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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johniel Ocampo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yin Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johniel Ocampo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yin Yang!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ocampo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ocampo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crunch! Yang slams his shin into Ocampo's torso.
Yang throws a right hand that Ocampo ducks under and follows up with a left that Ocampo also avoids with ease.
Ocampo shoots in and bounces Yang off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ocampo scoring with some ground and pound.
Ocampo is working Yang over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ocampo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ocampo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ocampo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ocampo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang wants to stand up but Ocampo is controlling him.
Ocampo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ocampo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ocampo working the head and body with strikes.
Ocampo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Yang takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ocampo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The referee asks Ocampo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ocampo prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ocampo cracks Yang with a big right hand but Yang just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on Yang's face as Ocampo controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ocampo lands a few punches from side control.
Ocampo scoring with punches from side control.
Ocampo lands an elbow.
Ocampo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yang, who protects the arm well.
Ocampo happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Ocampo.
Ocampo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ocampo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yang some visible discomfort.
Ocampo controlling from side mount.
Ocampo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Yang is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang defending against the ground and pound.
Yang is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ocampo connects with a decent elbow.
Yang takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ocampo scoring with punches from side control.
Ocampo lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ocampo is staying tight to Yang's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ocampo is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ocampo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yang is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johniel Ocampo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ocampo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ocampo shoots in and gets a takedown into Yang's guard.
Ocampo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ocampo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yang's head.
Ocampo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yang takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ocampo is staying tight to Yang's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Yang takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ocampo takes a little break here. Yang wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ocampo landing strikes.
Yang is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ocampo connects with a decent elbow.
Ocampo is trying to get an arm triangle but Yang is defending well.
Ocampo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yang knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Yang's face as Ocampo controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ocampo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yang is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Yang on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Yang's face as Ocampo controls the position.
Ocampo 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ocampo working the head with strikes.
The referee asks Ocampo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ocampo prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ocampo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Yang is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Yang is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ocampo connects with a decent elbow.
Yang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ocampo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yang is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Yang is rocked!
Yang is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Yang is still in real trouble! Can Ocampo finish him?
Johniel Ocampo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ocampo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yang, who protects the arm well.
Ocampo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yang can do to turn this around?
Ocampo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ocampo cracks Yang with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ocampo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yang some visible discomfort.
Yang being controlled for a moment.
Ocampo is putting a hurting on Yang here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big shot lands for Ocampo! That's hurt Yang! Will he recover? Ocampo fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johniel Ocampo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donald Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sopre Nyedeme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cross might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Exhibit C. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donald Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sopre Nyedeme!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyedeme shoots for a takedown but Cross saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nyedeme shoots in for a takedown but Cross shows good takedown defense.
Cross fails to land with a series of punches.
Cross throws a series of strikes that have Nyedeme backpedaling.
Cross plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nyedeme moves in looking to clinch but Cross pushes him off.
Cross lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cross will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nyedeme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cross tries to bum rush Nyedeme with a series of wild strikes but Nyedeme uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cross scores with a shot to the body.
Nyedeme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cross.
Nyedeme shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cross but Cross pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Donald Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sopre Nyedeme.
Cross throws a series of punches but Nyedeme moves out of range.
Cross stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cross wants it to stay on the feet.
Nyedeme fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cross sprawls well initially but Nyedeme persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross kicks off Nyedeme and gets to his feet.
Cross misses with a double jab.
Nyedeme scores with a takedown into Cross's guard.
Cross wants to get back to his feet but Nyedeme is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nyedeme is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cross is looking to stand up but Nyedeme isn't so interested in that idea.
Cross is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyedeme works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nyedeme is pressing down on Cross's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cross is holding on for now.
Cross looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nyedeme perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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!
Nyedeme lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nyedeme stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Nyedeme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nyedeme has a takedown stuffed.
Donald Cross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nyedeme closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cross circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross misses with the combination.
Nyedeme fails with a takedown attempt.
Cross throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nyedeme will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cross moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nyedeme shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cross as he jumps to the side.
Donald Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cross misses with a wild combination.
Cross avoids a kick to the body.
Nyedeme on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nyedeme shoots in and gets a takedown into Cross's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyedeme postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cross is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nyedeme is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nyedeme stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cross swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cross is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nyedeme is controlling him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nyedeme is stalling in the full guard.
Cross wants to stand but Nyedeme is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sopre Nyedeme will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nyedeme gets a double leg takedown into Cross's guard.
Nyedeme stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cross swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nyedeme is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cross is looking to stand up but Nyedeme isn't so interested in that idea.
Cross is looking to stand back up but Nyedeme counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Cross.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nyedeme prevents Cross from standing back up.
Cross on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nyedeme looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nyedeme scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyedeme stands up out of the half guard.
Nyedeme shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cross sprawls well. Cross wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nyedeme gets slowly back to his feet.
Nyedeme looks to land a body kick but Cross moved away.
Cross lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nyedeme will feel that in the morning.
Cross swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cross lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cross closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cross throws a series of punches but Nyedeme moves out of range.
Cross throws a right hand that Nyedeme ducks under and follows up with a left that Nyedeme also avoids with ease.
Nyedeme shoots in and gets a takedown into Cross's guard.
Nyedeme passes Cross's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyedeme decides to stand up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Cross as Nyedeme shoots in.
Nyedeme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cross misses with a wild combination.
Nyedeme is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cross's half guard.
Nyedeme is controlling the pace.
Nyedeme wants to work for an arm triangle but Cross is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nyedeme works his way into side control.
Cross is pushing Nyedeme's head away, looking to escape. Nyedeme manages to hold on to the position though.
Cross is letting Nyedeme control him for a moment.
Nyedeme scoring with punches and elbows.
The referee asks Nyedeme politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nyedeme prefers to stall for the moment though.
Cross is pushing Nyedeme's head away, looking to escape. Nyedeme manages to hold on to the position though.
Nyedeme stands up and beckons Cross to his feet.
A punch combination from Cross misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross misses with a wild combination.
Cross throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Cross. Those never looked like landing.
Nyedeme moves in looking to clinch but Cross pushes him off.
Nyedeme shoots in and drives through. Cross sprawls well.
Donald Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sopre Nyedeme.
Cross throws a push kick but Nyedeme slaps the foot to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Cross misses.
Nyedeme fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cross to the ground. Nyedeme is now in Cross's guard.
Cross can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nyedeme controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nyedeme's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nyedeme is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sopre Nyedeme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cross misses with a few strikes there.
Cross stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cross wants it to stay on the feet.
Cross swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nyedeme fails with a takedown attempt.
Nyedeme closes the distance and clinches up with Cross, looking for a takedown. Nyedeme pushes Cross against the cage but Cross circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Donald Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sopre Nyedeme.
Cross fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nyedeme looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nyedeme showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cross.
Nyedeme fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cross lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cross misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cross throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nyedeme.
Cross misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross looks to land a combination but Nyedeme avoids it well.
Donald Cross is winning the standup battle so far.
Nyedeme dodges the punch combination from Cross.
Nyedeme shoots in but no luck this time.
Cross throws a series of punches but Nyedeme avoids them all with ease.
Nyedeme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nyedeme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nyedeme.
Nyedeme tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cross sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nyedeme somewhat.
Nyedeme throws a series of punches but Cross avoids them all with ease.
Nyedeme throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nyedeme fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyedeme takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nyedeme tries to clinch but Cross is having none of it.
Nyedeme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cross takes a swing at Nyedeme's ribcage but misses.
Cross misses with a two punch combination.
Cross throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cross keeps the fight on the outside.
Cross rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nyedeme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nyedeme has a takedown stuffed.
Nyedeme shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nyedeme throws a head kick that misses.
Nyedeme lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cross circles away quickly and effectively.
Donald Cross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cross will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyedeme slips a jab and a cross from Cross.
Cross throws a series of punches but Nyedeme moves out of range.
Cross will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nyedeme tries to clinch but Cross moves out of range.
Nyedeme tries a head kick but it misses.
Nyedeme tries to close the distance and clinch but Cross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cross throws a combination. Nyedeme tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nyedeme tries to clinch up but Cross circles away and keeps his distance.
Nyedeme shoots in looking for a takedown but Cross manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nyedeme's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nyedeme misses with a head kick.
Cross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nyedeme.
Cross misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cross's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cross duly obliges.
Nyedeme shoots in but Cross avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nyedeme throws a jab when Cross was well out of range.
Cross throws a nice looking combination but Nyedeme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nyedeme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nyedeme shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nyedeme was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cross is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nyedeme controlling his opponent.
Nyedeme working for a submission but Cross is keeping him at bay.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sopre Nyedeme.
I've got Nyedeme winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sopre Nyedeme!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jt Wash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wash has chosen The Fighter as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gregor Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, jt Wash!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wash throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wash throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie throws a combination. Wash tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wash is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wash manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wash has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wash is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie is working to tighten is grip on Wash's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Wash has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Gracie is really squeezing tight and eventually Wash passes out! Gracie breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gregor Gracie!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Japan Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Wash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wash is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: All I Do Is Win. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Japan Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Owen Wash!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wash throws a head kick that misses.
Wash misses with a head kick.
Wash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fighter avoids the head kick by Wash.
Fighter manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wash on his heels. He'll look to pass Wash's guard now, I'm sure.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fighter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fighter stops Wash from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter stays in close to Wash's body and controls the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Japan Fighter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fighter avoids the head kick by Wash.
Wash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wash throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Owen Wash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fighter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wash to the ground. Fighter is now in Wash's guard.
Fighter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fighter won't allow Wash to get back to his feet.
Fighter lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We're going to have a standup here because Japan Fighter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wash lands a high kick!
Wash tries a head kick but it misses.
Wash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter avoids the head kick by Wash.
Wash looks gassed!
Fighter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wash napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wash pushes Fighter away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fighter gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Fighter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wash on the ground.
Wash trying to remain calm as Fighter controls from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Japan Fighter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wash napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wash gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Japan Fighter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wash throws a nice head kick!
Fighter is rocked!
Wash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Fighter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wash throws a sloppy head kick and Fighter moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Wash.
Wash throws a sloppy head kick and Fighter moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Wash.
Wash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wash throws a sloppy head kick and Fighter moves out of range easily.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wash but Wash pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wash displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fighter.
Fighter seems to have got his legs back now.
Fighter is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wash's half guard.
Fighter uses his free foot to push down on Wash's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wash.
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!
Fighter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wash is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wash is bucking up trying to escape but Fighter cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fighter controlling from mount.
Fighter's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fighter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wash?
Wash takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fighter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wash blocking the ground and pound.
Wash avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fighter looking to finish with strikes here!
Japan Fighter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fighter dominating with strikes here.
Fighter controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Fighter.
Fighter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fighter has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Japan Fighter dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fighter blocks a head kick by Wash.
Fighter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wash did well to prevent Fighter getting side control.
Fighter works his way into full mount!
Fighter controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter lands a heavy elbow.
Fighter controlling the position easily from mount.
Fighter seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wash for as long as he can get away with.
Japan Fighter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Japan Fighter.
Fighter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fighter trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wash is trying to stand back up but Fighter is controlling him
The ref stands the fighters back up. Japan Fighter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fighter blocks a head kick by Wash.
Wash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wash stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wash wants it to stay on the feet.
Fighter shoots in and gets a takedown into Wash's guard.
Fighter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fighter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter stops Wash from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Japan Fighter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fighter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Japan Fighter!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Hartwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kunimitsu Tezuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kunimitsu Tezuka will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Hartwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kunimitsu Tezuka!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartwell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hartwell throws a right hand that Tezuka ducks under and follows up with a left that Tezuka also avoids with ease.
Tezuka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hartwell tries to avoid it but Tezuka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hartwell to the ground. Hartwell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hartwell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hartwell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hartwell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tezuka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hartwell as he jumps to the side.
Hartwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartwell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tezuka.
Hartwell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hartwell.
Hartwell swings for the body but Tezuka moves out of range.
Tezuka blocks a jab.
Tezuka rushes Hartwell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartwell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tezuka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
William Hartwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kunimitsu Tezuka.
Tezuka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tezuka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartwell cracks Tezuka with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hartwell works over Tezuka's head and body with a nice combination.
Tezuka is rocked!
Tezuka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hartwell pinned against the cage. Hartwell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tezuka is still on wobbly legs! Can Hartwell finish him?
Hartwell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hartwell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body punch from Hartwell.
A combination from Hartwell does no damage.
Hartwell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tezuka circles away quickly and effectively.
Hartwell circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Tezuka to the canvas! Tezuka doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Hartwell keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Hartwell!
William Hartwell very nearly forgot to thank SAVE A FIGHTER amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junichi Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rayn MaClough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junichi Ishikawa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rayn MaClough's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junichi Ishikawa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rayn MaClough!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MaClough tries to clinch
and Ishikawa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in MaClough's guard.
Ishikawa tries to free his leg and advance position but MaClough is retaining full guard.
Ishikawa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
MaClough is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ishikawa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ishikawa's back!
Ishikawa preventing the rear naked choke attempt from MaClough.
Ishikawa tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ishikawa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MaClough goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ishikawa turns into him and now he's in MaClough's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ishikawa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
MaClough looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa passes into half guard.
Ishikawa passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ishikawa controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MaClough really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ishikawa is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. MaClough can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ishikawa is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But MaClough has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from MaClough!
Ishikawa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but MaClough can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
MaClough trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishikawa wants to sweep but no luck.
Ishikawa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. MaClough is aware though and is defending well.
Ishikawa looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but MaClough is defending well. Ishikawa quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! MaClough has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Ishikawa celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Junichi Ishikawa!
Junichi Ishikawa retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seishiro Munakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenichi Uzomaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seishiro Munakata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenichi Uzomaki!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzomaki catches Munakata with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Munakata shoots and misses
and Uzomaki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Munakata is trying to pull guard but Uzomaki has him pressed against the cage.
Munakata is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seishiro Munakata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uzomaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Munakata shoots and misses
and Uzomaki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Uzomaki seems to be working for a kimura but Munakata defends the submission attempt.
Munakata wants to control but Uzomaki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Uzomaki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Uzomaki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munakata wants to get back to his feet.
Uzomaki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Uzomaki stands up out of the half guard.
Munakata gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Uzomaki counters with a one-two to the body.
Munakata gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Uzomaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Uzomaki does no damage.
Uzomaki scores with a three punch combo!
Munakata has his takedown stuffed
and Uzomaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uzomaki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Munakata sprawls well initially but Uzomaki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Uzomaki is pressing down on Munakata's thigh, looking to free his foot. Munakata is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munakata is looking to control Uzomaki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Munakata avoid being mounted?
Uzomaki stands up from half guard.
Some wild striking there from Uzomaki.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Uzomaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munakata shoots and misses
and Uzomaki counters with a straight right hand.
Uzomaki throws a nice looking combination but Munakata bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Munakata fails with the takedown
and Uzomaki counters with a three punch combo that has Munakata backing up. Munakata nods at Uzomaki to acknowledge the strikes.
Uzomaki stalks Munakata and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Munakata's face. Munakata staggers backwards, shaken.
Munakata is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munakata misses with a combination
and Uzomaki scores with a counter punch that sends Munakata to the canvas! Uzomaki smells blood - he's punishing Munakata with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Munakata has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenichi Uzomaki!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jill Lauren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lauren has chosen Crazy as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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140 lbs
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24
130 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marvin Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jill Lauren!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lauren closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Perez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Perez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lauren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lauren looks to land a combination. Perez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lauren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lauren cracks the inside of Perez's front leg.
Perez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lauren has hold of Perez's hands but Perez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lauren is trying to stand up here but Perez is controlling him well.
Lauren trying to control from the bottom.
Perez trying to control from half guard but Lauren is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lauren is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Perez lands a nice short elbow.
Perez is looking to take a break and control but Lauren is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lauren avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perez.
Perez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lauren knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Perez lands with a punch from half guard.
Lauren is staying active underneath Perez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lauren wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Perez.
Lauren trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lauren taking some punishment here, with Perez in his half guard.
Perez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lauren is looking for a sweep. Perez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lauren looking for submissions off his back.
Perez is keen to just control but Lauren is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez is really struggling to control Lauren but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Perez working over Lauren with some ground and pound. Lauren looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lauren is looking to escape.
Perez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Perez controlling the pace.
Perez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Perez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lauren keeps working.
Perez working the head and body with strikes.
Lauren pushes Perez off looking to stand but Perez dives back in and keeps control.
Perez working the head and body with strikes.
Lauren tries to kick Perez off but Perez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lauren throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lauren manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauren will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lauren lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Lauren. No joy for Perez on that attempt.
Perez looking to score a takedown here. Lauren is defending well but Perez drives through and ends up in Lauren's guard.
Perez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lauren on the ground.
Lauren looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Perez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lauren keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully.
Lauren had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Perez defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Perez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Perez wants to control from the top but Lauren keeps moving.
Lauren throws his legs up looking for a submission but Perez uses it to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lauren some visible discomfort.
Lauren is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Perez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Perez working Lauren over with strikes.
Lauren is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Perez is tapping! Great win for Lauren!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jill Lauren!
Our winner, Jill Lauren, 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshii Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kale Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Akiyama might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Time to say Goodbye. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshii Akiyama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kale Perez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez misses with a head kick.
Perez fails with a takedown attempt.
Akiyama tries to clinch but Perez is having none of it.
Perez fails with a takedown attempt.
Perez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Akiyama is fending him off so far but Perez persists. Nope, Akiyama circles away and we're back to standing.
Yoshii Akiyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kale Perez.
Akiyama shoots in and gets a takedown into Perez's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Akiyama trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Akiyama got a little sloppy there for a moment and Perez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Akiyama has managed to get both his arms back between Perez's legs - danger averted.
Perez working for submissions but it's allowed Akiyama to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez is refusing to be controlled, as Akiyama sits in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Perez is looking for a sweep. Akiyama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Akiyama is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Perez!
Perez is desperately trying to improve his position but Akiyama has a good base and remains in mount.
Akiyama controlling the pace for now.
Perez is looking to improve his position but Akiyama isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Perez is looking to escape.
Perez tries to reverse the position but Akiyama maintains control.
Perez gets back to half guard.
Perez is pressing down on Akiyama's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Akiyama is one step ahead there.
Perez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akiyama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Perez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Akiyama doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Akiyama manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Akiyama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Akiyama wants to pass the guard but Perez is keeping the position.
Perez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Akiyama got a little sloppy there for a moment and Perez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Akiyama has managed to get both his arms back between Perez's legs - danger averted.
Perez has his foot on Akiyama's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Akiyama works his way back into a safe position though.
Akiyama got a little sloppy there for a moment and Perez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Akiyama has managed to get both his arms back between Perez's legs - danger averted.
Akiyama pushes down on Perez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Perez wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama is just content to waste time from the top position. Perez takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Akiyama from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akiyama won't allow Perez to sweep him here.
Perez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Akiyama defends well.
Akiyama throwing strikes from guard but Perez blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Perez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kale Perez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Akiyama finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Akiyama throws a right and a left that Perez avoids nicely.
Akiyama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Akiyama doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Perez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Perez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Perez is trying to work for a kimura but Akiyama is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez is working for a submission of some sort.
Akiyama is defending against the submission attempts here by Perez.
Perez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Akiyama defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez seems to be looking for submissions.
Perez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Akiyama is just riding it out for now. Perez eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akiyama looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Perez prevents Akiyama from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama is looking to escape.
Perez wants to work for an arm triangle but Akiyama is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Perez seems to be looking for submissions.
Perez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Perez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Akiyama wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez is looking for a kimura here.
Perez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Perez is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kale Perez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Akiyama scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Perez shoots in but Akiyama avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Akiyama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Akiyama throws a front kick aimed at Perez's knee but Perez avoids it well.
Perez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Akiyama circles away.
Akiyama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Perez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akiyama fails with the takedown.
Akiyama wants to clinch.
Akiyama closes the distance looking to clinch
and Perez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Perez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Perez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Akiyama doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Perez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Perez 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.
Perez uses his free foot to push down on Akiyama's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Akiyama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is working for a guillotine from mount but Akiyama frees his head quite easily.
Akiyama is looking to get to half guard.
Perez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Akiyama has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Akiyama!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez is looking for a triangle but Akiyama pushes his legs off easily.
Akiyama advances position into side control!
Perez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Perez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Perez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Akiyama's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Akiyama's back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akiyama holding both Perez 's hands and preventing any damage.
Perez gets his hands free as Akiyama looks to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kale Perez really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Akiyama misses with a takedown attempt
and Perez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Akiyama's guard.
Perez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Akiyama is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Akiyama has escaped and now he's on top!
Akiyama tries to stand but Perez is controlling from the bottom.
Akiyama looking to sit in guard and control but Perez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Perez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Akiyama trying to control the position here.
Perez postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez drops back looking for a leg! Akiyama is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Akiyama manages to kick Perez off! Perez jumps back into Akiyama's guard.
Perez has gone for a leg lock! Akiyama slips out almost immediately though and dives into Perez's guard.
Perez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Akiyama gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Perez wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Perez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Akiyama!
Perez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Akiyama has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Perez goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Akiyama turns into him and now he's in Perez's guard.
Akiyama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Perez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Akiyama gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Akiyama from controlling successfully.
Perez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Akiyama looking to pass the guard.
Perez working for a triangle but Akiyama defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Perez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Akiyama can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Perez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kale Perez dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Perez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Akiyama as Perez shoots in.
Akiyama lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perez circles away quickly and effectively.
Akiyama will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Perez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Akiyama as he avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Perez.
Perez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Akiyama.
Akiyama fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshii Akiyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Perez.
Perez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Akiyama's waist but Akiyama gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Perez off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama misses with a low kick.
Akiyama tries to clinch but Perez is having none of it.
Yoshii Akiyama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akiyama keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Akiyama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Akiyama closes the distance and pushes Perez back into the cage.
Akiyama successfully pulls guard.
Perez tries to free his leg and advance position but Akiyama is retaining full guard.
Kale Perez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez trying to control but Akiyama is working from the bottom.
Perez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Akiyama manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Perez has Akiyama in his guard.
Akiyama wants to pass the guard but Perez is keeping the position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Akiyama is pushing down on Perez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Perez is fighting to maintain full guard but Akiyama has managed to sneak the leg through.
Akiyama is trying to control. Perez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Perez is looking to improve his position.
Perez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is refusing to be controlled, as Akiyama sits in half guard.
Perez gets back to full guard.
Perez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Akiyama working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Perez has an active guard here but Akiyama has managed to pass into half guard.
Akiyama passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama trying to control but Perez is having none of it.
Akiyama punishing his opponent with strikes.
Akiyama landing strikes, looking to finish!
Perez is trying desperately to improve position.
Perez regains half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akiyama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perez keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshii Akiyama showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Perez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kale Perez!
Kale Perez is the new featherweight champion!
Kale Perez took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hopkins Athletics for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harry Fong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darwin France (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fong comes to the cage accompanied by Pagliacci. Harry Fong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Fong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darwin France!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fong lands with a good body shot.
Fong throws a body kick that misses.
Fong throws a head kick that misses.
Fong misses with a head kick.
Fong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
France shoots in but Fong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
France slips under a jab.
France closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fong to the mat! Fong manages to get full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
France drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and France jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
France postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fong is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of France, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
France has his foot on Fong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fong works his way back into a safe position though.
France escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fong got a little sloppy there for a moment and France has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fong has managed to get both his arms back between France's legs - danger averted.
France has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
France is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fong is aware though and is defending well.
France pushes a forearm under Fong's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Fong is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darwin France!
Darwin France is the new bantamweight champion!
Darwin France thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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