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Valhalla 77: Tokyo PPV PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vas Vas Vas O Paraskeuas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Funny Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Paraskeuas comes to the cage accompanied by Vas Vas Vas o paraskevas . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vas Vas Vas O Paraskeuas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Funny Jobber!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Paraskeuas tries to bum rush Jobber with a series of wild strikes but Jobber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Paraskeuas throws a right and a left that Jobber avoids nicely.
O Paraskeuas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. O Paraskeuas showed some decent athleticism there.
Jobber has hold of O Paraskeuas's hands but O Paraskeuas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
O Paraskeuas is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jobber sees it coming and defends easily.
Jobber manages to get to full guard.
O Paraskeuas has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Jobber to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! O Paraskeuas is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Jobber pulls down on the head and he's put O Paraskeuas to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Funny Jobber!
Funny Jobber managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brute, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Steel!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon shoots for a double leg takedown but Steel sprawls well. He's pushed Pendragon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pendragon throws a head kick but Steel moves out of range.
Pendragon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A clash of legs there as Pendragon blocks the low kick.
Steel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pendragon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Pendragon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel is looking to clinch.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pendragon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steel moves to clinch but Pendragon breaks away
and Pendragon counters with a single leg into guard. Steel didn't expect that.
Pendragon wants to pass the guard but Steel is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel working for a triangle but Pendragon defends it easily.
Steel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pendragon pushes down on Steel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Steel is trying to maintain the position but Pendragon is very close to passing his half guard.
Pendragon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steel defending well though.
Steel wants to get back to his feet.
Pendragon wants to free his trapped foot but Steel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel wants to control but Pendragon is keeping busy.
Steel is not content to let Pendragon control the position.
Pendragon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steel defending well though.
Pendragon has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pendragon punching from mount but Steel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pendragon looking to secure an arm triangle but Steel defends it well.
Steel really wants to buck Pendragon off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel is desperately trying to improve his position but Pendragon has a good base and remains in mount.
Steel wants to hold on but Pendragon pushes him away.
Pendragon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Steel has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Steel is trying desperately to improve position.
Steel defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pendragon.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pendragon looking to finish with strikes here!
Pendragon is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Steel to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Steel shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pendragon dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel is in all sorts of trouble here.
Steel wants to control but Pendragon is having none of it.
Pendragon trying to control but Steel is having none of it.
Steel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pendragon goes for an armbar but Steel turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Steel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Pendragon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Steel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pendragon throws out the jab.
Steel blocks a head kick by Pendragon.
Pendragon throws a sloppy head kick and Steel moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel closes the distance and clinches.
Steel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pendragon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Steel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Steel tries to land knees in the clinch but Pendragon avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pendragon's face.
It looks like Mike Pendragon has been cut.
Steel cracks Pendragon with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Steel trying to land knees to the body.
Steel working Pendragon over with knees to the body.
Steel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel lands a knee to the head.
Pendragon managing to block the knees to the body from Steel.
Pendragon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Steel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steel landing knees to the head.
Pendragon is rocked!
Pendragon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Steel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jim Steel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries to land knees in the clinch but Pendragon avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Steel.
Steel missing with knees to the body.
Steel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pendragon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Steel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Steel looking to throw knees to the head but Pendragon is blocking nicely.
Steel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Steel missing with knees to the body.
Steel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Steel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Steel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel working Pendragon over with knees to the body.
Pendragon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Steel trying to land knees to the body.
Steel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pendragon is defending well for now.
Pendragon managing to block the knees to the body from Steel.
Steel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pendragon avoids it.
Steel has Pendragon pressed against the cage, preventing Pendragon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Steel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel missing with knees to the body.
Steel lands a good knee to the midsection. Pendragon won't want to take too many of those.
Steel misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries to land a knee to the head but Pendragon blocks with his arms.
Steel looking to throw knees to the head but Pendragon is blocking nicely.
Steel misses with a knee strike.
Pendragon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pendragon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steel tries to land a knee to the head but Pendragon blocks with his arms.
Steel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pendragon.
Steel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pendragon looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Steel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Pendragon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pendragon has his takedown stuffed
and Steel counters with a low kick, right behind Pendragon 's knee.
Pendragon has his takedown stuffed
and Steel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pendragon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steel counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Pendragon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel looks to clinch
and Pendragon counters with a straight right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steel.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Steel tries to clinch but Pendragon is having none of it.
Mike Pendragon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pendragon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steel circles away quickly and effectively.
Jim Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steel forces Pendragon back against the cage and clinches.
Steel tries to land knees in the clinch but Pendragon avoids the damage to the body.
Pendragon is working for takedown but Steel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Steel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steel with a knee to the head.
Steel missing with knees to the body.
Steel lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon managing to block the knees to the body from Steel.
Steel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pendragon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Steel.
A shot in the inside from Steel.
Mike Pendragon's cut is getting worse.
Steel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pendragon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Steel tries to land knees in the clinch but Pendragon avoids the damage to the body.
Steel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pendragon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Steel.
Steel missing with knees to the body.
Steel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pendragon is defending well for now.
Steel tries a knee to the head but Pendragon blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel trying to land knees to the body.
Steel tries to throw a body punch but Pendragon avoids it by throwing Steel back against the cage.
Pendragon can't break the clinch.
Pendragon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steel keeps control of Pendragon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pendragon is defending well for now.
Steel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pendragon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pendragon blocks it with crossed arms.
Pendragon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pendragon.
Pendragon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Steel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Steel drives through and clinches with Pendragon against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Steel working Pendragon over with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Steel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Steel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Steel!
Jim Steel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacko Anselmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anselmo has chosen Amon Amarth-DEATH IN FIRE as his entrance music. Jacko Anselmo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tony Stark's chin.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacko Anselmo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Anselmo misses its intended target.
A big right from Anselmo misses.
Anselmo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stark counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Anselmo misses.
Stark thows a body shot but no joy.
Anselmo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Stark. Those never looked like landing.
Stark throws a shot from downtown. Anselmo moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stark counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anselmo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anselmo misses with an uppercut. Stark saw that one coming.
Stark lands with an uppercut that bounces Anselmo off the cage and back into range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Stark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anselmo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tony Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo ducks under a wild hook from Stark.
Anselmo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Stark does no damage.
Stark throws a jab when Anselmo was well out of range.
Stark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anselmo.
Anselmo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stark lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Anselmo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anselmo defending well as Stark loads up on a big left hand.
Anselmo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anselmo looks to land a right hand but Stark moved out of range.
Anselmo looks to land a right hand but Stark moved out of range.
Stark thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a jab but it's blocked by Anselmo.
Stark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
Stark misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Anselmo misses.
Stark takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stark dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Anselmo ducks under a wild hook from Stark.
Crunch! Stark slams his shin into Anselmo's torso.
Stark throws the left hand but Anselmo avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Stark misses its intended target.
Stark connects with the punch.
Stark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stark stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo throws a lazy right hand but Stark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anselmo feints a jab promting Stark to slip. Anselmo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stark slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A punch combination from Stark misses.
Stark throws an overhand right that lands on Anselmo's shoulder, as Anselmo tries to avoid the shot.
Stark throws a series of punches but Anselmo avoids them all with ease.
Stark misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo misses with a combination
and Stark counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anselmo thinking.
Anselmo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stark moves out of range as Anselmo strikes.
Anselmo takes one to the side of the head.
Stark misses with a double jab.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anselmo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stark.
Stark lands with a straight right. Anselmo didn't see that one coming.
Anselmo scores with a hook to the body. Stark takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anselmo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stark misses with an uppercut.
Anselmo checks a leg kick nicely.
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark looks to score with a jab to the body but Anselmo is just out of range.
Stark swings for the body but Anselmo moves out of range.
A combination from Anselmo does no damage.
Anselmo moves out of range of the strikes.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anselmo misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stark dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Anselmo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anselmo dodges the punch combination from Stark.
Stark connects with an inside leg kick.
Stark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anselmo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stark.
Stark misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Stark has knocked Anselmo down with a huge combo! Stark steps away and waves a wobbly Anselmo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Jacko Anselmo has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anselmo.
Stark loads up on a big right hand but Anselmo slips the punch.
Stark scoring well with a low kick there.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
Anselmo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anselmo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Anselmo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stark wants to land a leg kick but Anselmo is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Stark misses the target.
Stark lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stark.
Stark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Stark misses.
Anselmo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anselmo's sensitive parts.
Stark connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anselmo avoids the body shot from Stark.
Tony Stark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anselmo circles away quickly and effectively.
Stark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anselmo can do to turn this around?
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anselmo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anselmo misses with a body punch
and Stark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anselmo misses with the combination.
Jacko Anselmo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anselmo misses with a hook. Stark ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Stark finds it's way through Anselmo's defenses.
Stark swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Stark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stark has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Stark!
Tony Stark very nearly forgot to thank Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Izanagami Kami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luigi Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izanagami Kami has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Izanagami Kami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luigi Fry!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kami stuffs the takedown attempt from Fry. Fry gets slowly back to his feet.
Fry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kami defends it nicely.
Kami will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fry bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kami tries to buck Fry off but Fry is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fry is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kami knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kami tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fry wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fry trying to control the action but Kami is working from the bottom.
Fry is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kami is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kami tries to bench press Fry off him but Fry keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry landing strikes.
Fry tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fry has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fry looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kami sneaks back into half guard.
Kami tries to roll over but Fry keeps him under control.
Kami moves into full guard.
Kami throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kami has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fry has managed to get both his arms back between Kami's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fry is in close to Kami's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fry postures up and lands a big shot to Kami's brow.
Fry stands and throws Kami's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kami manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fry's best efforts.
Fry is working for a kimura but Kami is defending it quite comfortably.
Fry wants to work for an arm triangle but Kami is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kami actively working from the bottom here.
Kami wants to stand back up but Fry manages to pass into side control.
Fry wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kami, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kami manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fry 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.
Kami kicks Fry off and gets back to his feet.
Kami tries to close the distance and clinch but Fry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck for Fry with that takedown attempt.
Izanagami Kami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luigi Fry.
Fry misses with a takedown attempt - Kami sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fry shoots for a double leg takedown but Kami sprawls well. He's pushed Fry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kami displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fry throws out the jab.
Fry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kami is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kami is working hard here to advance position.
Kami tries to buck Fry off but he can't manage it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fry trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kami tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fry in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fry looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Fry looking for a guillotine from mount but Kami is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luigi Fry dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fry throws a hook but Kami avoids it easily.
Kami rushes Fry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fry blocking some punches.
Fry fails to pull guard.
Kami gets underhooks to prevent Fry's takedown attempt.
Kami lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Kami.
Fry gets underhooks to prevent Kami's takedown attempt.
Kami lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kami misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kami.
Kami lands a shot to the body.
Fry is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kami to keep the fight standing.
Izanagami Kami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luigi Fry.
Fry tries to pull guard but Kami won't allow it.
Kami misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Kami.
Kami working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kami lands a shoulder strike.
Kami lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kami lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fry is breathing heavily.
A short right from Kami.
Kami lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kami.
A left hand lands to the body for Kami.
Fry fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Kami.
Kami throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frys head.
Kami lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fry backwards.
Kami lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kami lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kami working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fry jumps guard but Kami turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kami lands with a right to the head.
Kami lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fry backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kami manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kami keeping moving, preventing Fry from controlling successfully.
Kami wriggles free and stands up.
Fry looks for a takedown but Kami sprawls well.
Kami clinches up against the cage.
Kami jumps guard.
Fry with a nice head shot there.
Kami looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kami had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fry defends it easily.
Kami working for a triangle but Fry defends it easily.
Kami 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.
Fry wants to pass the guard but Kami is keeping the position.
Luigi Fry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fry trying to control but Kami is working from the bottom.
Fry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kami has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fry has managed to get both his arms back between Kami's legs - danger averted.
Kami looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kami keeping moving, preventing Fry from controlling successfully.
Kami has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fry is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kami looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fry drops back looking for a leg! Kami is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kami manages to kick Fry off! Fry jumps back into Kami's guard.
Kami keeping moving, preventing Fry from controlling successfully.
Kami wants to get back to his feet but Fry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kami looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fry is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kami looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izanagami Kami dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fry bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fry is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kami knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kami is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fry asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kami is not content to let Fry control the position.
Kami is looking for a sweep.
Fry scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kami is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kami wants to get back to his feet but Fry drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry controls the position.
Fry is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kami knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kami is looking for a sweep.
Fry thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kami is trying to improve his position.
Fry is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kami has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kami is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fry works to advance to full mount. Kami defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Fry lands with some strikes.
Kami is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kami is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fry with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
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!
Fry is working for a guillotine from mount but Kami frees his head quite easily.
Kami regains half guard.
Fry not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kami keeps working.
Kami is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fry pulls his head out easily.
Fry trying to control the action but Kami is working from the bottom.
Fry is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kami gets back to full guard.
Kami had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fry defends it easily.
Fry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kami works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kami is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fry defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kami keeping moving, preventing Fry from controlling successfully.
Fry stands and throws Kami's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kami is trying to get back to his feet.
Fry tries for a kimura but Kami is defending well.
Fry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kami keeps working.
Kami is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kami is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kami sneaks out the side door and pushes Fry away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luigi Fry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luigi Fry!
A victorious Luigi Fry 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze comes to the cage accompanied by John Blaze - Fat Joe Ft. Nas, Big Pun, Raekwon. Mitsuyo Maeda is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maeda moves out of range as Blaze strikes.
Maeda moves out of range as Blaze strikes.
Maeda fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Blaze to the ground. Maeda is now in Blaze's guard.
Blaze throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maeda lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Maeda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maeda makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maeda throws an elbow that misses. Blaze uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maeda's guard. Nice move by Blaze!
Maeda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maeda looking for a sweep. Not yet Maeda, not yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maeda has control of Blaze's left arm, preventing Blaze from doing any damage.
Maeda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maeda winds up and cracks Blaze with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda slips a nice elbow through Blaze's hands, connecting with Blaze's forehead.
Maeda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maeda scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Blaze avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maeda.
Blaze trying to control but Maeda postures up.
Blaze taking some punishment here, with Maeda in his half guard.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet.
Maeda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Maeda.
Maeda winds up and cracks Blaze with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maeda working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Blaze knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maeda on the ground.
Maeda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blaze with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaze tries to roll over but Maeda keeps him under control.
Blaze keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet.
Blaze avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maeda.
Blaze is looking to escape.
Maeda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maeda is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Maeda scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Blaze won't allow Maeda to pass to mount.
Blaze has hold of Maeda's hands but Maeda slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet.
Blaze taking some punishment here, with Maeda in his half guard.
Maeda landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maeda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maeda lands a nice short elbow.
Maeda scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Blaze is looking for a sweep. Maeda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maeda working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Maeda connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Maeda lands a heavy elbow.
Maeda unloading with bombs!
Maeda with the ground and pound from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maeda landing strikes, looking to finish!
Blaze is bucking up trying to escape but Maeda cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Maeda scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maeda pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Maeda in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Blaze is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Blaze in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Maeda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maeda landing strikes from the mount.
Maeda in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Maeda lands a heavy elbow.
Blaze wants to hold on but Maeda pushes him away.
Maeda punishing his opponent with strikes.
Maeda is landing with some decent strikes but Blaze is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Blaze is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Maeda landing punches.
Maeda scoring with strikes but Blaze is staying in there.
Blaze is rocked!
Maeda lands a big elbow.
Oh Blaze is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee warns Blaze that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Maeda lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maeda connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Maeda scoring with strikes but Blaze is staying in there.
Maeda has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Blaze's face.
Maeda landing strikes, looking to finish!
Maeda landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuyo Maeda dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blaze throws a poor cross that misses
and Maeda counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Blaze manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maeda manages to get himself to full guard.
Blaze seems to have got his legs back now.
Maeda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blaze tries to stand but Maeda is controlling from the bottom.
Maeda wants to sweep but no luck.
Maeda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blaze can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maeda is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maeda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maeda is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Maeda postures up.
Blaze wants to stand but Maeda is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda scoring with some ground and pound.
Maeda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maeda's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maeda lands a couple of digs.
Maeda is in close to Blaze's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Maeda postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maeda lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Maeda postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maeda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maeda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maeda tries to free his leg and advance position but Blaze is retaining full guard.
Blaze escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maeda gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maeda landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maeda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maeda is in close to Blaze's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Maeda is in close to Blaze's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Maeda working some strikes from top position.
Maeda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blaze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maeda lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maeda's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blaze can't keep his opponent in guard - Maeda advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Maeda winds up and cracks Blaze with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mitsuyo Maeda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maeda scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maeda slips a nice elbow through Blaze's hands, connecting with Blaze's forehead.
Maeda lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maeda lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blaze with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Maeda working over Blaze with some ground and pound. Blaze looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Maeda scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Blaze has hold of Maeda's hands but Maeda slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Maeda scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Maeda stops Blaze from getting back to his feet.
Maeda slips a nice elbow through Blaze's hands, connecting with Blaze's forehead.
Maeda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blaze tries to kick Maeda off but Maeda keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Maeda working over Blaze with some ground and pound. Blaze looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Maeda.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maeda lands a nice short elbow.
Blaze is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Maeda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blaze with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Maeda is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda working over Blaze with some ground and pound. Blaze looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Maeda is nestled in close to Blaze, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Blaze is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maeda scores with a couple of nice shots.
Maeda is nestled in close to Blaze, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maeda is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Maeda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maeda is nestled in close to Blaze, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maeda is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Maeda lands strikes from half guard.
Maeda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blaze with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Maeda slips a nice elbow through Blaze's hands, connecting with Blaze's forehead.
Maeda working over Blaze with some ground and pound. Blaze looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maeda working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Maeda lands strikes from half guard.
Blaze is looking to escape.
Maeda landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuyo Maeda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Blaze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaze throws a jab but it's blocked by Maeda.
Blaze lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blaze throws a jab when Maeda was well out of range.
Blaze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maeda moves away from the strike by Blaze.
Blaze throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maeda counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Maeda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maeda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maeda makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet but Maeda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Maeda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maeda is in close to Blaze's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maeda scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maeda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blaze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maeda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Maeda keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blaze's head.
Maeda lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Maeda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maeda is working Blaze over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maeda connects with a couple of short punches.
Maeda throws a big right hand that misses.
Blaze is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maeda is aware though and is defending well.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet but Maeda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maeda's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maeda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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!
Maeda is working Blaze over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maeda is working Blaze over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maeda lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blaze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maeda landing with the ground and pound.
Maeda connects with a couple of short punches.
Maeda is working Blaze over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maeda lands a couple of digs.
Maeda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maeda pushes down on Blaze's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Maeda slips a nice elbow through Blaze's hands, connecting with Blaze's forehead.
Blaze is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maeda scores with a couple of nice shots.
Maeda working the head and body with strikes.
Maeda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze taking some punishment here, with Maeda in his half guard.
Maeda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maeda wants to pass to mount but Blaze is defending the position.
Blaze is looking for a sweep. Maeda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blaze moves into full guard.
Maeda landing with the ground and pound.
Maeda postures up in Blaze's guard and throws a big left but Blaze blocks it.
Maeda lands a couple of elbows.
Maeda stops Blaze from standing up.
Maeda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maeda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda landing with the ground and pound.
Maeda is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maeda preventing the sweep.
Maeda postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maeda with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maeda works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Maeda working Blaze over with strikes.
Johnny Blaze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blaze wants to get back to full guard.
Maeda slips a nice elbow through Blaze's hands, connecting with Blaze's forehead.
Nice strikes from Maeda there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maeda working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Maeda drops an elbow to the side of Blaze's head.
Ground and pound from Maeda.
Maeda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitsuyo Maeda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maeda 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitsuyo Maeda!
Mitsuyo Maeda gave a mention to Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Vengrio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vengrio comes to the cage accompanied by Muay Thai. The crowd seem to be enjoying Blaylock's choice of entrance music: Head Like a Hole. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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287 lbs
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273 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Vengrio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Blaylock!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Blaylock.
Vengrio lands a head kick!
It looks like Dirk Blaylock has been cut.
Vengrio is looking to chop away at Blaylock's legs.
Donk. Blaylock catches Vengrio right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Arthur Vengrio has been cut.
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!
Vengrio avoids the body shot from Blaylock.
Blaylock thows a body shot but no joy.
Vengrio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Blaylock misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Blaylock.
Blaylock misses with a body shot.
Blaylock lands a left and a right that sends Vengrio crashing to the canvas! Blaylock dives into mount looking to finish!
Vengrio is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaylock loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Vengrio scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Blaylock land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Blaylock stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dirk Blaylock!
A very excited looking Dirk Blaylock made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Surge Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Donati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donati has chosen Threshold - Phenomenon as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Surge Kongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Virgil Donati!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongo misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kongo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donati just misses with a punch to the body.
Donati gets a clinch.
Kongo avoiding damage.
Kongo lands with a short shot to the head.
Donati stalling.
Kongo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Donati scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Donati.
It looks like Surge Kongo has been cut.
Donati swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donati tries to throw a body punch but Kongo avoids it by throwing Donati back against the cage.
Donati throws a punch but it's blocked by Kongo.
Donati working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donati's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Donati stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Donati goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donati working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kongo tries to throw a body punch but Donati avoids it by throwing Kongo back against the cage.
Donati doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donati lands with a left to the head.
Kongo lands a body punch.
Donati lands with a left to the head.
Donati lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kongo throws a head punch that misses.
Donati being controlled against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Donati scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo stalls.
Kongo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kongo throws a nice looking combination but Donati bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kongo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donati sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kongo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donati manages to avoid it.
A big left from Kongo misses.
Donati is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kongo.
Jab by Kongo.
Donati throws a shot to the body.
Donati throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donati just misses with a punch to the body.
Donati cracks Kongo with an open hand slap.
Kongo moves into the clinch.
Donati throws a head punch that misses.
Donati scores with a shoulder strike.
Kongo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Virgil Donati is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Kongo.
Kongo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donati throws out the jab.
Kongo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Donati looks to land a left hand but Kongo moved out of range nicely.
Kongo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donati swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donati with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donati feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kongos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Donati waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kongo.
Donati misses with a series of wild punches.
Donati throws a jab but it's blocked by Kongo.
Donati connects with a nice looking jab.
Kongo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kongo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donati closes the distance and clinches.
Donati scores with a shot to the side of Kongo's head.
Surge Kongo's cut is getting worse.
Donati lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Donati dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Surge Kongo's cut.
That's time! Kongo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Donati pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Donati misses the target.
A big left from Kongo misses.
Kongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donati.
Donati keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kongo tries to clinch but Donati is having none of it.
Kongo misses with a straight left.
Donati missing with a left hand there. Kongo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donati takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circling - Donati throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Surge Kongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Donati manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kongo scores with a decent looking hook.
Kongo misses with a looping left.
Kongo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donati rushes Kongo and presses him up against the cage.
Virgil Donati seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kongo struggles to land a body shot inside as Donati controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Donati.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Donati.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Donati creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Donati lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kongo tries to throw a body punch but Donati avoids it by throwing Kongo back against the cage.
Donati has Kongo pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo tries a body shot but Donati blocks it.
Donati stalling in the clinch but Kongo improves position.
Kongo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kongo scores with a hook to the body.
Donati swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kongo is working Donati over against the cage.
Kongo is trying to break free.
Stalling in the clinch from Donati.
Donati misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kongo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Donati misses with a punch on the inside.
Donati works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donati tries a body shot but Kongo blocks it.
Kongo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donati tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Donati on the inside.
Donati lands a nice uppercut.
Kongo is trying to trip Donati. He has hold of a leg but Donati is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kongo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Donati is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Donati wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo trying to hold on to Donati's head to control him but Donati postures up.
Well, if Donati is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Let's hope that Donati has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Virgil Donati hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Donati keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Donati misses.
A cross from Donati lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Donati showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Surge Kongo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kongo slips a straight right by Donati.
A big right from Kongo misses.
Kongo looks to land a right hand but Donati moved out of range.
Kongo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Donati. Donati circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Donati takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kongo lands a right hook to the body.
Donati misses with a looping right.
Kongo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kongo missing with a left hand there. Donati was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donati stuns Kongo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kongo is looking to clinch but Donati is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donati blocks a low kick nicely.
Donati cracks Kongo with an open hand slap.
Donati staying out of range there.
Kongo throws a right hand that Donati ducks under and follows up with a left that Donati also avoids with ease.
Kongo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donati.
Donati lands a lovely overhand right.
Donati connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kongo. Kongo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A punch combination from Donati misses.
Kongo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donati cracks Kongo with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kongo takes a swing at Donati's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Donati misses its intended target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Donati!
Surge Kongo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kongo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donati misses with a left hand
and Kongo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kongo staying out of range there.
Kongo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Donati scores with a nice right hand.
Kongo misses with a hook. Donati ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donati clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Donati fails to land.
Kongo has Donati pushed against the cage.
Donati can't find room to land a body shot as Kongo controls the action.
Kongo swings wildly with an uppercut but Donati uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donati throws a head punch that misses.
Surge Kongo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice right hand lands inside from Donati.
Kongo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Virgil Donati is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kongo tries to throw a body punch but Donati avoids it by throwing Kongo back against the cage.
Kongo tries to work over Donati's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donati lands a hook that snaps the head of Kongo backwards.
A short right from Donati on the inside.
Jeez, Surge Kongo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donati has Kongo pressed against the cage.
Kongo struggles to land a body shot inside as Donati controls his hands.
Kongo misses with a punch to the body.
Kongo is stalling here.
Kongo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donati lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kongo backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kongo tries to score a body lock takedown but Donati shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kongo is looking to control Donati's arms but Donati gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kongo has his back to the cage.
Donati lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kongo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Virgil Donati comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Donati has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Virgil Donati!
A victorious Virgil Donati 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gektor Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Old Way's. Miguel Torres has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gektor Lombard's chin.
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148 lbs
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143 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gektor Lombard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguel Torres!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torres sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gektor Lombard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres looking to score a takedown here. Lombard is defending well but Torres drives through and ends up in Lombard's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lombard wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Torres got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lombard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Torres has managed to get both his arms back between Lombard's legs - danger averted.
Lombard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Torres postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Torres looking to sit in guard and control but Lombard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lombard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lombard tries to free his leg and advance position but Torres is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Torres manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lombard wants to sweep but no luck.
Lombard looking to control.
Lombard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Torres moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lombard looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Torres bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lombard's guard.
Lombard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Torres avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard has control of Torres's left arm, preventing Torres from doing any damage.
Lombard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Torres won't allow Lombard to sweep him here.
Torres's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Torres postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Torres tries to free his leg and advance position but Lombard is retaining full guard.
Torres postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lombard is trying to keep Torres in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lombard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We're going to have a standup here because Gektor Lombard wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lombard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Torres. Torres circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torres sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torres shoots in for a double leg but Lombard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gektor Lombard will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lombard throws a body punch but Torres moves out of range.
Torres looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lombard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Torres throwing strikes but missing.
Torres is working Lombard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Torres in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lombard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lombard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lombard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Torres makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Torres.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lombard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lombard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torres is keeping the position for now.
Torres 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.
Lombard throws a big elbow that misses.
Lombard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torres is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Torres looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lombard has picked Torres up and slammed him! Torres can't keep hold of the triangle and Lombard manages to pass to side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres is pushing Lombard's head away, looking to escape. Lombard manages to hold on to the position though.
You can see the frustration on Torres's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Torres stops Lombard from passing to mount.
Gektor Lombard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Torres's face as Lombard controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard tries to advance to mount but Torres denies him.
Torres wants to get back to his feet.
Lombard controlling the position.
Lombard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Torres knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gektor Lombard dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lombard lands a jab to Torres's midsection.
Torres tries for a takedown but Lombard circles away easily
and Lombard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lombard throws a chopping leg kick but Torres manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lombard throws the kick towards the body but Torres avoids it.
Torres checks a low kick from Lombard.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Torres.
Torres shoots in for a double leg but Lombard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gektor Lombard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Torres.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lombard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Torres takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice body punch from Lombard.
Nice takedown defense from Lombard. No joy for Torres on that attempt.
Lombard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Torres under the eye.
Lombard throws a leg kick but Torres sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lombard jabs Torres right on the nose. Torres blinks but takes it well.
Lombard misses with a body shot.
Lombard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lombard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A shot to the body from Lombard misses
so Torres counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lombard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lombard is trying to keep Torres in close.
Lombard looking for a sweep. Not yet Lombard, not yet.
Torres postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Torres stopping the sweep attempt from Lombard.
Lombard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Torres manages to get himself to full guard.
Torres wants to stand but Lombard is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lombard drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Torres manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lombard has Torres in his guard.
Lombard 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.
Lombard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Torres.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Torres is controlling an arm, preventing Lombard from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Lombard thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombard trying to control but Torres is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gektor Lombard clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Lombard misses the target.
Lombard thows a body shot but no joy.
Lombard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Good leg kick by Lombard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Lombard misses.
Torres shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Torres lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lombard hang on?
Lombard is trying desperately to improve position.
Lombard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres landing shots from mount.
Lombard is trying desperately to improve position.
Lombard tries to lock up and control but Torres gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Torres landing strikes from the mount.
Torres is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lombard is rocked!
Lombard is in all sorts of trouble here.
Torres punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Lombard is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Lombard badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Torres around the waist but Torres pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Torres is the winner by TKO! Torres jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Torres!
Miguel Torres is the new bantamweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Miguel Torres waved his t-shirt featuring Hopkins Athletics's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson's entrance music is American Bad Ass. A fine choice. Silva has chosen UFC Theme Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Henderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body punch from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Henderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Henderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Henderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva tries to sprawl but Henderson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Henderson is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Henderson is working away from the top position though.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Henderson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Henderson stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Henderson just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Henderson has passed into side control.
Henderson grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson with the ground and pound but Silva regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Henderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Henderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva tries to roll over but Henderson keeps him under control.
Silva is trying to control but Henderson manages to pass to mount!
Henderson thowing shots but they're missing.
Henderson unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Henderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva blocking the ground and pound.
Henderson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Henderson loaded up on that one.
Henderson avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Henderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henderson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva is holding on to half guard well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is not content to let Henderson control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rafa Silva will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Henderson tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henderson moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Henderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Henderson 's knee.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Henderson if he has to take too many more of those.
Henderson throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Henderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Henderson thumps Silva with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Henderson moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva slips under a jab from Henderson.
Henderson is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva scores with a push kick.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Henderson sees coming a mile off.
Henderson checks a low kick from Silva.
Henderson throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Rafa Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Henderson throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva lands a high kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Rafa Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henderson misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Henderson if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva thuds his right hand into Henderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva tests Henderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Henderson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Mike Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Henderson tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Henderson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Henderson is rocked!
It looks like Mike Henderson has been cut.
Silva drops Henderson with a naaaaasty hook - Henderson is in real trouble here! Silva dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafa Silva!
Rafa Silva is the new lightweight champion!
Rafa Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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