ONE FC 6: Rise of Kings PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Owen Wash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yin Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owen Wash could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yin Yang's chin.

Wash
vs
Yang

169 cm
18
135 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

165 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Owen Wash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yin Yang!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wash takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Wash has managed to clinch.

Wash is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Yang can't fight it off and eventually Wash manages to take the fight to the floor. Yang looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wash sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wash throws a big right hand that misses.
Wash pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yang is keeping the position for now.
Wash slips nicely into half guard.
Yang wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wash has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Yang defend it? Wash steps over the head and cranks it - Yang is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Wash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Owen Wash!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jet Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Fong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Li
vs
Fong

175 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jet Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Fong!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
Li takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fong fakes the leg kick and cracks Li in the body.
Fong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fong throws a head kick that misses

and Li counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fong gets underhooks to prevent Li's takedown attempt.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Li is looking for a takedown.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Fong is blocking nicely.
Fong looking to slow down the pace here.

Fong breaks the clinch.
Fong throws a nice head kick!
Fong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Li shoots in for a double leg but Fong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jet Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fong's waist but Fong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Li off to one side.

Li moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fong trying to control the position but instead, Li has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fong into the cage.
Fong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Fong is blocking nicely.
Fong gets underhooks to prevent Li's takedown attempt.
Fong is pressed up against the cage. Li has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fong down to the mat. Fong avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Li is breathing heavily.
Li closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fong circles away.
Li takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Li moves into the clinch.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Li blocks a body shot from Fong.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Fong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Li.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li darts in trying to clinch

and Fong counters with a head kick that drops Li to the mat! Li scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Li is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fong seems to be stalking Li here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Li drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Harry Fong!
Harry Fong decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Japan Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fighter
vs
Jin

160 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Japan Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Jin!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fighter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Well, if Fighter 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.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fighter connects with a nice short shot to Jin's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fighter content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Japan Fighter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fighter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jin Jin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jin.

Fighter fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jin sprawls well initially but Fighter persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fighter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fighter moves nicely into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter advances to mount.
Fighter controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jin for as long as he can get away with.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Japan Fighter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jin stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fighter feints and as Jin raises his hands in defense, Fighter changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jin wants to stand up but Fighter is controlling him.
Fighter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fighter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fighter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fighter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Japan Fighter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jin enables Fighter to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Japan Fighter 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.

Jin tries to sprawl but Fighter drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jin is in trouble now - Fighter has advanced to mount!
Fighter controlling from mount.
Fighter's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fighter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fighter controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fighter lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fighter controlling from the full mount.
Fighter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jin can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Japan Fighter just wasn't active enough.

Fighter looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jin wants to stand but Fighter is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fighter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Japan Fighter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fighter moves out of range of the body kick from Jin.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jin enables Fighter to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fighter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Japan Fighter dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Fighter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jin is fending him off so far but Fighter persists. Nope, Jin circles away and we're back to standing.
Jin throws a leg kick which misses Fighter's front leg but catches the back leg as Fighter tries to avoid it.

Fighter feints and as Jin raises his hands in defense, Fighter changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fighter looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fighter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fighter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fighter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fighter controlling from the top position.

Japan Fighter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Good work by Fighter as he checks the leg kick.
Jin Jin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Japan Fighter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fighter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Well, if Fighter 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.
Fighter passes to full mount!
Fighter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Japan Fighter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Japan Fighter.

Fighter gets a double leg takedown into Jin's guard.
Fighter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Japan Fighter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fighter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Japan Fighter!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taba Tabashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Perez
vs
Tabashi

168 cm
18
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

155 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Hopkins Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marvin Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taba Tabashi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Perez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tabashi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Perez is in Tabashi's guard.
Perez postures up in Tabashi's guard and throws a big left but Tabashi blocks it.
Perez is looking to work some ground and pound but Tabashi has wrist control.
Tabashi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Perez is controlling him.
Tabashi should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Perez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Perez trying to control but Tabashi is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez lands a couple of digs.
Perez postures up in Tabashi's guard and throws a big left but Tabashi blocks it.
Perez tries to free his leg and advance position but Tabashi is retaining full guard.
Perez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Perez cracks Tabashi with a solid left hand.
Perez prevents Tabashi from getting back to his feet.
Perez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tabashi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Perez throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws an elbow that misses. Tabashi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Perez's guard. Nice move by Tabashi!
Perez is adopting a defensive guard.
Perez wants to sweep here but Tabashi controlling him for the moment.
Perez managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tabashi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Perez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tabashi off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Perez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tabashi's guard.
Perez is breathing heavily.
Tabashi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tabashi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Perez controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tabashi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Tabashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Marvin Perez just wasn't active enough.

Perez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Perez lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Perez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Perez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Tabashi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Perez throws a big elbow that misses.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Tabashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Tabashi manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Perez wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez trying to control the position.
Perez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tabashi's guard.
Perez wants to control from the top but Tabashi keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tabashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taba Tabashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marvin Perez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Tabashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Marvin Perez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tabashi's corner calls for a 1-2. Tabashi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Perez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tabashi's half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tabashi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Perez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Marvin Perez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Perez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Perez wants to control from the top but Tabashi keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Marvin Perez just wasn't active enough.
Perez walks into a stiff left hand from Tabashi.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Perez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 20:18
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 20:18
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 20:18

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Perez!
Marvin Perez took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hopkins Athletics for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
20%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenichi Uzomaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Maeda
vs
Uzomaki

192 cm
22
215 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

190 cm
30
215 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Hopkins Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Maeda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenichi Uzomaki!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzomaki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maeda's waist but Maeda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Uzomaki off to one side.

Uzomaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Uzomaki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Maeda is just riding it out for now. Uzomaki eventually gives up the hold.
Maeda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maeda is working hard here to advance position.
Maeda is trying to maintain the position but Uzomaki is very close to passing his half guard.
Maeda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Uzomaki on the ground.

Uzomaki is looking for a kimura but Maeda is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Uzomaki to get the leverage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Maeda is looking for a sweep. Uzomaki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Uzomaki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Maeda keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Maeda trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda controlling the position well.
Maeda is trying to get back to full guard.
Maeda keeping control of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Akira Maeda wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Maeda plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Uzomaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maeda.
Uzomaki looks for a takedown but Maeda sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda connects with a crisp jab.
Uzomaki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maeda wants to land a leg kick but Uzomaki is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maeda.
Uzomaki checks the leg kick.
Maeda bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akira Maeda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uzomaki tries for a takedown but Maeda sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Akira Maeda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenichi Uzomaki.
A cross from Maeda lands.
Maeda connects with the punch.
Uzomaki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Maeda. Uzomaki shrugs it off though.
Uzomaki looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uzomaki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maeda scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda throws a leg kick which misses Uzomaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Uzomaki tries to avoid it.
Maeda tries a head kick but it misses.
Maeda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maeda lands with an overhand left.
Maeda slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maeda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Maeda.
Uzomaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maeda can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Maeda dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Maeda lands a head shot.
Maeda lands a front kick.
Maeda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maeda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uzomaki can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maeda listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Kenichi Uzomaki has been cut.
Maeda scores with a hook.
Maeda digs a good hook to Uzomaki's body.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Maeda! Uzomaki is out on his feet! Maeda rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Uzomaki is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Uzomaki is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Maeda!
Akira Maeda retains his light heavyweight title!