nava's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nava is fighting to maintain full guard but Karlsson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Karlsson wants to work for an arm triangle but Nava is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson trying to pass the guard but Nava defending well.
Karlsson wants to control but Nava is keeping him busy.
Karlsson moves nicely into side control.
Karlsson landing a few strikes.
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!
Karlsson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Karlsson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Nava has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Karlsson but great work by Nava.
Karlsson is looking for a sweep.
Nava decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nava.
Karlsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nava.
Nava scores with a nice strike.
Nava on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nava is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Nava misses
and Karlsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nava misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Karlsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nava misses with a looping left.
Karlsson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nava!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlsson landing punches.
Nava is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Karlsson landing punches.
Nava tries to lock up and control but Karlsson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Karlsson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Karlsson with a couple of short strikes.
Nava wants to control but Karlsson is having none of it.
Karlsson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Karlsson unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Nava wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Karlsson celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Karlsson!
A relieved looking Jimmy Karlsson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slide comes into the arena with Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful People blaring out of the sound system. Jim Beam has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kimbo Slide's chin.
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30
269 lbs
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280 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Slide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Beam!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slide manages to avoid it.
A big left from Beam misses.
Beam tries to bum rush Slide with a series of wild strikes but Slide uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slide shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Slide showed some decent athleticism there.
Slide wants to work for an arm triangle but Beam is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Beam keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Beam tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Slide has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Beam can't escape the position.
The referee warns Beam that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slide in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Slide manages to capitalize on a mistake by Beam to take his back!
Beam showing good submission defense here.
Slide has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Beam's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slide not allowing Beam to control his hands.
Slide trying to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beam preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Slide.
Slide has got one arm under Beam's chin. This could be trouble... Beam trying to control the other hand but Slide gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Beam has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kimbo Slide!
A relieved looking Kimbo Slide thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Eder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eder comes to the cage accompanied by You're the best around. Brown has chosen Don't You Give Your Love Away as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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27
179 lbs
16 - 10 - 1 |
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31
171 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Eder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Brown!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A punch lands to the side of Eder 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brown scores with a jab. Eder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Eder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eder scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brown in his tracks.
The fighters circling - Eder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown throws a hook but Eder avoids it easily.
Eder looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Eder throws a head kick that Brown semi-blocks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brown looks to land a left hand but Eder moved out of range nicely.
Brown swings for the body but Eder moves out of range.
Brown's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brown duly obliges.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Eder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eder connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Brown postures up.
Brown trying to control but Eder is working from the bottom.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eder is keeping the position for now.
Eder keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Eder has wrist control.
Brown postures up in Eder's guard and throws a big left but Eder blocks it.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eder works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown is looking to advance position but Eder has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Brown wants to control but Eder is having none of it.
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eder wants to get back to his feet but Brown is holding on tight.
Brown tries to hold on but Eder pushes him away.
Eder tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Brown slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brown desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Eder is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kyle Eder.
Eder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown with a nice cross.
Eder misses the shot to the body.
Eder throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyle Eder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Eder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eder walks into a stiff left hand from Brown.
Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Eder doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brown scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eder throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a left to the body.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eder chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Eder throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Kyle Eder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown defending well as Eder loads up on a big left hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Eder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Brown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Eder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eder breaks the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Eder thumps Brown with a low kick.
Eder throws a leg kick but Brown moved away.
Eder scores with a jab to the jaw.
Eder looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Eder takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Eder keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Eder rather than just go for the knockout.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
Eder lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
Eder tries to clinch up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Eder looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown misses with the combination.
Brown slips a jab from Eder.
Eder takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Eder throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Eder.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
Eder just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Brown dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Eder tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Eder takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brown does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Eder slips a jab from Brown.
Brown defending well as Eder loads up on a big left hand.
Eder lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Eder scores with a jab.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Eder moved out of range nicely.
Brown connects with a body shot.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Eder ducks down to avoid it.
Eder avoids the body shot from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eder.
That kick from Eder tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Eder.
Eder wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Brown takes a swing at Eder's ribcage but misses.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Eder counters with a good, hard body kick but Brown shrugs it off.
Eder throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown dives in and grabs Eder's left leg, looking for a takedown. Eder pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
Eder just misses with a punch to the body.
Eder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown throws a leg kick but Eder sees it coming and moves out of range.
Eder misses with a low kick.
Eder lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Eder.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown throws a body punch but Eder moves out of range.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eder manages to avoid it.
Eder with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown misses the jab.
Eder walks into a jab.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Eder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eder.
Eder leaves Brown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eder staying out of range there.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eder.
Brown scores with a jab to the head.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Brown bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Brown cracks Eder with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a strike aimed at the side of Eder's head but Eder avoids it well.
Brown tries to score with some ground and pound. Eder controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Brown sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Eder is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Brown creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Eder sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown tries to move to mount but Eder blocks the move with his legs.
Victor Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eder wants to control but Brown postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Brown trying to control the position but Eder is working away.
Eder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brown working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Brown working the ground and pound but Eder is defending the strikes.
Brown advances to full mount.
Eder blocking the ground and pound.
Brown sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Brown thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Brown trying to control but Eder is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to finish Eder with some ground and pound. This is bad for Eder!
Brown landing punches.
Brown throwing strikes here but Eder is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Eder tries to hold on but Brown postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brown controlling from the full mount.
Brown scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Eder?
Kyle Eder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eder is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns Eder that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Eder is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eder avoids a series of strikes thrown by Brown.
Brown loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Eder scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Brown land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Brown stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Brown!
Our winner, Victor Brown, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ketsuno Anajo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anajo comes to the cage accompanied by Ghostbusters. Jonathan Hawkins has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ketsuno Anajo's chin.
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137 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ketsuno Anajo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins takes a swing at Anajo's ribcage but misses.
Anajo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hawkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anajo manages to avoid it.
Anajo thuds his right hand into Hawkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Anajo thuds a left hand into Hawkins's body.
Anajo lands a jab to the nose.
Hawkins misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Anajo.
Anajo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hawkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hawkins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawkins throws a hook to the side of Anajo's head but Anajo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anajo ducks under a wild hook from Hawkins.
Anajo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawkins.
A big left from Hawkins misses.
Anajo connects with the punch.
Anajo throws a front kick aimed at Hawkins's knee but Hawkins avoids it well.
Anajo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawkins swings for the body but Anajo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hawkins checks a leg kick.
Ketsuno Anajo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anajo closes the distance and pushes Hawkins back into the cage.
Hawkins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Anajo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hawkins misses with some punches.
Anajo stalling.
Hawkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hawkins avoids the elbow strike from Anajo, against the cage.
Hawkins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hawkins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Hawkins - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hawkins tries to work over Anajo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anajo is pressed up against the cage. Hawkins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anajo down to the mat. Anajo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anajo.
Anajo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hawkins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ketsuno Anajo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Hawkins.
Anajo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anajo thuds his right hand into Hawkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hawkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anajo.
Anajo scoring well with a low kick there.
Hawkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anajo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hawkins's head.
Anajo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hawkins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Anajo.
Hawkins closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Anajo's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Anajo looking for a sweep. Not yet Anajo, not yet.
Hawkins trying to control but Anajo is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins passes into half guard.
Anajo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hawkins working Anajo over with strikes.
Hawkins trying to control from half guard but Anajo is working away.
Hawkins stalling away here and it's allowed Anajo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Anajo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Anajo trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anajo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hawkins wants to pass the guard but Anajo is keeping the position.
Anajo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hawkins trying to control but Anajo is working from the bottom.
Anajo is looking to sweep but instead, Hawkins has passed into half guard.
Anajo gets back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins stopping the sweep attempt from Anajo.
Anajo keeping full guard, as Hawkins tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anajo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hawkins is one step ahead there.
Hawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Anajo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins looking to pass the guard.
Hawkins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Anajo has his hands on Hawkins's head, controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anajo connects with a leg kick. Hawkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jab, jab by Hawkins - just one landing.
Hawkins thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hawkins is defended easily by Anajo.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins takes a swing at Anajo's ribcage but misses.
Hawkins misses the body punch
and Anajo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Anajo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Anajo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hawkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anajo staying out of range there.
Anajo misses with a double jab.
Anajo lands a jab to Hawkins's midsection.
Anajo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawkins.
Hawkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anajo.
Hawkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Anajo tries to work over Hawkins's front leg with a kick but Hawkins checks it.
Anajo throws a nice head kick!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Anajo slaps away a takedown attempt from Hawkins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hawkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anajo. Anajo obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hawkins looks to land a right hand but Anajo moved out of range.
Anajo throws a chopping leg kick but Hawkins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice takedown defense from Anajo. No joy for Hawkins on that attempt.
Anajo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hawkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Anajo throws a leg kick that misses.
Anajo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hawkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anajo lands a really nice looking cross but Hawkins seems unphased.
Hawkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hawkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anajo scoring well with a low kick there.
Hawkins throws a hook to the side of Anajo's head but Anajo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anajo digs a good hook to Hawkins's body.
Anajo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Hawkins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Anajo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anajo wants to clinch up but Hawkins keeps it at a distance.
Anajo scores with a leg kick.
Hawkins connects with a body shot that sends Anajo's belly button to the back.
Anajo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawkins moves away.
Anajo throws a body punch but Hawkins moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Anajo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hawkins tries for a takedown but Anajo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anajo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anajo, right into the meat.
Anajo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hawkins looks gassed!
Hawkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anajo's waist but Anajo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hawkins off to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Anajo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ketsuno Anajo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Anajo. Hawkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anajo misses with a hook. Hawkins ducked under it nicely.
Anajo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anajo lands with a kick to the temple. Hawkins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Anajo throws a leg kick but Hawkins moved away.
Hawkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anajo.
Ketsuno Anajo is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawkins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anajo.
Anajo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anajo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anajo is looking to wear down Hawkins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anajo wants to clinch.
Anajo feints and then cracks Hawkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawkins down.
Hawkins swings widly with a right hand
and Anajo counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anajo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anajo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anajo throws a body punch but Hawkins moves out of range.
Hawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Anajo moves away from the strike by Hawkins.
Jab from Hawkins.
Anajo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anajo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hawkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anajo can pounce on him.
Hawkins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anajo defends it nicely.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.
Anajo lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anajo misses the shot to the body.
Anajo misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Hawkins blocks the low kick.
Anajo lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Anajo. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anajo throws a leg kick which misses Hawkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Hawkins tries to avoid it.
Anajo lands with a shot to the body.
Anajo swinging wildly here.
Jab by Hawkins.
Anajo catches Hawkins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hawkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawkins misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anajo throws a front kick aimed at Hawkins's knee but Hawkins avoids it well.
Hawkins jabs at Anajo's body.
Anajo punishes Hawkins's body with a nice straight punch.
Hawkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hawkins takes one to the side of the head.
Hawkins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Anajo darts in and clinches Hawkins up against the cage.
A short left from Anajo.
Hawkins wants to take the fight to the mat but Anajo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ketsuno Anajo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Hawkins.
Anajo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hawkins or not.
Hawkins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Anajo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hawkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anajo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hawkins drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anajo scores with a hook to the body.
Anajo is trying to stall.
Anajo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anajo.
Anajo lands with a nice body punch.
Ketsuno Anajo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hawkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anajo.
Anajo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anajo throws a front kick that sends Hawkins stumbling back into the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anajo throws a series of punches but Hawkins avoids them all with ease.
Anajo lands a glancing blow to the side of Hawkins's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Anajo. Hawkins shrugs it off though.
A good leg kick by Anajo.
Anajo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hawkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hawkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anajo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hawkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hawkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Anajo rushes Hawkins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anajo scores with a hook to the body.
Anajo leaning against his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anajo managing to block the knees to the body from Hawkins.
Anajo avoiding damage as Hawkins throws knees to the body.
Anajo managing to block the knees to the body from Hawkins.
Anajo manages to break the clinch.
Hawkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anajo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawkins.
Anajo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Anajo lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Anajo finds it's way through Hawkins's defenses.
Hawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anajo moves away.
Anajo throws a shot to the body.
Hawkins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hawkins is rocked!
Anajo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anajo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anajo was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawkins.
Hawkins throws a body punch but Anajo moves out of range.
Anajo lands a nice shot to the body.
Anajo throws a leg kick which misses Hawkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Hawkins tries to avoid it.
Hawkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anajo.
Hawkins misses with a body shot.
Anajo scoring well with a low kick there.
Anajo swings for the body but Hawkins moves out of range.
Anajo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anajo swings for the body but Hawkins moves out of range.
Anajo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hawkins checks a leg kick.
Hawkins misses with a wild body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Anajo cracks Hawkins with an open hand slap.
Hawkins shoots in looking for a takedown but Anajo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hawkins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hawkins throws a big shot that misses.
Hawkins is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Hawkins moves out of range of the body kick from Anajo.
Anajo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anajo throws a sloppy body shot
and Hawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Anajo punishes Hawkins's body with a nice straight punch.
Anajo scores with a nice head shot.
Anajo swings for the body but Hawkins moves out of range.
A lazy left from Hawkins finds it's target.
Anajo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with a right hand
and Anajo counters with a stiff right hand.
Hawkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anajo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hawkins on the side of the head.
Jonathan Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ketsuno Anajo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins shoots in for a double leg but Anajo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anajo connects with a nice looking jab.
Hawkins cracks Anajo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anajo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawkins.
Anajo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawkins takes a swing at Anajo's ribcage but misses.
Anajo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hawkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hawkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anajo 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!
A shot to the liver by Anajo. Beautiful body shot.
Anajo is looking to clinch but Hawkins is avoiding it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anajo, as that shot connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ketsuno Anajo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anajo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Ketsuno Anajo!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Ketsuno Anajo!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Ketsuno Anajo!
Ketsuno Anajo wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Ketsuno Anajo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Jorgenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorgenson comes to the cage accompanied by Made You Look by Nas. Spencer Jorgenson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spencer Jorgenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Jacob Donovan has been cut.
Jorgenson connects with a leg kick. Donovan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jorgenson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donovan slaps away a takedown attempt from Jorgenson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Donovan throws out a loose jab but Jorgenson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donovan throws an off balance right hand
and Jorgenson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donovan takes a swing at Jorgenson's ribcage but misses.
Donovan throws an overhand right that lands on Jorgenson's shoulder, as Jorgenson tries to avoid the shot.
Jorgenson moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Donovan goes down! Can Jorgenson finish him!?
Donovan is rocked!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jorgenson won't allow Donovan to sweep him here.
Donovan is still in real trouble! Can Jorgenson finish him?
Jorgenson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Donovan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jorgenson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jorgenson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donovan is keeping the position for now.
Jorgenson passes Donovan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Donovan seems to have recovered his senses.
Jorgenson seems to be working for a kimura but Donovan defends the submission attempt.
Donovan is defending against the submission attempts here by Jorgenson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgenson is working for a submission of some sort.
Jorgenson is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Donovan is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Spencer Jorgenson!
Spencer Jorgenson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Corpus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tallak Hrolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tallak Hrolf is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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295 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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305 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Corpus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tallak Hrolf !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corpus throws a series of punches but Hrolf moves out of range.
Corpus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hrolf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hrolf keeps the fight on the outside.
Hrolf gets a double leg takedown into Corpus's guard.
Corpus is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hrolf is controlling him.
Corpus controls Hrolf momentarily but Hrolf frees himself.
Hrolf stops Corpus from standing up.
Corpus keeping moving, preventing Hrolf from controlling successfully.
Corpus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hrolf loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Corpus keeping moving, preventing Hrolf from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hrolf thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrolf shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Corpus sprawls well. Corpus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hrolf gets slowly back to his feet.
Corpus tries to clinch but Hrolf is having none of it.
Hrolf scores a takedown into full mount!
Corpus looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Hrolf looking to finish with strikes here!
Hrolf throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Corpus because Hrolf loaded up on that one.
Corpus working to try and regain half guard.
The referee warns Corpus that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hrolf is landing with some decent strikes but Corpus is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hrolf working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Corpus is rocked!
It looks like John Corpus has been cut.
Hrolf is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Corpus goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Hrolf !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tallak Hrolf !
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FIGHT
RATING
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