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DBC 26: Young vs Monroe PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Reacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Reacher had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Reacher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Heart!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Reacher misses its intended target.
Reacher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heart was well out of range. Poor timing from Reacher.
Reacher tries to close the distance and clinch but Heart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heart misses with a double jab.
Heart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reacher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Heart. No joy for Reacher on that attempt.
Heart throws a poor cross that misses
and Reacher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reacher drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Reacher tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Reacher advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reacher throwing strikes here but Heart is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reacher dominating with strikes here.
Reacher swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Heart is now in Reacher's guard. A big mistake from Reacher there, giving up the dominant position!
Heart would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Heart preventing the sweep.
Reacher working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Heart doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Heart manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Heart wants to stand but Reacher is controlling his posture from full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reacher is on top in guard.
Heart wants to get back to his feet but Reacher is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Reacher passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heart is looking to escape.
Reacher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reacher wants to control but Heart is keeping him busy.
Reacher looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Heart with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Heart is trying to stand back up but Reacher is controlling him
Reacher passes to side control.
Reacher misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Reacher working the body and head with strikes.
Heart is pushing Reacher's head away, looking to escape. Reacher manages to hold on to the position though.
Reacher thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heart is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Reacher has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reacher tries to advance to mount but Heart denies him.
Heart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reacher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reacher in side control lands a decent elbow.
Heart bucks up and tries to throw Reacher off but instead Reacher has got his back!
Reacher throwing sloppy strikes.
Reacher softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Heart is trying to stand back up.
Heart showing good submission defense here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reacher lands punches and elbows.
Heart showing good submission defense here.
Heart controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reacher cracks Heart with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Heart from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Heart is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Reacher off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Reacher punches the canvas rather than the man.
Reacher lands with a hammerfist to the side of Heart's head.
Heart is rocked!
Reacher lands strikes from the back and Heart isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Reacher!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Okin Slavas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slavas comes into the arena with WolfMother blaring out of the sound system. Okin Slavas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Okin Slavas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Baker!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slavas closes the distance and clinches up with Baker, looking for a takedown. Slavas pushes Baker against the cage but Baker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Baker is defended easily by Slavas.
Baker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Slavas!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Slavas tries to hold on but Baker postures up.
Slavas is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Baker is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Slavas is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Slavas can't escape the position.
Slavas is working hard here to advance position.
Baker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Slavas is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker avoids the attempt from Slavas to control.
Baker controlling the pace for now.
Slavas is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Baker moves to take his opponent's back.
Baker tries to keep control of the position but Slavas is staying busy.
Slavas manages to reverse the position and now he's in Baker's guard. Nice work there by Slavas.
Slavas is looking to advance position but Baker has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Slavas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slavas tries to improve his position but instead Baker has taken his back!
Baker struggling to keep hold of the position.
Slavas tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Slavas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slavas tries to hold on but Baker pushes him away.
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 Okin Slavas will probably get the nod.
That's time! Slavas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Slavas misses with a hook
and Baker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slavas tries for a takedown but Baker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Slavas feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Slavas postures up.
Baker wants to hit a switch here but Slavas passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Baker there!
Slavas throws a sloppy strike and Baker uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Baker has ended up in Slavas's guard.
Slavas working a defensive guard here.
Baker passes Slavas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker is pressing down on Slavas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Slavas is holding on for now.
Slavas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Baker works his way into side control.
Slavas is trying to control Baker's posture but Baker avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okin Slavas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slavas tries to buck Baker off but Baker is having none of it.
Slavas wants to control but Baker postures up.
Baker trying to control the position but Slavas is working away.
Baker takes a little break here. Slavas wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Slavas manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker is refusing to be controlled, as Slavas sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baker is trying to control but can't.
Baker tries to get to full guard but Slavas has control of the leg.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice defenses there by Slavas.
Slavas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baker blocks a low kick nicely.
Slavas gets caught flat footed, as Baker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Slavas looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Slavas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baker manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slavas trying to control but Baker is working from the bottom.
Slavas controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker avoiding any damage from the 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 Okin Slavas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Slavas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck for Baker with that takedown attempt.
Baker misses with a double jab.
Baker doesn't manage to clinch there - Slavas circles away.
Slavas throws a series of punches but Baker moves out of range.
A combination from Baker does no damage.
Slavas misses with an uppercut.
Baker takes one to the chin there.
Baker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Slavas's waist but Slavas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Baker off to one side.
Slavas throws a jab when Baker was well out of range.
Slavas misses with an uppercut
so Baker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slavas controlling Baker's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slavas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Baker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Baker won't allow Slavas to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Slavas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Okin Slavas just wasn't active enough.
Baker shoots in for a takedown but Slavas shows good takedown defense.
Okin Slavas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Baker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slavas misses with an uppercut.
Baker misses with the combination.
Baker shoots in looking for a takedown but Slavas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Baker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Baker stuffs the takedown attempt from Slavas. Slavas gets slowly back to his feet.
Baker tries to clinch but Slavas is having none of it.
Slavas dives in and scores a takedown into Baker's guard.
Slavas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Slavas has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Okin Slavas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Slavas prevents Baker from getting back to his feet.
Baker keeping full guard, as Slavas tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Okin Slavas just wasn't active enough.
Baker shoots for a double leg takedown but Slavas sprawls well. He's pushed Baker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Simon Baker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slavas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baker.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Slavas misses.
Baker is looking to clinch but Slavas is avoiding it.
Slavas throws a hook but Baker avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slavas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Baker napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Okin Slavas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Slavas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Okin Slavas!
In his post fight interview, Okin Slavas started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Purple Aki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenpachi Zaraki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Slim Whitman - Indian Love Call. 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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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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 London, Purple Aki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenpachi Zaraki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaraki scores with a leg kick.
Zaraki ducks under a wild hook from Aki.
Aki scores with a hook to the body. Zaraki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zaraki misses with a few strikes there.
Zaraki throws a front kick that sends Aki stumbling back into the cage.
Zaraki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaraki's elbow.
Aki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zaraki is defending well for now.
Aki lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalling in the clinch from Aki.
Zaraki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aki walks away with a smile on his face. Zaraki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aki moves out of range of the body kick.
Aki lands a leg kick that knocks Zaraki off balance momentarily.
Aki feints and then cracks Zaraki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zaraki down.
Zaraki misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaraki connects with a crisp jab.
Zaraki throws a head kick but Aki moves out of range.
Aki cracks Zaraki with a good jab.
A slow jab from Zaraki misses its intended target.
Aki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zaraki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aki throws a head kick that half lands.
Zaraki throws a body punch but Aki moves out of range.
Aki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zaraki throws a sloppy body shot
and Aki counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaraki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kenpachi Zaraki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaraki throws a jab but it's blocked by Aki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zaraki throws out the jab.
Aki missing with a left hand there. Zaraki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zaraki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zaraki throws a head kick but Aki moves out of range.
Zaraki cracks Aki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Aki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zaraki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aki.
Aki scores with a nice head shot.
Zaraki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aki.
Aki moves in looking to clinch but Zaraki pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aki throws a sloppy head kick and Zaraki moves out of range easily.
Zaraki throws out a leg kick but Aki moves out of range and Zaraki only half commits.
Zaraki thuds a left hand into Aki's body.
Purple Aki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaraki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aki avoids a kick to the body.
Zaraki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Aki.
Aki avoids a kick to the body.
Aki avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aki throws a lazy head kick
letting Zaraki counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aki blocks a head kick by Zaraki.
Zaraki jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zaraki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zaraki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Zaraki.
Zaraki misses the shot to the body.
Aki moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaraki looks to land a right hand but Aki moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zaraki will feel that in the morning.
Aki lands a nice shot that snaps Zaraki's head back.
Aki tests Zaraki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Purple Aki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zaraki tries to land a front kick but Aki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aki has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Aki lands a left hand.
Aki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aki stalls.
Aki scores with a hook to the body.
Zaraki looking to slow down the pace here.
Zaraki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zaraki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zaraki up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaraki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Aki cracks Zaraki on the chin with a massive knee! He's been separated from consciousness before he even hits the floor! Absolutely fantastic knee and a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Purple Aki!
A very excited looking Purple Aki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between PIng Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Goodrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walter Goodrich has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with PIng Guerrero's 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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, PIng Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Walter Goodrich!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Goodrich. No joy for Guerrero on that attempt.
Guerrero looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Guerrero on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
PIng Guerrero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodrich with a hook.
Goodrich lands a really nice looking cross but Guerrero seems unphased.
Goodrich is looking to clinch but Guerrero is avoiding it.
Guerrero moves out of range of the leg kick from Goodrich.
Guerrero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Goodrich fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Guerrero to the ground. Goodrich is now in Guerrero's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Goodrich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goodrich is looking to work some ground and pound but Guerrero has wrist control.
Goodrich stays in close to Guerrero's body and controls the position.
Guerrero will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goodrich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goodrich must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodrich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guerrero works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Goodrich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Guerrero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goodrich throws a big elbow that misses.
Goodrich throws a big elbow that misses.
Goodrich trying to control the position from guard on top but Guerrero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goodrich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guerrero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Goodrich controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Goodrich might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Walter Goodrich wasn't active enough on the ground.
Goodrich tries to clinch but Guerrero is having none of it.
Goodrich throws out a leg kick but Guerrero moves out of range and Goodrich only half commits.
Guerrero moves out of range of the body kick.
Goodrich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Guerrero's hands.
Goodrich decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodrich wants to take a breather but Guerrero is having none of it.
Goodrich content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodrich is looking to advance position but Guerrero won't allow it.
Goodrich stalling.
Goodrich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Goodrich stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Walter Goodrich was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Goodrich is looking to clinch but Guerrero is avoiding it.
Goodrich feints and as Guerrero raises his hands in defense, Goodrich changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goodrich is looking to work some ground and pound but Guerrero has wrist control.
Guerrero keeping full guard, as Goodrich tries to pass.
Goodrich is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guerrero keeping moving, preventing Goodrich from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Goodrich dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Goodrich fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Goodrich misses.
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 misses with a takedown
and Goodrich counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Goodrich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goodrich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goodrich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guerrero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goodrich trying to control but Guerrero is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goodrich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goodrich.
Goodrich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guerrero is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goodrich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goodrich throws a big right hand that misses.
Goodrich is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Goodrich looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Goodrich misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodrich throws a solid leg kick but Guerrero takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Goodrich.
Goodrich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Guerrero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Goodrich shoots in but Guerrero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Goodrich closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Guerrero to the mat! Guerrero manages to get full guard.
Goodrich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Guerrero keeping full guard, as Goodrich tries to pass.
Goodrich is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodrich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Guerrero checks a low kick from Goodrich.
Goodrich swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Goodrich tries to clinch there but Guerrero circles away.
Goodrich is trying hard to land a takedown here. Guerrero sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Guerrero walks into a straight right hand from Goodrich.
Guerrero gets caught flat footed, as Goodrich shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodrich trying to control the position from guard on top but Guerrero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goodrich looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Goodrich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guerrero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goodrich is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Goodrich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Guerrero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goodrich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guerrero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guerrero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goodrich.
Goodrich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goodrich misses with a low kick.
Goodrich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goodrich 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 Guerrero has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Guerrero and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Goodrich displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Goodrich throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Guerrero was covering up waiting for the punch and Goodrich finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goodrich 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodrich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guerrero is keeping the position for now.
Walter Goodrich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goodrich slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Goodrich trying to control but Guerrero is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Walter Goodrich.
Goodrich shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Goodrich was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Guerrero blocking the ground and pound.
Poor strikes thrown by Goodrich there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Guerrero wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Goodrich.
Poor strikes thrown by Goodrich there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Goodrich thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero is squirming around, avoiding Goodrich's attempts to control the action.
Goodrich takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Goodrich throwing strikes here but Guerrero is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Goodrich tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Goodrich can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Guerrero is looking to escape.
Walter Goodrich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodrich throwing strikes here but Guerrero is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Guerrero is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Goodrich controlling from mount.
Goodrich wants to control the pace but Guerrero is squirming around nicely.
PIng Guerrero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Goodrich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Goodrich 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 24:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Goodrich!
Walter Goodrich was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donald Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hughes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eluveitie - A Rose For Epona. Rogan has chosen AC/DC - TNT as his entrance music. Jim Rogan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Rogan!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hughes checks it well.
A punch combination from Rogan misses.
Hughes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rogan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rogan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rogan.
Hughes moves out of range of the body kick.
Hughes wants to clinch up but Rogan keeps it at a distance.
Hughes avoids the body shot from Rogan.
Rogan tries to bum rush Hughes with a series of wild strikes but Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rogan throws a head kick that misses.
Rogan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Rogan.
Rogan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rogan loads up on a big right hand but Hughes slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughes circles away quickly and effectively.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rogan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rogan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hughes clinches with his opponent.
Rogan breaks from the clinch.
Rogan tries to land a leg kick but Hughes saw it coming and moves away.
Rogan throws a push kick but Hughes slaps the foot to one side.
Hughes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rogan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rogan tries to pull guard but Hughes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hughes turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hughes manages to end up in side control.
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.
Rogan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
You can see the frustration on Rogan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rogan's shoulder. That is not cool.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rogan to his feet.
Rogan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rogan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rogan misses the shot to the body.
Hughes darts in and clinches Rogan up against the cage.
Hughes is looking for a takedown.
Hughes pulls guard successfully.
Hughes kicks Rogan off and gets to his feet.
Hughes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rogan is looking to chop away at Hughes's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hughes is fending him off so far but Rogan persists. Nope, Hughes circles away and we're back to standing.
Donald Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Rogan.
Hughes throws a push kick but Rogan slaps the foot to one side.
Hughes lands a two punch combo.
Rogan throws a low kick but Hughes avoids it.
Rogan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hughes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rogan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rogan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rogan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hughes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rogan is trying to force a seperation but Hughes has the dominant position.
Hughes wants the takedown. Rogan is fighting it off but Hughes persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rogan's guard against the cage.
Rogan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hughes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogan trying to keep a closed guard but Hughes is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hughes stands up from Rogan's guard - Hughes perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hughes moves out of range as Rogan throws a body kick.
Rogan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Rogan misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogan throws a leg kick but Hughes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rogan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
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 Donald Hughes 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.
Hughes clinches.
Rogan breaks from the clinch.
Rogan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rogan clinches up with Hughes and pushes him back against the cage.
Rogan gets control of Hughes's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rogan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hughes stops Rogan from standing up.
Hughes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hughes stays in close to Rogan's body and controls the position.
Hughes is looking to work some ground and pound but Rogan has wrist control.
Hughes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rogan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hughes blocks a head kick by Rogan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good leg kick by Rogan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hughes lands a jab to the head.
Rogan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rogan tries for a takedown but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hughes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rogan is trying to defend but Hughes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hughes decides to stand up.
Rogan throws a lazy body kick
and Hughes counters with a two punch combo.
Hughes tries to clinch up but Rogan circles away and keeps his distance.
Rogan thows a leg kick but Hughes checks it
and Hughes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hughes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rogan pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogan is looking to land body kicks.
Hughes avoids the head kick by Rogan.
Rogan throws a head kick that misses.
Donald Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogan dives in and grabs Hughes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hughes pushes down on Rogan's head and hops out.
Rogan is breathing heavily.
Rogan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Donald Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Rogan.
Rogan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hughes as he jumps to the side.
Jim Rogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes manages to pull guard.
Hughes has a closed guard, preventing Rogan from standing up.
Hughes is pulling down on Rogan's head. It's preventing any offense from Rogan, at least for the moment.
Hughes has his feet on Rogan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hughes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hughes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rogan, pushing him back against the cage.
Rogan fails to pull guard.
Hughes has Rogan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hughes pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rogan tumbling to the mat - Hughes dives into Rogan's guard.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hughes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hughes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rogan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rogan swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.
Rogan gets a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rogan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rogan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Hughes dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hughes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rogan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rogan forces Hughes back against the cage and clinches.
Hughes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rogan prevents it.
Hughes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rogan prevents it.
Rogan prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes is trying to drag Rogan to the mat but Rogan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hughes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rogan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rogan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Rogan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rogan prevents it.
Rogan is looking to break free of the clinch but Hughes has double underhooks.
Hughes is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rogan can't fight it off and eventually Hughes manages to take the fight to the floor. Rogan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rogan has his foot on Hughes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hughes works his way back into a safe position though.
Hughes stands up from Rogan's guard - Hughes perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rogan misses with a left hand
and Hughes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hughes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rogan avoids it really well and circles away.
Hughes avoids the head kick by Rogan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan tries to land a body kick
and Hughes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hughes.
Hughes keeps control of Rogan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rogan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hughes has picked Rogan up - he's going for a ride! Hughes dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hughes in particular looking to stall.
Hughes'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.
Hughes wants to control but Rogan is keeping him busy.
Hughes tries to pass to full mount but Rogan defends it.
Donald Hughes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rogan tries to roll over but Hughes keeps him under control.
Donald Hughes has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hughes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Rogan.
Hughes tries to bum rush Rogan with a series of wild strikes but Rogan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hughes tries to clinch there but Rogan circles away.
Rogan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hughes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rogan's half guard.
Hughes controlling the pace.
Rogan is in trouble now - Hughes has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogan is desperately trying to improve his position but Hughes has a good base and remains in mount.
Hughes with good strikes from the mount here!
Hughes wants to finish this one by submission but Rogan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hughes.
Rogan tries to buck Hughes off but he can't manage it.
Rogan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hughes wants to control the pace but Rogan is squirming around nicely.
Hughes working Rogan over with strikes here.
Donald Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Hughes swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Donald Hughes!
Donald Hughes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hiroyuki Yamagishi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Angelo Domingo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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, Hiroyuki Yamagishi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Angelo Domingo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamagishi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Domingo counters with a nice body shot.
Domingo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamagishi.
Yamagishi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yamagishi duly obliges.
Domingo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yamagishi to the mat! Yamagishi manages to get full guard.
Domingo is looking to work some ground and pound but Yamagishi has wrist control.
Domingo is looking to work some ground and pound but Yamagishi has wrist control.
Yamagishi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Domingo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Domingo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yamagishi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yamagishi tries to get out of the position.
Yamagishi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Domingo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yamagishi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yamagishi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Domingo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamagishi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yamagishi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Domingo on the ground.
Domingo throws a big elbow that misses.
Domingo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yamagishi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Domingo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yamagishi controlling the position.
Domingo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamagishi is keeping the position for now.
Domingo throws a big right hand that misses.
Domingo throwing strikes but missing.
Domingo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yamagishi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domingo distracts Yamagishi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Domingo throws a big elbow that misses.
Domingo throwing strikes but missing.
Domingo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Domingo throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Domingo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Domingo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Domingo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Domingo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Domingo throwing strikes but missing.
Domingo is looking to work some ground and pound but Yamagishi has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamagishi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Domingo is looking to work some ground and pound but Yamagishi has wrist control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Domingo throwing strikes but missing.
Domingo is looking to work some ground and pound but Yamagishi has wrist control.
Yamagishi is breathing heavily.
Domingo is in close to Yamagishi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Domingo is looking to work some ground and pound but Yamagishi has wrist control.
Domingo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yamagishi's head.
Domingo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Domingo stands up over Yamagishi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Domingo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Domingo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Domingo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domingo throws a big right hand that misses.
Domingo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Domingo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yamagishi keeping full guard, as Domingo tries to pass.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Domingo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Domingo throws a big right hand that misses.
Domingo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Domingo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Domingo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yamagishi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Domingo passes into half guard.
Domingo working Yamagishi over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Domingo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Domingo shoots in for a takedown but Yamagishi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Domingo moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamagishi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice takedown defense from Yamagishi. No joy for Domingo on that attempt.
Hiroyuki Yamagishi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamagishi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yamagishi digs a good body shot into Domingo's ribs.
Yamagishi lands a jab to the head.
Yamagishi misses with a few strikes there.
Domingo avoids the body shot from Yamagishi.
Yamagishi misses the shot to the body.
Yamagishi throws a nice looking combination but Domingo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamagishi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamagishi gets caught flat footed, as Domingo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yamagishi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Domingo postures up in Yamagishi's guard and throws a big left but Yamagishi blocks it.
Domingo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Domingo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Angelo Domingo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Domingo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Domingo works over Yamagishi with some ground and pound from guard.
Domingo throwing strikes from guard but Yamagishi blocks nicely.
Yamagishi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domingo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yamagishi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Domingo.
Domingo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Domingo with a nice head shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Domingo postures up in Yamagishi's guard and throws a big left but Yamagishi blocks it.
Domingo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Domingo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Domingo landing some decent shots from guard.
Domingo landing some decent shots from guard.
Domingo throwing strikes from guard but Yamagishi blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamagishi looking for a sweep. Not yet Yamagishi, not yet.
Yamagishi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Domingo is looking to work some ground and pound but Yamagishi has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Domingo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Domingo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Domingo throwing strikes from guard but Yamagishi blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Domingo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Domingo postures up in Yamagishi's guard and throws a big left but Yamagishi blocks it.
Domingo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yamagishi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Domingo with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domingo lands a couple of digs.
Yamagishi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Domingo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Domingo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Domingo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Domingo postures up and lands a big shot to Yamagishi's brow.
Domingo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yamagishi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Domingo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yamagishi's head.
Domingo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yamagishi's head.
Domingo stands up over Yamagishi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Domingo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yamagishi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Domingo.
Domingo closes the distance and clinches up with Yamagishi, looking for a takedown. Domingo pushes Yamagishi against the cage but Yamagishi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yamagishi slaps away a takedown attempt from Domingo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hiroyuki Yamagishi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angelo Domingo.
Domingo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yamagishi as he jumps to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Domingo.
Domingo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Yamagishi on his heels. He'll look to pass Yamagishi's guard now, I'm sure.
Domingo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Domingo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Domingo throwing strikes from guard but Yamagishi blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamagishi wants to sweep but no luck.
Domingo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Domingo is in close to Yamagishi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Domingo throws a big elbow that misses.
Yamagishi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Domingo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yamagishi's head.
Yamagishi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Domingo is one step ahead there.
Domingo throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domingo throws a big right hand that misses.
Domingo throwing strikes but missing.
Domingo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Domingo is looking to work some ground and pound but Yamagishi has wrist control.
Domingo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Domingo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Domingo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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!
Domingo postures up and lands a big shot to Yamagishi's brow.
Domingo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Domingo with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamagishi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Domingo throws a big elbow that misses.
Domingo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yamagishi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Domingo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Domingo throws an elbow but Yamagishi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Domingo is chipping away with strikes.
Domingo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Yamagishi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Domingo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Domingo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Yamagishi is avoiding damage well.
Domingo cracks Yamagishi with a big right hand but Yamagishi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domingo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamagishi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Domingo.
Domingo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Yamagishi to see if he's OK.
Domingo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Domingo working the head and body with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Domingo.
Yamagishi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Domingo.
Domingo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Domingo grinds an elbow into Yamagishi's temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angelo Domingo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Domingo 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 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelo Domingo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Angelo Domingo waved his t-shirt featuring Vitality's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiyama Shinichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akiyama Shinichi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Manny Silva's chin.
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manny Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akiyama Shinichi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva jumps guard and drags Shinichi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Shinichi trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shinichi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Shinichi stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shinichi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Shinichi wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Shinichi.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Shinichi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shinichi trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Shinichi passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Shinichi passes to side control.
Silva gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Shinichi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shinichi controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi working for a guillotine from mount but Silva is in no mood to give up.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shinichi looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Shinichi tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Silva has worked his arm free - good work by Silva!
Shinichi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shinichi wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Shinichi content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Shinichi trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva prevents Shinichi from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Shinichi is dominant here and he's now got Silva's back!
Silva prevents Shinichi from getting a body triangle.
Silva breaks Shinichi's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Shinichi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shinichi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinichi controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akiyama Shinichi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Shinichi enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shinichi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Akiyama Shinichi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shinichi's guard.
Shinichi manages to get to full guard.
Shinichi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Silva throwing shots but Shinichi is blocking nicely.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Shinichi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Shinichi is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Shinichi trying to control from the bottom.
Shinichi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Shinichi tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Shinichi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shinichi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Shinichi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Shinichi keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Shinichi controlling the position.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Shinichi looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Shinichi has wrist control.
Silva wants to control from the top but Shinichi keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shinichi holds on and takes a little breather.
Shinichi looking for a sweep. Not yet Shinichi, not yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Shinichi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Shinichi passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Shinichi wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Shinichi wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shinichi to get the leverage.
Silva keeping hold of Shinichi's head, controlling as best he can.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Silva gets full guard.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Shinichi is proving a slippery customer.
Silva wants to improve his position but instead Shinichi has moved into half guard.
Shinichi wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Shinichi is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shinichi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shinichi seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Shinichi seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva trying to control but Shinichi postures up.
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 Manny Silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva pulls guard.
Shinichi trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva looking to control.
Shinichi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shinichi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva has his foot on Shinichi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shinichi works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Shinichi from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinichi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shinichi has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Shinichi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Shinichi from controlling successfully.
Silva controls Shinichi momentarily but Shinichi frees himself.
Shinichi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Shinichi from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva tries a body shot but Shinichi blocks it.
Shinichi blocking some punches.
Silva jumps into guard, dragging Shinichi to the mat.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Shinichi from controlling successfully.
Silva controls Shinichi momentarily but Shinichi frees himself.
Shinichi advances position into side control!
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Shinichi keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Shinichi advances to mount.
Shinichi avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Shinichi trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Shinichi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Silva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Shinichi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinichi advances nicely into full mount.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Shinichi goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Silva turns into him and now he's in Shinichi's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Manny Silva.
I think Silva 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 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Regal Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Along Recto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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180 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Regal Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Along Recto!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Recto misses with a takedown
and Sackett counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Recto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sackett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Recto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sackett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Recto looking for a guillotine here but Sackett defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Recto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Recto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sackett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sackett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Recto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sackett is in close to Recto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sackett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Recto is trying to control the position but Sackett postures up.
Sackett is in close to Recto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sackett tries to free his leg and advance position but Recto is retaining full guard.
Recto looking for a guillotine here but Sackett defends easily.
Sackett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sackett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Recto is keeping the position for now.
Sackett trying to control the position from guard on top but Recto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sackett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Recto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sackett has managed to get both his arms back between Recto's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Recto trying to keep a closed guard but Sackett is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throwing strikes but missing.
Recto has his foot on Sackett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sackett works his way back into a safe position though.
Sackett is looking to work some ground and pound but Recto has wrist control.
Sackett throwing strikes from guard but Recto blocks nicely.
Sackett looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sackett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sackett trying to control the position from guard on top but Recto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Recto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sackett is looking to work some ground and pound but Recto has wrist control.
Sackett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Recto's head.
Recto looking for a guillotine here but Sackett defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sackett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sackett advances to half guard.
Sackett is looking to pass Recto's guard but actually Recto recovers to full guard.
Recto controls Sackett momentarily but Sackett frees himself.
Sackett advances position into side control!
Sackett trying to control the action but Recto is working from the bottom.
Sackett working the body and head with strikes.
Recto is trying to control Sackett's posture but Sackett avoids it.
Sackett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Recto on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Recto is not content to let Sackett control the position.
Recto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Recto is looking to control Sackett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Recto avoid being mounted?
Recto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Recto tries to roll over but Sackett keeps him under control.
Sackett is just content to waste time from the top position. Recto takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sackett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Recto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Recto has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Sackett should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Recto has tightened it up now! Sackett should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Along Recto!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marc Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munoz comes to the cage accompanied by Champions. Jason Mayhem has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marc Munoz's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marc Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mayhem keeping moving, preventing Munoz from controlling successfully.
Mayhem working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Munoz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Munoz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mayhem looking for a guillotine here but Munoz defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munoz is sitting in close to Mayhem's body. Mayhem has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Munoz is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Munoz is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Mayhem.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jason Mayhem!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ha Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Monroe's choice of entrance music: Am I A Psycho - Tech N9ne feat. B.O.B. & Hopsin. Mitchell Monroe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ha Young!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mitchell Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe slips a straight right by Young.
Monroe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Young, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monroe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Monroe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monroe cracks Young with an open hand slap.
Young misses with a low kick.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe misses the jab.
Monroe looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
Young tries to clinch there but Monroe circles away.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monroe.
Monroe looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Monroe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monroe closes the distance but Young moves to the side
and Young makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young staying out of range there.
Monroe punishes Young's body with a nice straight punch.
Young tests Monroe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Monroe looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
Young slips under a jab from Monroe.
Young misses with a straight left.
Monroe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Monroe.
A jab from Monroe misses.
Monroe lands with an uppercut that bounces Young off the cage and back into range.
Young takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a body punch but Monroe moves out of range.
Young blocks a jab.
A jab from Young misses.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Monroe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young defending well as Monroe loads up on a big left hand.
Young lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monroe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Young takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Monroe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Monroe misses with a looping right.
Monroe misses with a looping right.
Young uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monroe.
Young throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Young scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Monroe doesn't seem bothered though.
Monroe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Monroe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monroe.
Monroe lands a nice looking body shot.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monroe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monroe throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
Monroe lands a jab to the head.
Monroe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mitchell Monroe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Monroe misses.
Monroe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Monroe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Monroe clinches with his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young is stalling here.
Monroe slows down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Monroe dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Monroe missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Monroe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Young misses with a body shot.
Young throws a jab when Monroe was well out of range.
Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monroe.
Monroe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Monroe.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Young takes a swing at Monroe's ribcage but misses.
Monroe misses with a wild combination.
Young walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Young is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Monroe's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Monroe slips under a jab from Young.
Young slips under a jab from Monroe.
Monroe wants to clinch.
Monroe lands with a cross.
Monroe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young moves out of range of the strikes.
Monroe tries to move into range but Young moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Young feints and as Monroe raises his hands in defense, Young changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young chips away with some ground and pound.
Young throwing strikes from guard but Monroe blocks nicely.
Young scoring with punches to the head and body.
Young looking to sit in guard and control but Monroe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Monroe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Monroe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Young is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young 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.
Monroe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Young is keeping the position for now.
Young pulls Monroe in close to his closed guard and prevents Monroe from doing any damage or advancing position.
Young has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mitchell Monroe was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monroe.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young avoids the body shot from Monroe.
Monroe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monroe scores with a decent looking hook.
Monroe throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young throws out a powerful jab.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
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 Ha Young will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Monroe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Young.
Monroe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Young swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Monroe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Young moves into the clinch.
Young misses with some punches.
Young blocks a body shot from Monroe.
Monroe wants to stall.
Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Monroe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Monroe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Monroe misses.
Monroe connects with a body shot.
Monroe tries to clinch there but Young circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Monroe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monroe. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Monroe moves away and avoids it.
Young stuns Monroe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monroe throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Monroe misses with a looping left.
Monroe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
Monroe moves out of range of the strikes.
Monroe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Monroe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe slaps away a takedown attempt from Young, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monroe.
Monroe looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Young throws out a leg kick but Monroe moves out of range and Young only half commits.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young throws a shot to the body.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Young fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Monroe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young swats away the attempt to clinch by Monroe.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Monroe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monroe missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monroe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Young throws out a loose jab but Monroe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monroe ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Monroe looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Monroe works Young's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Monroe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Young scrambles back to his feet.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the body from Monroe misses
and Young counters with a three punch combo that has Monroe backing up. Monroe nods at Young to acknowledge the strikes.
Monroe swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Mitchell Monroe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monroe looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Monroe blocks a jab.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monroe throws out the jab.
Monroe misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Young thows a body shot but no joy.
Monroe tries to clinch there but Young circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Monroe really dominated that round.
That's time! Young's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Monroe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Monroe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monroe takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
Monroe misses with a hook.
Monroe looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Monroe lands the left hand.
Monroe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Young throws a body punch but Monroe moves out of range.
Monroe looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Monroe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Young on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Monroe cracks Young with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Monroe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monroe throws a right hand that misses
and Young counters with a leg kick.
Monroe throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monroe lands a jab.
Young defending well as Monroe loads up on a big left hand.
Monroe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Monroe tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
A slow jab from Monroe misses its intended target.
Monroe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monroe throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Young has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Monroe finds it's way round the side to connect with Young's head.
Monroe swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Monroe.
Donk. Young catches Monroe right on the button with a cross.
Young throws a hook to the side of Monroe's head but Monroe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monroe swings widly with a right hand
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Monroe misses its intended target.
Young misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young moves out of range of the strikes.
Monroe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Monroe moves to clinch but Young breaks away
and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monroe throws a big shot that misses.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monroe moves away.
Young avoids the body shot from Monroe.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monroe.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monroe.
Young looks to throw the jab but Monroe is out of range.
Young walks into a stiff left hand from Monroe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Monroe.
A jab from Monroe finds it's way through Young's defenses.
Young walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Monroe enables Young to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Monroe manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Young throws a strike but Monroe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Young is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young wants to sweep here but Monroe controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Monroe dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Monroe sizes up Young with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Monroe slips under a jab.
Monroe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Monroe does no damage.
Young looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Monroe is fending him off so far but Young persists. Nope, Monroe circles away and we're back to standing.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monroe moves away.
Monroe throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Monroe.
Monroe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Young looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Young slips under a jab.
Monroe throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Monroe.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
Young misses with a body shot.
Monroe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young staying out of range there.
Monroe misses the jab.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
Nice cross by Monroe.
Monroe tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
Jab, jab by Monroe - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young jabs at Monroe's body.
Monroe with a jab.
Monroe misses the shot to the body.
Monroe scores with a one two! Young had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A jab from Monroe misses.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Monroe instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monroe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Monroe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Monroe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Young gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Monroe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Monroe prevents Young from breaking the clinch.
Young changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Monroe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ha Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monroe doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
Monroe stuns Young with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monroe throws out the jab.
Monroe throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
Young throws a body punch but Monroe moves out of range.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Monroe circles away quickly and effectively.
Monroe looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Monroe swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young lands a body shot.
Ha Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monroe avoids the body shot from Young.
Monroe tries to clinch up.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monroe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitchell Monroe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Monroe 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitchell Monroe!
Mitchell Monroe is the new middleweight champion!
Mitchell Monroe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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