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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mental Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Salbahis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mental Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Salbahis!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
Salbahis tries to work over Black's front leg with a kick but Black checks it.
Salbahis thuds his right hand into Black's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Black misses with a body kick.
Black throws a body punch but Salbahis moves out of range.
Black tries to land a front kick but Salbahis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black connects with a leg kick. Salbahis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Salbahis is looking to land body kicks.
Black blocks the body kick.
Black misses with a body kick.
Black takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salbahis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Salbahis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Black looks for the body kick but Salbahis saw that one coming.
Salbahis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Black if he has to take too many more of those.
Black throws a chopping leg kick but Salbahis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Black throws a wild body kick that Salbahis sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salbahis tries to clinch but Black moves out of range.
Salbahis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from Salbahis.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Black lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Salbahis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Salbahis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A lazy left from Salbahis finds it's target.
Nice defenses there by Black.
Salbahis looks for the body kick but Black saw that one coming.
Salbahis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salbahis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Black is breathing heavily.
Black avoids a kick to the body.
Salbahis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Salbahis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salbahis blocks a head kick by Black.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Salbahis misses
and Black counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Salbahis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a head kick that half lands.
Salbahis lands with a kick to the temple. Black shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Black looks to land a body kick but Salbahis moved away.
Black looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Salbahis looks to land a body kick but Black moved away.
Salbahis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Salbahis lands with a kick to the temple. Black shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Black is rocked!
Salbahis circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Black tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Salbahis wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Victor Salbahis!
A relieved looking Victor Salbahis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Budoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Dela Cruz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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288 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Budoy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Cruz darts in and clinches Budoy up against the cage.
Dela Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dela Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Budoy circles away.
Dela Cruz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dela Cruz pushes Budoy away with a front kick.
Budoy looks for a takedown but Dela Cruz sprawls well.
Dela Cruz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dela Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Budoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dela Cruz wants to clinch up but Budoy keeps it at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dela Cruz leaves Budoy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Budoy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dela Cruz has closed the distance and engaged Budoy in a clinch.
A short right from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Budoy looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dela Cruz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Budoy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dela Cruz lands with a short shot to the head.
Dela Cruz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Dela Cruz.
A right handed body shot lands from Dela Cruz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dela Cruz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dela Cruz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Budoys head.
Dela Cruz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Budoy backwards.
Budoy is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Dela Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dela Cruz breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Budoy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dela Cruz.
John Dela Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dela Cruz lands with a good body shot.
Dela Cruz 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Dela Cruz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Dela Cruz scores with a spinning back kick!
Mark Budoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dela Cruz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dela Cruz jabs Budoy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dela Cruz works the jab nicely.
Dela Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dela Cruz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dela Cruz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dela Cruz lands a nice uppercut.
Dela Cruz works on Budoy's body with a couple of short punches.
Dela Cruz lands with a left to the head.
John Dela Cruz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dela Cruz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dela Cruz.
Budoy is still on wobbly legs! Can Dela Cruz finish him?
Budoy is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz scores with a shoulder strike.
Dela Cruz creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Budoy out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Dela Cruz!
John Dela Cruz tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masaru Watanebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrus Black Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyrus Black Jr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Masaru Watanebe's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaru Watanebe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cyrus Black Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanebe shoots and misses
and Black Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Black Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Watanebe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Black Jr defends it nicely.
Black Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Watanebe's head.
A head kick from Black Jr lands but Watanebe takes it in his stride.
Black Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Watanebe. Watanebe gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masaru Watanebe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A lazy left from Black Jr finds it's target.
Crunch! Black Jr slams his shin into Watanebe's torso.
Watanebe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice body kick from Black Jr.
Watanebe shoots in and gets a takedown into Black Jr's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Black Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Black Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanebe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watanebe has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Black Jr is proving hard to escape from.
Watanebe postures up.
Black Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Black Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Watanebe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Black Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Watanebe scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watanebe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Watanebe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Watanebe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Black Jr's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanebe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Watanebe scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Watanebe throwing strikes but missing.
Watanebe stands up over Black Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Black Jr looking to control.
Black Jr looks gassed!
Black Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watanebe controlling from the top position.
Watanebe with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masaru Watanebe dominated that round.
That's time! Watanebe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Black Jr. No joy for Watanebe on that attempt.
Black Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Black Jr throws a head kick that half lands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Black Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Watanebe.
Watanebe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Watanebe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Black Jr as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masaru Watanebe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black Jr cracks Watanebe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Black Jr pushes Watanebe away with a front kick.
Watanebe shoots in but no luck this time.
Black Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Watanebe will feel that in the morning.
Watanebe looks for a takedown but Black Jr sprawls well.
Watanebe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Black Jr. Watanebe shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Black Jr!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Black Jr - that will leave a mark!
Watanebe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanebe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Watanebe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Black Jr - the referee stops the clock and Watanebe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Black Jr. Watanebe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Watanebe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Black Jr scores with a kick to the body.
Masaru Watanebe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Watanebe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cyrus Black Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black Jr lands a front kick.
Black Jr lands a front kick.
Black Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Watanebe will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Black Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Black Jr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Watanebe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watanebe misses with a takedown attempt
and Watanebe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cyrus Black Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body kick there by Black Jr.
Black Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Black Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Masaru Watanebe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black Jr fakes the leg kick and cracks Watanebe in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Black Jr slams his shin into Watanebe's torso.
Black Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Black Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Watanebe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Black Jr - the referee stops the clock and Watanebe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Black Jr. Watanebe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Watanebe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Black Jr throws a nice head kick!
Black Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Black Jr lands a head kick!
Watanebe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Black Jr thuds his shin into the meat of Watanebe's side.
Watanebe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Black Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Watanebe. Watanebe gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watanebe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Black Jr.
Black Jr scores with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyrus Black Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Cyrus Black Jr!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Cyrus Black Jr!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Cyrus Black Jr!
Cyrus Black Jr wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucius Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaycee John Al Noaimi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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283 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Lucius Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaycee John Al Noaimi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Noaimi looks for the body kick but Black saw that one coming.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Noaimi.
Black throws a nice looking combination but Al Noaimi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black throws a lazy uppercut
and Al Noaimi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Noaimi.
Al Noaimi misses with a body kick.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Noaimi.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Al Noaimi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Noaimi blocks a leg kick.
Al Noaimi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Al Noaimi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Al Noaimi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Al Noaimi slips the punch.
Black misses with a low kick.
Al Noaimi throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Al Noaimi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Black stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Al Noaimi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Noaimi misses with a kick to the body.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Al Noaimi lands a jab.
Al Noaimi is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Noaimi cracks Black with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Black gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Black throws a right hand that Al Noaimi ducks under and follows up with a left that Al Noaimi also avoids with ease.
Both fighters circling a little - Al Noaimi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Al Noaimi looks to land a body kick but Black moved away.
Black displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Black drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Black pivots, looking for a leg kick but Al Noaimi is out of range and Black settles back down.
Black takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Al Noaimi lands a leg kick that knocks Black off balance momentarily.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Al Noaimi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al Noaimi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Al Noaimi.
Lucius Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Al Noaimi!
Black scores with a nice strike.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Al Noaimi moves away from the strike by Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black moves into range and connects with a jab.
Al Noaimi misses with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Al Noaimi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Al Noaimi.
Black throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Al Noaimi looks gassed!
Black displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Al Noaimi throws out the jab.
Black closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Al Noaimi! Black dives in looking to finish! Al Noaimi is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucius Black!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazuma Kinoshita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Penduko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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280 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuma Kinoshita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Penduko!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinoshita shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Penduko as he avoids it easily.
Penduko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kinoshita.
Penduko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kinoshita shoots in looking for a takedown but Penduko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kinoshita's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuma Kinoshita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kinoshita shoots in looking for a takedown but Penduko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kinoshita's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Penduko manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kinoshita on his heels. He'll look to pass Kinoshita's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kinoshita wants to sweep but no luck.
Penduko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Penduko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kinoshita looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Penduko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kinoshita works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Penduko 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.
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!
Penduko trying to control but Kinoshita is working from the bottom.
Penduko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Penduko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinoshita avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Penduko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Penduko chips away with some ground and pound.
Kinoshita is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Penduko defends well.
Kinoshita is breathing heavily.
Kinoshita is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Penduko defends well.
Penduko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penduko postures up in Kinoshita's guard and throws a big left but Kinoshita blocks it.
Penduko postures up and lands a big shot to Kinoshita's brow.
Kinoshita on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kinoshita tries to get out of the position.
Kinoshita preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Penduko with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kinoshita keeping moving, preventing Penduko from controlling successfully.
Penduko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kinoshita looking for a sweep. Not yet Kinoshita, not yet.
Penduko is in close to Kinoshita's body, working some short punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penduko scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penduko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kinoshita might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kinoshita is looking for a triangle but Penduko pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Penduko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Penduko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kinoshita sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kinoshita shoots in but no luck this time.
Kinoshita keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kinoshita dives in and grabs Penduko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Penduko pushes down on Kinoshita's head and hops out.
Penduko looks for a takedown but Kinoshita sprawls well.
Kazuma Kinoshita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Penduko.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Penduko.
Penduko works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Penduko throws a strike aimed at the side of Kinoshita's head but Kinoshita avoids it well.
Penduko fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penduko sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kinoshita is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kinoshita is trying to control Penduko's posture but Penduko avoids it.
Penduko is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kinoshita is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penduko landing a few strikes.
Penduko lands some shots froms side control.
Penduko looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Kinoshita's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Penduko is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kinoshita has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinoshita takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Penduko is looking to take a break and control but Kinoshita is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kinoshita tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penduko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kinoshita knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Penduko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Penduko 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Pedro Penduko!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Pedro Penduko!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Pedro Penduko!
Pedro Penduko wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Pedro Penduko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sander Eastbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Mendu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Mendu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sander Eastbrook's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Sander Eastbrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Mendu!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eastbrook shoots in looking for a takedown. Mendu tries to sprawl out of it but Eastbrook keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mendu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Eastbrook shoots in and drives through. Mendu sprawls well.
Mendu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mendu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Eastbrook shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mendu defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sander Eastbrook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eastbrook takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mendu gets caught napping as Eastbrook dives in and scores a takedown. Mendu manages to retain guard.
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!
Eastbrook trying to control but Mendu is working from the bottom.
Eastbrook might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mendu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eastbrook.
Eastbrook with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mendu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eastbrook. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mendu wants to sweep here but Eastbrook controlling him for the moment.
Mendu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Eastbrook controls the pace.
Mendu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Eastbrook's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Eastbrook stopping the sweep attempt from Mendu.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mendu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eastbrook has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice sprawl there from Mendu as Eastbrook shoots in.
Eastbrook will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Eastbrook is breathing heavily.
Eastbrook fails with a takedown attempt.
Eastbrook shoots for a takedown but Mendu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mendu - that will leave a mark!
Eastbrook walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mendu.
Kevin Mendu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Eastbrook. Eastbrook circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mendu tests Eastbrook's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Eastbrook takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Eastbrook on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Eastbrook takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Eastbrook takes one to the chin there.
Mendu cracks Eastbrook with an open hand slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendu scores with a nice right hand.
Mendu scores with a shot to the body.
Mendu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eastbrook's head backwards.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mendu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Mendu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Eastbrook takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Eastbrook takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mendu slaps away a takedown attempt from Eastbrook, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eastbrook takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mendu cracks Eastbrook with a good jab.
Mendu punishes Eastbrook's body with a nice straight punch.
Mendu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mendu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Eastbrook is rocked!
Mendu lands with an uppercut that bounces Eastbrook off the cage and back into range.
Oh Eastbrook is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendu throws a pinpoint strike between Eastbrook's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Eastbrook crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Mendu scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kevin Mendu!
During a confident post fight interview, Kevin Mendu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Granada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kremlin Dusk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kremlin Dusk will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Rafael Granada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kremlin Dusk!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dusk scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Rafael Granada has been cut.
Dusk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dusk avoids the head kick by Granada.
Granada throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dusk looks to land a combination but Granada avoids it well.
Dusk moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Granada pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice shot lands for Dusk.
Dusk with a jab.
Dusk drops Granada with a straight right hand, right on the button! Dusk follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kremlin Dusk!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Mendon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jahan Drey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Mendon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jahan Drey!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendon moves out of range as Drey throws a body kick.
Drey slips under a jab.
Drey takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Drey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mendon misses the shot to the body.
Mendon is looking to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Mendon.
Mendon moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drey has a couple of punches blocked by Mendon.
Mendon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mendon gets through Drey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mendon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendon lands with a short shot to the head.
Mendon misses with the head strike.
Drey throws a head punch that misses.
Mendon can't find room to land a body shot as Drey controls the action.
Drey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drey misses with a punch to the body.
Mendon lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drey misses with a body punch.
Mendon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mendon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendon tries to work over Drey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendon lands with a right to the head.
Drey presses Mendon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mendon misses with a body punch.
Mendon gets through Drey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drey prevents a body shot from Mendon.
Mendon manages to break the clinch.
Drey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendon manages to avoid it.
Mendon throws a hook to the side of Drey's head but Drey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drey missing with a left hand there. Mendon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Drey will feel that in the morning.
Drey looks gassed!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mendon - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendon wants to clinch.
Mendon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mendon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mendon darts in and clinches Drey up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Mendon.
Mendon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendon lands an uppercut.
Mendon blocks a body shot from Drey.
Mendon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mendon misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendon misses with a punch on the inside.
Mendon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mendon misses with some punches.
Mendon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Mendon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Drey throws a front kick aimed at Mendon's knee but Mendon avoids it well.
A big left from Mendon misses.
Drey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Mendon.
Mendon tests Drey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A clash of legs there as Mendon blocks the low kick.
Mendon throws a front kick aimed at Drey's knee but Drey avoids it well.
Mendon thows a body shot but no joy.
Mendon misses with an uppercut. Drey saw that one coming.
Mendon doesn't manage to clinch there - Drey circles away.
Drey scores with a nice body kick.
A big left from Mendon misses.
A head kick misses from Mendon.
Mendon misses with a body kick.
Mendon misses with a looping left.
Drey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drey misses with a low kick.
Drey misses the shot to the body.
Drey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mendon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mendon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mendon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drey is breathing heavily.
Drey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mendon tries a head kick but it misses.
Drey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James Mendon is winning the standup battle so far.
Drey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mendon cracks Drey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mendon throws a leg kick but Drey moved away.
Crunch! Drey slams his shin into Mendon's torso.
Mendon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mendon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drey throws a solid leg kick but Mendon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drey.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mendon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drey's elbow.
Drey wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendon.
Drey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jahan Drey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drey tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendon is looking to clinch.
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 James Mendon.
Well Mendon 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for James Mendon!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for James Mendon!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for James Mendon!
James Mendon wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, James Mendon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Tabaghak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buggy Blackbeard (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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275 lbs
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289 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tito Tabaghak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buggy Blackbeard!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackbeard tries a head kick but it misses.
Tabaghak tries to land a leg kick but Blackbeard saw it coming and moves away.
Tabaghak takes a swing at Blackbeard's ribcage but misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blackbeard!
Tabaghak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blackbeard.
Blackbeard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tabaghak tries to clinch up but Blackbeard circles away and keeps his distance.
Blackbeard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blackbeard.
Tabaghak walks into a straight right hand from Blackbeard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackbeard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tabaghak sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tabaghak throws a leg kick that misses.
Crunch! Tabaghak slams his shin into Blackbeard's torso.
Blackbeard throws a push kick but Tabaghak slaps the foot to one side.
Blackbeard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blackbeard lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick misses from Blackbeard.
Blackbeard gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tabaghak moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tabaghak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blackbeard tries a body shot but Tabaghak blocks it.
Tabaghak blocks a body shot from Blackbeard.
Tabaghak has a couple of punches blocked by Blackbeard.
Tabaghak gets through Blackbeard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tabaghak being controlled against the cage.
Blackbeard stalling in the clinch but Tabaghak improves position.
Blackbeard tries a body shot but Tabaghak blocks it.
Blackbeard has had enough of the clinch but Tabaghak keeps him there for the moment.
Blackbeard wants to stall.
Tabaghak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blackbeard breaks the clinch.
Buggy Blackbeard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackbeard throws a head kick that Tabaghak semi-blocks.
Blackbeard scores with a spinning back kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Blackbeard.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blackbeard. That's going to slow Tabaghak down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackbeard throws the kick towards the body but Tabaghak avoids it.
Blackbeard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tabaghak is looking to land body kicks.
Blackbeard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tabaghak throws a low kick but Blackbeard avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Tabaghak. That snapped Blackbeard's head back.
Tabaghak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blackbeard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blackbeard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tabaghak if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tabaghak avoids the head kick by Blackbeard.
Blackbeard looks gassed!
Tabaghak throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Blackbeard tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buggy Blackbeard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tabaghak misses with a head kick.
Blackbeard throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tabaghak counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Blackbeard is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tabaghak lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blackbeard takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Blackbeard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackbeard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blackbeard swings for the body but Tabaghak moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tabaghak.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tabaghak.
Tabaghak scores with a jab. Blackbeard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blackbeard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tabaghak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blackbeard is looking to score with low kicks.
Crunch! Tabaghak slams his shin into Blackbeard's torso.
Blackbeard is breathing heavily.
Tabaghak lands with a slapping head kick.
Tabaghak lands with a kick to the temple. Blackbeard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Buggy Blackbeard has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tabaghak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tabaghak.
Tabaghak lands a jab to Blackbeard's midsection.
Tabaghak tries a head kick but it misses.
Blackbeard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tabaghak throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blackbeard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tabaghak.
Tabaghak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tabaghak tries to clinch but Blackbeard moves out of range.
Blackbeard throws a head kick but Tabaghak moves out of range.
Tabaghak moves out of range of the body kick.
Tabaghak throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tito Tabaghak is winning the standup battle so far.
Blackbeard scores with a body shot.
Blackbeard wants to land a leg kick but Tabaghak is out of range.
Tabaghak keeps Blackbeard at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackbeard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tabaghak can pounce on him.
Tabaghak has managed to clinch.
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!
Tabaghak putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blackbeard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tabaghak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tabaghak lands a nice uppercut.
Blackbeard wants to get back to striking at distance but Tabaghak won't allow it.
Tabaghak missing with knees to the body.
Tabaghak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blackbeard misses with some punches.
Blackbeard tries to break the clinch but Tabaghak is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tabaghak works on Blackbeard's body with a couple of short punches.
Blackbeard is trying to break free.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Tabaghak showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Tito Tabaghak!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Tito Tabaghak!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight as a draw!
Tito Tabaghak wins by majority decision!
A very excited looking Tito Tabaghak made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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