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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Random Collective (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collective kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Barricade. Jimmy Miller is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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175 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
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184 lbs
15 - 22 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Random Collective!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Miller!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collective misses the jab.
Collective misses the jab.
Collective tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Collective throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller lands a head kick!
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Collective.
Collective throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller feints and as Collective raises his hands in defense, Miller changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Miller stands up and waves to Collective to follow him.
Collective closes the distance looking to clinch
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Collective thows a body shot but no joy.
Miller lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collective tries to clinch but Miller moves away
and Miller counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Miller.
Miller gets a clinch.
Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collective tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Random Collective is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Collective throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller misses with the combination.
Miller throws the left hand but Collective avoids the punch easily.
Collective wants to clinch.
Miller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Collective moves into the clinch.
Miller can't break the clinch.
Collective keeps control of Miller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Collective jumps guard but Miller turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking to take this one to the mat.
With the fighters up against the cage, Collective throws an elbow but misses.
Miller is trying to force a seperation but Collective has the dominant position.
Collective prevents Miller from breaking the clinch.
Collective breaks from the clinch.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Collective.
Collective swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Collective tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick.
Miller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Collective misses with a looping right.
Collective takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Collective is looking to clinch.
Collective tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Miller.
Collective keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Collective, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Collective moves to clinch but Miller breaks away
and Miller counters with a nice leg kick.
Collective looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Collective.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Collective is looking to wear down Miller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Collective showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
Collective tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Collective tries to clinch up
and Miller counters with a one-two to the body.
A shot to the body from Collective misses
and Miller makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Collective checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Collective swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Collective tries to clinch there but Miller circles away.
Collective is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miller throws a series of punches but Collective avoids them all with ease.
Collective dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Collective ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Collective missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Collective lands with a right hand.
Collective misses the body punch
and Miller counters with a one-two to the body.
Collective throws a predictable looking body shot
and Miller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Collective misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Miller counters with a two punch combo.
Collective misses with a looping left.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a body punch but Collective moves out of range.
A combination from Miller does no damage.
Collective lands a leg kick that knocks Miller off balance momentarily.
Miller looks to land a combination. Collective sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Collective is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Miller's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Collective misses with a wild body shot.
Collective missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Random Collective seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller moves out of range as Collective strikes.
Collective closes the distance looking to clinch
and Miller counters with a series of strikes. Collective will be more careful next time no doubt.
Collective clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Miller avoiding damage as Collective throws knees to the body.
Miller is looking to break free of the clinch but Collective has double underhooks.
Miller is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Collective is keeping busy.
Collective throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
Collective breaks from the clinch.
Collective closes the distance looking to clinch
and Miller counters with a series of strikes. Collective will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Collective as Miller shoots in.
Collective fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Collective showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
Collective has managed to clinch.
Collective doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Collective.
Miller misses with a leg kick.
Miller is working the combinations to good effect here.
Collective throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Collective moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Collective swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Collective looks to clinch
and Miller moves into the clinch.
Miller breaks the clinch.
Collective ducks right into an uppercut from Miller.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Collective breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Collective feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Millers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Collective tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Collective gets a clinch.
Collective is trying to pull guard but Miller turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Collective lands an elbow inside that Miller shrugs off.
A short left from Collective.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Collective blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Collective changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Collective misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Collective throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miller on the side of the head.
Collective scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Collective fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Collective misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Miller counters with a low kick, right behind Collective 's knee.
Collective cracks Miller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Miller moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Collective throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller counters with a left and a right that stings Collective.
Miller lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Collective throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Collective takes the fight into the clinch.
Collective tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the cage.
Miller tries to break the clinch but Collective is controlling the position.
Collective is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Collective breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Collective fails in his attempt to clinch.
Collective tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Collective slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Collective wants to clinch
and Miller counters with a series of strikes. Collective will be more careful next time no doubt.
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 Random Collective will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Collective throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Collective.
Collective tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
Miller motions for Collective to come forward. Miller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Collective misses with a looping right.
Miller is looking to clinch but Collective is avoiding it.
Collective fails in his attempt to clinch.
Collective tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Collective misses with a body shot.
Collective tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Collective tries to kick Miller off but Miller keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is pressing down on Collective's thigh, looking to free his foot. Collective is holding on for now.
Collective scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Miller manages to mount him!
Collective really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Miller controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Collective is looking to escape.
Miller looking to control and managing it successfully.
Miller trying to control but Collective is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jimmy Miller.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collective. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Collective tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Collective looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Collective misses the shot to the body.
Collective swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Miller. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collective misses with a body shot
and Miller counters with a left and a right that stings Collective.
Collective closes the distance and clinches.
Collective misses with an elbow strike.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Collective lands a nice elbow.
Collective keeps control of Miller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miller prevents a body shot from Collective.
Miller is trying to break free.
Miller tries to circle away but Collective has him pinned against the cage.
Collective is trying to force a seperation but Miller has the dominant position.
Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Collective misses
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.
Miller misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Collective avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miller throws a head kick but Collective moves out of range.
Random Collective is winning the standup battle so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Collective moves into the clinch successfully.
Collective's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller misses with the combination.
Miller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Collective circles away quickly and effectively.
Miller has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Collective tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Collective avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Collective closes the distance looking to clinch
and Miller counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Collective fails in his attempt to clinch.
Collective tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Collective lands an overhand right.
Collective cracks a nice hook into Miller's ribs.
Collective wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Collective tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the body from Collective misses
and Miller counters with a low kick, right behind Collective 's knee.
Collective takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Collective tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller stalks Collective and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Collective's face. Collective staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collective swings away with a body shot that misses
and Miller counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Miller wants to take the fight to the mat but Collective manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Collective breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Collective tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Collective looks to throw the jab but Miller is out of range.
Collective moves into the clinch.
Collective breaks from the clinch.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown. Collective tries to sprawl out of it but Miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Collective manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Collective throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Collective. Beautiful body shot.
Collective takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Collective has closed the distance and engaged Miller in a clinch.
Miller takes a shot to the head.
Collective keeps control of Miller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Collective pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collective connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miller momentarily.
Miller is rocked!
Collective lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Collective finish him?
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!
Collective moves into the clinch.
Collective unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Miller! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Collective is unloading with more strikes now! Miller drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Random Collective!
An out of breath Random Collective thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Fortaleza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Funkyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Fortaleza!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fortaleza's waist but Fortaleza gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Funkyama off to one side.
Funkyama connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A punch combination from Funkyama misses.
Fortaleza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Funkyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Funkyama fails with a takedown attempt.
Funkyama misses with a combination
and Fortaleza counters with a nice body shot.
Funkyama misses with a takedown
and Fortaleza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Funkyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funkyama wants to clinch up but Fortaleza keeps it at a distance.
Fortaleza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Funkyama misses with a wild combination.
Funkyama shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fortaleza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fortaleza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fortaleza shoots in and drives through. Funkyama sprawls well.
Funkyama has his takedown stuffed
and Fortaleza counters with a three punch combo that has Funkyama backing up. Funkyama nods at Fortaleza to acknowledge the strikes.
Fortaleza fails with the takedown.
A head kick misses from Funkyama.
Funkyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Funkyama tries to clinch up
and Fortaleza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Funkyama throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funkyama throws a big elbow that misses.
Fortaleza 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortaleza working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fortaleza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Funkyama's guard.
Funkyama is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fortaleza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fortaleza sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Funkyama's guard.
Fortaleza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Funkyama is looking to control Fortaleza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Funkyama avoid being mounted?
Fortaleza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fortaleza prevents Funkyama from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortaleza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fortaleza wants to free his trapped foot but Funkyama is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fortaleza is looking to take a break and control but Funkyama is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fortaleza wants to free his trapped foot but Funkyama is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fortaleza takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fortaleza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fortaleza passes to side control.
Funkyama wants to get back to his feet.
Fortaleza is looking to take a break and control but Funkyama is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Funkyama tries to improve position but can't.
Fortaleza tries for a kimura but Funkyama is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama is trying to get back to his feet.
Funkyama prevents Fortaleza from moving into mount.
Fortaleza has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Funkyama!
Funkyama is trying to escape the mount.
Fortaleza throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortaleza avoids the attempt from Funkyama to control.
Fortaleza tries to control but Funkyama wriggling away.
Funkyama is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Fortaleza throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Funkyama wants to try and get back to his feet.
Funkyama is desperately trying to improve his position but Fortaleza has a good base and remains in mount.
Fortaleza dominating with strikes here.
Fortaleza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Funkyama is looking to escape.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fortaleza working for a guillotine from mount but Funkyama is in no mood to give up.
Fortaleza takes Funkyama's back.
Funkyama is trying to break free.
Fortaleza controls the position.
Funkyama has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Fortaleza is not going to allow Funkyama to sit and survive in this position.
Even with his hooks in, Fortaleza manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Funkyama breaks Fortaleza's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Funkyama has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fortaleza looking for a sweep. Not yet Fortaleza, not yet.
Fortaleza lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Funkyama!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fortaleza looking to finish with strikes here!
Fortaleza throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Funkyama is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fortaleza landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortaleza trying to control but Funkyama is having none of it.
Fortaleza forces the positional change into back control.
Funkyama is trapped and Fortaleza is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Fortaleza tries to keep control of the position but Funkyama is staying busy.
The referee is taking a good look at Funkyama as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Fortaleza!
Funkyama breaks Fortaleza's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Funkyama with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fortaleza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Funkyama landing with the ground and pound.
Fortaleza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Funkyama defends well.
Fortaleza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Funkyama is one step ahead there.
Funkyama scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fortaleza can't keep his opponent in guard - Funkyama advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fortaleza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fortaleza actively working from the bottom here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fortaleza won't allow Funkyama to pass to mount.
Fortaleza tries to get to full guard but Funkyama has control of the leg.
Funkyama scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice strikes from Funkyama there.
Fortaleza has hold of Funkyama's hands but Funkyama slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fortaleza trying to hold on to Funkyama's head to control him but Funkyama postures up.
Fortaleza is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Funkyama is staying active.
Funkyama is nestled in close to Fortaleza, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fortaleza is looking to improve his position.
Fortaleza is staying active underneath Funkyama, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fortaleza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Funkyama looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fortaleza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fortaleza tries to roll over but Funkyama keeps him under control.
Funkyama seems to be looking for submissions.
Fortaleza makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fortaleza.
Fortaleza wants to sweep here but Funkyama controlling him for the moment.
Fortaleza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Funkyama's guard.
Funkyama is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fortaleza is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fortaleza trying to control the position from guard on top but Funkyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fortaleza tries to free his leg and advance position but Funkyama is retaining full guard.
Fortaleza trying to control the position from guard on top but Funkyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Fortaleza dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Funkyama.
Funkyama looks to land a combination. Fortaleza sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fortaleza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Funkyama was well out of range. Poor timing from Fortaleza.
Funkyama shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fortaleza defends it nicely.
Fortaleza circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Funkyama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fortaleza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Funkyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funkyama tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Funkyama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Funkyama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Funkyama shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Funkyama throwing strikes from guard but Fortaleza blocks nicely.
Funkyama throwing strikes from guard but Fortaleza blocks nicely.
Fortaleza is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Funkyama is controlling him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fortaleza is on top in guard.
Funkyama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortaleza passes Funkyama's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Funkyama tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortaleza works his way into full mount!
Funkyama can't escape the position.
Funkyama avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fortaleza.
Fortaleza working Funkyama over with strikes here.
Funkyama wants to hold on but Fortaleza pushes him away.
Fortaleza trying to control but Funkyama is having none of it.
Jim Fortaleza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fortaleza tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fortaleza punching from mount but Funkyama doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortaleza lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Funkyama is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fortaleza tries to control but Funkyama wriggling away.
Fortaleza is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Funkyama is surviving well by controlling Fortaleza's body position as best he can.
Fortaleza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fortaleza wants to take Funkyama's back here but Funkyama is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Fortaleza is working for a guillotine from mount but Funkyama frees his head quite easily.
Fortaleza fails to move to back control.
A nice elbow there by Fortaleza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama is trying to escape the mount.
Funkyama tries to hold on but Fortaleza pushes him away.
Funkyama working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortaleza avoids the attempt from Funkyama to control.
Fortaleza looking for a guillotine from mount but Funkyama is having none of it.
Fortaleza thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Fortaleza with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Funkyama is squirming around, avoiding Fortaleza's attempts to control the action.
Fortaleza thowing shots but they're missing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Funkyama is trying to escape the mount.
Funkyama avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fortaleza.
Fortaleza throws some wild stikes that Funkyama manages to avoid easily.
BOOM! Fortaleza connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Fortaleza connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fortaleza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Funkyama wants to control but Fortaleza is having none of it.
Fortaleza wants to control the pace but Funkyama is squirming around nicely.
Fortaleza landing strikes from the mount and Funkyama is in trouble!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funkyama gets back to half guard.
Fortaleza works his way into full mount!
Funkyama prevents Fortaleza from taking his back.
Fortaleza lands with some strikes.
Funkyama is trying to escape the mount.
Fortaleza throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Funkyama because Fortaleza loaded up on that one.
Fortaleza tries to control but Funkyama wriggling away.
Fortaleza landing strikes, looking to finish!
Funkyama is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Fortaleza trying to control but Funkyama is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fortaleza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Funkyama is rocked!
Fortaleza postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Funkyama bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Fortaleza and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Fortaleza!
Jim Fortaleza took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « ONI ↑ 5x160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tiny Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiny Dong has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiny Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Smith!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Smith enables Dong to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Smith manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dong is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Smith has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Dong is looking to defend but Smith has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Dong! Smith pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Dong taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Scott Smith!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aegon Blackfyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguelito Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackfyre's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DJ Shadow / Six Days. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 lbs
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200 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
13 - 5 - 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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguelito Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon has closed the distance and engaged Blackfyre in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Dragon.
Dragon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blackfyre has closed the distance and engaged Dragon in a clinch.
Blackfyre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dragon smiles and moves away.
Dragon misses with a wild combination.
Blackfyre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dragon is fending him off so far but Blackfyre persists. Nope, Dragon circles away and we're back to standing.
Blackfyre is looking to clinch but Dragon is avoiding it.
A combination from Dragon does no damage.
Blackfyre slips under a jab from Dragon.
Dragon throws a looping overhand right but Blackfyre ducks down to avoid it.
Dragon stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aegon Blackfyre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackfyre wants to clinch
and Blackfyre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackfyre looks to land a combination but Dragon avoids it well.
Dragon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blackfyre counters by moving into the clinch.
Dragon lands with a short shot to the head.
Dragon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dragon lands with a short shot to the head.
Dragon misses with some punches.
Blackfyre stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Blackfyre is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dragon to keep the fight standing.
Blackfyre prevents the takedown attempt.
Blackfyre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dragon is leaning against Blackfyre and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dragon missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blackfyre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dragon.
Dragon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from Dragon. Those never looked like landing.
Dragon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dragon keeps the fight on the outside.
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 throws the kick towards the body but Dragon avoids it.
Dragon lands a nice shot that snaps Blackfyre's head back.
Blackfyre closes the distance and clinches up with Dragon, looking for a takedown. Blackfyre pushes Dragon against the cage but Dragon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dragon throws a series of punches but Blackfyre avoids them all with ease.
Dragon forces Blackfyre back against the cage and clinches.
Dragon tries to circle away but Blackfyre has him pinned against the cage.
Blackfyre tries to score a body lock takedown but Dragon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Blackfyre no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Blackfyre controls Dragon momentarily but Dragon frees himself.
Dragon trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackfyre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blackfyre is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackfyre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dragon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Blackfyre, up you get!
Blackfyre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blackfyre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre has a takedown stuffed.
Dragon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blackfyre's head backwards.
Miguelito Dragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Dragon.
Blackfyre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dragon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dragon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackfyre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dragon swivels and escapes.
Dragon ducks under a wild hook from Blackfyre.
A head kick misses from Dragon.
Dragon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dragon scores with a hook.
Dragon throws a series of punches but Blackfyre moves out of range.
Blackfyre tries to close the distance and clinch but Dragon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre rushes Dragon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blackfyre tries to pull guard but Dragon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dragon tries to circle away but Blackfyre has him pinned against the cage.
Blackfyre looking to stall.
Dragon breaks from the clinch.
Blackfyre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dragon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dragon throws a head kick that misses
and Blackfyre counters with a good, hard body kick but Dragon shrugs it off.
Blackfyre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dragon defends it nicely.
Dragon instigates a clinch.
Blackfyre avoiding damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre prevents a body shot from Dragon.
Dragon breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Dragon finds it's way through Blackfyre's defenses.
Dragon throws a combination. Blackfyre tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dragon misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragon takes a swing at Blackfyre's ribcage but misses.
Dragon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blackfyre's head.
Blackfyre has Dragon up against the cage in a clinch.
Dragon is trying to break free.
Dragon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackfyre.
Blackfyre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dragon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blackfyre keeps control of Dragon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre has Dragon pushed against the cage.
Blackfyre can't get the takedown.
Blackfyre throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Dragon on the inside.
Dragon lands a shoulder strike.
Dragon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A bit of stalling here from Blackfyre.
Dragon is pushing Blackfyre up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Blackfyre is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dragon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Blackfyre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dragon is keeping busy.
Dragon manages to break the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dragon loads up on a big right hand but Blackfyre slips the punch.
Dragon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dragon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dragon is looking to clinch but Blackfyre is avoiding it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dragon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackfyre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dragon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dragon misses with a two punch combination.
Dragon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blackfyre.
Dragon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blackfyre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blackfyre wants to clinch.
Blackfyre throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dragon misses with a looping right.
Dragon thuds a left hand into Blackfyre's body.
Blackfyre gets caught flat footed, as Dragon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Blackfyre 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 stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Blackfyre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dragon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blackfyre scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Dragon.
Dragon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blackfyre in his tracks.
Blackfyre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dragon's waist but Dragon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blackfyre off to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragon throws a right hand that misses
and Blackfyre counters with a left to the body.
Blackfyre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dragon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguelito Dragon 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Blackfyre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dragon's sensitive parts.
Blackfyre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dragon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dragon looking to stall.
Dragon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Blackfyre fails to pull guard.
Dragon wants to get back to striking at distance but Blackfyre won't allow it.
Dragon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackfyre misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Dragon misses its intended target.
Dragon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Decent striking displayed by Dragon there.
Dragon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dragon throws a lazy right hand but Blackfyre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dragon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blackfyre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dragon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dragon misses with a wild combination.
Blackfyre closes the distance and clinches up with Dragon, looking for a takedown. Blackfyre pushes Dragon against the cage but Dragon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dragon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dragon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blackfyre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blackfyre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dragon instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blackfyre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blackfyre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blackfyre moves into the clinch successfully.
Dragon working hard to break the clinch.
Dragon can't find room to land a body shot as Blackfyre controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragon manages to break the clinch.
Dragon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Blackfyre moves into the clinch successfully.
Dragon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dragon tries to clinch but Blackfyre is having none of it.
Dragon misses with a body shot.
Dragon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blackfyre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blackfyre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blackfyre slips a jab and a cross from Dragon.
Dragon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dragon closes the distance and clinches.
Dragon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blackfyre wants to take the fight to the mat but Dragon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aegon Blackfyre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackfyre prevents a takedown attempt there.
Blackfyre breaks the clinch.
Dragon tries to clinch but Blackfyre moves out of range.
Dragon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blackfyre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dragon misses with a series of wild punches.
Blackfyre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dragon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon misses the body punch
and Blackfyre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dragon won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackfyre is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dragon will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Dragon stops Blackfyre from passing to mount.
Dragon manages to get back to half guard.
Blackfyre wants to control but Dragon is keeping him busy.
Dragon wants to control but Blackfyre is keeping busy.
Dragon wants to get back to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre wants to stand up but Dragon is controlling the position.
Dragon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dragon is breathing heavily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Blackfyre is trying to control the action in half guard but Dragon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dragon wants to get back to his feet.
Dragon pushes Blackfyre off but Blackfyre dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Dragon's face as Blackfyre controls the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dragon struggling a bit here.
Blackfyre is looking to take a break and control but Dragon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dragon prevents Blackfyre from improving position.
Dragon is looking for a sweep.
Blackfyre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dragon keeps working.
Aegon Blackfyre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dragon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dragon misses with a double jab.
Blackfyre is looking to clinch.
Blackfyre shoots in and drives through. Dragon sprawls well.
Dragon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dragon misses with a wild body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Blackfyre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dragon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dragon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dragon tries a head kick but it misses.
Blackfyre fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dragon to the ground. Blackfyre is now in Dragon's guard.
Dragon wants to stand and escape but Blackfyre is having none of it.
Blackfyre postures up in Dragon's guard and throws a big left but Dragon blocks it.
Blackfyre gets to his feet - Dragon follows without any prompting.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragon cracks the inside of Blackfyre's front leg.
Dragon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blackfyre shoots in and drives through. Dragon sprawls well.
Dragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blackfyre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dragon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blackfyre scrambles back to his feet.
Dragon lands with a nice combination. Blackfyre backs away looking to recover.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dragon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blackfyre.
Dragon thuds his right hand into Blackfyre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dragon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dragon throws a right hand that Blackfyre ducks under and follows up with a left that Blackfyre also avoids with ease.
Dragon throws a right hand that Blackfyre ducks under and follows up with a left that Blackfyre also avoids with ease.
Blackfyre tries to close the distance and clinch but Dragon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dragon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blackfyre looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blackfyre clinches up with Dragon and pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragon is pressed up against the cage. Blackfyre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dragon down to the mat. Dragon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No luck for Dragon with that takedown attempt.
Dragon fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Miguelito Dragon.
I think Dragon 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Miguelito Dragon!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Miguelito Dragon!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Miguelito Dragon!
Miguelito Dragon wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yusuke Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroyuki Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nakamura might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Movado - Neva Believe U. The crowd seem to be enjoying Okamoto's choice of entrance music: Feel the Drive. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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152 lbs
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yusuke Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Okamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura lands with a cross.
Nakamura gets a takedown into half guard.
Nakamura is controlling the pace.
Okamoto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nakamura scores with a couple of nice shots.
Okamoto tries to get to full guard but Nakamura has control of the leg.
Okamoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nakamura throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nakamura not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nakamura is trying to control. Okamoto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Okamoto is looking for a sweep. Nakamura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Okamoto wants to control but Nakamura is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nakamura working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamura is just content to waste time from the top position. Okamoto takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Nakamura throws a strike but Okamoto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Okamoto advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is refusing to be controlled, as Okamoto sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okamoto throws a strike but Nakamura avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Nakamura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nakamura is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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!
Okamoto throws a strike but Nakamura rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nakamura landing with the ground and pound.
Nakamura cracks Okamoto with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throws an elbow that misses. Okamoto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nakamura's guard. Nice move by Okamoto!
Okamoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakamura is keeping the position for now.
Okamoto showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Okamoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakamura is keeping the position for now.
Nakamura can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Okamoto controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is looking to stand up but Okamoto isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Okamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nakamura. That did some damage!
Okamoto misses with a body shot.
Okamoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Okamoto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Okamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hiroyuki Okamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakamura shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Okamoto defends it nicely.
Nakamura looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakamura is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Okamoto is just riding it out for now. Nakamura eventually gives up the hold.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Nakamura is keen to just control but Okamoto is a slippery customer.
Nakamura is really struggling to control Okamoto but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Okamoto trying to control from the bottom.
Okamoto is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Nakamura is staying active.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nakamura throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Nakamura there.
Nakamura looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nakamura throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nakamura not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nakamura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nakamura throwing shots but Okamoto is blocking nicely.
Nakamura trying to control the action but Okamoto is working from the bottom.
Okamoto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nakamura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura looking to sit in guard and control but Okamoto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Okamoto trying to move into half guard but instead Nakamura has managed to sweep!
Nakamura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Okamoto keeping full guard, as Nakamura tries to pass.
Okamoto wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Nakamura is now in half guard.
Okamoto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Okamoto keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
Okamoto pulls Nakamura in to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nakamura throwing strikes but missing.
Nakamura trying to control but Okamoto is working from the bottom.
Nakamura controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yusuke Nakamura has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Okamoto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nakamura checks it well.
Okamoto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Okamoto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nakamura fails with a takedown attempt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura drives through with a takedown into guard.
Okamoto managing to control the position.
Okamoto controls Nakamura momentarily but Nakamura frees himself.
Okamoto is pulling down on Nakamura's head. It's preventing any offense from Nakamura, at least for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuke Nakamura dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nakamura fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Okamoto is out of range.
Nakamura throws a series of strikes that have Okamoto backpedaling.
Okamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakamura moves away.
Nakamura lands a jab to the head.
Okamoto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nakamura counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nakamura.
Okamoto is stalling here.
Okamoto digs a right hand into Nakamura's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nakamura's gas tank.
Okamoto just leaning against Nakamura, taking a breather.
Okamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nakamura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Okamoto working aggressively here.
Okamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nakamura lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Okamoto can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Okamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nakamura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Okamoto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Okamoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Okamoto is trying to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Okamoto has Nakamura pushed against the cage.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Okamoto throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nakamura fails to pull guard.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okamoto obliges.
Okamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown but Okamoto shows good takedown defense.
Nakamura checks a low kick from Okamoto.
Okamoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Okamoto lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okamoto misses with a kick to the body.
Okamoto stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yusuke Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura closes this distance looking for a takedown but Okamoto circles away.
Okamoto throws a leg kick that misses.
Nakamura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nakamura shoots for a takedown but Okamoto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Okamoto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Okamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakamura.
Okamoto throws a body kick that misses.
Okamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Nakamura.
A lazy left from Nakamura finds it's target.
Jab, jab by Nakamura - just one landing.
Okamoto thows a body kick. Nakamura tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yusuke Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakamura checks the leg kick nicely there.
Okamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Nakamura moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Nakamura checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Okamoto to the ground. Nakamura is now in Okamoto's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Okamoto keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nakamura preventing the sweep.
Nakamura throwing strikes from guard but Okamoto blocks nicely.
Okamoto is controlling Nakamura's posture.
Yusuke Nakamura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nakamura seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakamura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakamura 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.
Okamoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nakamura drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nakamura is trying to ground and pound but Okamoto uses the momentary lack of control by Nakamura to regain half guard.
Nakamura looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto wants to get back to full guard.
Nakamura content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nakamura trying to control the action but Okamoto is working from the bottom.
Okamoto is trying to maintain the position but Nakamura is very close to passing his half guard.
Ground and pound from Nakamura.
Nakamura is thwarting Okamoto's attempts to control the position.
Okamoto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto controls Nakamura momentarily but Nakamura frees himself.
Okamoto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nakamura is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nakamura avoids a series of strikes thrown by Okamoto.
Nakamura suckers Okamoto into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Nakamura is now in Okamoto's guard!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura postures up in Okamoto's guard and throws a big left but Okamoto blocks it.
Nakamura won't allow Okamoto to sweep him here.
Nakamura controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Okamoto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nakamura scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Okamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakamura controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Okamoto keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Yusuke Nakamura has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Okamoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hiroyuki Okamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okamoto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Okamoto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nakamura tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Okamoto swivels and escapes.
Okamoto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hiroyuki Okamoto.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Hiroyuki Okamoto!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Yusuke Nakamura!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Yusuke Nakamura!
Yusuke Nakamura wins by split decision!
Yusuke Nakamura thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Male Nurse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ollie Ritch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurse comes to the cage accompanied by The Crazy Things We Do. Male Nurse is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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201 lbs
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202 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Male Nurse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ollie Ritch!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritch misses with a straight left.
Nurse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ritch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ritch tries to clinch but Nurse moves out of range.
Ollie Ritch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ritch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurse.
A slow jab from Ritch misses its intended target.
Ritch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ritch lands with a hook. Nurse tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ritch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ritch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ritch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurse.
Nurse scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nurse closes the distance and clinches.
Nurse tries to circle away but Ritch has him pinned against the cage.
Nurse stalls.
Ritch content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurse gets control of Ritch's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nurse will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nurse controlling Ritch's posture.
Ritch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nurse working a defensive guard but Ritch manages to pass into side control anyway.
Nurse tries to buck Ritch off but Ritch is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritch tries to advance position but instead Nurse slips a leg back in to half guard.
Ritch seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Ritch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ritch is looking to stall here but Nurse recovers full guard.
Ritch stays in close to Nurse's body and controls the position.
Nurse not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nurse has control of Ritch's left arm, preventing Ritch from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurse controls Ritch momentarily but Ritch frees himself.
Ritch trying to control the position from guard on top but Nurse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ritch throws a big right hand that misses.
Ollie Ritch has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ritch moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Male Nurse has been cut.
Ritch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nurse ducks under a wild hook from Ritch.
Nurse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nurse throws a looping overhand right but Ritch ducks down to avoid it.
Nurse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ritch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritch throws a head kick that misses.
Nurse is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ritch's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurse is controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Nurse there.
Ritch tries to get to full guard but Nurse has control of the leg.
Ritch moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ritch wants to stand but Nurse is controlling the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nurse scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nurse throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nurse is looking to work some ground and pound but Ritch has wrist control.
Nurse distracts Ritch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ritch seems keen to control Nurse's posture.
Nurse scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ritch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ritch looking for a sweep. Not yet Ritch, not yet.
Ritch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ritch is trying to keep Nurse in close.
Ritch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nurse.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nurse controlling from the top position.
Nurse trying to control but Ritch is working from the bottom.
Nurse throws a big right hand that misses.
Nurse tries to free his leg and advance position but Ritch is retaining full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ritch has control of Nurse's left arm, preventing Nurse from doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ritch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nurse is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ritch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ritch stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Male Nurse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Nurse.
Nurse drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ritch gets a clinch.
Ritch breaks the clinch.
Ritch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ritch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Nurse misses.
Nurse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nurse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ritch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ollie Ritch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nurse lands a lovely overhand right.
Ritch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nurse counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ritch!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ritch is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nurse 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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ritch taking shots to the head.
Ritch is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nurse landing punches.
Ritch is trying desperately to improve position.
Ritch is bucking up trying to escape but Nurse cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ritch tries to reverse the position but Nurse maintains control.
Ritch tries to hold on but Nurse pushes him away.
Nurse looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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!
Ritch is rocked!
BOOM! Nurse connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ritch is still in real trouble! Can Nurse finish him?
Ritch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nurse lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ritch hang on?
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nurse trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ritch seems to have recovered his senses.
Nurse tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ritch tries to reverse the position but Nurse maintains control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ritch tries to hold on but Nurse pushes him away.
Ritch takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ritch manages to control the position for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Male Nurse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Male Nurse's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ritch ducks under a wild hook from Nurse.
A head kick misses from Ritch.
Nurse avoids the head kick by Ritch.
Ritch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nurse drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ritch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nurse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ritch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nurse changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ritch tries to avoid it but Nurse manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ritch to the ground. Ritch escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ritch scores with a decent looking hook.
Nurse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ritch moves away.
A swing and a miss from Nurse.
Ritch scores with a jab.
Ritch tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritch checks the leg kick.
Nurse throws a hook but Ritch blocks it.
Nurse tries to clinch but Ritch moves away
and Nurse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ritch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nurse walks into a left hand.
Ritch throws a sloppy head kick and Nurse moves out of range easily.
Nurse tests Ritch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ritch slaps away a takedown attempt from Nurse, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nurse jumps into guard, dragging Ritch to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ritch's guard.
Nurse trying to control the position from guard on top but Ritch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ritch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nurse keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ritch's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurse stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ritch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ritch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nurse.
Nurse trying to control but Ritch is working from the bottom.
Nurse seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Male Nurse overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurse throwing strikes but missing.
Nurse showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nurse won't allow Ritch to sweep him here.
Ritch working a defensive guard here.
We're going to have a standup here because Male Nurse wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ritch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nurse shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ritch manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nurse is one step ahead there.
Ritch keeping moving, preventing Nurse from controlling successfully.
Ritch controls Nurse momentarily but Nurse frees himself.
Ritch keeping moving, preventing Nurse from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ritch has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Male Nurse wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ritch jabs Nurse to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nurse staying out of range there.
Nurse swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ritch.
Nurse is looking to chop away at Ritch's legs.
Ritch misses with a straight left.
Ritch lands with a right hand.
Ritch stuffs the takedown attempt from Nurse. Nurse gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Male Nurse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A clash of legs there as Nurse blocks the low kick.
Nurse with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nurse is defended easily by Ritch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nurse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nurse scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ritch throws a looping overhand right but Nurse ducks down to avoid it.
Nurse scores with a nice right hand.
Ritch might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurse throws a good cross that connects.
Nurse looks for a takedown but Ritch sprawls well.
Ritch moves in looking to clinch but Nurse pushes him off.
Nurse misses with a takedown attempt - Ritch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ollie Ritch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nurse shoots in looking for a takedown but Ritch manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nurse's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ritch gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ritch working a defensive guard here.
Ritch wants to sweep but no luck.
Ritch being controlled here, momentarily.
Nurse postures up and lands a big shot to Ritch's brow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nurse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ritch trying to control the position.
Nurse throwing strikes but missing.
Nurse won't allow Ritch to sweep him here.
Ritch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ollie Ritch wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ritch moves into range and clinches up with Nurse.
Nurse controlling the action here for a moment.
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!
Nurse is working Ritch over against the cage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ritch is trying to break the clinch but Nurse has him pressed against the cage.
Ritch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ollie Ritch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ritch lands a left hand.
Ritch breaks from the clinch.
Ritch scores with a jab. Nurse acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ritch throws an overhand right that lands on Nurse's shoulder, as Nurse tries to avoid the shot.
Ritch misses with an uppercut. Nurse saw that one coming.
Ritch throws a head kick but Nurse moves out of range.
Ritch misses with a double jab
and Nurse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Male Nurse showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nurse has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Male Nurse!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Male Nurse!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Male Nurse!
Male Nurse wins by unanimous decision!
Male Nurse decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Woohun Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Adamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
170 lbs
11 - 3 - 3 |
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25
160 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Woohun Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Craig Adamson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adamson.
Adamson clinches.
Adamson tries to land knees in the clinch but Do avoids the damage to the body.
Do is trying to break the clinch but Adamson is controlling him.
Adamson wants to stall.
Do scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Do.
Adamson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Adamson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adamson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Adamson tries to break the clinch but Do is controlling the position.
Adamson tries to land knees in the clinch but Do avoids the damage to the body.
Do gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Adamson regains guard.
Adamson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Do stacks Adamson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Do!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Adamson is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do working the body and head with strikes.
Adamson tries to bench press Do off him but Do keeps the position.
Adamson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Do off and has taken his back!
Do defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Adamson's arms.
Adamson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Do is defending well though. Adamson let's go of the attempt for now.
Do is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Adamson 's hooks.
Do blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamson looking to ground and pound but Do is blocking nicely.
Adamson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Do manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adamson looks to land a strike but Do avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adamson throwing strikes but missing.
Do avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adamson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Adamson looking to sit in guard and control but Do gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Do connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do lands a couple of digs.
Do advances to half guard.
Do winds up and cracks Adamson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Do seems to be working for a kimura but Adamson defends the submission attempt.
Adamson is trying to get back to full guard.
Adamson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Adamson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Adamson wants to stand back up but Do manages to pass into side control.
Adamson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Do wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Adamson struggling a bit here.
Do thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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!
Adamson is looking for a sweep.
Do in side control lands a decent elbow.
Do working away.
Do is trying to get an arm triangle but Adamson is defending well.
Do landing strikes.
Adamson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Do 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.
Do landing strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Adamson tries to buck Do off but Do is having none of it.
Do looks up at the clock and then as Adamson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Do smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Do is trying to get an arm triangle but Adamson is defending well.
Adamson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Adamson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Adamson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Do working the head with strikes.
Do sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Adamson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Do landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do wants to control but Adamson is keeping him busy.
Do in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Do lands some shots froms side control.
Adamson misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Do tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Adamson is trying to improve his position.
Do looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Adamson striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Adamson is trying to control Do's posture but Do avoids it.
Do scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Do connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Adamson some visible discomfort.
Adamson is looking to reverse the position.
Do lands some shots froms side control.
Do is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Adamson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Adamson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Do wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Adamson is trying to get back to his feet.
Do tries to move into full mount but can't pass Adamson's legs.
Do wants to control but Adamson is keeping him busy.
Adamson seems a little lost for a moment, as Do dominates the positioning.
Do wants to control but Adamson is keeping him busy.
Adamson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Do wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Do lands some shots froms side control.
Adamson tries to improve position but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Adamson tries to buck Do off but Do is having none of it.
Adamson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Do trying to control the position but Adamson is working away.
Do works to advance to full mount. Adamson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Do punishing his opponent with strikes.
Do landing strikes from the mount and Adamson is in trouble!
Adamson is rocked!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Do cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Adamson is still in real trouble! Can Do finish him?
Do postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Adamson badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Do around the waist but Do pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Do is the winner by TKO! Do jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Woohun Do!
Woohun Do spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Susumo Komota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanamichi Sakuragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanamichi Sakuragi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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25
195 lbs
15 - 8 - 1 |
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33
194 lbs
13 - 17 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
15 - 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
13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanamichi Sakuragi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Sakuragi.
Sakuragi misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Sakuragi. Those never looked like landing.
Sakuragi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Komota is controlling Sakuragi's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Komota taking some punishment here, with Sakuragi in his half guard.
Sakuragi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sakuragi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Komota slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Komota utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Komota has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Sakuragi should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Komota has tightened it up now! Sakuragi should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Susumo Komota!
A very excited looking Susumo Komota made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Make Smash Ya Tap! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
181 lbs
15 - 10 - 1 |
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34
185 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. St Pierre was covering up waiting for the punch and Aoki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
St Pierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aoki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aoki is looking to advance position but St Pierre has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
St Pierre punishing his opponent with strikes.
Aoki in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
St Pierre thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Aoki is looking to improve his position but St Pierre isn't that keen on the idea.
Aoki avoids a series of strikes thrown by St Pierre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by St Pierre there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Aoki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Aoki is squirming around, avoiding St Pierre's attempts to control the action.
St Pierre has control of Aoki's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Aoki regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Aoki tries to lock up and control but St Pierre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Aoki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
St Pierre lands a big shot there that rocks Aoki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Aoki tries to reverse the position but St Pierre maintains control.
Aoki is bucking up trying to escape but St Pierre cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Aoki is desperately trying to improve his position but St Pierre has a good base and remains in mount.
Aoki is bucking up trying to escape but St Pierre cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aoki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki gets back to half guard.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura here.
St Pierre wants to work for an arm triangle but Aoki is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Aoki is looking for a sweep. St Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St Pierre throwing shots but Aoki is blocking nicely.
Aoki moves into full guard.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aoki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aoki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
St Pierre slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is nestled in close to St Pierre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Aoki working St Pierre over with strikes.
Aoki works his way into full mount!
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet.
Aoki goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now St Pierre is on top in guard.
Aoki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
Aoki is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki wants to take the fight to the mat but St Pierre manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Aoki is looking for a takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aoki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to break the clinch but Aoki is controlling the position.
Aoki wants to take the fight to the mat but St Pierre manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsuya Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aoki is working for takedown but St Pierre is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aoki is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. St Pierre can't fight it off and eventually Aoki manages to take the fight to the floor. St Pierre looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
St Pierre seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aoki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aoki.
Tatsuya Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki throws a right and a left that both miss.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Aoki shows good takedown defense.
Aoki avoids the head kick by St Pierre.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Aoki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Aoki showed some decent athleticism there.
St Pierre actively working from the bottom here.
St Pierre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aoki is working away from the top position though.
Aoki is trying to control. St Pierre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
St Pierre wants to control but Aoki is keeping busy.
St Pierre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aoki.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to control Aoki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can St Pierre avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. George St Pierre hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown. Aoki tries to sprawl out of it but St Pierre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aoki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown but St Pierre sprawls well. He's pushed Aoki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
St Pierre throws out a loose jab but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Pierre dodges the punch combination from Aoki.
Aoki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from St Pierre.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Aoki moves out of range easily.
St Pierre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
St Pierre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aoki postures up.
Aoki decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on St Pierre, up you get!
St Pierre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aoki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Aoki looking to sit in guard and control but St Pierre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aoki controls St Pierre momentarily but St Pierre frees himself.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aoki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for St Pierre!
St Pierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Aoki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Aoki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki controlling the position easily from mount.
Aoki's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Aoki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
St Pierre throws a head kick but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki throws a low kick, looking for St Pierre's leg but St Pierre calmly moves out of range.
Aoki lands with a cross.
Aoki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
Aoki lands with a good body shot.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aoki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aoki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. St Pierre defends it nicely.
Aoki shoots in but no luck this time.
Aoki scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aoki is fending him off so far but St Pierre persists. Nope, Aoki circles away and we're back to standing.
Aoki misses with an uppercut.
Aoki shoots in looking for a takedown but St Pierre manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aoki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsuya Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Aoki.
Aoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Pierre.
St Pierre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and St Pierre wants it to stay on the feet.
No joy there for Aoki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aoki throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. St Pierre tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Aoki is in St Pierre's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aoki is one step ahead there.
Aoki wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to keep a closed guard but Aoki is proving a slippery customer.
St Pierre has Aoki pulled in close to control his posture.
Aoki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Tatsuya Aoki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aoki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aoki dives in and scores a takedown into St Pierre's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki 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.
Aoki slips nicely into half guard.
St Pierre is trying to control but can't.
St Pierre trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Aoki landing punches.
St Pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but Aoki has a good base and remains in mount.
Tatsuya Aoki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aoki scoring with strikes but St Pierre is staying in there.
Aoki misses with a head shot.
Aoki looking to control but St Pierre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control but Aoki is having none of it.
Aoki breaks from St Pierre's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki content just to control the position here.
Aoki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. St Pierre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Aoki with good strikes from the mount here!
Aoki lands a big shot there that rocks St Pierre but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
St Pierre is rocked!
It looks like George St Pierre has been cut.
Aoki connects with a bit shot that sees St Pierre covering up! More strikes from Aoki and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Aoki is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tatsuya Aoki!
An out of breath Tatsuya Aoki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikuhisa Minowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawkins's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
194 lbs
14 - 9 - 1 |
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25
200 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikuhisa Minowa!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins throws the left hand but Minowa avoids the punch easily.
Dawkins takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Jack Dawkins has been cut.
Dawkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Minowa doesn't seem bothered though.
Dawkins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dawkins wants it to stay on the feet.
Dawkins shoots in but no luck this time.
Dawkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Minowa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dawkins gets a double leg takedown into Minowa's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Minowa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dawkins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Minowa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Minowa has his foot on Dawkins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dawkins works his way back into a safe position though.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Minowa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Minowa 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.
Dawkins advances position into side control!
Minowa is looking for a sweep.
Dawkins creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Minowa is looking to reverse the position.
Minowa manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Minowa wants to improve his position but Dawkins is controlling well.
Minowa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dawkins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dawkins's back!
Minowa looking to break Dawkins's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Dawkins remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Minowa will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Minowa looking to break Dawkins's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Dawkins remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Minowa will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Minowa looking for the RNC.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawkins breaks Minowa's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Minowa keeps moving.
Dawkins wants to pass the guard but Minowa is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dawkins preventing the sweep.
Dawkins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dawkins won't allow Minowa to sweep him here.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Minowa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawkins looking to pass the guard.
Minowa keeping moving, preventing Dawkins from controlling successfully.
Dawkins scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins stopping the sweep attempt from Minowa.
Minowa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dawkins's guard.
Dawkins trying to control the position here.
Minowa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dawkins's guard.
Minowa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Minowa throwing shots but Dawkins is blocking nicely.
Minowa wants to pass to mount but Dawkins is defending the position.
Dawkins is trying to control but can't.
Dawkins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dawkins.
Dawkins controls Minowa momentarily but Minowa frees himself.
Dawkins has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dawkins manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minowa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Minowa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dawkins cracks Minowa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dawkins trying to control but Minowa is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Dawkins connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dawkins looking to control but Minowa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Minowa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Minowa is in a horrible position here. Dawkins smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dawkins trying to control but Minowa is having none of it.
Minowa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Minowa's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Dawkins lands a big elbow.
Minowa tries to reverse the position but Dawkins maintains control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins controlling from the full mount.
Minowa is working to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawkins trying to control but Minowa is having none of it.
Dawkins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Minowa tries to reverse the position but Dawkins maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Dawkins.
Minowa is trying to escape the mount.
BOOM! Dawkins connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dawkins working the ground and pound effectively.
Minowa is looking to get to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins lands a big elbow.
Minowa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dawkins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dawkins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Minowa hang on?
Minowa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Minowa is looking to improve his position but Dawkins isn't that keen on the idea.
Dawkins lands a nice shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawkins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Minowa hang on?
Dawkins scoring with strikes but Minowa is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Dawkins.
Minowa regains half guard.
Dawkins lands strikes from half guard.
Minowa is rocked!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dawkins is looking to take a break and control but Minowa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Minowa is looking for a sweep. Dawkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dawkins frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Minowa is trying desperately to improve position.
Dawkins lands with some strikes.
Dawkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dawkins landing shots from mount.
Minowa takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Dawkins's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Dawkins!
Jack Dawkins really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Mango Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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