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DBC 17 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hidiro Hattori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mya Gold (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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182 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hidiro Hattori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mya Gold!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hattori counters with an outside leg kick.
Hattori looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A head kick misses from Hattori.
Gold blocks a head kick by Hattori.
Gold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hattori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gold lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hattori at a distance.
Gold misses with a head kick.
Gold misses with a head kick.
A lazy left from Gold finds it's target.
It looks like Hidiro Hattori has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Gold misses the target.
Hattori avoids the head kick by Gold.
Gold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold moves away from the strike by Hattori.
Gold misses with a head kick.
Hattori avoids the head kick by Gold.
Hattori slips a jab and a cross from Gold.
Danga de danga de dang - Gold scores with a four punch combination!
Gold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.
Hattori shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gold as he jumps to the side.
Mya Gold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold misses with the combination.
Hattori throws a shot from downtown. Gold moves away and avoids it.
Gold throws a head kick but Hattori moves out of range.
Gold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Gold.
Gold fails to land with a series of punches.
Hattori lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hattori takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold misses with a head kick.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Hattori or perhaps it was just good defense by Gold which made him look bad.
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hattori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gold lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gold throws a right hand that Hattori ducks under and follows up with a left that Hattori also avoids with ease.
Gold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hattori buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mya Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold throws a right hand that Hattori ducks under and follows up with a left that Hattori also avoids with ease.
Gold throws a series of punches but Hattori moves out of range.
Gold throws out a loose jab but Hattori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hattori moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold misses with a head kick.
Gold tries to bum rush Hattori with a series of wild strikes but Hattori uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hattori avoids the head kick by Gold.
Hattori throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gold displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.
Gold throws the left hand but Hattori avoids the punch easily.
Gold misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Gold. Those never looked like landing.
Gold throws a head kick but Hattori moves out of range.
Gold misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mya Gold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hidiro Hattori's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Gold.
Hattori lands a head kick!
Hidiro Hattori is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hattori misses with a hook. Gold ducked under it nicely.
Gold drops Hattori with a nice combination! Gold dives into Hattori's guard, looking to finish!
Hattori is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gold drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gold jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oh Hattori is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gold drops back looking for a leg! Hattori is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hattori manages to kick Gold off! Gold jumps back into Hattori's guard.
Gold drops back looking for a leg! Hattori is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hattori manages to kick Gold off! Gold jumps back into Hattori's guard.
Gold drops back looking for a leg! Hattori is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hattori manages to kick Gold off! Gold jumps back into Hattori's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gold jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hattori is working an open guard so Gold takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A big left from Hattori misses.
Hattori throws a right hand that Gold ducks under and follows up with a left that Gold also avoids with ease.
Nice shot lands for Gold.
Gold has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Decent striking displayed by Gold there.
Hattori tries to move into range but Gold moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A left lands for Gold.
Hattori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gold misses with a double jab
and Hattori counters with a three punch combo that has Gold backing up. Gold nods at Hattori to acknowledge the strikes.
Gold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.
Gold misses with a head kick.
Gold throws a series of punches but Hattori moves out of range.
Hattori showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a combination that misses
and Hattori counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, jab by Hattori - just one landing.
Gold swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hattori counters with a nice body shot.
Gold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hattori throws a shot from downtown. Gold moves away and avoids it.
Hattori rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold fails to land with a series of punches.
Hattori misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gold lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gold blocks a head kick by Hattori.
A combination from Gold does no damage.
Hattori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hattori needs to keep his hands up - Gold had a free shot at his head there.
Gold throws a right and a left that Hattori avoids nicely.
Hattori tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Hattori.
Gold misses with a head kick.
Hattori seems to have got his legs back now.
Gold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hattori throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gold misses with a combination
and Hattori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hattori fails with the takedown.
Gold throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hattori's head.
Gold throws a sloppy head kick
and Hattori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hattori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gold takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hattori tries a head kick but it misses.
Hattori will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gold throws a head kick but Hattori moves out of range.
Gold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hattori.
Hattori darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gold connects with a jab.
Hattori takes a swing at Gold's ribcage but misses.
Hattori has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hattori dodges the punch combination from Gold.
Hattori scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Gold.
Mya Gold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mya Gold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hidiro Hattori's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hattori dives in and grabs Gold's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gold pushes down on Hattori's head and hops out.
Hattori's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gold connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hattori scrambles back to his feet.
Gold throws a sloppy head kick and Hattori moves out of range easily.
Gold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gold throws a head kick that Hattori semi-blocks.
Gold throws a head kick that Hattori semi-blocks.
Gold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gold throws a combination that misses
enabling Hattori to counter with a crisp jab.
Hattori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gold misses with a few strikes there.
Hattori misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hattori fails to land the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Gold.
Hattori throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gold on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Gold.
Gold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gold misses with the combination.
Hattori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gold on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hattori blocks a head kick by Gold.
Gold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gold takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hattori blocks a head kick by Gold.
Hattori throws a sloppy head kick and Gold moves out of range easily.
Gold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gold 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.
Hattori misses with a head kick.
Gold dodges the punch combination from Hattori.
Gold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gold.
A head kick misses from Hattori.
Hattori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gold throws a right hand that misses
and Hattori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.
Gold misses with a wild combination.
Hattori blocks a head kick by Gold.
Hattori lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gold circles away quickly and effectively.
Hidiro Hattori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy left from Hattori finds it's target.
Gold throws a series of punches but Hattori avoids them all with ease.
Gold avoids the head kick by Hattori.
Gold misses with a two punch combination.
Hattori cracks Gold with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hattori avoids the head kick by Gold.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hattori lands a nice looking body shot.
Hattori blocks a head kick by Gold.
Mya Gold is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hattori moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mya Gold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gold 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mya Gold!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshinobu Okuyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Cain (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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25
282 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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249 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshinobu Okuyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Cain!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain throws a head kick but Okuyama moves out of range.
Cain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Okuyama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Okuyama scores with a body shot.
Cain cracks a nice hook into Okuyama's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Okuyama misses with a wild combination.
Cain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Okuyama throws a series of strikes that have Cain backpedaling.
It looks like Daniel Cain has been cut.
Okuyama with a jab.
Okuyama throws a nice looking combination but Cain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Okuyama misses the shot to the body.
Cain looks up at the clock. Bad move! Okuyama lands a right hand from hell, dropping Cain. Okuyama pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshinobu Okuyama!
Yoshinobu Okuyama made sure to mention his sponsor, Ganja's Warehouse in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between PIng Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alecxsander Pitpitunge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitpitunge has chosen Never Say Die as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Alecxsander Pitpitunge will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, PIng Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alecxsander Pitpitunge!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Pitpitunge as Guerrero shoots in.
Pitpitunge goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pitpitunge shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Guerrero defends it nicely.
Pitpitunge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pitpitunge shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Guerrero as he avoids it easily.
Guerrero darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Guerrero really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Guerrero scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Guerrero missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Guerrero drops an elbow to the side of Pitpitunge's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guerrero prevents Pitpitunge from improving his position.
Pitpitunge gets full guard.
Guerrero throws an elbow that misses. Pitpitunge uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Guerrero's guard. Nice move by Pitpitunge!
Pitpitunge wants to control from the top but Guerrero keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero wants to stand but Pitpitunge is controlling the position.
Pitpitunge loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Guerrero keeping moving, preventing Pitpitunge from controlling successfully.
Alecxsander Pitpitunge has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Pitpitunge throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pitpitunge shoots in looking for a takedown but Guerrero manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pitpitunge's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
PIng Guerrero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alecxsander Pitpitunge.
Guerrero closes the distance and clinches up with Pitpitunge, looking for a takedown. Guerrero pushes Pitpitunge against the cage but Pitpitunge circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Guerrero misses with a takedown attempt - Pitpitunge sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Guerrero throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pitpitunge was covering up waiting for the punch and Guerrero finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Guerrero connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitpitunge manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Guerrero manages to get himself to full guard.
Guerrero wants to stand and escape but Pitpitunge is having none of it.
Guerrero trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Guerrero on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Guerrero tries to get out of the position.
Pitpitunge trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Guerrero being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. PIng Guerrero wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Guerrero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Guerrero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pitpitunge stops a takedown attempt from Guerrero.
A frustrated look appears on Guerrero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guerrero has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pitpitunge is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Guerrero has Pitpitunge pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pitpitunge manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
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 PIng Guerrero will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pitpitunge misses with a series of wild punches.
Guerrero looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pitpitunge!
Pitpitunge sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Pitpitunge is trying to stand back up but Guerrero is controlling him
Pitpitunge is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Guerrero scores with a couple of nice shots.
Guerrero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Guerrero thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pitpitunge lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Guerrero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Guerrero not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pitpitunge is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Guerrero's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Guerrero's back!
Pitpitunge is looking to control Guerrero but Guerrero is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero is trying to remain composed but Pitpitunge is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero fending off the submission attempt from Pitpitunge.
Pitpitunge is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Pitpitunge trying to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Pitpitunge manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Guerrero manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Guerrero tries to clinch up but Pitpitunge circles away and keeps his distance.
Guerrero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitpitunge scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitpitunge misses with a two punch combination.
Pitpitunge tries to clinch up but Guerrero circles away and keeps his distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pitpitunge.
Pitpitunge shoots and misses
and Guerrero counters with a shoot takedown. Pitpitunge fights it but they end up in guard.
Pitpitunge is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guerrero cracks Pitpitunge with a solid left hand.
Guerrero is working Pitpitunge over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pitpitunge bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Guerrero's guard.
Guerrero wants to stand but Pitpitunge is controlling the position.
Pitpitunge wants to stand and escape but instead Guerrero has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alecxsander Pitpitunge will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pitpitunge gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Guerrero to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Guerrero working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
PIng Guerrero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guerrero works over Pitpitunge with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Guerrero's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Guerrero content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Guerrero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pitpitunge 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.
Pitpitunge is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Guerrero defends 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!
Pitpitunge has momentary wrist control but Guerrero slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitpitunge is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pitpitunge avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guerrero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Guerrero is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Guerrero landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Guerrero's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pitpitunge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guerrero landing some decent shots from guard.
Guerrero stands up over Pitpitunge, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Guerrero has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pitpitunge preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pitpitunge is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Guerrero landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitpitunge trying to keep a closed guard but Guerrero is proving a slippery customer.
Guerrero throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitpitunge has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Guerrero can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pitpitunge controls Guerrero momentarily but Guerrero frees himself.
Guerrero is working Pitpitunge over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Guerrero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Guerrero stands up over Pitpitunge, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guerrero throwing strikes but missing.
Guerrero postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Guerrero keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pitpitunge's head.
Guerrero postures up in Pitpitunge's guard and throws a big left but Pitpitunge blocks it.
Guerrero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Guerrero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Guerrero stands up over Pitpitunge, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Guerrero throwing strikes but missing.
Pitpitunge looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Guerrero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Guerrero postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Guerrero throws an elbow that misses. Pitpitunge uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Guerrero's guard. Nice move by Pitpitunge!
Guerrero is working an open guard so Pitpitunge takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guerrero fails with the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitpitunge defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Guerrero.
No luck for Pitpitunge with that takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Guerrero.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pitpitunge lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Guerrero backs up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
PIng Guerrero showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Guerrero has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... PIng Guerrero!
An out of breath PIng Guerrero 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryuken Yanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuken Yanagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Jobber!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanagi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jobber looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Yanagi looks up at the clock and then as Jobber takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yanagi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Yanagi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jobber manages to get back to half guard.
Yanagi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yanagi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jobber on the ground.
Yanagi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yanagi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yanagi is nestled in close to Jobber, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jobber looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yanagi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Yanagi there.
Yanagi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yanagi moves nicely into side control.
Yanagi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanagi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jobber knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Yanagi landing a few strikes.
Jobber taking a bit of punishment here - Yanagi scoring with strikes.
Yanagi in side control, throwing shots but Jobber defends.
Yanagi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jobber is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jobber is trying to improve his position.
Yanagi tries to score with some ground and pound. Jobber controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Yanagi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yanagi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yanagi looks to land a strike but Jobber avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Yanagi cracks Jobber with a solid left hand.
Jobber preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yanagi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yanagi works over Jobber with some ground and pound from guard.
Yanagi throws an elbow that misses. Jobber uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yanagi's guard. Nice move by Jobber!
Yanagi has control of Jobber's left arm, preventing Jobber from doing any damage.
Yanagi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Yanagi.
Yanagi landing strikes from the mount.
Yanagi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jobber slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Yanagi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jobber avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yanagi.
Jobber has hold of Yanagi's hands but Yanagi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yanagi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jobber blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yanagi.
Yanagi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jobber defending well though.
Yanagi is nestled in close to Jobber, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanagi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jobber trying to hold on to Yanagi's head to control him but Yanagi postures up.
Jobber blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yanagi.
Yanagi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yanagi winds up and cracks Jobber with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jobber on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jobber is rocked!
Yanagi is nestled in close to Jobber, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jobber is still in real trouble! Can Yanagi finish him?
Yanagi winds up and cracks Jobber with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yanagi lands a big elbow - Jobber is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Yanagi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryuken Yanagi!
A very excited looking Ryuken Yanagi rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marc Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munoz comes to the cage accompanied by Champions. This should be fireworks!
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197 lbs
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193 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marc Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mathew Dean!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz misses with a takedown attempt - Dean sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dean tries to clinch but Munoz moves out of range.
Dean fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dean checks the leg kick nicely there.
Munoz swats away the attempt to clinch by Dean.
Dean gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Munoz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dean is looking to improve his position.
Dean works his way to full guard. Good work.
Munoz has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Dean to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Munoz is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Dean pulls down on the head and he's put Munoz to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mathew Dean!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michihiro Bukake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukake comes into the arena with Primo Victoria blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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217 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Good knees
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michihiro Bukake !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Walter White!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
Bukake checks a low kick from White.
Bukake shoots in looking for a takedown but White manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bukake 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bukake throws a chopping leg kick but White manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bukake checks a leg kick.
Bukake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
No luck for Bukake with that takedown attempt.
Bukake tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but White swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michihiro Bukake . That's going to take a lot out of him.
White does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
White lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bukake will feel that in the morning.
White finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
White leaves Bukake with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
Walter White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White. White obviously looking to wear him down.
Bukake pushes White up against the cage in a clinch.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bukake lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bukake is breathing heavily.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bukake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bukake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walter White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bukake has a takedown stuffed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from White.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White missing with a left hand there. Bukake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bukake .
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bukake manages to avoid it.
Bukake throws a head kick that misses.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
Bukake takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Bukake 's shoulder, as Bukake tries to avoid the shot.
Bukake looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for White!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
White is looking to get to half guard.
Bukake in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukake can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as White is looking to escape.
Bukake has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
White wants to control but Bukake is having none of it.
Bukake pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
White taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bukake . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bukake landing shots from mount.
White is looking to improve his position but Bukake isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Bukake .
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!
White defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bukake .
Bukake putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bukake lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
White is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
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 Michihiro Bukake will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bukake rushes White and presses him up against the cage.
Bukake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Michihiro Bukake has been cut.
Bukake misses with an elbow over the top.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Bukake won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on White's face as he tries to break the clinch.
White tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Bukake controls his hands.
White tries to throw a body punch but Bukake avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
White is trying to break the clinch but Bukake has him pressed against the cage.
Bukake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bukake prevents White from breaking the clinch.
Bukake trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from White.
Bukake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
Bukake managing to block the knees to the body from White.
White has had enough of the clinch but Bukake keeps him there for the moment.
White breaks from the clinch.
Bukake slips under a jab.
White throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bukake shoots for a double leg takedown but White sprawls well. He's pushed Bukake 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
White lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bukake throws a low kick, looking for White's leg but White calmly moves out of range.
Bukake shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bukake showed some decent athleticism there.
White wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukake thows a huge punch but White dodges it nicely.
Bukake is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, White has managed to free his arm - good work.
Michihiro Bukake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bukake looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
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!
Bukake passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to control Bukake 's posture but Bukake avoids it.
White taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bukake controls the position from side control.
Bukake seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down White for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to get back to half guard.
Bukake landing a few strikes.
Bukake stands up and beckons White to his feet.
White misses with a body kick.
Bukake tries a low kick but White avoids it.
Bukake misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bukake closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bukake is looking for a kimura but White is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bukake to get the leverage.
Bukake is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and White defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michihiro Bukake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michihiro Bukake 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bukake throws a leg kick
and White counters with a straight right hand.
Bukake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with White but White pushes him off and we're back to square one.
White throws a body punch but Bukake moves out of range.
White looks to land a left hand but Bukake moved out of range nicely.
Bukake takes a head kick and keeps coming.
White keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
White keeps Bukake at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukake throws a leg kick but White moved away.
Bukake doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
Bukake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michihiro Bukake . That's going to take a lot out of him.
White lands a high kick!
White throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
No luck for Bukake with that takedown attempt.
Bukake moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
Bukake checks a leg kick.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukake closes the distance and clinches.
Bukake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
White misses with a knee strike.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bukake 's elbow.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White misses with a body kick.
Bukake blocks the body kick.
Bukake throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping body kick lands there for White.
White fakes the leg kick and cracks Bukake in the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bukake dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Bukake 's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bukake .
Michihiro Bukake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A head kick misses from White.
White looks to land a body kick but Bukake moved away.
White throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
White misses the jab.
Walter White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bukake tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
White throws a sloppy head kick
and Bukake counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bukake stops White from getting back to his feet.
Bukake has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bukake landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns White that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bukake looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bukake is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. White can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Bukake .
Bukake working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Michihiro Bukake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bukake sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Walter White.
I think Bukake has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michihiro Bukake !
A relieved looking Michihiro Bukake 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sultan Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ball comes to the cage accompanied by Freak On A Leash . The crowd seem to be enjoying Carver's choice of entrance music: Frank Sinatra - Luck Be a Lady. 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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19
277 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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21
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Fast |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sultan Carver!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carver tries to clinch but Ball is having none of it.
Carver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carver throws a right hand that misses
and Ball counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carver throws a right and a left that Ball avoids nicely.
Carver throws a sloppy head kick and Ball moves out of range easily.
Carver swings widly with a right hand
and Ball counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carver with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carver throws a solid leg kick but Ball takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Carver.
Carver throws a poor cross that misses
and Ball counters with an inside leg kick.
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!
Carver throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carver scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Joe Ball has been cut.
A low kick from Carver is predictable there
enabling Ball to counter with a crisp jab.
Ball looks to land a left hand but Carver moved out of range nicely.
Carver throws a head kick that misses.
Carver moves into range and clinches up with Ball.
Ball tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carver lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Carver as the two fighters clinch.
Ball wants to stall.
Ball has a couple of punches blocked by Carver.
Ball misses with a punch on the inside.
Ball stalling.
Carver struggles to land a body shot inside as Ball controls his hands.
Carver struggles to land a body shot inside as Ball controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ball.
Ball throws a punch but it's blocked by Carver.
Ball lands a nice uppercut.
Carver can't find room to land a body shot as Ball controls the action.
Nice body punch from Carver - that landed with a thud.
Carver misses with some punches.
Ball blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carver throws a head punch that misses.
Ball tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver throws a punch but it's blocked by Ball.
Ball struggles to land a body shot inside as Carver controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carver blocks a low kick nicely.
Carver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ball manages to avoid it.
Carver scores with a nice body kick.
Ball misses with a low kick as Carver jumps back.
Carver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carver lands a head kick. Ball smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Carver thows a body kick. Ball tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ball is breathing heavily.
Ball looks to score with a jab to the body but Carver is just out of range.
A punch combination from Carver misses.
Ball misses with a hook. Carver ducked under it nicely.
Ball misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver throws a push kick but Ball slaps the foot to one side.
Ball scores with a head kick.
Carver misses with a body shot
letting Ball counter with a right hand.
Ball throws a looping overhand right but Carver ducks down to avoid it.
Carver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ball was well out of range. Poor timing from Carver.
Ball pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carver is out of range and Ball settles back down.
Ball throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ball. Carver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carver fails to land with a series of punches.
Ball is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Carver takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ball scores with a head kick. Carver tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ball cracks a nice hook into Carver's ribs.
Ball cracks Carver with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carver defending well as Ball loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carver. Ball shrugs it off though.
Carver jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carver looks for the body kick but Ball saw that one coming.
Carver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ball misses with a double jab.
Ball on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carver.
Carver misses with a body kick.
Carver bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ball's head backwards.
Carver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carver fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carver feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ball sprawling to the canvas! Ball rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Carver finish him?!
Ball is rocked!
Joe Ball's cut is getting worse.
Carver has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oh Ball is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carver lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sultan Carver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Ball's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Carver throws the kick towards the body but Ball avoids it.
Ball seems to have got his legs back now.
Carver lands a jab to Ball's midsection.
Carver lands with a good body shot.
Ball is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice body punch from Carver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carver throws a head kick that misses.
Ball takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ball takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Carver fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ball.
Some wild striking there from Carver.
Carver throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carver throws a head kick that misses.
Ball moves out of range of the body kick from Carver.
Carver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carver moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball misses with a body shot.
Carver checks a low kick from Ball.
Ball throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ball tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ball.
Carver avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sultan Carver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carver lands a slapping body shot.
Ball takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carver throws a wild body kick that Ball sees coming a mile off.
Ball moves out of range as Carver strikes.
Ball moves forwards but Carver connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carver misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carver scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ball takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carver lands a nice shot to the body.
Carver lands a jab to Ball's midsection.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice shot lands for Carver.
Carver throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ball on the side of the head.
Carver throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ball stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick lands from Carver.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Carver! Ball is out on his feet! Carver rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Ball is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Ball is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sultan Carver!
Sultan Carver spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Regal Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ha Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Regal Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ha Young!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Young holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Young gets full guard.
Young utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sackett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sackett engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Young preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sackett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Young manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Young wants to control from the top but Sackett keeps moving.
Young is stalling in the full guard.
Young in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sackett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Young.
Young trying to control but Sackett is working from the bottom.
Sackett on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sackett tries to get out of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Young accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ha Young hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sackett takes one to the chin there.
Young avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Young is out of range and Sackett settles back down.
Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
Sackett motions for Young to come forward. Sackett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett works Young's body with a nice hook.
Sackett tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Young misses.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sackett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Young misses with a right hand
and Sackett counters with a body kick that stops Young in his tracks momentarily.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young misses the jab.
Sackett throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Sackett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sackett tries a low kick but Young avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sackett on his heels. He'll look to pass Sackett's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ha Young will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sackett wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.
Sackett tries to score a power double leg takedown but Young sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sackett somewhat.
Sackett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Young.
Sackett lands a body shot.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Young misses.
Sackett is looking to clinch.
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sackett 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 Young has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Young and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big right from Sackett misses.
Sackett is looking to wear down Young with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sackett looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Sackett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Sackett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young rushes Sackett and presses him up against the cage.
Sackett is looking to take this one to the mat.
Young lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sackett drops down looking for an ankle pick but Young pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Regal Sackett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young misses with a hook.
Sackett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Young fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Sackett feints and then cracks Young's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Young down.
Young avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Sackett pushes Young up against the cage in a clinch.
Sackett wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
Young pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Young is looking for a takedown.
Young prevents Sackett from breaking the clinch.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Sackett has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Young as Sackett tries to tie him up.
Sackett is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Young gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Young prevents a body shot from Sackett.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Sackett tries to stall but Young uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Sackett has him pressed against the cage.
Sackett tries to break the clinch but Young is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Young is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sackett tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sackett tries for a takedown but Young manages to get underhooks.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Young drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sackett gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short left from Young.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Young manages to end up in side control.
Sackett on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Regal Sackett will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sackett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Young scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Young shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Young throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Young thows a huge punch but Sackett dodges it nicely.
Sackett is defending against the submission attempts here by Young.
Young thows a huge punch but Sackett dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sackett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Young winds up and cracks Sackett with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Young lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young thows a huge punch but Sackett dodges it nicely.
Young has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sackett is not content to let Young control the position.
Young thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sackett's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sackett defending well though.
Sackett is refusing to be controlled, as Young sits in half guard.
Young lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Young landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Young working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sackett is rocked!
Young lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Sackett! More strikes land and this one is all over! Young jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ha Young!
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