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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Davy Bauwens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Takashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Takashi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davy Bauwens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Takashi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takashi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bauwens misses with a straight left.
Takashi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bauwens shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Takashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Bauwens is just out of range.
Bauwens blocks a jab.
Takashi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bauwens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takashi throws a leg kick that misses.
Takashi throws a hook to the side of Bauwens's head but Bauwens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Takashi there.
Bauwens dives in and grabs Takashi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Takashi pushes down on Bauwens's head and hops out.
Bauwens moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Takashi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauwens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takashi.
Takashi 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.
Bauwens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Takashi is fending him off so far but Bauwens persists. Nope, Takashi circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davy Bauwens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takashi throws a hook to the side of Bauwens's head but Bauwens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee Takashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takashi connects with the punch.
A jab from Takashi does it's job there.
A jab from Bauwens misses.
Takashi is looking to clinch but Bauwens is avoiding it.
A right-left combo lands from Takashi.
Takashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takashi just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bauwens is defended easily by Takashi.
Bauwens shoots in and drives through. Takashi sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takashi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bauwens checks it well.
Lee Takashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bauwens just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Takashi misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bauwens drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bauwens postures up.
Bauwens stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A cross from Takashi lands.
Takashi moves in looking to clinch but Bauwens pushes him off.
Takashi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bauwens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bauwens tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Takashi is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takashi looks to throw the jab but Bauwens is out of range.
Takashi digs a good hook to Bauwens's body.
A combination from Bauwens does no damage.
Takashi throws a hook to the side of Bauwens's head but Bauwens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takashi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bauwens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takashi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takashi lands a jab.
A jab from Takashi does it's job there.
Bauwens on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Takashi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bauwens had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Takashi wants to clinch up but Bauwens keeps it at a distance.
Takashi scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauwens moves into the clinch successfully.
Takashi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bauwens is rocked!
Takashi lands a big knee to the head and Bauwens goes down! Takashi pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Takashi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JP Mcallen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PIng Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). PIng Guerrero will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JP Mcallen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, PIng Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcallen scores with a spinning back kick!
Mcallen tries to close the distance and clinch but Guerrero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcallen gets caught flat footed, as Guerrero shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mcallen is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Guerrero has his hands clasped together but Mcallen extends an breaks Guerrero's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Mcallen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). JP Mcallen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dusty Dawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Hendi (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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dusty Dawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Hendi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Hendi. That snapped Dawn's head back.
Dawn instigates a clinch.
Dawn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dawn prevents Hendi from breaking the clinch.
Hendi wants to get back to striking at distance but Dawn won't allow it.
Hendi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dawn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hendi's efforts to push away.
Dawn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hendi is keeping busy.
Dawn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dawn has Hendi pressed against the cage, preventing Hendi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dawn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hendi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dawn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dawn is pushing Hendi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hendi takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Kim Hendi has been cut.
Dawn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dawn has Hendi pressed against the cage, preventing Hendi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dawn has Hendi pressed against the cage, preventing Hendi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hendi working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawn keeps control of Hendi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hendi wants to get back to striking at distance but Dawn won't allow it.
Hendi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dawn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hendi avoids it.
Hendi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dawns head.
Dawn lands a damaging elbow.
Dawn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dawn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dawn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hendi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dawn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dawn lands an elbow just above Hendi 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Hendi fails to land.
Dawn lands a nice elbow.
Dawn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dawn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hendi takes a knee right on the jaw!
That has opened up Kim Hendi's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawn lands an elbow that stopped Hendi in his tracks for a moment.
Dawn lands an elbow just above Hendi 's eye.
Hendi tries to break free but Dawn pushes him back against the cage.
Dawn working Hendi over with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Hendi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dawn lands an elbow inside that Hendi shrugs off.
The cut above Kim Hendi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dawn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hendi avoids it.
Dawn lands an elbow that stopped Hendi in his tracks for a moment.
Dawn lands a knee to the body.
Hendi looks gassed!
Dawn pulls guard effortlessly.
Dawn is pulling down on Hendi's head. It's preventing any offense from Hendi, at least for the moment.
Dawn scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendi misses with a body shot.
Dawn shoots in but no luck this time.
Hendi swings for the body but Dawn moves out of range.
Dawn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hendi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hendi thuds a left hand into Dawn's body.
Dawn tries to clinch but Hendi moves out of range.
Dawn tries to clinch up.
Hendi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dawn's head backwards.
Dawn wants to clinch but Hendi slips to the side
and Hendi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dawn wants to clinch
and Hendi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawn wants to clinch up but Hendi keeps it at a distance.
Dawn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dawn wants to clinch but Hendi slips to the side
and Hendi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dawn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dawn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hendi pinned against the cage. Hendi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hendi 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.
Dawn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hendi counters with a left to the body.
Dawn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hendi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hendi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hendi scores with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dawn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hendi cracks Dawn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dusty Dawn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kim Hendi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dawn takes one to the chin there.
Dusty Dawn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dawn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dawn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hendi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dawn is looking to clinch.
Dawn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dawn wants to clinch.
Hendi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dawn tries to close the distance and clinch but Hendi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dawn is looking to clinch.
Dawn tries to close the distance and clinch but Hendi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dawn gets a clinch.
Dawn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dawn with a knee to the head.
Hendi wants to break free but Dawn has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawn misses with a knee strike.
Hendi pushes Dawn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hendi is trying to push Dawn away but Dawn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dawn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dawn trying to land knees to the body.
Dawn lands a nice knee to the body.
Hendi tries to break free but Dawn pushes him back against the cage.
Hendi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dusty Dawn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hendi working hard to break the clinch.
Dawn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dawn prevents Hendi from breaking the clinch.
Hendi is trying to force a seperation but Dawn has the dominant position.
Hendi can't break the clinch.
Dawn has Hendi pressed against the cage, preventing Hendi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dawn crunches a lovely knee into Hendi's ribcage.
Hendi is breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Hendi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dawn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hendi avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dawn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hendi is defending well for now.
Dawn scores a nice knee to the body.
Dawn prevents Hendi from breaking the clinch.
Dawn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dawn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hendi blocks it with crossed arms.
Dawn lands a knee to the head.
Hendi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dawn tries to land knees in the clinch but Hendi avoids the damage to the body.
Hendi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hendi is trying to break the clinch but Dawn is controlling him.
Hendi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dawn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hendi wants to break free but Dawn has control.
Hendi tries to break the clinch but Dawn is controlling the position.
Dawn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hendi is defending well.
Dawn missing with knees to the body.
Dawn trying to control the position but instead, Hendi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dawn into the cage.
Dawn seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Hendi is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Hendi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hendi blocks an elbow strike.
Dawn is trying to stall.
Knees to the body from Dawn.
Hendi can't break the clinch.
Dawn tries to land a knee to the head but Hendi blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Dawn.
Hendi has had enough of the clinch but Dawn keeps him there for the moment.
Hendi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kim Hendi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendi tries to break free but Dawn pushes him back against the cage.
Dawn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hendi is trying to force a seperation but Dawn has the dominant position.
Dawn lands a knee to the body.
Hendi stops a takedown attempt from Dawn.
Hendi avoids the elbow strike from Dawn, against the cage.
Hendi working hard to break the clinch.
Hendi takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hendi tries to break the clinch but Dawn is controlling the position.
Dawn tries to land a knee to the head but Hendi blocks with his arms.
Hendi is looking to break free of the clinch but Dawn has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawn trying to stall but Hendi improves his position.
Hendi is trying to break the clinch but Dawn is controlling him.
Hendi tries to break the clinch but Dawn is controlling the position.
Hendi wants to get back to striking at distance but Dawn won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dusty Dawn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kim Hendi's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice body punch from Hendi.
Hendi circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dawn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hendi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hendi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hendi circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Hendi to counter with a crisp jab.
Hendi lands a jab-cross combination.
Hendi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dawn has time to react.
Kim Hendi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendi stuns Dawn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dawn is looking to clinch.
Dawn tries to clinch but Hendi moves out of range.
Dawn shoots for a takedown but Hendi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hendi punishes Dawn's body with a nice straight punch.
Dawn tries to close the distance and clinch but Hendi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dawn is looking to clinch.
Kim Hendi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hendi connects with a body shot that sends Dawn's belly button to the back.
Hendi connects with a crisp jab.
Dawn tries to clinch up but Hendi circles away and keeps his distance.
Dawn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hendi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dawn landing knees to the head.
Dawn misses with an elbow strike.
Dawn lands an elbow that stopped Hendi in his tracks for a moment.
Dawn lands a nice elbow.
Dawn prevents Hendi from breaking the clinch.
Hendi is trying to break the clinch but Dawn has him pressed against the cage.
Hendi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dawn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dawn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hendi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawn tries to land knees in the clinch but Hendi avoids the damage to the body.
Hendi tries to circle away but Dawn has him pinned against the cage.
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!
Dawn lands an elbow inside.
Dawn missing with knees to the body.
Hendi wants to break free but Dawn has control.
Dawn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dawn tries to land a knee to the head but Hendi blocks with his arms.
Dawn missing with knees to the body.
Hendi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dawn has him pressed against the cage.
Hendi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dawn has him pressed against the cage.
Hendi managing to block the knees to the body from Dawn.
Dawn lands a knee to the body.
Dawn lands a knee to the head.
Hendi avoiding damage as Dawn throws knees to the body.
Dawn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dawn throws an elbow but misses.
Hendi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dawn has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendi is trying to break the clinch but Dawn is controlling him.
Dawn misses with an elbow over the top.
Hendi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dawn has him pressed against the cage.
Hendi tries to circle away but Dawn has him pinned against the cage.
Dawn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hendi is defending well for now.
Dawn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hendi avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hendi tries to break free but Dawn pushes him back against the cage.
Dawn looking to slow down the pace here.
Hendi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hendi can't break the clinch.
Dawn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hendi tries to circle away but Dawn has him pinned against the cage.
Dawn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dawn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendi wants to break free but Dawn has control.
Hendi wants to get back to striking at distance but Dawn won't allow it.
Hendi prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dusty Dawn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dawn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hendi working hard to break the clinch.
Dawn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hendi is looking to break free of the clinch but Dawn has double underhooks.
Dawn throws an elbow but it misses.
Hendi is trying to break the clinch but Dawn is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendi is trying to force a seperation but Dawn has the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dawn prevents Hendi from breaking the clinch.
Kim Hendi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dawn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dusty Dawn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dawn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dusty Dawn!
Our winner, Dusty Dawn, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Mya Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mya Gold has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mya Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mathew Dean!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gold looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Dean gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gold misses with a double jab
and Dean counters by clinching up.
Gold takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dean tries to land a knee to the head but Gold blocks with his arms.
Dean connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gold's face.
Dean landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean lands a good knee to the midsection. Gold won't want to take too many of those.
Dean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dean working Gold over with knees to the body.
Dean scores a nice knee to the body.
Dean landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dean.
Dean scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dean obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean tries to land a knee to the head but Gold blocks with his arms.
Dean utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dean tries a knee to the head but Gold blocks it.
Gold wants to break free but Dean has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dean.
Dean scores a nice knee to the body.
Dean misses with a knee strike.
Dean unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gold lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gold blocks the elbow strike.
Dean connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gold's face.
Dean is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dean utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dean landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gold wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dean has him pressed against the cage.
Dean lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dean landing knees to the head.
Gold is trying to break the clinch but Dean has him pressed against the cage.
Dean landing knees to the body.
Gold blocks the elbow strike.
Dean with a knee to the head.
Gold takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dean lands a knee to the body.
Dean scores a nice knee to the body.
Dean landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dean looking to throw knees to the head but Gold is blocking nicely.
Gold is looking to break free of the clinch but Dean has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dean throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gold blocks it with crossed arms.
Gold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gold is looking to break free of the clinch but Dean has double underhooks.
Dean lands a nice knee to the body.
Dean lands a good knee to the midsection. Gold won't want to take too many of those.
Dean using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gold is trying to break free.
Gold takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gold can't break the clinch.
Dean unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dean lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dean scores a nice knee to the body.
Dean tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gold avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold avoiding damage as Dean throws knees to the body.
Gold is trying to push Dean away but Dean has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dean throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gold blocks it with crossed arms.
Dean has Gold pressed against the cage, preventing Gold from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dean keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gold's efforts to push away.
Dean crunches a lovely knee into Gold's ribcage.
Dean with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dean has Gold pressed against the cage, preventing Gold from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dean connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gold takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dean keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gold's efforts to push away.
Dean lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Dean dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dean moves into the clinch successfully.
Gold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dean connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dean obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dean obliges.
Dean with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dean looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mathew Dean seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees to the body from Dean.
Knees to the body from Dean.
Dean with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gold wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dean gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dean with a knee to the head.
Dean connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gold's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dean obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean crunches a lovely knee into Gold's ribcage.
Dean with a knee to the head.
Dean unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dean has Gold pressed against the cage, preventing Gold from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gold has had enough of the clinch but Dean keeps him there for the moment.
Dean using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dean lands a good knee to the midsection. Gold won't want to take too many of those.
Dean working Gold over with knees to the body.
Dean lands a nice knee to the body.
Gold avoiding damage as Dean throws knees to the body.
Dean tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gold avoids it.
Dean landing knees to the body.
Gold tries to circle away but Dean has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gold avoids it.
Dean throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gold working hard to break the clinch.
Gold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dean misses with a knee to the head.
Gold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dean closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gold circles away.
Dean blocks a head kick by Gold.
Mya Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold misses with a head kick.
Dean shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick misses from Gold.
Gold takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mya Gold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mya Gold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathew Dean.
Gold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dean tries to clinch but Gold is having none of it.
Gold misses with a head kick.
Gold connects with a high kick.
Dean has closed the distance and engaged Gold in a clinch.
Dean looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dean with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dean missing with knees to the body.
Gold wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gold is trying to push Dean away but Dean has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dean obliges.
Dean with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dean putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gold in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gold takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Dean.
Gold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gold blocks an elbow strike.
Dean scores with a knee to the head.
Dean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dean has Gold pressed against the cage, preventing Gold from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dean with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dean with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dean tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gold avoids it.
Dean throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Dean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gold throws a sloppy head kick and Dean moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Gold.
Dean moves in looking to clinch but Gold pushes him off.
Dean avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dean wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dean is defended easily by Gold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gold throws a head kick but Dean moves out of range.
Dean clinches up with Gold and pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Dean.
Gold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gold avoids the head kick by Dean.
Dean tries to clinch up but Gold circles away and keeps his distance.
Dean shoots in but Gold avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dean throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gold's waist but Gold gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dean off to one side.
Mya Gold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathew Dean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dean is defended easily by Gold.
Dean tries to close the distance and clinch but Gold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mya Gold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Gold misses.
Gold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dean moves into range and clinches up with Gold.
Dean misses with an elbow strike.
Dean misses with a knee strike.
Gold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dean utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Dean.
Gold is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dean is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dean using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gold tries to break the clinch but Dean is controlling the position.
Gold is trying to break the clinch but Dean has him pressed against the cage.
Dean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gold tries to break free but Dean pushes him back against the cage.
Gold is trying to force a seperation but Dean has the dominant position.
Gold blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dean obliges.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dean just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gold's brow.
Dean utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dean looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gold takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dean has Gold pressed against the cage, preventing Gold from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dean prevents Gold from breaking the clinch.
Dean landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dean keeps control of Gold as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gold blocks an elbow strike from Dean.
Dean unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gold lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dean putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gold in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mya Gold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mathew Dean is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dean has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mathew Dean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dean winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mathew Dean!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between jj Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krisu Leepen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leepen has chosen The Prodigy - as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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155 lbs
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, jj Mac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Krisu Leepen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Leepen.
Leepen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Leepen throws a strike aimed at the side of Mac's head but Mac avoids it well.
Mac is not content to let Leepen control the position.
Leepen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mac is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Leepen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mac takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Leepen in side control, throwing shots but Mac defends.
Mac parries the strikes from Leepen easily there. Leepen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mac to escape.
Leepen scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leepen decides to stand back up.
jj Mac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leepen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leepen slips a nice elbow through Mac's hands, connecting with Mac's forehead.
Leepen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leepen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mac's head.
Leepen throwing shots but Mac is blocking nicely.
Mac is breathing heavily.
Leepen working Mac over with strikes.
Mac knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leepen on the ground.
Leepen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Leepen thows a huge punch but Mac dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leepen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leepen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mac keeps working.
Mac avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leepen.
Leepen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mac avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leepen.
Leepen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Leepen working over Mac with some ground and pound. Mac looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Leepen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Leepen drops an elbow to the side of Mac's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leepen wants to pass to mount but Mac is defending the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Leepen is nestled in close to Mac, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mac avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leepen.
Leepen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mac keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mac has hold of Leepen's hands but Leepen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Leepen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Leepen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leepen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac taking some punishment here, with Leepen in his half guard.
Mac on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leepen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leepen thows a huge punch but Mac dodges it nicely.
Leepen is keen to just control but Mac is a slippery customer.
Leepen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mac!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leepen lands a nice shot to the head.
Leepen looking to finish Mac with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mac!
Mac is rocked!
Leepen unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Mac wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Leepen celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krisu Leepen!
A victorious Krisu Leepen 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kazuhiro Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiyama Shinichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamada comes to the cage accompanied by The Raising Fighting Spirit. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuhiro Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akiyama Shinichi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada tries to score with a low kick but Shinichi moves his leg out of the way.
Shinichi drops his hands momentarily and Yamada takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kazuhiro Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamada connects with a right hand. Shinichi shakes it off.
Yamada clobbers Shinichi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shinichi shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice body punch from Yamada.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Shinichi checks the leg kick.
Yamada is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Shinichi is looking to clinch but Yamada is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinichi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice cross by Yamada.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Yamada.
Yamada slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yamada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shinichi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi moves forwards but Yamada connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shinichi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yamada did well to prevent Shinichi getting side control.
Shinichi is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shinichi is trying to control the action in half guard but Yamada is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shinichi wants to pass the guard but Yamada is defending well.
Shinichi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada is refusing to be controlled, as Shinichi sits in half guard.
Yamada on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yamada tries to get out of the position.
Shinichi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yamada defends it well.
Shinichi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yamada is looking for a sweep. Shinichi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi wants to control but Yamada is keeping him busy.
Shinichi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Shinichi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yamada is looking to escape.
Yamada knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shinichi on the ground.
Yamada is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinichi tries to control but Yamada wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kazuhiro Yamada will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shinichi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yamada as he jumps to the side.
Shinichi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yamada tests Shinichi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yamada misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yamada scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Shinichi blocks the low kick.
Shinichi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Yamada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shinichi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shinichi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamada.
Yamada is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yamada jabs at Shinichi's body.
Yamada gets tackled into the cage by Shinichi. Shinichi maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yamada to keep the fight standing.
Shinichi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yamada to keep the fight standing.
Kazuhiro Yamada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akiyama Shinichi.
Shinichi jumps guard and drags Yamada to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Shinichi wants to sweep here but Yamada controlling him for the moment.
Shinichi being controlled here, momentarily.
Shinichi has a closed guard, preventing Yamada from standing up.
Yamada will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shinichi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shinichi keeping moving, preventing Yamada from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kazuhiro Yamada wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shinichi is defended easily by Yamada.
Shinichi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Shinichi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shinichi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamada ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yamada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yamada tests Shinichi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shinichi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuhiro Yamada dominated that second 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!
Yamada scores with a punch to the head.
Shinichi fails with the takedown.
Yamada listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yamada scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shinichi in his tracks.
Shinichi takes one to the side of the head.
Yamada tests Shinichi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shinichi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a wild combination.
Yamada lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shinichi manages to avoid it.
Kazuhiro Yamada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shinichi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yamada lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shinichi drives through with a takedown into Yamada's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Shinichi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shinichi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Shinichi wants to control from the top but Yamada keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi is pushing down on Yamada's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yamada is fighting to maintain full guard but Shinichi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Shinichi trying to control from half guard but Yamada is working away.
Shinichi has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Yamada defend it? Shinichi steps over the head and cranks it - Yamada is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Shinichi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Akiyama Shinichi!
A victorious Akiyama Shinichi 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Beginner Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sung Yong Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sung Yong Kim will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Beginner Winner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sung Yong Kim!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Kim slams his shin into Winner's torso.
Kim tries to bum rush Winner with a series of wild strikes but Winner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kim misses with a straight left.
Winner has a takedown stuffed.
Kim attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Winner changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kim looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Winner is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kim has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kim tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Winner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kim manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Winner controlling the position well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Winner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kim's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kim's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winner is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kim is defending well though. Winner let's go of the attempt for now.
Kim wants to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner is looking for the choke from the back position but Kim is controlling his hands well.
Winner is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kim has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Kim showing good submission defense here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winner is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Winner is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Kim knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Kim for a finish.
You can see the frustration on Kim's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Winner has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kim has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Winner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kim manages to reverse the position and now he's in Winner's guard. Nice work there by Kim.
Winner pulls Kim in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kim jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Winner is adopting a defensive guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Winner is on top in guard.
Winner is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Winner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Winner wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Kim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Winner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Winner advances to half guard.
Kim looking for submissions off his back.
Kim actively working from the bottom here.
Winner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Winner perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Winner passes to full mount!
Winner wants to control the pace but Kim is squirming around nicely.
Winner has control of Kim's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kim regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner controlling his opponent.
Winner prevents Kim from getting the reversal.
Winner controlling his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winner wants to take Kim's back here but Kim is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beginner Winner 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.
Winner checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Winner down.
Kim keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kim loads up on a big right hand but Winner slips the punch.
Beginner Winner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Kim walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Winner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Winner dives in and scores a takedown into Kim's guard.
Winner works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Winner prevents Kim from improving his position.
Winner trying to control from half guard but Kim is working away.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Winner is trying to work for a kimura but Kim is defending well.
Winner uses his free foot to push down on Kim's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kim.
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!
Kim is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kim is squirming around, avoiding Winner's attempts to control the action.
Winner controlling from the full mount.
Kim regains half guard.
Winner works his way into full mount!
Winner trying to control but Kim is having none of it.
Winner controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Winner controlling his opponent.
Kim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Winner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kim is looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winner controlling from the full mount.
Winner moves to back control.
Kim showing good submission defense here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner has the hooks in. Kim is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kim breaks Winner's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Winner wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Winner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kim 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.
Winner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kim is one step ahead there.
Winner controlling Kim's posture.
Winner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Beginner Winner wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Winner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kim defends it nicely.
Kim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Winner checks a low kick from Kim.
Winner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kim can do to turn this around?
Kim throws a solid leg kick but Winner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kim.
Kim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Winner checks it well.
Winner swats away the attempt to clinch by Kim.
Kim tries to clinch but Winner is having none of it.
Kim gets caught napping as Winner dives in and scores a takedown. Kim manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winner forces his way into half guard.
Kim tries to get to full guard but Winner has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beginner Winner dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kim motions for Winner to come forward. Kim throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Winner showed some decent athleticism there.
Winner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kim defends it well.
Kim tries to roll over but Winner keeps him under control.
Winner passes to side control.
Winner is trying to get an arm triangle but Kim is defending well.
Winner wants to control but Kim is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Winner's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kim actively working from the bottom here.
Kim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Winner uses his free foot to push down on Kim's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kim.
Winner is working for a guillotine from mount but Kim frees his head quite easily.
Winner is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kim to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kim shrugs it off.
Kim is desperately trying to improve his position but Winner has a good base and remains in mount.
Winner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sung Yong Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kim is surviving well by controlling Winner's body position as best he can.
Kim is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Winner has taken his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim fending off the submission attempt from Winner.
Winner looking to break Kim's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Kim remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Winner will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winner is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kim defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Kim tries to escape but Winner has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kim breaks Winner's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Winner pulls Kim in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to pass the guard but Winner is keeping the position.
Winner pulls Kim in close to prevent any damage.
Winner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kim's guard.
Winner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Winner passes Kim's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kim actively working from the bottom here.
Winner works his way into side control.
Kim is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner wants to control but Kim is keeping him busy.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Winner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kim knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kim being controlled for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winner tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Beginner Winner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Winner is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kim's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beginner Winner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Winner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beginner Winner!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clayton Hacking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaughn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Godfather . Hacking has chosen BRMC - Beat The Devil's Tattoo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Vaughn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clayton Hacking!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaughn throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hacking stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vaughn.
Vaughn lands with a good body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hacking is defended easily by Vaughn.
Hacking shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hacking takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hacking fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
James Vaughn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clayton Hacking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vaughn throws a good cross that connects.
Vaughn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hacking looks gassed!
Jab from Vaughn.
Vaughn scores with a jab to the body.
Hacking takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vaughn lands a big uppercut and Hacking crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hacking looks OK. Vaughn waves Hacking back to his feet!
Hacking is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hacking doesn't seem bothered though.
Vaughn scores with a shot to the body.
Vaughn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vaughn punishes Hacking's body with a nice straight punch.
Vaughn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hacking's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vaughn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hacking scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Vaughn connects with a solid leg kick.
Hacking takes one to the chin there.
Hacking is still on wobbly legs! Can Vaughn finish him?
Vaughn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hacking seems to have recovered his senses.
Vaughn throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vaughn.
A jab from Vaughn finds it's way through Hacking's defenses.
Vaughn throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vaughn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hacking on the side of the head.
Vaughn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vaughn throws an overhand right that drops Hacking like a sack of potatoes! Vaughn dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Vaughn!
An out of breath James Vaughn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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