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KRT 82 - Kazarian vs Long PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rick Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rick Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frankie Russo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo throws a jab but it's blocked by Grimes.
Russo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A combination from Grimes does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Russo. Grimes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Russo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grimes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Russo.
Grimes avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Grimes misses.
Grimes misses with a left hand
enabling Russo to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Russo.
Grimes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice uppercut there from Russo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimes misses with a wild body shot.
Grimes looks to land a right hand but Russo moved out of range.
Grimes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Russo.
Grimes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grimes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Russo misses with a looping left.
Grimes stuns Russo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes scores with a leg kick.
Russo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grimes.
A punch lands to the side of Grimes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Russo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grimes - the referee stops the clock and Russo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grimes. Russo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Russo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grimes.
Russo works over Grimes's head and body with a nice combination.
Rick Grimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimes lands with a nice body punch.
Russo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rick Grimes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grimes swinging wildly here.
Russo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grimes circles away quickly and effectively.
Russo moves away from the strike by Grimes.
Grimes stuffs the takedown attempt from Russo. Russo gets slowly back to his feet.
Russo moves away from the strike by Grimes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Grimes misses with an uppercut. Russo saw that one coming.
A nice combination there by Russo.
Russo looks to land a combination but Grimes avoids it well.
Russo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grimes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Russo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Russo throws a combination that misses
and Grimes counters with a one-two to the body.
Grimes slips under a jab.
Grimes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Russo tries to bum rush Grimes with a series of wild strikes but Grimes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Russo gets a double leg takedown into Grimes's guard.
Russo prevents Grimes from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimes has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Russo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Grimes misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Russo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grimes.
Some wild striking there from Russo.
Grimes missing with a left hand there. Russo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot by Russo.
Grimes moves forwards but Russo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Russo moves forwards but Grimes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Grimes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sloppy strikes from Russo. Those never looked like landing.
Russo slips a jab from Grimes.
Russo ducks under a wild hook from Grimes.
Russo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grimes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grimes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Russo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo scores with a one two! Grimes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Russo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Russo misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Russo doesn't seem bothered though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grimes.
Grimes lands a slapping body shot.
Russo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grimes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grimes connects with a single shot there.
Grimes looks to land a right hand but Russo moved out of range.
Grimes throws a right hand that Russo ducks under and follows up with a left that Russo also avoids with ease.
Grimes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Russo finds it's way round the side to connect with Grimes's head.
Grimes throws a sloppy head kick and Russo moves out of range easily.
Russo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimes.
Grimes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Russo walks into a straight right hand from Grimes.
Grimes throws a right and a left that Russo avoids nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Russo as he connects with a hook.
Grimes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grimes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Russo shoots in and bounces Grimes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Russo trying to control but Grimes is working from the bottom.
Russo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Russo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Russo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Grimes is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Russo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Russo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Grimes avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Russo.
Russo throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Grimes works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Russo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Russo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grimes is not content to let Russo control the position.
Russo uses his free foot to push down on Grimes's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Grimes.
Grimes trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Russo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Russo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Russo thowing shots but they're missing.
Grimes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Russo.
Grimes holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Russo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Russo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Russo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Russo lands a nice shot to the head.
Russo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Russo throws some wild stikes that Grimes manages to avoid easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimes avoids a series of strikes thrown by Russo.
Russo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Russo dominated that round.
That's time! Grimes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Russo cracks Grimes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice jab there from Grimes.
Grimes with a jab.
Russo moves out of range of the body kick from Grimes.
Russo connects with a combination that backs up Grimes into the cage. Russo lands a flurry of punches that gets past Grimes's guard. Grimes is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Russo bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Russo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Errol Field (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wasak Ka Sakin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Field comes to the cage accompanied by Best of Sakuraba. Ka Sakin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Carino Brutal. Errol Field has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Errol Field!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wasak Ka Sakin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Field ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Ka Sakin misses its intended target.
Ka Sakin misses with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Field.
Ka Sakin scores with a jab to the head.
Field takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ka Sakin lands with an overhand left.
Field scores with a takedown into Ka Sakin's guard.
Ka Sakin wants to stand up but Field is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ka Sakin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Ka Sakin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ka Sakin stuffs the takedown.
Ka Sakin throws out a loose jab but Field uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ka Sakin tests Field's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ka Sakin throws a looping overhand right but Field ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ka Sakin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wasak Ka Sakin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ka Sakin misses with a left hand
and Field counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ka Sakin!
Field is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ka Sakin is surviving well by controlling Field's body position as best he can.
Field takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ka Sakin is trying to stand up.
Ka Sakin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Field. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Field is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ka Sakin to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ka Sakin shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Field looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Field looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ka Sakin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Field with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Field looking for a guillotine from mount but Ka Sakin is having none of it.
Ka Sakin wants to get back to his feet.
Field in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ka Sakin has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Ka Sakin looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Field controlling the positon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ka Sakin is trying to get back to his feet but Field has full control of the position and if anything, Ka Sakin has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ka Sakin covers up after that shot from Field.
Ka Sakin has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Field has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Ka Sakin's body.
Ka Sakin is trying to get back to his feet but Field has full control of the position and if anything, Ka Sakin has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Field is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Ka Sakin has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Field has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Ka Sakin taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Field doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Errol Field!
After the big win, Errol Field made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Condemned and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vandal Gragas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Strongback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lou Strongback told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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265 lbs
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vandal Gragas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lou Strongback!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gragas has a takedown stuffed.
Gragas moves into the clinch successfully.
Strongback gets underhooks to prevent Gragas's takedown attempt.
Strongback will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gragas up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gragas is trying to drag Strongback to the mat but Strongback just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vandal Gragas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gragas jumps guard but Strongback stands there with Gragas around his waist. Gragas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gragas is trying to drag Strongback to the mat but Strongback just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gragas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gragas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Strongback walks away with a smile on his face. Gragas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A left and a right from Strongback both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Vandal Gragas has been cut.
Strongback throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gragas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strongback.
Gragas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strongback tries to avoid it but Gragas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strongback to the ground. Strongback escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Strongback staying out of range there.
Strongback scores with a hook to the body. Gragas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gragas shoots in for a takedown but Strongback shows good takedown defense.
Gragas thows a body shot but no joy.
Strongback gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gragas jumps guard but Strongback turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Strongback breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strongback lands a slapping body shot.
Strongback lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gragas backs up against the cage.
Strongback fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gragas, pushing him back against the cage.
Strongback leaning his opponent against the cage.
Strongback pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gragas closes the distance and pushes Strongback back into the cage.
Gragas could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Strongback breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left and a right from Strongback both land. Nice combination.
Gragas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Strongback counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice sprawl there from Strongback as Gragas shoots in.
Gragas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Strongback as he jumps to the side.
Jab, jab by Strongback - just one landing.
Gragas tries for a takedown but Strongback sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice combination there by Strongback.
Vandal Gragas's cut is getting worse.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gragas.
Lou Strongback is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gragas is breathing heavily.
Gragas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gragas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gragas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gragas shoots and misses
and Strongback counters with a right hand to the body.
Lou Strongback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gragas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gragas is rocked!
Strongback is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Gragas like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Gragas from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lou Strongback!
After the fight, Lou Strongback was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young has chosen Shut 'Em Down as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charles Young!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Young looks to land a combination but Scott avoids it well.
Scott gets a double leg takedown into Young's guard.
Scott tries to free his leg and advance position but Young is retaining full guard.
Scott is working Young over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Scott is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young is trying to control the position but Scott postures up.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Scott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Young working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Scott doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Scott manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Scott has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott won't allow Young to get back to his feet.
Scott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Young has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Scott can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Scott is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control.
Young looking for a guillotine here but Scott defends easily.
Scott throws a big elbow that misses.
Young scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Scott dodges the punch combination from Young.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with the combination.
Scott keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Scott throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
A big right from Young misses.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scott throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young misses with the combination.
Young swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scott misses with an uppercut. Young saw that one coming.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Scott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Young is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Scott swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young throws a right hand that Scott ducks under and follows up with a left that Scott also avoids with ease.
Charles Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Young on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scott circles away quickly and effectively.
Young takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Young looks winded!
A telegraphed right hand from Scott misses the target.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scott manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Young on his heels. He'll look to pass Young's guard now, I'm sure.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Scott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Scott stands and throws Young's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Scott working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Scott working away.
Scott creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Young sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Young sneaks out the side door and pushes Scott away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scott.
Scott throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Young looks to land a combination but Scott avoids it well.
Young lands with an overhand left.
Young throws a series of punches but Scott moves out of range.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young swinging wildly here.
Young misses with the combination.
Scott lands with a right hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Scott shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense.
Scott stuns Young with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Scott shoots for a double leg takedown but Young sprawls well. He's pushed Scott's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Young scores with a one two! Scott had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Michael Scott has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Scott fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young misses with a double jab
letting Scott counter with a right hand.
Young tries to score a power double leg takedown but Scott sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Young somewhat.
Scott connects with a body shot.
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scott moves away from the strike by Young.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Young.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Young scores with a jab. Scott acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Scott does it's job there.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Young swinging wildly here.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scott.
Young misses with a wild combination.
Young throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scott misses with a body shot.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Scott throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Scott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scott.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Scott.
Scott landing strikes.
Scott wants to control but Young is keeping him busy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Young explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Young bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Scott's head.
Scott looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Young takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scott fails with a takedown attempt.
Young misses with a double jab.
Scott blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott lands a slapping body shot.
Young swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charles Young will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Scott's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Young misses with a double jab.
Scott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Scott dodges the punch combination from Young.
Young misses with a double jab
and Scott counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Young thinking.
Young throws a combination that misses
and Scott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Charles Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scott scores with a hook.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Scott slips under a jab from Young.
Young is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Young has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Young looks to land a combination but Scott avoids it well.
Scott closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Young's guard.
Young keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Michael Scott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Scott controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Scott trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Young has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Scott can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Scott works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young looks like he's trying to stand up.
Young won't allow Scott to pass to mount.
Nice strikes from Scott there.
Scott not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Scott is looking to take a break and control but Young is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young looks like he's trying to stand up.
Scott thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Young's head.
Scott is trying to control the action in half guard but Young is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Young wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Well, if Scott is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Young moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Young keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Scott wants to pass the guard but Young is keeping the position.
Michael Scott has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Young throws a series of punches but Scott avoids them all with ease.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young lunges at Scott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scott's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott dodges the punch combination from Young.
A punch combination from Young misses.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Scott shoots for a takedown but Young saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Scott throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Young throws a right and a left that Scott avoids nicely.
No luck for Scott with that takedown attempt.
Scott jabs Young to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Scott throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Young throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young closes the distance and clinches up with Scott, looking for a takedown. Young pushes Scott against the cage but Scott circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Scott closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Young did well to prevent Scott getting side control.
Scott is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Young pushes Scott off looking to stand but Scott dives back in and keeps control.
Scott wants to work for an arm triangle but Young is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Young wants to stand back up but Scott manages to pass into side control.
Young wants to get back to his feet.
Scott controlling from side mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Scott is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Young has escaped the position, nice work there.
Young wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Scott tries to advance to mount but Young denies him.
Scott tries for a kimura but Young is defending well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Young explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Danga de danga de dang - Young scores with a four punch combination!
Young misses with a hook.
Young shoots in but no luck this time.
Young tries to bum rush Scott with a series of wild strikes but Scott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Young throws a series of punches but Scott moves out of range.
Young keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Michael Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott is looking to wear down Young with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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 misses with a double jab
enabling Scott to counter with a crisp jab.
Scott gets a takedown into half guard.
Scott is trying to control. Young wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Young looks like he's trying to stand up.
Young looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Young is trying to stand up here but Scott is controlling him well.
Charles Young is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Scott throwing shots but Young is blocking nicely.
Scott wants to take a breather but Young is having none of it.
Young kicks off Scott and gets to his feet.
Young lands a jab-cross combination.
Young scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Young, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Charles Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Young misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Scott does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charles Young.
I think Young 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 20:18
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 20:20
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 18:20
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juno Ku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juno Ku is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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269 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juno Ku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yu!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu takes a swing at Ku's ribcage but misses.
Yu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ku.
A lazy left from Yu finds it's target.
Ku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ku tries to clinch up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yu.
Jack Yu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ku throws a head kick but Yu moves out of range.
Yu misses with a low kick.
Yu slips under a jab from Ku.
Yu throws a jab but it's blocked by Ku.
Yu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ku tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ku has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ku there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yu checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Ku misses.
Yu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yu working the head with strikes.
Yu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ku is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ku tries to bench press Yu off him but Yu keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Ku's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yu wants to control but Ku is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Ku's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yu scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ku to see if he's OK.
Ku parries the strikes from Yu easily there. Yu is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ku to escape.
Check out the look on Yu's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Yu working the ground and pound.
Ku knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yu on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yu landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ku is rocked!
It looks like Juno Ku has been cut.
Yu landing a few strikes.
Oh Ku is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yu looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ku seems to have got his legs back now.
Yu landing strikes.
Ku parries the strikes from Yu easily there. Yu is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ku to escape.
You can see the frustration on Ku's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yu tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Yu trying to control the action but Ku is working from the bottom.
Yu landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Yu working the ground and pound from side control.
Ku is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Juno Ku's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ku struggling a bit here.
Yu crunches a massive hammerfist down on Ku - he's out! Yu Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack Yu!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jack Yu made sure he mentioned [CBK] Knockout Apparel [Clearance Sale!], along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguelito Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Male Nurse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurse has chosen The Crazy Things We Do as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguelito Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Male Nurse!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dragon misses with a low kick.
Dragon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nurse but Nurse pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab from Nurse misses.
Dragon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Dragon.
Miguelito Dragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nurse.
Dragon fails to land the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Nurse.
Dragon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dragon trying to control but Nurse is working from the bottom.
Dragon is looking to stand up but Nurse won't let him.
Nurse 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurse has his foot on Dragon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dragon works his way back into a safe position though.
Dragon wanted to stand there but Nurse had control of the position.
Dragon is fighting to break Nurse's control of his arms but Nurse is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dragon won't allow Nurse to sweep him here.
Dragon tries to free his leg and advance position but Nurse is retaining full guard.
Nurse throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dragon wants to get up but he can't break Nurse's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dragon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nurse avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nurse escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dragon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dragon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse keeping moving, preventing Dragon from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragon wanted to stand there but Nurse had control of the position.
Nurse keeping moving, preventing Dragon from controlling successfully.
Miguelito Dragon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dragon throws a right and a left that Nurse avoids nicely.
Horrible takedown by Nurse or perhaps it was just good defense by Dragon which made him look bad.
Dragon lands with a hook. Nurse tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon throws a right and a left that Nurse avoids nicely.
Nurse blocks a head kick by Dragon.
Nurse has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nurse connects with a single shot there.
Dragon misses with a two punch combination.
Nurse slips a jab and a cross from Dragon.
Dragon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dragon throws a leg kick but Nurse checks it.
Dragon looks to throw the jab but Nurse is out of range.
A big left from Dragon misses.
Dragon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nurse circles away quickly and effectively.
Nurse moves out of range as Dragon strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon misses with a combination
and Nurse counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurse slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dragon on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nurse in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dragon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nurse off and has taken his back!
Nurse is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Dragon gets his way!
Nurse showing good submission defense here.
Nurse tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dragon is landing with some decent strikes but Nurse is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nurse manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nurse is pressing down on Dragon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nurse controls Dragon momentarily but Dragon frees himself.
Nurse 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.
Nurse has his foot on Dragon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dragon works his way back into a safe position though.
Nurse manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dragon manages to get himself to full guard.
Dragon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dragon working a defensive guard but Nurse passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragon is staying active underneath Nurse, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nurse working Dragon over with strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dragon is not content to let Nurse control the position.
Dragon is trying to stand up here but Nurse is controlling him well.
Nurse is pressing down on Dragon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dragon is holding on for now.
Dragon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nurse stops Dragon from getting back to his feet.
Nurse scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nurse lands strikes from half guard.
Dragon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nurse.
Nurse working Dragon over with strikes.
Dragon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dragon actively working from the bottom here.
Nurse has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nurse has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dragon tries to lock up and control but Nurse gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nurse is landing with some decent strikes but Dragon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nurse cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dragon is bucking up trying to escape but Nurse cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nurse controlling his opponent.
Dragon is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nurse lands a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurse is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dragon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dragon wants to control but Nurse is having none of it.
Nurse breaks from Dragon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nurse raining down shots from the mount!
Dragon is rocked!
Nurse landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oh Dragon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nurse sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nurse working the ground and pound effectively.
Nurse loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Dragon scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Nurse land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Nurse stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Male Nurse!
Our winner, Male Nurse, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Susumo Komota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Susumo Komota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Funkyama!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama clinches up against the cage.
Funkyama is trying to force a seperation but Komota has the dominant position.
Funkyama is looking to break free of the clinch but Komota has double underhooks.
Funkyama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Komota misses.
Funkyama walks into a straight right hand from Komota.
Komota misses with a hook.
Komota avoids the head kick by Funkyama.
Komota throws a jab but it's blocked by Funkyama.
Ben Funkyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Komota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Komota takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Funkyama.
Funkyama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Komota takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Funkyama shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Komota sprawls well. Komota wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Funkyama gets slowly back to his feet.
Funkyama throws a solid leg kick but Komota takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Funkyama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama scores with a takedown into Komota's guard.
Komota wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Komota looking to hit a scissor sweep but Funkyama is one step ahead there.
Funkyama stands up and waves to Komota to follow him.
Funkyama fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Komota has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Funkyama throws a low kick but it's checked well by Komota.
Funkyama scores with a head kick.
Funkyama shoots in looking for a takedown. Komota tries to sprawl out of it but Funkyama keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Komota manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
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!
Funkyama gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Komota. Funkyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Funkyama finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Komota showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Funkyama.
Sloppy strikes from Funkyama. Those never looked like landing.
Funkyama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Komota.
Komota ducks under a wild hook from Funkyama.
Good work by Funkyama as he checks the leg kick.
Funkyama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Komota looks to score with a jab to the body but Funkyama is just out of range.
Funkyama throws a leg kick which misses Komota's front leg but catches the back leg as Komota tries to avoid it.
Komota stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Komota wants it to stay on the feet.
Susumo Komota has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Funkyama.
Funkyama fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komota blocks a head kick by Funkyama.
Funkyama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Komota.
Funkyama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Komota misses the shot to the body.
Funkyama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Komota moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Komota avoids the head kick by Funkyama.
Komota stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Komota wants it to stay on the feet.
Funkyama looks winded!
Komota takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Komota throws a shot from downtown. Funkyama moves away and avoids it.
Komota avoids the head kick by Funkyama.
Komota lands with a straight right. Funkyama didn't see that one coming.
Funkyama fails to land the takedown.
Komota shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Funkyama fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Komota closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Funkyama's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komota trying to control the position from guard on top but Funkyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funkyama trying to control the position here.
Komota content to stall in guard here.
Funkyama keeping moving, preventing Komota from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Funkyama keeping full guard, as Komota tries to pass.
We're going to have a standup here because Susumo Komota wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Funkyama tries a head kick but it misses.
Funkyama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Funkyama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Funkyama misses with a few strikes there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama shoots in but no luck this time.
Funkyama misses with a double jab.
Komota jabs Funkyama right on the nose. Funkyama blinks but takes it well.
Jab by Komota.
Funkyama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Komota moves away.
Komota avoids the head kick by Funkyama.
Komota defending well as Funkyama loads up on a big left hand.
Funkyama misses with a head kick.
Funkyama slips under a jab.
Funkyama moves out of range of the body kick from Komota.
Komota throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Komota.
Funkyama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Komota moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Funkyama misses with a two punch combination.
Funkyama leaves Komota with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama misses with a double jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Komota listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Funkyama displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Komota.
Funkyama closes the distance and clinches up with Komota, looking for a takedown. Funkyama pushes Komota against the cage but Komota circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Funkyama swings widly with a right hand
and Komota counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Funkyama thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Komota throws a nice outside leg kick.
Funkyama moves out of range as Komota throws a body kick.
Funkyama slips under a jab.
Komota leaves Funkyama with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Komota uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Funkyama.
Funkyama drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Funkyama throws a head kick but Komota moves out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Komota does it's job there.
Komota showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Funkyama.
Komota misses with a low kick.
Funkyama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Komota.
Komota with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Funkyama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Komota's sensitive parts.
Komota missing with a left hand there. Funkyama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Funkyama scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Funkyama scores with a crisp jab that stopped Komota in his tracks.
Komota throws a right and a left that both miss.
Komota throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Funkyama was covering up waiting for the punch and Komota finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funkyama wants to stand and escape but Komota is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Komota advances to half guard.
Komota is trying to control the action in half guard but Funkyama is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Funkyama is trying to control but can't.
Komota wants to take a breather but Funkyama is having none of it.
Funkyama trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Komota is nestled in close to Funkyama, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Komota is keen to just control but Funkyama is a slippery customer.
Still in half guard, Komota seems content to control.
Komota wants to lay and pray for a moment but Funkyama keeps working.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Komota throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Funkyama tries to get to full guard but Komota has control of the leg.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Komota blocks a head kick by Funkyama.
Funkyama scores with a jab to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Funkyama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Komota.
Funkyama fails to land with a series of punches.
Komota doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Komota feints and then cracks Funkyama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Funkyama down.
Komota lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Funkyama circles away quickly and effectively.
Funkyama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Funkyama misses with a lunging right hand
and Komota counters with a good, hard body kick but Funkyama shrugs it off.
Komota lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Funkyama checks a leg kick.
A combination from Komota does no damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Komota looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Komota looks to score with a jab to the body but Funkyama is just out of range.
Komota fails with a takedown attempt.
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 Susumo Komota will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Funkyama wants to clinch but Komota slips to the side
and Komota counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Komota keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Funkyama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Komota.
Komota circles away from the clinch attempt.
Funkyama wants to clinch
and Komota counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Funkyama wants to sweep here but Komota controlling him for the moment.
Funkyama trying to control the position.
Funkyama wants to sweep but no luck.
Komota passes Funkyama's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Komota is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Funkyama doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Komota.
Funkyama gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komota wants to control from the top but Funkyama keeps moving.
Funkyama wants to sweep here but Komota controlling him for the moment.
Komota with a nice head shot there.
Komota advances position into side control!
Komota moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
You can see the frustration on Funkyama's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Funkyama taking a bit of punishment here - Komota scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komota working the head and body with strikes.
Funkyama is looking for a sweep.
Komota tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Komota has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Funkyama is trying to buck Komota off.
Funkyama is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Komota is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Funkyama knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Komota trying to control the action but Funkyama is working from the bottom.
Komota scoring with punches from side control.
Funkyama struggling a bit here.
Komota wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Funkyama, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komota misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Komota grinds an elbow into Funkyama's temple.
Funkyama is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Komota has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funkyama is trying to improve his position.
Komota wants to lay and pray for a moment but Funkyama keeps working.
Funkyama can't do much from the bottom here.
Komota trying to control the position but Funkyama is working away.
Komota scoring with punches from side control.
Susumo Komota overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Komota working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
A lull in the action here as Komota stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komota trying to control the action but Funkyama is working from the bottom.
Komota controls the position.
Komota has hold of Funkyama's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Funkyama tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Komota cranks the arm and Funkyama screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Funkyama, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Susumo Komota!
Susumo Komota seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aegon Blackfyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackfyre comes to the cage accompanied by DJ Shadow / Six Days. Dawkins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
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194 lbs
13 - 9 - 1 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aegon Blackfyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Dawkins!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackfyre tries to close the distance and clinch but Dawkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dawkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Dawkins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blackfyre.
Horrible takedown by Blackfyre or perhaps it was just good defense by Dawkins which made him look bad.
Blackfyre tries to clinch
and Dawkins counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawkins is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Blackfyre looking for a sweep. Not yet Blackfyre, not yet.
Dawkins wants to pass the guard but Blackfyre is keeping the position.
Dawkins throws an elbow that misses. Blackfyre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dawkins's guard. Nice move by Blackfyre!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackfyre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dawkins is controlling Blackfyre's posture.
Dawkins trying to control the position.
Dawkins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dawkins is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Blackfyre!
Blackfyre bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Blackfyre postures up.
Dawkins pulls Blackfyre in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre won't allow Dawkins to sweep him here.
Dawkins wants to improve his position but instead Blackfyre has moved into half guard.
Dawkins is controlling Blackfyre's trapped leg to prevent Blackfyre from advancing to side control.
Blackfyre with a momentary lay and pray from 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!
Blackfyre tries to stand but can't do so whilst Dawkins controls his leg.
Blackfyre is thwarting Dawkins's attempts to control the position.
Dawkins tries to get to full guard but Blackfyre has control of the leg.
Blackfyre is thwarting Dawkins's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dawkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Blackfyre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blackfyre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dawkins throws a jab when Blackfyre was well out of range.
Blackfyre throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dawkins was covering up waiting for the punch and Blackfyre finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dawkins wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Blackfyre trying to control but Dawkins is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins trying to control the position here.
Dawkins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Blackfyre shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aegon Blackfyre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good exchange - Dawkins coming out on top.
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!
Dawkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackfyre is just out of range.
Dawkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Blackfyre.
Dawkins digs a good body shot into Blackfyre's ribs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre blocks a jab.
Dawkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Blackfyre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dawkins's guard now.
Dawkins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blackfyre defends well.
Dawkins controlling the position.
Blackfyre trying to control but Dawkins is working from the bottom.
Dawkins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blackfyre is aware though and is defending well.
Dawkins managing to control the position.
Dawkins keeping moving, preventing Blackfyre from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aegon Blackfyre wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dawkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blackfyre. Blackfyre obviously looking to wear him down.
Dawkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blackfyre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Dawkins both land. Nice combination.
Dawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Blackfyre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dawkins.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre shoots for a double leg takedown but Dawkins sprawls well. He's pushed Blackfyre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dawkins works the jab nicely.
Blackfyre misses with a takedown attempt
and Dawkins counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Blackfyre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dawkins controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Blackfyre keeps moving.
Dawkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blackfyre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawkins landing some decent shots from guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins postures up and lands a big shot to Blackfyre's brow.
Blackfyre keeping full guard, as Dawkins tries to pass.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Blackfyre keeps moving.
Blackfyre wants to sweep but no luck.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Blackfyre keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Blackfyre wants to sweep here but Dawkins controlling him for the moment.
Dawkins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Dawkins was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Blackfyre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dawkins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dawkins advances to half guard.
Blackfyre controlling the position well.
Blackfyre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Blackfyre keeps moving.
Dawkins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dawkins dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dawkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Blackfyre.
Dawkins lands with a nice body punch.
Blackfyre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blackfyre throws a right hand that Dawkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Dawkins also avoids with ease.
Blackfyre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dawkins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blackfyre somewhat.
A lazy left from Dawkins finds it's target.
Blackfyre staying out of range there.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blackfyre.
Blackfyre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dawkins scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dawkins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dawkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blackfyre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackfyre fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aegon Blackfyre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawkins scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins misses with a body shot.
Dawkins is pawing at Blackfyre, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Blackfyre's nose. Blackfyre is badly hurt! Dawkins pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Blackfyre tries desperately to hold on but Dawkins is relentless in his assault! As Blackfyre receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Dawkins away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Dawkins!
Jack Dawkins very nearly forgot to thank Mango Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Woohun Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machi Machiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
170 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Woohun Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Machi Machiko!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Do misses.
Do's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Do duly obliges.
Machiko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Do shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Do was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Machiko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Do unloads with some shots from mount but Machiko bucks and avoids them well.
Do throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Machiko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Do avoids the attempt from Machiko to control.
Do in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do with a couple of short strikes.
Do jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Machiko is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Machiko and Do has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Machiko struggling a bit here.
Do misses with the ground and pound.
Do throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Machiko takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Do laying and praying for a moment but Machiko takes advantage and regains half guard.
Machiko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Machiko.
Do trying to control but Machiko is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machiko wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Do stopping the sweep attempt from Machiko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machiko controls Do momentarily but Do frees himself.
Machiko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Do postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Machiko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Do tries to free his leg and advance position but Machiko is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machiko controlling Do's posture.
Do wants to pass the guard but Machiko is keeping the position.
Do working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Machiko's head.
Do with a flurry of punches that miss.
Do missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Do loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Do won't allow Machiko to sweep him here.
Do trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machiko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Machiko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Do looking to sit in guard and control but Machiko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Machiko content to stall in guard here.
Machiko tries to free his leg and advance position but Do is retaining full guard.
Do can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Machiko controls the pace.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Machiko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Do swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Machiko is looking to work some ground and pound but Do has wrist control.
Do being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Machi Machiko was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Do decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Do thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Machiko's head.
Machiko trying to control but Do postures up.
Machiko works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Do missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Do makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Do with a flurry of punches that miss.
Machiko keeping moving, preventing Do from controlling successfully.
Machiko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Do stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Machiko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Do is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do looking to pass the guard.
Do missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Machiko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do.
Machiko looking for a sweep. Not yet Machiko, not yet.
Machiko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Do defends it easily.
Machiko pulls Do in close to his closed guard and prevents Do from doing any damage or advancing position.
Machiko is trying to keep Do in close.
Do trying to control but Machiko is working from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Do passes Machiko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Do tries to pass to full mount but Machiko defends it.
Machiko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Do working over Machiko with some ground and pound. Machiko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Machiko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Do is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do thows a huge punch but Machiko dodges it nicely.
Machiko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Machiko trying to control but Do postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Do not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Do prevents Machiko from improving his position.
Machiko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Machiko taking some punishment here, with Do in his half guard.
Do is thwarting Machiko's attempts to control the position.
Machiko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Do.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Do throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Machiko to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woohun Do dominated that 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. This is the final round!
Machiko misses with a kick to the body.
Machiko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Do swivels and escapes.
Do lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Machiko backs up against the cage.
Do bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Machiko's head.
Machiko looks to land a left hand but Do moved out of range nicely.
Machiko looks to land a body kick but Do moved away.
Do scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Do connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Machiko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Do's head backwards.
Machiko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Do looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Do dives in and grabs Machiko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Machiko pushes down on Do's head and hops out.
Do misses with a wild combination.
Do tries to clinch there but Machiko circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do shoots for a double leg takedown but Machiko sprawls well. He's pushed Do's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Do throws a leg kick but Machiko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Do darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Machiko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Woohun Do seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machiko lands with a straight right. Do didn't see that one coming.
Machiko connects with a high kick.
Do scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Do ducks under a wild hook from Machiko.
Machiko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Machiko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Machiko duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Woohun Do. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machiko tries to clinch up.
Do shoots for a double leg takedown but Machiko sprawls well. He's pushed Do's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Do misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Machiko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Do.
A slapping body kick lands there for Machiko.
The crowd cheers as Machiko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Do doesn't seem phased though.
Do tries to move into range but Machiko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Machiko throws the kick towards the body but Do avoids it.
Machiko looks to land a right hand but Do moved out of range.
Do stuffs the takedown attempt from Machiko. Machiko gets slowly back to his feet.
Do tests Machiko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Machiko misses with a body kick.
Machiko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Machiko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Do makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Machiko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Do.
Machiko misses with a hook. Do ducked under it nicely.
Jab by Do.
Do throws a nice looking combination but Machiko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machiko tries a head kick but it misses.
Do is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Horrible takedown by Do or perhaps it was just good defense by Machiko which made him look bad.
Do walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do misses with a few strikes there.
Machi Machiko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Machiko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Do looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice body kick from Machiko.
Do avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Do swinging wildly here.
Do keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machiko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Do stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Machiko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Do misses with a combination
and Machiko makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Do really felt that one!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Machiko looks to land a right hand but Do moved out of range.
Do lands a body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Machiko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Do looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Do lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Do uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machiko.
Machiko defending well as Do loads up on a big left hand.
Do moves out of range as Machiko strikes.
Machiko tries to land a body kick
and Do counters with a three punch combo that has Machiko backing up. Machiko nods at Do to acknowledge the strikes.
Do misses with a looping right.
Do lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Machiko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Machiko throws a lazy uppercut
and Do counters with a stiff right hand.
Do fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machiko manages to avoid it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Do tries to clinch but Machiko is having none of it.
A punch combination from Do misses.
Machiko takes one to the chin there.
Machiko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machiko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Do walks into a jab.
Do blocks the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do throws a series of punches but Machiko avoids them all with ease.
Do shoots for a takedown but Machiko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A left and a right from Do both land. Nice combination.
Do misses with a double jab
and Machiko makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Do really felt that one!
Machi Machiko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Machiko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Do.
A slow jab from Do misses its intended target.
Do throws an overhand right that lands on Machiko's shoulder, as Machiko tries to avoid the shot.
Woohun Do is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Do shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A left and a right from Do both land. Nice combination.
Machiko tries to land a leg kick but Do saw it coming and moves away.
Machiko slips under a jab from Do.
Do will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Do checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Machiko throws a body punch but Do moves out of range.
A punch combination from Do misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Machiko explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Machiko lands a jab to the head.
Machiko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Do. Do circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Do moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Do fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machiko throws a leg kick which misses Do's front leg but catches the back leg as Do tries to avoid it.
Machiko lands a jab.
Do tries to score a power double leg takedown but Machiko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Do somewhat.
Do takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Machiko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Do shoots in but Machiko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Machiko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Do.
Do has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Machiko.
Do connects with a right hand. Machiko shakes it off.
Woohun Do is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Machiko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Do misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Machiko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machiko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Do.
Do throws a jab when Machiko was well out of range.
Machiko scores with a push kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Machi Machiko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 19:19
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 19:19
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 19:19
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Kazarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazarian comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - My Way. Long has chosen Lonnie G - Sweep as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Kazarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, David Long!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazarian tries to score a power double leg takedown but Long sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kazarian somewhat.
Kazarian tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Long is able to avoid easily.
Long slaps away a takedown attempt from Kazarian, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kazarian fails to land with a series of punches.
Kazarian avoids the head kick by Long.
Kazarian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kazarian lands a head shot.
Long throws a head kick but Kazarian moves out of range.
Kazarian looks to land a combination but Long avoids it well.
Kazarian shoots in and drives through. Long sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Kazarian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Long throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kazarian tries to score with a low kick but Long moves his leg out of the way.
No joy there for Kazarian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian throws a series of punches but Long avoids them all with ease.
Long misses with a hook. Kazarian ducked under it nicely.
Kazarian misses with a kick to the body
and Long counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Kazarian misses its intended target.
Long works the jab nicely.
Kazarian tries for a takedown but Long sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kazarian defending well as Long loads up on a big left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Long. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Long.
Kazarian connects with a body shot that sends Long's belly button to the back.
Kazarian scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
A lull in the action here.
Long is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian working the ground and pound but Long is defending the strikes.
Kazarian misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kazarian with the ground and pound but Long regains half guard under the barage of 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!
Kazarian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kazarian lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kazarian trying to control the action but Long is working from the bottom.
Kazarian throwing shots but Long is blocking nicely.
Kazarian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Long defending well though.
Long manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian throwing strikes from guard but Long blocks nicely.
Kazarian with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kazarian throws a big elbow that misses.
Kazarian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Long works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazarian is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kazarian is looking to work some ground and pound but Long has wrist control.
Kazarian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kazarian trying to control the position from guard on top but Long is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Long is keeping the position for now.
Kazarian throws a big right hand that misses.
Long working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kazarian.
Long is trying to control the position but Kazarian postures up.
Kazarian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Long works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kazarian stands up over Long, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kazarian has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Long keeping moving, preventing Kazarian from controlling successfully.
Kazarian keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Long's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazarian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Long is keeping the position for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Long keeping moving, preventing Kazarian from controlling successfully.
Kazarian postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kazarian throwing strikes from guard but Long blocks nicely.
Long is looking for a triangle but Kazarian pushes his legs off easily.
Kazarian throwing strikes from guard but Long blocks nicely.
Kazarian throws a big elbow that misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian is looking to work some ground and pound but Long has wrist control.
Long working for a triangle but Kazarian defends it easily.
Kazarian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kazarian with a nice head shot there.
Kazarian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kazarian keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Long's head.
Kazarian trying to control the position from guard on top but Long is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kazarian throws a strike but Long rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian looking for a sweep. Not yet Kazarian, not yet.
Kazarian bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Long's guard.
Kazarian trying to control but Long is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kazarian's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kazarian is in close to Long's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Long looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kazarian lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Long utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kazarian scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kazarian is working Long over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Long is looking for a triangle but Kazarian pushes his legs off easily.
Kazarian is working Long over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazarian trying to control the position from guard on top but Long is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Long keeping full guard, as Kazarian tries to pass.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kazarian lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kazarian throws a big right hand that misses.
Kazarian lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kazarian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kazarian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Long keeping moving, preventing Kazarian from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazarian throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Kazarian dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Long avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice body punch from Kazarian.
Long avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kazarian takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kazarian staying out of range there.
Kazarian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long was well out of range. Poor timing from Kazarian.
Kazarian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kazarian dives in and grabs Long's left leg, looking for a takedown. Long pushes down on Kazarian's head and hops out.
Kazarian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kazarian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Long is fending him off so far but Kazarian persists. Nope, Long circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Kazarian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kazarian closes the distance and clinches up with Long, looking for a takedown. Kazarian pushes Long against the cage but Long circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kazarian moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kazarian misses with a double jab.
Kazarian takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kazarian is defended easily by Long.
Kazarian staying out of range there.
Nice jab there from Long.
Long throws a sloppy head kick and Kazarian moves out of range easily.
Long misses with an uppercut.
Long leaves Kazarian with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Long has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Long throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kazarian's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long slips a jab from Kazarian.
Kazarian shoots in and drives through. Long sprawls well.
Tony Kazarian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kazarian on the side of the head.
No luck for Kazarian with that takedown attempt.
Long scores with a nice strike.
Kazarian takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
David Long is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kazarian shoots in for a double leg but Long sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
David Long seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Long duly obliges.
Kazarian lands with an overhand left.
Kazarian drops his hands momentarily and Long takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Long scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian throws a hook but Long avoids it easily.
Kazarian fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Long throws a head kick that misses.
Kazarian swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
Long throws an off balance right hand
and Kazarian counters with a nice uppercut.
Kazarian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Long moves away.
Kazarian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long was well out of range. Poor timing from Kazarian.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kazarian.
Kazarian shoots in for a double leg but Long sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kazarian takes a swing at Long's ribcage but misses.
Long fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some bone on bone action there as Long checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian shoots for a takedown but Long saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kazarian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kazarian throws a wild body kick that Long sees coming a mile off.
Kazarian drives through with a takedown into Long's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Long looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kazarian is one step ahead there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kazarian's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kazarian postures up in Long's guard and throws a big left but Long blocks it.
Long keeping moving, preventing Kazarian from controlling successfully.
Long trying to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian throws a big right hand that misses.
Long utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kazarian is working Long over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kazarian postures up in Long's guard and throws a big left but Long blocks it.
Kazarian trying to control but Long is working from the bottom.
Long looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kazarian is one step ahead there.
Kazarian is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Long manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Long manages to capitalize on a mistake by Kazarian to take his back!
Long wants to control the position but Kazarian frees himself and scrambles - Long manages to regain control in side control.
Kazarian is looking to reverse the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Long stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Long stuffs the takedown.
Kazarian shoots for a takedown but Long saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Good exchange - Long coming out on top.
Kazarian throws a body kick that misses
and Long counters with a three punch combo that has Kazarian backing up. Kazarian nods at Long to acknowledge the strikes.
Long slips under a jab from Kazarian.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kazarian 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 Long has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Long and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kazarian does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Long lands a head kick. Kazarian smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Long. No joy for Kazarian on that attempt.
Kazarian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Long is out of range.
Long looks to land a left hand but Kazarian moved out of range nicely.
Kazarian tries for a takedown but Long sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Long jabs at Kazarian's body.
Long connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Long catches Kazarian right on the button with a cross.
Long throws a leg kick which misses Kazarian's front leg but catches the back leg as Kazarian tries to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Long.
Kazarian looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Long!
Long sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
David Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Long looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Kazarian.
Tony Kazarian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kazarian lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kazarian tries to pass the half guard into mount. Long knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Long has hold of Kazarian's hands but Kazarian slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Long.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 19:19
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 19:19
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 19:19
The fight is ruled a draw!
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