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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mana Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mana Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sato wants it to stay on the feet.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Sato. No joy for Diaz on that attempt.
Diaz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sato defends it nicely.
Mana Sato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Diaz.
Sato 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.
Sato is pushing down on Diaz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Diaz is fighting to maintain full guard but Sato has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sato working over Diaz with some ground and pound. Diaz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
It looks like John Diaz has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Sato lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That has opened up John Diaz's cut even more.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sato in particular looking to stall.
Sato is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Diaz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sato working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
John Diaz's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Diaz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mana Sato!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanbei Shimada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shimada is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Party and Bullshit. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kanbei Shimada enters the cage!
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kanbei Shimada!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Cain tenderised Shimada's leg. Shimada is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cain slips a straight right by Shimada.
Shimada checks a leg kick nicely.
Shimada avoids the head kick by Cain.
Shimada lands a nice shot that snaps Cain's head back.
Shimada lands with a good body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shimada.
Cain misses the shot to the body.
Shimada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cain manages to avoid it.
Cain tries to move into range but Shimada moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shimada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Shimada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shimada shoots in but Cain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain lands with a cross.
It looks like Kanbei Shimada has been cut.
Cain is looking to clinch but Shimada is avoiding it.
Cain tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cain.
Cain lands with a nice combination. Shimada backs away looking to recover.
Cain scores with a takedown into Shimada's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Shimada keeping moving, preventing Cain from controlling successfully.
Cain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shimada keeping moving, preventing Cain from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimada throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Shimada working for a triangle but Cain defends it easily.
Cain wants to control from the top but Shimada keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shimada looking for subs off his back but Cain has passed one foot through into half guard.
Shimada is looking to improve his position.
Cain thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shimada's head.
Cain throwing shots but Shimada is blocking nicely.
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.
Cain is working for a submission of some sort.
Cain is trying to work for a kimura but Shimada is defending well.
Shimada is trying to get back to full guard.
Shimada keeping hold of Cain's head, controlling as best he can.
Shimada looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cain is taking a breather. Shimada says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain is looking for a kimura but Shimada is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cain to get the leverage.
Cain tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shimada knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shimada is pressing down on Cain's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Shimada is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cain is aware though and is defending well.
Cain trying to control but Shimada is working from the bottom.
Shimada wants to sweep here but Cain controlling him for the moment.
Cain tries to free his leg and advance position but Shimada is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shimada looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cain has picked Shimada up and slammed him! Shimada can't keep hold of the triangle and Cain manages to pass to side control!
Cain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shimada keeps working.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shimada tries to bench press Cain off him but Cain keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Cain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kanbei Shimada's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cain scores with a takedown into Shimada's guard.
Cain drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cain jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cain sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shimada's guard.
Shimada is looking for a sweep. Cain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shimada is staying active underneath Cain, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shimada trying to control but Cain postures up.
Cain scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shimada is trying to get back to full guard.
Cain decides to stand and escape the position.
Cain tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain has his takedown stuffed
and Shimada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shimada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shimada defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cain.
Eric Cain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cain gets caught napping as Shimada dives in and scores a takedown. Cain manages to retain guard.
Cain is adopting a defensive guard.
Cain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shimada gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shimada throwing strikes from guard but Cain blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shimada gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eric Cain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shimada is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shimada in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shimada trying to control the position from guard on top but Cain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shimada with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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!
Cain looking to control.
Shimada postures up in Cain's guard and throws a big left but Cain blocks it.
Cain keeping moving, preventing Shimada from controlling successfully.
Shimada throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimada throws a big elbow that misses.
Cain is looking to stand up but Shimada isn't so interested in that idea.
Cain working a defensive guard here.
Cain manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shimada manages to get himself to full guard.
Cain not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shimada working a defensive guard here.
Cain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimada looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shimada escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cain gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shimada is breathing heavily.
Cain drops back looking for a leg! Shimada is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shimada manages to kick Cain off! Cain jumps back into Shimada's guard.
Shimada looking to control.
Cain advances to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cain is pressing down on Shimada's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shimada is holding on for now.
Shimada trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shimada gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eric Cain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kanbei Shimada's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cain wants to clinch.
Cain has his takedown stuffed
and Shimada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cain shoots and misses
and Shimada counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Shimada is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cain working a defensive guard but Shimada manages to pass into side control anyway.
Cain being controlled for a moment.
Cain is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Shimada off and has taken his back!
Shimada covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Cain looking for the choke but no joy.
Shimada tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Cain controlling the position easily from mount.
Cain looking for a guillotine from mount but Shimada is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimada wants to control but Cain is having none of it.
Shimada is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Cain is staying active.
Shimada might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cain kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shimada is looking to escape.
Cain is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Shimada can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cain tries to control but Shimada wriggling away.
Shimada wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Cain content just to control the position here.
Cain looking to control but Shimada is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shimada keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cain jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Shimada manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Shimada is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain scores with a couple of short elbows.
Shimada tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cain wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shimada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shimada wants to control but Cain postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cain looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shimada struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shimada keeps working.
Shimada is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Cain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Eric Cain!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Eric Cain!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Eric Cain!
Eric Cain wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Eric Cain thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Vergara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Connor Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Orlando Vergara!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vergara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vergara tries to clinch but Creed is having none of it.
Creed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Creed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Creed lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Orlando Vergara has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vergara has managed to clinch.
Vergara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Creed circles away from the clinch attempt
and Creed counters with a left and a right that stings Vergara.
Creed shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oooooh!!! Creed has knocked Vergara down with a huge combo! Creed steps away and waves a wobbly Vergara back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Vergara is rocked!
That has opened up Orlando Vergara's cut even more.
Creed fakes the body blow, causing Vergara to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Vergara goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Connor Creed!
Connor Creed thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otis Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bio Hazzard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gein comes to the cage accompanied by Puritania. Hazzard is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Warrior's Dance. Otis Gein could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bio Hazzard's chin.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Otis Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bio Hazzard!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gein catches Hazzard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hazzard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hazzard tries to clinch but Gein moves away
and Gein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hazzard blocks the body kick.
Gein scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hazzard doesn't seem bothered though.
Hazzard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gein counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gein circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gein makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hazzard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hazzard.
Hazzard pushes Gein up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Hazzard missing with knees to the body.
Gein gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gein looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gein throwing shots but Hazzard is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hazzard's head.
Gein is stalling here. Hazzard is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gein seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hazzard has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hazzard tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Gein is looking to reverse the position.
Gein can't do much from the bottom here.
Gein is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gein is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gein keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein is trying to get back to full guard.
Hazzard seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Hazzard prevents Gein from improving his position.
Gein tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Gein 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Gein is positioning himself well to prevent Hazzard advancing to mount.
Otis Gein has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hazzard scores with a one two! Gein had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gein catches Hazzard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gein lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hazzard at a distance.
Hazzard throws a right and a left that Gein avoids nicely.
Hazzard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gein counters with a good low kick that Hazzard was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein tried to score with a low kick but Hazzard checks it.
Gein circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gein is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hazzard wants to clinch but Gein slips to the side
and Gein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gein throws a leg kick but Hazzard checks it.
Gein circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gein lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Hazzard can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Gein and Hazzard drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Gein.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otis Gein!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Wesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tao Kiloumpolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wesley comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Go To Sleep. Christian Wesley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Christian Wesley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tao Kiloumpolo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesley avoids a kick to the body.
Kiloumpolo tries to land a leg kick but Wesley saw it coming and moves away.
Kiloumpolo misses with the combination.
Kiloumpolo misses with a head kick.
Kiloumpolo moves out of range as Wesley strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Wesley misses the target.
Wesley misses with a hook.
Kiloumpolo misses with a body kick.
Nice jab there from Kiloumpolo.
It looks like Christian Wesley has been cut.
Wesley punishes Kiloumpolo's body with a nice straight punch.
Wesley scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Tao Kiloumpolo has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wesley throws a lazy right hand but Kiloumpolo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wesley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kiloumpolo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wesley misses with the combination.
Kiloumpolo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wesley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wesley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiloumpolo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesley swats away the attempt to clinch by Kiloumpolo.
A big left from Wesley misses.
Wesley cracks a nice hook into Kiloumpolo's ribs.
Wesley throws a hook but Kiloumpolo blocks it.
Kiloumpolo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wesley throws a body punch but Kiloumpolo moves out of range.
Kiloumpolo doesn't manage to clinch there - Wesley circles away.
A solid body kick from Kiloumpolo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiloumpolo misses with a hook.
Kiloumpolo is looking to clinch but Wesley is avoiding it.
Wesley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kiloumpolo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kiloumpolo trying to land knees to the body.
Kiloumpolo tries to land knees in the clinch but Wesley avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Wesley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kiloumpolo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kiloumpolo blocks a body shot from Wesley.
Kiloumpolo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kiloumpolo prevents a body shot from Wesley.
Kiloumpolo looking to throw knees to the head but Wesley is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kiloumpolo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wesley lands a body punch.
Kiloumpolo misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wesley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wesley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kiloumpolo looks winded!
Wesley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wesley can't find room to land a body shot as Kiloumpolo controls the action.
Wesley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Wesley.
A right handed body shot lands from Wesley.
A hook to the body from Wesley.
Wesley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kiloumpolo backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wesley lands an uppercut.
Wesley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wesley lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Wesley.
Wesley digs a right hand underneath Kiloumpolo's ribcage. Kiloumpolo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wesley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wesley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kiloumpolo trying to stall but Wesley improves his position.
Wesley gets through Kiloumpolo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kiloumpolo takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wesley - that landed with a thud.
Wesley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wesley.
Wesley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Wesley.
Wesley is leaning against Kiloumpolo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wesley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Wesley.
Wesley scores with a hook to the body.
Wesley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wesley presses Kiloumpolo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wesley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Wesley.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wesley scores with a hook to the body.
Wesley lands a nice shot to the body.
Wesley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wesley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Wesley dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Wesley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kiloumpolo moves forwards but Wesley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Christian Wesley is winning the standup battle so far.
Wesley closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Kiloumpolo! Wesley dives in looking to finish! Kiloumpolo is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Wesley!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Christian Wesley made sure he mentioned [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Fernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo's entrance music is Rough Rida. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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34
185 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
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28
185 lbs
15 - 12 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Fernan!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernan wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.
Aldo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fernan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo clinches up with Fernan and pushes him back against the cage.
Aldo cracks Fernan with a nice body shot.
Fernan wants a takedown.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Fernan.
Aldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aldo lands a body shot.
Aldo lands a body shot.
Fernan looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fernan.
Fernan fails to pull guard.
Aldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fernan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aldo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aldo throws a head punch that misses.
Aldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fernan blocks a body shot from Aldo.
Fernan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aldo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Fernan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fernan misses with a knee to the head.
Fernan missing with knees to the body.
Aldo misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Aldo.
Fernan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fernan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robert Fernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo tries to clinch up
and Fernan counters with a leg kick.
Fernan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Fernan.
Fernan slips a straight right by Aldo.
Fernan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernan blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Aldo.
Aldo lands with a right to the head.
Fernan trying to control the position but instead, Aldo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fernan into the cage.
Fernan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fernan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fernan is trying to drag Aldo to the mat but Aldo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Aldo scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Aldo.
Fernan missing with knees to the body.
Aldo avoiding damage as Fernan throws knees to the body.
Fernan is looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fernan missing with knees to the body.
Aldo tries to work over Fernan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aldo.
Aldo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fernans head.
Aldo lands with a short shot to the head.
Fernan blocks an uppercut.
Aldo misses with the head strike.
Fernan leaning against his opponent.
Aldo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fernans head.
Fernan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Aldo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Aldo leaves Fernan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fernan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aldo circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Aldo throws a hook but Fernan avoids it easily.
Aldo throws a looping overhand right but Fernan ducks down to avoid it.
Fernan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fernan clinches up against the cage.
Fernan trying to stall but Aldo improves his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aldo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aldo as Fernan tries to tie him up.
Fernan prevents a body shot from Aldo.
Aldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Fernan controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fernan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aldo is keeping busy.
Aldo throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aldo as Fernan tries to tie him up.
Fernan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aldo throws a looping overhand right but Fernan ducks down to avoid it.
Fernan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fernan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aldo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aldo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab from Fernan.
Aldo misses with an uppercut.
Aldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Fernan circles away.
Aldo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fernan feints and then cracks Aldo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aldo down.
Fernan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fernan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aldo but Aldo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Fernan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fernan takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo lands a shoulder strike.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
Fernan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Aldo is trying to keep an underhook but Fernan manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fernan is trying to work for a kimura but Aldo is defending well.
Fernan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aldo trying to hold on to Fernan's head to control him but Fernan postures up.
Fernan is trying to work for a kimura but Aldo is defending well.
Aldo trying to control but Fernan postures up.
Fernan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Aldo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fernan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernan winds up and cracks Aldo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fernan tries to pass to full mount but Aldo defends it.
Aldo is trying to maintain the position but Fernan is very close to passing his half guard.
Fernan stops Aldo from getting back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fernan.
Fernan slows the pace down in half guard.
Aldo is trying is best to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernan working Aldo over with strikes.
Fernan controlling the pace.
Aldo wants to get back to full guard.
Aldo is not content to let Fernan control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters circling - Aldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fernan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Aldo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fernan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Fernan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernan has his takedown stuffed
and Aldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Fernan.
Fernan scores with a head kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Aldo enables Fernan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Aldo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fernan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fernan wants to take a breather but Aldo is having none of it.
Aldo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fernan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fernan working over Aldo with some ground and pound. Aldo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fernan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernan controlling the action here.
Fernan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Fernan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fernan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fernan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aldo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fernan fails to land the takedown.
Fernan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aldo defends it nicely.
Fernan takes the fight into the clinch.
Fernan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fernan tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aldo gets caught napping as Fernan dives in and scores a takedown. Aldo manages to retain guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aldo tries to strike from the bottom.
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.
Aldo wants to stand up but Fernan is controlling him.
Fernan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fernan wants to pass the guard but Aldo is keeping the position.
Fernan postures up in Aldo's guard and throws a big left but Aldo blocks it.
Fernan won't allow Aldo to sweep him here.
Fernan wants to control from the top but Aldo keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Robert Fernan.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fernan is defended easily by Aldo.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Fernan.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aldo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fernan darts in and clinches Aldo up against the cage.
Fernan working hard to break the clinch.
Fernan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fernan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fernan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Aldo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fernan is in Aldo's guard.
Aldo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fernan!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Fernan turns into him and now he's in Aldo's guard.
Fernan won't allow Aldo to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernan cracks Aldo with a solid left hand.
Fernan wants to control from the top but Aldo keeps moving.
Fernan with a nice head shot there.
Fernan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fernan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fernan stays in close to Aldo's body and controls the position.
Aldo keeping moving, preventing Fernan from controlling successfully.
Aldo wants to stand up but Fernan is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fernan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Aldo is trying to keep Fernan in close.
Fernan drops back looking for a leg! Aldo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aldo manages to kick Fernan off! Fernan jumps back into Aldo's guard.
Fernan landing with the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernan landing with the ground and pound.
Fernan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Fernan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fernan 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Robert Fernan!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Robert Fernan!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Robert Fernan!
Robert Fernan wins by unanimous decision!
Robert Fernan managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Global Empire MMA Gear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Whitehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Yegor Klitschko has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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19
248 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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26
261 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yegor Klitschko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Whitehead!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Whitehead is defended easily by Klitschko.
Klitschko lands a glancing blow to the side of Whitehead's head.
Klitschko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klitschko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whitehead.
Klitschko digs a good hook to Whitehead's body.
Mike Whitehead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klitschko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klitschko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Whitehead sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Klitschko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Klitschko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Klitschko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Whitehead fails with the takedown.
Klitschko tries to work over Whitehead's front leg with a kick but Whitehead checks it.
Klitschko works over Whitehead's head and body with a nice combination.
Whitehead showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klitschko.
Klitschko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Whitehead's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehead is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Klitschko moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yegor Klitschko!
After winning the bout, Yegor Klitschko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saku Katsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
190 lbs
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190 lbs
27 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Katsumoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verzosa works Katsumoto's body with a nice hook.
Verzosa scores with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Katsumoto.
Verzosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Katsumoto.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Verzosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Katsumoto is just out of range.
Verzosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Katsumoto drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katsumoto trying to control but Verzosa is working from the bottom.
Katsumoto passes Verzosa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Verzosa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Verzosa is defending against the submission attempts here by Katsumoto.
Verzosa trying to control but Katsumoto postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Verzosa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Verzosa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Verzosa working a defensive guard here.
Katsumoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Verzosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verzosa has his foot on Katsumoto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Katsumoto works his way back into a safe position though.
Verzosa has his foot on Katsumoto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Katsumoto works his way back into a safe position though.
Verzosa wants to sweep here but Katsumoto controlling him for the moment.
Katsumoto wants to control from the top but Verzosa keeps moving.
Verzosa has his foot on Katsumoto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Katsumoto works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verzosa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Katsumoto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Verzosa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Katsumoto defends it easily.
Katsumoto stands and throws Verzosa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Verzosa tries to buck Katsumoto off but Katsumoto is having none of it.
Verzosa prevents Katsumoto from moving into mount.
Katsumoto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Verzosa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Katsumoto tries to move into full mount but can't pass Verzosa's legs.
Verzosa is looking to reverse the position.
Verzosa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto is trying to stand up here but Verzosa is controlling him well.
Verzosa is working for a kimura but Katsumoto is defending it quite comfortably.
Katsumoto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Verzosa won't allow Katsumoto to sweep him here.
Verzosa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Verzosa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Verzosa wants to pass the guard but Katsumoto is keeping the position.
Katsumoto throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Verzosa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Verzosa scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Verzosa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa chips away with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katsumoto wants to hit a switch here but Verzosa passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Katsumoto there!
Verzosa breaks from Katsumoto's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Verzosa cracks Katsumoto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Katsumoto is squirming around, avoiding Verzosa's attempts to control the action.
Verzosa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Katsumoto is rocked!
Katsumoto slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Verzosa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Katsumoto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Katsumoto wants to stand up but Verzosa is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Verzosa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Verzosa slips nicely into half guard.
Verzosa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Katsumoto napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Verzosa lands an elbow.
Katsumoto manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Katsumoto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Verzosa defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Verzosa gets back to full guard.
Verzosa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Remedios Verzosa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Verzosa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Katsumoto's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verzosa cracks Katsumoto with a solid left hand.
Verzosa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Katsumoto's head.
Katsumoto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Verzosa defends well.
Verzosa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Verzosa working some strikes from top position.
Katsumoto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Katsumoto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Verzosa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Verzosa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Verzosa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Verzosa can't keep his opponent in guard - Katsumoto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Verzosa won't allow Katsumoto to pass to mount.
Verzosa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Verzosa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Katsumoto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katsumoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Verzosa is retaining full guard.
Verzosa trying to keep a closed guard but Katsumoto is proving a slippery customer.
Verzosa is looking for a triangle but Katsumoto pushes his legs off easily.
Verzosa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Katsumoto looking to pass the guard.
Verzosa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Katsumoto is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa controls Katsumoto momentarily but Katsumoto frees himself.
Verzosa keeping full guard, as Katsumoto tries to pass.
Verzosa has control of Katsumoto's left arm, preventing Katsumoto from doing any damage.
Katsumoto wants to pass the guard but Verzosa is keeping the position.
Katsumoto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Katsumoto trying to move into half guard but instead Verzosa has managed to sweep!
Katsumoto isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Verzosa stacks Katsumoto 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 Verzosa!
Verzosa working the ground and pound.
Verzosa scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verzosa is looking to take a break and control but Katsumoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Verzosa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Verzosa scoring with punches and elbows.
Verzosa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Katsumoto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Verzosa lands an elbow.
Verzosa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Katsumoto some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Katsumoto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Katsumoto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Katsumoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Verzosa clobbers Katsumoto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Verzosa swings for the body but Katsumoto moves out of range.
Katsumoto takes the fight into the clinch.
Katsumoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Verzosa gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Verzosa trying to control but Katsumoto is working from the bottom.
Verzosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Verzosa landing with the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katsumoto looking for a sweep. Not yet Katsumoto, not yet.
Katsumoto has momentary wrist control but Verzosa slips an elbow through the middle.
Verzosa wants to stand but Katsumoto has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Verzosa wants to pass the guard but Katsumoto is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Verzosa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Katsumoto working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Verzosa has passed into half guard!
Verzosa working Katsumoto over with strikes.
Verzosa is working for a submission of some sort.
Verzosa lands with a punch from half guard.
Verzosa working Katsumoto over with strikes.
Verzosa controlling the action here.
Katsumoto wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Verzosa working over Katsumoto with some ground and pound. Katsumoto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katsumoto wants to improve his position but Verzosa is controlling well.
Verzosa winds up and cracks Katsumoto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Verzosa wants to work for an arm triangle but Katsumoto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Verzosa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Katsumoto wants to improve his position but Verzosa is controlling well.
Verzosa seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa is working for a kimura but Katsumoto is defending it quite comfortably.
Verzosa wants to control but Katsumoto is keeping him busy.
Katsumoto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Katsumoto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Verzosa on the ground.
Verzosa is in close to Katsumoto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Katsumoto keeping full guard, as Verzosa tries to pass.
Katsumoto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Verzosa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Verzosa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Verzosa landing with the ground and pound.
Verzosa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto controls Verzosa momentarily but Verzosa frees himself.
Katsumoto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Katsumoto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Verzosa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verzosa trying to control but Katsumoto postures up.
Verzosa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Katsumoto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Katsumoto's back!
Verzosa has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Katsumoto has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katsumoto takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Katsumoto is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Verzosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Katsumoto misses with a wild combination.
Verzosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Verzosa digs a good body shot into Katsumoto's ribs.
Katsumoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Katsumoto takes one to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Verzosa coming out on top.
Verzosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Verzosa throws a good cross that connects.
Oh Katsumoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Katsumoto looks to land a combination but Verzosa avoids it well.
Katsumoto seems to have got his legs back now.
Verzosa jabs Katsumoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katsumoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Verzosa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Verzosa throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa scores with a hook to the body. Katsumoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Verzosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Katsumoto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Verzosa punishes Katsumoto's body with a nice straight punch.
Verzosa delivers a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Katsumoto.
Verzosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Verzosa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Verzosa scores with a sloppy right hand. Katsumoto should have avoided that one.
A left lands for Verzosa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Verzosa finds it's target.
Katsumoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verzosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Katsumoto.
Verzosa misses with a wild body shot.
Katsumoto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Verzosa.
Verzosa scores with a hook to the body. Katsumoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch combination from Katsumoto misses.
Verzosa throws a good cross that connects.
Verzosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Katsumoto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Verzosa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Katsumoto rather than just go for the knockout.
Verzosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Katsumoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Katsumoto throws a right and a left that Verzosa avoids nicely.
Verzosa lands with a shot to the body.
Verzosa 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.
Verzosa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Verzosa slips nicely into half guard.
Verzosa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Katsumoto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa lands with a punch from half guard.
Verzosa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Verzosa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Verzosa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Verzosa wants to work for an arm triangle but Katsumoto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Verzosa is nestled in close to Katsumoto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Katsumoto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Katsumoto looking for a sweep. Not yet Katsumoto, not yet.
Verzosa won't allow Katsumoto to get back to his feet.
Verzosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Katsumoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verzosa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Katsumoto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto wants to sweep but no luck.
Verzosa controlling from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katsumoto has momentary wrist control but Verzosa slips an elbow through the middle.
Verzosa connects with a couple of short punches.
Verzosa pushing down on Katsumoto's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Katsumoto looking for submissions off his back.
Katsumoto is looking for a sweep. Verzosa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Verzosa wants to take a breather but Katsumoto is having none of it.
Katsumoto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Verzosa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Verzosa.
Verzosa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Katsumoto misses with a straight left.
Jab, jab by Verzosa - just one landing.
Verzosa connects with a looping right hand.
Katsumoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Verzosa circles away.
Katsumoto misses with the combination.
Katsumoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Verzosa. Beautiful body shot.
Remedios Verzosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Verzosa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Katsumoto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Saku Katsumoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Katsumoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Verzosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Verzosa lands a glancing blow to the side of Katsumoto's head.
Katsumoto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verzosa moves away.
Katsumoto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Verzosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Katsumoto looks up at the clock. Bad move! Verzosa lands a right hand from hell, dropping Katsumoto. Verzosa pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remedios Verzosa! Remedios Verzosa retains his middleweight title!
Remedios Verzosa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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