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Rivals XLVIII: Blaze v Imanari PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jun Arai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Blackhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jun Arai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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246 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jun Arai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Blackhill!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackhill slips a jab and a cross from Arai.
James Blackhill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackhill throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blackhill shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Arai on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Arai tries to get out of the position.
Arai controls Blackhill momentarily but Blackhill frees himself.
Blackhill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Arai controls Blackhill momentarily but Blackhill frees himself.
Blackhill is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Arai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blackhill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blackhill content to stall in guard here.
Blackhill pushing down on Arai's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackhill is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Blackhill breaks from Arai's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Blackhill content just to control the position here.
Arai is working to get back to half guard.
Blackhill controlling from mount.
Blackhill landing strikes from the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackhill unloading with bombs!
Blackhill prevents Arai from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackhill with the ground and pound from mount.
Blackhill looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Arai sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Blackhill thows a huge punch but Arai dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackhill not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blackhill controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Blackhill 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.
Blackhill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blackhill.
Blackhill prevents Arai from improving his position.
Blackhill is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackhill seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
It looks like Blackhill might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Blackhill looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Well, if Blackhill 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.
Arai is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blackhill pulls his head out easily.
Blackhill with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Blackhill is looking to take a break and control but Arai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Blackhill with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Arai is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Blackhill scores with a couple of nice shots.
Blackhill missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Arai might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. James Blackhill was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Good shot there by Blackhill.
Blackhill throws a right and a left that Arai avoids nicely.
A shot to the liver by Blackhill. Beautiful body shot.
Arai jabs at Blackhill's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Blackhill 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.
Arai lands with an overhand left.
Nice jab there from Blackhill.
Blackhill slips under a jab.
Arai misses with an uppercut. Blackhill saw that one coming.
Blackhill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arai looks to land a combination. Blackhill sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blackhill looking to score a takedown here. Arai is defending well but Blackhill drives through and ends up in Arai's guard.
Blackhill is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. James Blackhill was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Arai has managed to clinch.
Blackhill is trying to break the clinch but Arai has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blackhill takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Arai avoiding damage as Blackhill throws knees to the body.
Blackhill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arai can't find room to land a body shot as Blackhill controls the action.
Blackhill is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arai is keeping busy.
Arai throws a head punch that misses.
Blackhill is trying to maintain a safe position but Arai gets an underhook and turns Blackhill into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Arai.
Arai avoids the elbow strike from Blackhill, against the cage.
Blackhill blocks a body shot from Arai.
Arai is trying to maintain a safe position but Blackhill gets an underhook and turns Arai into the cage.
Arai controlling the action here for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Arai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blackhill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blackhill trying to control the position but instead, Arai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blackhill into the cage.
Arai lands with a light punch inside.
Arai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackhill.
Blackhill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arai has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Arai fails to land.
Arai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arai as Blackhill tries to tie him up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Arai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arai as Blackhill tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blackhill blocking some punches.
Arai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good body shot from Arai.
Arai working aggressively here.
Arai has a couple of punches blocked by Blackhill.
Arai just leaning against Blackhill, taking a breather.
Blackhill has had enough of the clinch but Arai keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arai scores with a shot to the side of Blackhill's head.
Blackhill is trying to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Arai dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Blackhill digs a good body shot into Arai's ribs.
Arai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blackhill stuns Arai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arai just misses with a punch to the body.
Arai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Arai lands a lovely overhand right.
Blackhill lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackhill scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blackhill looks to land a combination but Arai avoids it well.
Arai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Arai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blackhill is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Arai rather than just go for the knockout.
Blackhill throws out a leg kick but Arai moves out of range and Blackhill only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackhill scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Decent striking displayed by Arai there.
Arai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blackhill dodges the punch combination from Arai.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blackhill is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Arai's half guard.
Arai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blackhill.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arai is trying to maintain the position but Blackhill is very close to passing his half guard.
Blackhill trying to control the pace.
Blackhill is looking to take a break and control but Arai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackhill takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Blackhill works his way into side control.
Blackhill is looking to take a break and control but Arai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blackhill on the ground.
Check out the look on Blackhill's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Blackhill passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Arai!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackhill avoids the attempt from Arai to control.
Blackhill controlling his opponent.
Blackhill is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Blackhill with a couple of short strikes.
Blackhill can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Arai is looking to escape.
Arai wants to hold on but Blackhill pushes him away.
Arai is bucking up trying to escape but Blackhill cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Blackhill content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackhill looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackhill looking to control and managing it successfully.
Blackhill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blackhill looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Arai is rocked!
James Blackhill has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blackhill lands a big shot there that rocks Arai but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Arai is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arai is trying to escape the mount.
Arai seems to have got his legs back now.
Blackhill controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arai is squirming around, avoiding Blackhill's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Blackhill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blackhill 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Blackhill!
A less than humble James Blackhill misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nesta Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes Verne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nesta Marley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nesta Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johannes Verne!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley swings widly with a right hand
and Verne counters with a low kick, right behind Marley 's knee.
A jab from Marley misses.
Marley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marley throws the left hand but Verne avoids the punch easily.
Verne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Verne checks a leg kick.
Marley throws a hook to the side of Verne's head but Verne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Verne connects with a solid leg kick.
Marley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Verne's hands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Verne defending well as Marley loads up on a big left hand.
Marley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verne checks a leg kick.
Marley throws the left hand but Verne avoids the punch easily.
Verne moves into the clinch.
Verne lands a damaging elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verne misses with the head strike.
Marley pushes Verne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Verne.
Verne pushes off an throws an elbow but Marley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marley blocking some punches.
Verne pushes off an throws an elbow but Marley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marley taking a breather.
Verne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marley is looking to break free of the clinch but Verne has double underhooks.
Verne lands an elbow just above Marley 's eye.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Verne can't find room to land a body shot as Marley controls the action.
Marley is looking to break free of the clinch but Verne has double underhooks.
Verne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Verne lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verne throws a head punch that misses.
Marley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Verne fails to land.
Verne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marley just misses with a punch to the body.
Marley throws a shot from downtown. Verne moves away and avoids it.
Verne tries to close the distance and clinch but Marley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marley jabs Verne right on the nose. Verne blinks but takes it well.
Verne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Verne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marley finds it's way round the side to connect with Verne's head.
Marley throws a right and a left that Verne avoids nicely.
Verne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marley's calf.
Marley is breathing heavily.
Verne ducks under a wild hook from Marley.
Verne has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verne lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Nesta Marley has been cut.
Verne has a couple of punches blocked by Marley.
Verne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Verne missing with knees to the body.
Verne lands a damaging elbow.
Marley is trying to break the clinch but Verne is controlling him.
Verne misses with a punch to the body.
Verne throws a head punch that misses.
Verne breaks from the clinch.
Verne instigates a clinch.
Verne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verne throws an elbow that misses.
Marley tries to break the clinch but Verne is controlling the position.
Marley lands with a short shot to the head.
Marley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Verne has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verne pushes Marley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Verne misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verne scores with a shoulder strike.
Verne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marley's elbow.
Marley stalling against the cage.
Verne tries a body shot but Marley blocks it.
Verne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marley blocking some punches.
Verne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marley is defending well for now.
Marley tries to pull guard but Verne holds him up against the cage and eventually Marley drops back down to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marley misses with a body punch.
Verne has a couple of punches blocked by Marley.
Marley blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Verne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nesta Marley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Verne connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Verne finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Marley. Those never looked like landing.
Marley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Verne tries to clinch but Marley is having none of it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Verne.
Verne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marley takes a swing at Verne's ribcage but misses.
Marley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Verne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marley gets tackled into the cage by Verne. Verne maintains the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stalling in the clinch from Verne.
Johannes Verne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Verne throws an elbow but misses.
Verne gets through Marley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Verne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marley's brow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marley managing to block the knees to the body from Verne.
Marley misses with a punch on the inside.
Marley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verne lands an elbow just above Marley 's eye.
Verne misses with a punch to the body.
Verne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Verne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Verne lands an elbow that stopped Marley in his tracks for a moment.
Verne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marley blocking some punches.
Verne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Verne works on Marley's body with a couple of short punches.
Marley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Verne throws a head punch that misses.
Verne misses with a knee to the head.
Marley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marley avoids a wild elbow strike from Verne.
Verne struggles to land a body shot inside as Marley controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Verne in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Verne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Verne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marley blocking some punches.
Verne misses with a punch on the inside.
Verne throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
Verne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Verne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Verne misses with an elbow over the top.
Verne misses with the head strike.
Verne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marley wants to break free but Verne has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verne misses with an elbow strike.
Marley avoids a wild elbow strike from Verne.
Verne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marley's efforts to push away.
Marley blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Verne fails to land.
Marley tries to break the clinch but Verne is controlling the position.
Verne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Verne throws an elbow that misses.
Verne lands a nice uppercut.
Marley misses with the head strike.
Verne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Verne explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A good leg kick by Verne.
Good work by Verne as he checks the leg kick.
Verne cracks the inside of Marley's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws a body punch but Verne moves out of range.
A big left from Marley misses.
Verne rushes Marley and presses him up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Verne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Verne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verne working aggressively here.
Verne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Verne misses with an elbow over the top.
Verne has a couple of punches blocked by Marley.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Verne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Verne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Verne lands an elbow just above Marley 's eye.
Verne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Verne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nesta Marley's cut.
That's time! Marley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Verne clinches with his opponent.
Verne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marley blocks an elbow strike from Verne.
Verne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Verne throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
Verne misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Verne smiles and moves away.
Verne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marley misses with an uppercut
and Verne counters with a good low kick that Marley was not able to check.
Verne scores with a push kick.
Verne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Verne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Verne throws an elbow but it misses.
Verne swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Marley is trying to pull guard but Verne turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Marley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Verne has him pressed against the cage.
Verne lands a body shot.
Verne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marley dodges an elbow strike from Verne.
Verne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marley.
Verne misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Verne fails to land.
Verne misses with a punch on the inside.
Verne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Verne misses with a punch on the inside.
Verne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Verne misses with a punch to the body.
Marley blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marley.
Verne keeps control of Marley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Verne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verne prevents Marley from breaking the clinch.
Marley misses with a punch on the inside.
Verne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johannes Verne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marley looks to throw the jab but Verne is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Verne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Verne doesn't manage to clinch there - Marley circles away.
Verne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marley looks to land a left hand but Verne moved out of range nicely.
Verne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Verne moves in looking to clinch but Marley pushes him off.
Marley throws a jab but it's blocked by Verne.
Marley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nesta Marley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Verne!
Verne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Verne lands with a hook. Marley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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!
Verne closes the distance and pushes Marley back into the cage.
Verne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Verne throws an elbow but it misses.
Marley tries a body shot but Verne blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Verne misses with a punch on the inside.
Verne stalling against the cage.
Johannes Verne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marley misses with a body punch.
Verne misses with some punches.
Marley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marley lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johannes Verne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Verne 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johannes Verne!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Outkast Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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260 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Outkast Jobber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ethan Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jobber fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sackett avoids it really well and circles away.
Jobber moves away from the strike by Sackett.
Sackett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sackett throws a hook to the side of Jobber's head but Jobber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jobber shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sackett sprawls well. Sackett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jobber gets slowly back to his feet.
Sackett misses with a hook.
Sackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jobber shoots for a takedown but Sackett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Outkast Jobber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jobber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Jobber shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett lands an overhand right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jobber checks a leg kick.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jobber.
Sackett scores with a takedown into Jobber's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sackett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sackett chips away with some ground and pound.
Jobber really is a fat lump.
Sackett wants to control from the top but Jobber keeps moving.
Jobber not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sackett throwing strikes but missing.
Sackett wants to control from the top but Jobber keeps moving.
Sackett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jobber managing to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jobber utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jobber trying to control the position.
Sackett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jobber swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sackett is in close to Jobber's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sackett stopping the sweep attempt from Jobber.
Jobber has Sackett pulled in close to control his posture.
Sackett won't allow Jobber to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sackett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sackett must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sackett throwing strikes but missing.
Sackett stopping the sweep attempt from Jobber.
Jobber utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jobber trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sackett throws an elbow that misses. Jobber uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sackett's guard. Nice move by Jobber!
Sackett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jobber.
Jobber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sackett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jobber trying to control the position from guard on top but Sackett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobber throwing strikes but missing.
Sackett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jobber has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jobber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sackett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jobber throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jobber trying to control the position from guard on top but Sackett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Sackett dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circling - Sackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sackett throws a hook but Jobber avoids it easily.
Jobber throws an overhand right that lands on Sackett's shoulder, as Sackett tries to avoid the shot.
Sackett scores with a takedown into Jobber's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sackett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jobber is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jobber throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sackett holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Jobber throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sackett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jobber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jobber is pressing down on Sackett's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sackett is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobber throwing shots but Sackett is blocking nicely.
Jobber with the ground and pound but Sackett uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sackett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jobber scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jobber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jobber is looking to work some ground and pound but Sackett has wrist control.
Jobber is looking to work some ground and pound but Sackett has wrist control.
Jobber passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jobber.
Jobber working away.
Sackett avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jobber.
Sackett managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jobber.
Sackett takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jobber throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Jobber are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jobber throws an elbow but Sackett slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jobber working the ground and pound but Sackett is defending the strikes.
Sackett parries the strikes from Jobber easily there. Jobber is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sackett to escape.
Jobber lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jobber throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jobber postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jobber in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jobber throws an elbow but Sackett slips to the side and avoids it well.
Outkast Jobber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Jobber crashes against the mat.
Jobber postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jobber creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sackett sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sackett managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jobber.
Jobber working the body and head with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jobber cracks Sackett with a big elbow.
Jobber tries to advance to mount but Sackett denies him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jobber in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jobber looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sackett is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Outkast Jobber dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jobber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sackett throws out the jab.
Jobber just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Sackett misses.
Jobber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sackett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jobber slips a straight right by Sackett.
Jobber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Jobber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Sackett misses.
Jobber throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Jobber.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Jobber.
Jobber lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobber checks a leg kick.
Jobber throws a series of punches but Sackett moves out of range.
Jobber fails to land with a series of punches.
Sackett swings widly with a right hand
and Jobber counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jobber staying out of range there.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Jobber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Sackett throws a big shot that misses.
Sackett with a nice cross.
A big right from Sackett misses.
Sackett takes one to the chin there.
Ethan Sackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sackett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jobber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber tries for a takedown but Sackett circles away easily
and Sackett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but Jobber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sackett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jobber checks a low kick from Sackett.
Jobber lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett misses with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Sackett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jobber doesn't seem phased though.
Jobber misses with a hook.
Ethan Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jobber shoots in for a takedown but Sackett shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sackett changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jobber looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobber manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jobber seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sackett does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sackett is looking for a sweep. Jobber is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jobber thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sackett's head.
Sackett is looking to control Jobber's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sackett avoid being mounted?
Sackett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jobber prevents Sackett from improving his position.
Jobber is keen to just control but Sackett is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett won't allow Jobber to pass to mount.
Jobber looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sackett with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sackett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jobber.
Sackett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jobber throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jobber prevents Sackett from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jobber throwing shots but Sackett is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ethan Sackett.
I think Sackett 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lesbek Aliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeroen Blauwoog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesbek Aliev had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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270 lbs
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300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lesbek Aliev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeroen Blauwoog!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aliev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blauwoog tries to avoid it but Aliev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blauwoog to the ground. Blauwoog escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blauwoog clobbers Aliev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Lesbek Aliev has been cut.
Aliev is looking to clinch but Blauwoog is avoiding it.
Aliev is looking to score with low kicks.
Aliev shoots in but no luck this time.
Aliev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aliev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blauwoog sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aliev somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lesbek Aliev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aliev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aliev digs a good body shot into Blauwoog's ribs.
Blauwoog checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Aliev gets tackled into the cage by Blauwoog. Blauwoog maintains the clinch.
Blauwoog pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Aliev preventing the sweep.
Blauwoog keeping full guard, as Aliev tries to pass.
Aliev looking to sit in guard and control but Blauwoog gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blauwoog decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Aliev, up you get!
A head kick misses from Aliev.
Aliev tries for a takedown but Blauwoog sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blauwoog scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lesbek Aliev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blauwoog fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aliev, pushing him back against the cage.
Blauwoog escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blauwoog connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aliev tries to get into range but Blauwoog steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Aliev! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Blauwoog scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeroen Blauwoog!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Manlucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daigo Asai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Manlucas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Killer Mike - Big Beast (Feat. Bun B, T.I. & Trouble). 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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159 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramon Manlucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daigo Asai!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Asai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manlucas throws a hook but Asai avoids it easily.
Manlucas throws a lazy right hand but Asai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manlucas misses with a body shot.
Asai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Asai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Manlucas lands an overhand right.
Asai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manlucas takes a swing at Asai's ribcage but misses.
Manlucas throws a shot from downtown. Asai moves away and avoids it.
Manlucas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Asai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manlucas moves out of range as Asai strikes.
Asai misses with a wild body shot.
Manlucas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai throws out a loose jab but Manlucas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manlucas loads up on a big right hand but Asai slips the punch.
Asai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manlucas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asai moves away.
A swing and a miss from Manlucas.
Asai tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Manlucas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manlucas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Asai. Asai obviously looking to wear him down.
Asai slips a straight right by Manlucas.
Manlucas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Asai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manlucas finds it's way round the side to connect with Asai's head.
Nice combo by Manlucas! Oh, that's hurt him - Asai falls to the canvas and Manlucas follows him into side control.
Asai is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manlucas stands up and beckons Asai to his feet.
Asai is still on wobbly legs! Can Manlucas finish him?
Asai tries to land a leg kick but Manlucas saw it coming and moves away.
Manlucas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manlucas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Manlucas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Manlucas slips a jab from Asai.
Manlucas wobbles Asai with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Manlucas dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Asai to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ramon Manlucas!
A victorious Ramon Manlucas 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 Tap Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Viapondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viapondo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cypress Hill kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Cesar Viapondo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
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146 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tap Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cesar Viapondo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viapondo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Viapondo tries to clinch but Out moves out of range.
Viapondo doesn't manage to clinch there - Out circles away.
Viapondo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Out shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Out showed some decent athleticism there.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Out is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Out in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viapondo wants to improve his position but Out is controlling well.
Out keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Out is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Viapondo defends it well.
Viapondo won't allow Out to pass to mount.
Out thows a huge punch but Viapondo dodges it nicely.
Out wants to lay and pray for a moment but Viapondo keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out thows a huge punch but Viapondo dodges it nicely.
Viapondo is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Out is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Viapondo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Out.
Viapondo is refusing to be controlled, as Out sits in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Viapondo can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out working the head and body with strikes.
Out throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Out throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Viapondo taking some punishment here, with Out in his half guard.
Out is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Out controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Viapondo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Viapondo trying to hold on to Out's head to control him but Out postures up.
Out thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Viapondo's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Viapondo tries to roll over but Out keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tap Out dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Out fails with a takedown attempt.
Out fails with a takedown attempt.
Out shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Viapondo as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tap Out. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Out closes the distance and clinches up with Viapondo, looking for a takedown. Out pushes Viapondo against the cage but Viapondo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Out scores with a takedown into Viapondo's guard.
Out is pushing down on Viapondo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Viapondo is fighting to maintain full guard but Out has managed to sneak the leg through.
Viapondo is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Well, if Out 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.
Out throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Viapondo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Out.
Out trying to control from half guard but Viapondo is working away.
Viapondo is looking to control Out's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Viapondo avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viapondo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Out.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Out landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Out is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Viapondo!
Out putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Out looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
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!
Out looking to finish Viapondo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Viapondo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out with good strikes from the mount here!
Viapondo is in a horrible position here. Out smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Out working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Out lands a heavy elbow.
Viapondo wants to hold on but Out pushes him away.
Out controlling his opponent.
Out landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viapondo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Out with shots to the head and body - Viapondo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tap Out overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Out landing strikes from the mount.
Out looking to control but Viapondo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tap Out dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Out shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Viapondo as he jumps to the side.
Viapondo misses with a hook. Out ducked under it nicely.
Out closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Viapondo is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Out is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Out with a couple of short strikes.
Out lands a nice shot to the head.
Out landing punches.
Out breaks from Viapondo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Viapondo can't escape the position.
Out is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Viapondo can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Out landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Viapondo is rocked!
Viapondo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Viapondo is still in real trouble! Can Out finish him?
Out sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Viapondo seems to have recovered his senses.
Out looking to isolate an arm here. Viapondo doesn't see it coming and as Out extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tap Out!
Tap Out managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brute, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Kawasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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130 lbs
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140 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Kawasaki!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawasaki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dux shoots in looking for a takedown but Kawasaki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dux's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dux is defended easily by Kawasaki.
Dux fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Dux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dux shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kawasaki counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dux's guard now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kawasaki wants to control from the top but Dux keeps moving.
Dux wants to stand and escape but Kawasaki is having none of it.
Dux working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kawasaki.
Kawasaki cracks Dux with a solid left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dux keeping full guard, as Kawasaki tries to pass.
Kawasaki prevents Dux from getting back to his feet.
Kawasaki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dux is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kawasaki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dux is looking for a takedown.
Kawasaki manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kawasaki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dux is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kawasaki is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawasaki thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dux is trying to stand up.
Kawasaki working the ground and pound effectively.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kawasaki looking to finish with strikes here!
Kawasaki trying to control but Dux is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki punching from mount but Dux doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dux trying desperately to get to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawasaki looking to control but Dux is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dux taking shots to the head.
Dux is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kawasaki punching from mount but Dux doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kawasaki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dux hang on?
Dux's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Kawasaki working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Dux is squirming around, avoiding Kawasaki's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux really wants to buck Kawasaki off and get back to his feet.
Kawasaki with shots to the head and body - Dux looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kawasaki has hold of Dux's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dux manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kawasaki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dux wants to get back to his feet.
Kawasaki is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dux to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dux shrugs it off.
You get the feeling that Dux really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kawasaki throwing strikes here but Dux is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kawasaki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dux?
Dux might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kawasaki won't let Dux get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kawasaki looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dux is trying to stand up.
Dux is breathing heavily.
Kawasaki working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kawasaki working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kawasaki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dux is rocked!
Dux wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kawasaki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dux can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Dux is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kawasaki loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Dux scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Kawasaki land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Kawasaki stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Kawasaki!
Lee Kawasaki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quala Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agung Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agung Kang has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Quala Bear's chin.
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216 lbs
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205 lbs
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Quala Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Agung Kang!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bear throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kang shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kang is working for a submission of some sort.
Bear tries to get to full guard but Kang has control of the leg.
Kang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kang is keen to just control but Bear is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear tries to roll over but Kang keeps him under control.
Kang wants to control but Bear is keeping him busy.
Bear is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kang is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kang is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bear sees it coming and defends easily.
Bear blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bear defends it well.
Bear is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kang's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kang's back!
Bear tries to get the hooks in deep but Kang pushed the leg off.
Kang rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kang wants to get back to full guard but Bear has passed into side control.
Kang throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Kang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang can't do much from the bottom here.
Kang is looking for a sweep.
Kang can't do much from the bottom here.
Kang is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bear off and has taken his back!
Kang tightening his grip on Bear, looking for the choke.
You can see the frustration on Bear's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Kang avoiding Bear 's attempts to control his hands.
Kang is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bear defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kang is trying to stick to Bear's back but Bear is turning into Kang. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kang's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bear.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agung Kang dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bear fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kang shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kang showed some decent athleticism there.
Bear wants to get back to full guard.
Bear is trying to stand back up but Kang is controlling him
Kang thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kang content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kang is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bear reverses the position - he's now on top in Kang's guard.
Bear has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kang is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang working a defensive guard here.
Kang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bear gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bear wants to pass the guard but Kang is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bear can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kang looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kang working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bear has passed into half guard!
Kang is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bear in particular looking to stall.
Kang tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bear has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bear looking to control and managing it successfully.
Agung Kang has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kang tries to control Bear's body but Bear pushes him off. Kang squirms to his side and now Bear has his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear trying to control momentarily.
Kang is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Bear is trying to stick to Kang's back but Kang is turning into Bear. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bear's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kang.
Kang is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear pulls Kang in close to his closed guard and prevents Kang from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Agung Kang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kang looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kang throws a big right hand that misses.
Kang scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kang looking to pass the guard.
Kang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bear trying to control the position here.
Kang trying to control but Bear is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang looking to sit in guard and control but Bear gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kang isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bear stacks Kang on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bear!
Bear avoids the strikes from the bottom by Kang.
Bear trying to control the position but Kang is working away.
Bear tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang sneaks back into half guard.
Bear prevents Kang from improving his position.
Kang keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kang looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear is looking to take a break and control but Kang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Bear seems content to control.
Quala Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kang has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bear is working away from the top position though.
Bear is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kang has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kang is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bear pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang wants to get back to full guard.
Bear trying to control the action but Kang is working from the bottom.
Kang trying to get back to full guard but Bear takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Kang really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kang takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Agung Kang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kang 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agung Kang!
Agung Kang decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mo Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Snoop Dogg - Who Am I as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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147 lbs
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143 lbs
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricardo Ramirez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mo Lee!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ramirez thumps Lee with a low kick.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Ramirez saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Ramirez.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramirez manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramirez lands a jab to the nose.
Ramirez throws a big shot that misses.
Ramirez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramirez keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Ramirez manages to break the clinch.
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Ramirez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Ramirez counters with a good low kick that Lee was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee slips a straight right by Ramirez.
Ramirez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ramirez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Ramirez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ramirez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Ramirez's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Ramirez.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Ramirez looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Ramirez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch there but Ramirez circles away.
Ramirez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Ramirez avoids it.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ramirez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ramirez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
Ramirez looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee moves away from the strike by Ramirez.
A slow jab from Ramirez misses its intended target.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to land a combination but Ramirez avoids it well.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ramirez is out of range.
Ramirez misses with a body kick.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Ramirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramirez throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Ramirez thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ramirez rather than just go for the knockout.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramirez. Ramirez obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses the jab.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Ramirez ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a combination
and Ramirez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ramirez misses with a looping left.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
Ramirez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramirez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A swing and a miss from Ramirez.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirez is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee tries to clinch there but Ramirez circles away.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
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 Ricardo Ramirez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ramirez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ramirez at a distance.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ramirez counters with a good low kick that Lee was not able to check.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramirez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ramirez throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee moves out of range as Ramirez throws a body kick.
Ramirez throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
Ramirez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ramirez doesn't seem bothered though.
Ramirez lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
Lee misses with a hook.
Ramirez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a body punch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee rushes Ramirez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramirez is defending well for now.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Ramirez. Those never looked like landing.
Ramirez lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
Lee tries to clinch up but Ramirez circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramirez throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramirez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ramirez takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez misses with a double jab.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Ramirez's head but Ramirez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Ramirez misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee gets a clinch.
Ramirez is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Ramirez avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
Ramirez avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ramirez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramirez's efforts to push away.
Ramirez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Ramirez's ribcage.
Ramirez is trying to break free.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Ramirez's ribcage.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ramirez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramirez is defending well for now.
Ramirez manages to break the clinch.
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ramirez momentarily.
Lee with a hook.
Ricardo Ramirez is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramirez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
Lee thuds a left hand into Ramirez's body.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Lee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramirez misses with a straight right.
Ramirez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Ricardo Ramirez has been cut.
Ramirez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mo Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Ramirez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramirez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ramirez throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Ramirez's knee but Ramirez avoids it well.
Ramirez misses with a hook.
Lee connects with a body shot that sends Ramirez's belly button to the back.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramirez lands a jab to the head.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
Ramirez slips under a jab from Lee.
Ramirez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Ramirez. Those never looked like landing.
Ramirez keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee jabs Ramirez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ramirez tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Ramirez's head.
Ramirez working hard to break the clinch.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee wants to stall.
Ramirez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Ramirez tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Ramirez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramirez throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Ramirez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramirez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee lands the left hand.
Lee rushes Ramirez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ramirez tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Ramirez is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Lee keeps control of Ramirez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez working hard to break the clinch.
Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramirez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ramirez checks a leg kick.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee misses the jab.
Ramirez lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Ramirez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Ramirez's head.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Ramirez blocks the low kick.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramirez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ramirez.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramirez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee staying out of range there.
Ramirez looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Ramirez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lee forces Ramirez back against the cage and clinches.
Ramirez can't break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Ramirez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ramirez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee is struggling to control the position.
Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mo Lee just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Ramirez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a wild combination.
Ramirez tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramirez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ramirez lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirez is just out of range.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
Ramirez throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
A left lands for Lee.
Ramirez looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Ramirez saw that one coming.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Ramirez moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Ramirez.
Ramirez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ramirez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ramirez.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramirez keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ramirez's head.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ramirezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ramirez loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramirez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ramirez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramirez manages to avoid it.
Ramirez misses with a hook
and Lee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirez.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Ramirez manages to break the clinch.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ramirez cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Ramirez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lee stuns Ramirez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee moves out of range as Ramirez throws a body kick.
Lee moves out of range as Ramirez strikes.
Lee swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Ramirez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Lee takes a swing at Ramirez's ribcage but misses.
Ramirez moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramirez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.
Ramirez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the head.
Ramirez misses with a straight right.
Ramirez keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ramirez's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.
Ramirez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramirez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Ramirez lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ricardo Ramirez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Ramirez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Ramirez misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee lands a jab to Ramirez's midsection.
Ramirez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ramirez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Ramirez counters with a big head kick but Lee shrugs it off.
Ramirez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ramirez looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramirez was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Lee throws a jab when Ramirez was well out of range.
Ramirez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lee will feel that in the morning.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee throws a hook but Ramirez avoids it easily.
Lee tries to clinch but Ramirez is having none of it.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramirez misses the target.
Ramirez misses with a body shot.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the body.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Ramirez cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramirez loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
Lee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
Ramirez slips a jab from Lee.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Ramirez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramirez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ramirez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Ramirez.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lee checks a leg kick.
Ramirez keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramirez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramirez.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Ramirez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
Ramirez lands with a nice combination. Lee backs away looking to recover.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Ramirez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ramirez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee tries to clinch but Ramirez moves away
and Ramirez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee pushes Ramirez up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramirez gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee keeps control of Ramirez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ramirez up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Ramirez wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ricardo Ramirez.
I think Ramirez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:48
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ricardo Ramirez!
Ricardo Ramirez retains his bantamweight title!
Ricardo Ramirez very nearly forgot to thank Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $75) 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Imanari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Blaze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yoshihiro Imanari!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imanari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Blaze as Imanari shoots in.
Imanari fails with a takedown attempt.
Blaze connects with a leg kick. Imanari looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blaze tries a low kick but Imanari avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaze. Imanari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Imanari throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blaze's waist but Blaze gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Imanari off to one side.
Tyson Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshihiro Imanari.
Imanari swats away the attempt to clinch by Blaze.
Blaze moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Imanari shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Blaze is looking to control Imanari's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blaze avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari trying to control the pace.
Blaze is refusing to be controlled, as Imanari sits in half guard.
Imanari thows a huge punch but Blaze dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Imanari is looking for a kimura but Blaze is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Imanari to get the leverage.
Imanari seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blaze does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet.
Imanari thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blaze's head.
Blaze is trying to get back to full guard.
Blaze is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Imanari stalling.
Blaze is staying active underneath Imanari, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blaze wants to get back to full guard but Imanari has mounted him!
Blaze wants to control but Imanari is having none of it.
Imanari controlling from the full mount.
Imanari is trying to control here but Blaze has managed to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imanari with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Blaze pushes Imanari off looking to stand but Imanari dives back in and keeps control.
Imanari is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Blaze reverses the position - he's now on top in Imanari's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Imanari holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yoshihiro Imanari will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Imanari shoots in and drives through. Blaze sprawls well.
Imanari scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Imanari avoids the body shot from Blaze.
Imanari is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blaze sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Imanari misses with a body shot.
Blaze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blaze misses with a body shot
and Imanari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Imanari shoots and misses
and Blaze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyson Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshihiro Imanari.
Blaze fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blaze stuffs the takedown attempt from Imanari. Imanari gets slowly back to his feet.
Blaze lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Blaze wants to stand but Imanari is controlling the position.
Imanari trying to control but Blaze is working from the bottom.
Imanari trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blaze being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yoshihiro Imanari wasn't active enough on the ground.
Imanari with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blaze counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson Blaze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blaze throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blaze lands a leg kick that knocks Imanari off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoshihiro Imanari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Imanari scores with a hook to the body. Blaze takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blaze throws a right hand that misses
and Imanari counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Imanari misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Imanari shoots in looking for a takedown but Blaze manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Imanari's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imanari misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blaze thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Blaze as Imanari shoots in.
Blaze dips to his left and cracks Imanari with an uppercut!
Imanari shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blaze manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Imanari wants to control from the top but Blaze keeps moving.
Imanari throws a big elbow that misses.
Blaze will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Imanari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yoshihiro Imanari has got the better of the ground game so far.
Imanari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Imanari wants to pass the guard but Blaze is keeping the position.
Imanari wants to control from the top but Blaze keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Imanari scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yoshihiro Imanari will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Imanari lands a jab to the head.
Blaze connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Imanari momentarily.
Blaze throws a right hand that Imanari ducks under and follows up with a left that Imanari also avoids with ease.
Blaze misses with a two punch combination.
Blaze is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Imanari lands a nice hook to Blaze's body. Blaze takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Imanari misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Imanari shoots in looking for a takedown but Blaze manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Imanari's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blaze is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blaze throws a chopping leg kick but Imanari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Imanari gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Imanari shoots for a takedown but Blaze saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tyson Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshihiro Imanari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Blaze as Imanari shoots in.
Imanari closes the distance and clinches up with Blaze, looking for a takedown. Imanari pushes Blaze against the cage but Blaze circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Imanari tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blaze swivels and escapes.
Imanari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blaze plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tyson Blaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaze lands a right hook to the body.
Blaze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Imanari.
Imanari shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blaze counters with a thumping low kick.
Blaze checks a leg kick nicely.
No luck for Imanari with that takedown attempt.
Blaze digs a good body shot into Imanari's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Blaze.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blaze takes a swing at Imanari's ribcage but misses.
Blaze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Imanari shoots in looking for a takedown. Blaze tries to sprawl out of it but Imanari keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blaze manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blaze looks to land a left hand but Imanari moved out of range nicely.
Blaze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imanari avoids the body shot from Blaze.
Imanari misses with a takedown attempt - Blaze sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blaze wants to clinch.
Imanari shoots in but Blaze avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Imanari tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blaze swivels and escapes.
Imanari misses with a takedown
and Blaze counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Blaze.
Imanari throws out a powerful jab.
Blaze throws a body punch but Imanari moves out of range.
Blaze darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blaze's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blaze duly obliges.
Imanari is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Imanari out cold! Imanari corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tyson Blaze!
Tyson Blaze retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Tyson Blaze thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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