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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juno Ku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik has chosen Rocky Theme as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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269 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juno Ku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Malik!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malik tries to bum rush Ku with a series of wild strikes but Ku uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Malik. Those never looked like landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ku leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ku obliges.
Ku misses with a knee to the head.
Ku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Malik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malik.
Ku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ku takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ku tries to stall but Malik uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Malik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ku keeps control of Malik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Malik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ku connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Sam Malik has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ku using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Malik looks gassed!
Ku with a knee to the head.
Ku working Malik over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malik takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ku breaks from the clinch.
Ku lands a high kick!
Malik is rocked!
Malik gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Ku points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Malik wakes up just in time to hear Ku thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juno Ku!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Jones (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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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Christmas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Jones!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Christmas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones blocks a head kick by Christmas.
Jones rushes Christmas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Christmas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Christmas misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christmas.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christmas tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
A knee to the head by Jones.
It looks like Lee Christmas has been cut.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Christmas is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christmas misses with the head strike.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Christmas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Christmas managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Christmas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Christmas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Christmas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones prevents a body shot from Christmas.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Christmas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Christmas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones stalls.
Christmas avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christmas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Christmas blocks with his arms.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Christmas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones prevents Christmas from breaking the clinch.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Christmas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Christmas blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Christmas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Christmas misses with a body punch.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Christmas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Christmas letting Jones take a breather here.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Christmas is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christmas.
Christmas wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Christmas struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to control Christmas's arms but Christmas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Christmas is defending well for now.
Christmas can't break the clinch.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Christmas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christmas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christmas being controlled against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Christmas blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Christmas blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Christmas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Christmas is able to avoid easily.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Christmas's head but Christmas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Christmas wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Christmas breaks from the clinch.
Christmas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Christmas misses with a punch on the inside.
Christmas misses with the head strike.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Christmas blocks it.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Christmas blocks it.
Christmas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christmas.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Christmas blocks it.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Christmas is defending well for now.
Christmas misses with a punch to the body.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Christmas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Christmas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Christmas misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christmas working hard to break the clinch.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Christmas throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Christmas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Christmas throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones stalling against the cage.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Christmas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Christmas tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Christmas tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Christmas back against the cage.
Christmas swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christmas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Christmas blocks it.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Christmas blocks it.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Christmas blocks it.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Christmas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Christmas is blocking nicely.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones working Christmas over with knees to the body.
Christmas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones working Christmas over with knees to the body.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Christmas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Christmas is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Christmas avoids the damage to the body.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christmas has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Christmas blocks it.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Christmas is blocking nicely.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Christmas blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Christmas is defending well for now.
Luke Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Christmas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lee Christmas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Christmas misses with a looping right.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Christmas moves out of range easily.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Christmas's head.
Christmas avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Christmas blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Lee Christmas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones drives through and clinches with Christmas against the cage.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Christmas lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Christmas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Christmas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Jones letting Christmas take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christmas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Christmas misses with a punch to the body.
Christmas can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Christmas fails to land.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Christmas blocks it with crossed arms.
Christmas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Christmas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Christmas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Christmas is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Christmas into the cage.
Christmas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Christmas avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Christmas misses with a punch on the inside.
Christmas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Christmas is defending well for now.
Christmas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Christmas is blocking nicely.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Christmas improves position.
Jones is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Christmas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Christmas wants to stall.
Jones stalling the fight.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Christmas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Christmas misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee Christmas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christmas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Christmas avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Christmas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Christmas trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Christmas is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Luke Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Christmas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christmas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones has Christmas pressed against the cage.
Jones prevents a body shot from Christmas.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Christmas blocks it with crossed arms.
Christmas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christmas works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christmas wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Christmas working aggressively here.
Christmas misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Jones!
After the big win, Luke Jones made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ TRIPLE 160Q ® and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguelito Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickinson comes to the cage accompanied by Harvester of Sorrow. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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200 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguelito Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dickinson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dragon.
Dickinson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dragon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dickinson missing with knees to the body.
Dragon scores with a shoulder strike.
Dickinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dragon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dickinson or not.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dragon avoids it.
Dragon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dickinson can't get the takedown.
Dragon lands a takedown into guard.
Dickinson is looking to stand back up but Dragon counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Dickinson.
Dragon gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Dickinson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dragon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Dickinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dickinson misses with a takedown
and Dragon counters with a two punch combo.
It looks like Dave Dickinson has been cut.
Dickinson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson misses with a takedown attempt - Dragon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dragon jabs Dickinson right on the nose. Dickinson blinks but takes it well.
Dragon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dragon lands a takedown into guard.
Dragon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dickinson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dragon controls the pace.
Dragon preventing the sweep.
Dragon wants to get up but he can't break Dickinson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dragon trying to control the position from guard on top but Dickinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dickinson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dickinson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickinson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dragon is aware though and is defending well.
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!
Dragon landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dragon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dickinson on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Dragon.
Dickinson looks for a takedown but Dragon sprawls well.
Nice straight punches there by Dragon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dragon.
Dragon misses with the combination.
Dragon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dragon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dickinson is looking to work some ground and pound but Dragon has wrist control.
Dickinson won't allow Dragon to get back to his feet.
Dickinson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dragon bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dickinson tries for a takedown but Dragon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dragon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dragon showed some decent athleticism there.
Dragon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dickinson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dickinson kicks Dragon off and gets back to his feet.
Dragon has managed to clinch.
Dragon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dragon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dickinson as Dragon tries to tie him up.
Dickinson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dragon smiles and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragon throws a head kick but Dickinson moves out of range.
Dickinson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dragon as he avoids it easily.
Dickinson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dragon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dave Dickinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dragon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dickinson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dragon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dragon looking to throw knees to the head but Dickinson is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragon lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dickinson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dragon's brow.
Dickinson is trying to pull guard but Dragon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dragon breaks from the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Dragon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguelito Dragon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Dickinson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dickinson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dragon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dickinson misses with a takedown
enabling Dragon to counter with a crisp jab.
Dickinson shoots in looking for a takedown. Dragon tries to sprawl out of it but Dickinson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dragon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dragon lands a high kick!
Dragon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheers as Dragon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dickinson doesn't seem phased though.
Dragon throws a head kick but Dickinson moves out of range.
Dragon cracks Dickinson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dave Dickinson's cut is getting worse.
A jab lands there for Dragon.
Dickinson is rocked!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dickinson.
Oh Dickinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Dickinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragon has closed the distance and engaged Dickinson in a clinch.
Dickinson seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Dragon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dragon is pressed up against the cage. Dickinson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dragon down to the mat. Dragon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dickinson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon feints and as Dickinson raises his hands in defense, Dragon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dragon stands up and waves to Dickinson to follow him.
Dragon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dragon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dickinson to the ground. Dragon is now in Dickinson's guard.
Dragon gets to his feet - Dickinson follows without any prompting.
Nice shot by Dragon.
Dragon clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragon misses with a knee strike.
Dickinson trying to land knees to the body.
Dickinson trying to land knees to the body.
Dragon stalling in the clinch but Dickinson improves position.
Nice body punch from Dickinson - that landed with a thud.
Dickinson lands an elbow that stopped Dragon in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Miguelito Dragon has been cut.
Dragon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson stands and steps away. Dragon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dragon throws a head kick that misses.
Dickinson tries to clinch but Dragon moves out of range.
Dave Dickinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dickinson shoots for a takedown but Dragon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dragon jabs at Dickinson's body.
Dickinson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dragon as he jumps to the side.
Dickinson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dragon throws a head kick that Dickinson semi-blocks.
Dickinson throws a head kick that misses.
Dickinson slips a jab and a cross from Dragon.
Dragon keeps the fight on the outside.
Dickinson tries to clinch up
and Dragon counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dickinson tries to keep at a distance but Dragon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dragon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dickinson.
Dickinson takes a shot to the head.
Dragon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dickinson backwards.
Dragon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dragon turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dragon manages to end up in side control.
Dragon has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Dragon is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dickinson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dickinson shrugs it off.
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!
Dickinson is looking to get to half guard.
Dragon stands up from mount. Strange move.
Good exchange - Dragon coming out on top.
Dragon lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Dragon. No joy for Dickinson on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dragon scores with a nice head shot.
Dickinson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dragon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A nice combination there by Dragon.
Dragon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dickinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Dragon circles away.
Dickinson shoots in for a takedown but Dragon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dickinson throws a leg kick
and Dragon counters with a straight right hand.
Dragon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dragon scores with a nice strike.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dickinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragon lands a lovely overhand right.
Dickinson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dragon lands with a nice combination. Dickinson backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguelito Dragon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. 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.
Dickinson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dickinson closes the distance and pushes Dragon back into the cage.
Knees to the body from Dickinson.
Dragon lands a knee to the head.
Dragon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dragon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dickinson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dragon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dickinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dragon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dickinson closes the distance but Dragon moves to the side
and Dragon counters with a two punch combo.
Dragon scores with a head kick.
Dragon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
No joy there for Dragon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickinson misses with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson clinches up with Dragon and pushes him back against the cage.
Dickinson is looking for a takedown.
Dragon is leaning against Dickinson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dickinson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dragon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Dickinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dragon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dragon turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Dragon in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Dickinson looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Dragon turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguelito Dragon!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Schrank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Sanches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanches's choice of entrance music: Breaking Benjamin - Ordinary Man . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Schrank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Sanches!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schrank misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanches blocks the leg kick.
Schrank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schrank cracks a nice hook into Sanches's ribs.
Schrank tries to keep at a distance but Sanches has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanches lands a right hand.
Sanches stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sanches lands an uppercut.
Schrank blocks an uppercut.
Schrank misses with a punch to the body.
Schrank trying to control the position but instead, Sanches has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schrank into the cage.
Schrank fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sanches lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanches pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schrank throws a wild body kick that Sanches sees coming a mile off.
Sanches ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schrank moves away.
Schrank tries a low kick but Sanches avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Sanches.
Schrank takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanches.
Schrank is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schrank takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sanches feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Schrank sprawling to the canvas! Schrank rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sanches finish him?!
Schrank is rocked!
It looks like Frank Schrank has been cut.
Sanches connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Schrank out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Renato Sanches!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Renato Sanches made sure he mentioned Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Wesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenshiro Kasumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wesley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eminem - Go To Sleep. Kasumi has chosen Ai Wo Torimodose aka Song of Manliness as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Christian Wesley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshiro Kasumi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesley tries to clinch up but Kasumi circles away and keeps his distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kasumi.
No joy there for Wesley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kasumi throws a head kick that Wesley semi-blocks.
It looks like Christian Wesley has been cut.
Wesley scores with a hook to the body. Kasumi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kasumi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wesley wants to clinch up but Kasumi keeps it at a distance.
Kasumi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wesley is out of range and Kasumi settles back down.
Wesley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kasumi. Kasumi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kasumi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wesley.
Kasumi misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wesley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kasumi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wesley is looking to clinch.
Kasumi misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasumi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wesley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wesley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wesley misses with a punch to the body.
Wesley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kasumi wants to stall.
Kasumi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wesley has a couple of punches blocked by Kasumi.
Wesley prevents the takedown attempt.
Wesley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kasumi wants to break free but Wesley has control.
Wesley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kasumi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kasumi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wesley doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesley ducks right into an uppercut from Kasumi.
Kasumi misses with a few strikes there.
Kasumi connects with a leg kick. Wesley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wesley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kasumi.
A left lands for Kasumi.
Christian Wesley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasumi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kasumi throws a poor cross that misses
and Wesley counters with a big head kick but Kasumi shrugs it off.
Kasumi throws a right hand that Wesley ducks under and follows up with a left that Wesley also avoids with ease.
Wesley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wesley misses with the head strike.
Kasumi is looking for a takedown.
Christian Wesley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenshiro Kasumi.
Kasumi blocks a body shot from Wesley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasumi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wesley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kasumi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kasumi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wesley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kasumi is trying is best to control the position here.
Wesley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kasumi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kasumi looking to control.
Wesley trying to control but Kasumi is working from the bottom.
Wesley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kasumi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kasumi controls Wesley momentarily but Wesley frees himself.
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!
Wesley trying to control but Kasumi is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasumi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wesley trying to control the position from guard on top but Kasumi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wesley preventing the sweep.
Wesley looking to pass the guard.
Wesley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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 because Christian Wesley just wasn't active enough.
Kasumi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wesley is fending him off so far but Kasumi persists. Nope, Wesley circles away and we're back to standing.
Kasumi gets tackled into the cage by Wesley. Wesley maintains the 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 Christian Wesley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Christian Wesley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wesley lands with a kick to the temple. Kasumi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kasumi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wesley throws out the jab.
Kasumi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wesley shoots in and drives through. Kasumi sprawls well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kasumi checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kasumi. Wesley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenshiro Kasumi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kasumi leaves Wesley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kasumi.
Kasumi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wesley lands with a straight right. Kasumi didn't see that one coming.
Wesley tries to clinch there but Kasumi circles away.
Wesley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesley misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kasumi works over Wesley's head and body with a nice combination.
Kasumi jabs Wesley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kasumi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wesley's calf.
Kasumi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wesley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kasumi pinned against the cage. Kasumi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Wesley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wesley digs a good hook to Kasumi's body.
That kick from Kasumi tenderised Wesley's leg. Wesley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wesley scores with a push kick.
Kasumi scores with a decent looking hook.
Christian Wesley's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wesley thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasumi tries to score with a low kick but Wesley moves his leg out of the way.
Wesley takes a swing at Kasumi's ribcage but misses.
Kasumi slips a straight right by Wesley.
Wesley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wesley shoots in and drives through. Kasumi sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wesley.
Wesley closes the distance but Kasumi moves to the side
and Kasumi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wesley. Kasumi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kasumi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wesley is rocked!
Wesley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kasumi. Kasumi obviously looking to wear him down.
Oh Wesley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kasumi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Wesley's guard.
Kasumi arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Wesley's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kenshiro Kasumi!
Kenshiro Kasumi made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'You are already dead....'.
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