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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanbei Shimada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grace's entrance music is Swagga Like Us - TI. A fine choice. Shimada has chosen Party and Bullshit as his entrance music. Kanbei Shimada has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chuck Grace's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Decent boxing
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kanbei Shimada!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shimada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grace misses with a head kick.
Shimada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grace.
Grace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chuck Grace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shimada circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shimada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shimada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grace.
Shimada swats away the attempt to clinch by Grace.
Shimada keeps the fight on the outside.
Grace throws a hook to the side of Shimada's head but Shimada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shimada throws a poor cross that misses
and Grace counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grace wants to clinch.
Grace lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimada thuds his right hand into Grace's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A left lands for Shimada.
Shimada looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grace ducks under a wild hook from Shimada.
Grace throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Grace as Shimada shoots in.
Grace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shimada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chuck Grace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shimada avoids the head kick by Grace.
Grace looks to throw the jab but Shimada is out of range.
Grace tries to clinch
and Shimada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grace misses with a head kick.
Grace clinches with his opponent.
Grace has Shimada pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Shimada.
Grace blocks a body shot from Shimada.
Shimada manages to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shimada is trying to control the position but Grace postures up.
Grace wanted to stand there but Shimada had control of the position.
Shimada throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shimada has his foot on Grace's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Grace works his way back into a safe position though.
Grace trying to stand up but can't free himself from Shimada's guard.
Grace has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Grace avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Grace would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimada is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grace defends well.
Shimada had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grace defends it easily.
Shimada controls Grace momentarily but Grace frees himself.
Grace wants to stand but Shimada is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimada wants to sweep here but Grace controlling him for the moment.
Shimada throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Grace escapes and throws Shimada's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Grace tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Shimada tries to improve position but can't.
Grace wants to stand but Shimada has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Shimada not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shimada has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Grace is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Shimada.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grace in the domination position with Shimada hanging on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kanbei Shimada will probably get the nod.
That's time! Grace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shimada misses the shot to the body.
Shimada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shimada ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grace stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grace wants it to stay on the feet.
Grace darts in trying to clinch
and Grace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grace checks a low kick from Shimada.
Shimada fails with the takedown
and Grace counters with a head kick.
Grace closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shimada moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Grace tries to land knees in the clinch but Shimada avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Grace.
It looks like Kanbei Shimada has been cut.
Grace prevents a body shot from Shimada.
Shimada fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chuck Grace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kanbei Shimada.
Grace misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shimada.
Grace using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shimada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shimada blocks an elbow strike.
Grace misses with an elbow over the top.
Grace lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Grace.
Shimada is trying to break the clinch but Grace is controlling him.
Shimada can't get the takedown.
Grace trying to land knees to the body.
Grace tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimada takes an elbow to the temple.
Shimada blocks an elbow strike from Grace.
Shimada scores with a shot to the side of Grace's head.
Shimada jumps guard.
Grace wants to stand but Shimada has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grace stands and steps away. Shimada gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Shimada blocks the body kick.
Shimada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Shimada.
Shimada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chuck Grace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grace throws a nice looking combination but Shimada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shimada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grace connects with a high kick.
Chuck Grace is winning the standup battle so far.
Shimada takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shimada connects with a solid leg kick.
Shimada drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Grace wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Shimada fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Shimada tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shimada has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Grace seems a little lost for a moment, as Shimada dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimada in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grace pushes Shimada away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Shimada gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Shimada connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Grace some visible discomfort.
Grace wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Shimada landing a few strikes.
Shimada trying to control the action but Grace is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shimada is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Grace knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Grace is pushing Shimada's head away, looking to escape. Shimada manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kanbei Shimada will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kanbei Shimada's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Grace wants to clinch up but Shimada keeps it at a distance.
Shimada is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shimada throws out a leg kick but Grace moves out of range and Shimada only half commits.
Grace doesn't manage to clinch there - Shimada circles away.
Shimada circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shimada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grace fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grace tries to close the distance and clinch but Shimada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grace darts in trying to clinch
and Grace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shimada keeps the fight on the outside.
Shimada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grace.
Shimada scores with a leg kick.
Shimada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grace was well out of range. Poor timing from Shimada.
Shimada shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grace sprawls well. Grace wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shimada gets slowly back to his feet.
Shimada swings for the body but Grace moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grace looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shimada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shimada. Grace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grace is looking to clinch but Shimada is avoiding it.
Shimada avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grace tries to clinch but Shimada is having none of it.
Shimada tries a head kick but it misses.
Shimada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grace.
Grace throws a head kick that misses.
Grace moves in looking to clinch but Shimada pushes him off.
Grace throws a sloppy head kick and Shimada moves out of range easily.
Shimada moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grace wants to clinch
enabling Shimada to counter with a crisp jab.
Grace wants to clinch up but Shimada keeps it at a distance.
Shimada throws a chopping leg kick but Grace manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shimada.
Grace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shimada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shimada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grace stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grace lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Grace darts in trying to clinch
and Shimada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimada throws out a loose jab but Grace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grace closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shimada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shimada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grace wants to clinch up but Shimada keeps it at a distance.
Shimada shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grace is looking to chop away at Shimada's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shimada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grace throws a nice looking combination but Shimada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Grace showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shimada 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Kanbei Shimada!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Kanbei Shimada!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight as a draw!
Kanbei Shimada wins by majority decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bio Hazzard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazzard comes to the cage accompanied by Warrior's Dance. Bruce Max has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bio Hazzard's chin.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bio Hazzard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Max!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazzard darts in and clinches Max up against the cage.
Good body shot from Hazzard.
Max looks winded!
Hazzard successfully pulls guard.
Max wants to pass the guard but Hazzard is keeping the position.
Hazzard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hazzard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazzard raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hazzard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hazzard lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hazzard scoring with strikes but Max is staying in there.
Hazzard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hazzard with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max tries to hold on but Hazzard pushes him away.
Hazzard working Max over with strikes here.
Hazzard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hazzard lands a big elbow.
Max really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hazzard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hazzard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hazzard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Max for as long as he can get away with.
Hazzard 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Max taking shots to the head.
It looks like Bruce Max has been cut.
Hazzard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Max is looking to improve his position but Hazzard isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bio Hazzard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Max's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hazzard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hazzard wants the takedown. Max is fighting it off but Hazzard persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Max's guard against the cage.
Hazzard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hazzard connects with a couple of short punches.
Hazzard advances position into side control!
Hazzard moves into full mount!
Max is desperately trying to improve his position but Hazzard has a good base and remains in mount.
Max is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazzard controlling from the full mount.
Hazzard raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hazzard lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hazzard lands with some strikes.
Hazzard lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hazzard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hazzard postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Max looks a forlorn figure.
Hazzard controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hazzard is landing with some decent strikes but Max is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hazzard landing shots from mount.
Bio Hazzard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hazzard unloading with bombs!
Max is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Max in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Max is still in real trouble! Can Hazzard finish him?
Hazzard postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Max in real trouble here! The ref calls for Max to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bio Hazzard!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bio Hazzard made sure he mentioned A.C: Awesome Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Oswalt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
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270 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Oswalt!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oswalt misses with a looping right.
Creed cracks Oswalt with a good jab.
It looks like Nate Oswalt has been cut.
Oswalt throws a looping overhand right but Creed ducks down to avoid it.
Oswalt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oswalt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oswalt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oswalt just misses with a punch to the body.
Creed 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.
A shot to the body from Oswalt misses
and Creed counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oswalt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oswalt looks winded!
Oooooh!!! Creed has knocked Oswalt down with a huge combo! Creed steps away and waves a wobbly Oswalt back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Creed stuffs the takedown.
Creed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oswalt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Creed drops Oswalt with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Oswalt looks back up at him and smiles so Creed waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oswalt is rocked!
That has opened up Nate Oswalt's cut even more.
Nate Oswalt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Oswalt swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Oswalt face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Connor Creed!
Connor Creed 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Thedore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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198 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
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192 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Thedore!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes looking to score a takedown here. Thedore is defending well but Holmes drives through and ends up in Thedore's guard.
Holmes drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Thedore dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes keeping full guard, as Thedore tries to pass.
Holmes is looking to stand up but Thedore isn't so interested in that idea.
Holmes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thedore.
Holmes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thedore is controlling him.
Thedore slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Thedore goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Holmes rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Thedore's guard! Nice work there by Holmes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Holmes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Thedore wants to sweep but no luck.
Holmes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Thedore manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Holmes has Thedore in his guard.
Holmes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thedore is one step ahead there.
Holmes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thedore controlling from the top position.
Thedore wants to control from the top but Holmes keeps moving.
Holmes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Holmes tries to get out of the position.
Thedore engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Holmes scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Holmes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Thedore is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Holmes is working for a submission of some sort.
Thedore is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Holmes pulls his head out easily.
Thedore is trying to stand back up but Holmes is controlling him
Holmes seems to be looking for submissions.
Thedore looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Thedore is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jon Holmes!
Jon Holmes was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phoenix Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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27
173 lbs
11 - 21 - 0 |
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185 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
11 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phoenix Miyamoto!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Miyamoto misses its intended target.
White looks for a takedown but Miyamoto sprawls well.
Miyamoto moves into the clinch.
White letting Miyamoto take a breather here.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
White jumps guard but Miyamoto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Miyamoto missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Miyamoto.
A body shot lands from Miyamoto.
White is breathing heavily.
Miyamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Miyamoto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice elbow from Miyamoto.
It looks like John White has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyamoto scores with a shoulder strike.
Miyamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
White manages to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
White throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Miyamoto escapes and throws White's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyamoto decides to stand back up. Miyamoto steps back and let's White get back to his feet.
Miyamoto closes the distance and clinches.
The referee calls for Miyamoto to work.
White tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miyamoto.
A short left from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyamoto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
White is looking to take this one to the mat.
Miyamoto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
Miyamoto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Miyamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto lands with a light punch inside.
Miyamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miyamoto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Miyamoto missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto lands a shot to the body.
Miyamoto stalling in the clinch.
White takes an elbow to the temple.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miyamoto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Miyamoto missing with knees to the body.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside.
Miyamoto lands an uppercut.
Miyamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice body punch from Miyamoto.
White takes an elbow to the temple.
Miyamoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Miyamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White has Miyamoto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Miyamoto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Miyamoto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Miyamoto lands with a left to the head.
Miyamoto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
White avoiding damage as Miyamoto throws knees to the body.
White takes an elbow to the temple.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
Miyamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Miyamoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miyamoto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Miyamoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miyamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Miyamoto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Miyamoto on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miyamoto lands with a light punch inside.
Miyamoto digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
Miyamoto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyamoto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Miyamoto trying to land knees to the body.
White letting Miyamoto take a breather here.
Miyamoto misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Miyamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John White's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Miyamoto takes the fight into the clinch.
Miyamoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
Miyamoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.
A short right from Miyamoto on the inside.
Miyamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Miyamoto presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Miyamoto slowing the pace effectively.
White is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Miyamoto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Phoenix Miyamoto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice elbow from Miyamoto.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miyamoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Miyamoto slowing the pace effectively.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Miyamoto.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Miyamoto in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Miyamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Miyamoto pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
White is rocked!
Miyamoto scores with a hook to the body.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miyamoto is stalling here.
White takes an elbow to the forehead.
John White's cut is getting worse.
White prevents a body shot from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miyamoto controlling the action here for a moment.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miyamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miyamoto slows down the pace here.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto pushes White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Miyamoto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyamoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miyamoto stalls.
Miyamoto scores with a hook to the body.
White avoiding damage as Miyamoto throws knees to the body.
Miyamoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Miyamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Miyamoto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miyamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Miyamoto digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Miyamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow.
Miyamoto is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miyamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miyamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside.
Miyamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miyamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Miyamoto scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
The referee calls for Miyamoto to work.
White takes an elbow to the forehead.
White wants a takedown but no success here.
Miyamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Miyamoto is pushing White up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miyamoto is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyamoto gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miyamoto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
White stalling in the clinch but Miyamoto improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Miyamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John White's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Miyamoto drives through and clinches with White against the cage.
Miyamoto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miyamoto throws an elbow that misses.
A hook to the body from Miyamoto.
A hook to the body from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto slowing the pace effectively.
White takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miyamoto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Miyamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
Miyamoto gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miyamoto scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyamoto controlling the action here for a moment.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow.
Miyamoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Miyamoto stalling in the clinch.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miyamoto scores with a hook to the body.
Miyamoto stalling the fight.
Miyamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Miyamoto is pushing White up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miyamoto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Miyamoto presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Miyamoto displaying some good clinch control by pressing White up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Miyamoto.
White is trying to maintain a safe position but Miyamoto gets an underhook and turns White into the cage.
Miyamoto is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
Miyamoto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Miyamoto gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Miyamoto.
Nice elbow from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto scores with a shoulder strike.
Miyamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miyamoto lands with a light punch inside.
Miyamoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside.
Miyamoto digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
Miyamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Miyamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Well,White is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Miyamoto is working White over against the cage.
Miyamoto lands a damaging elbow.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Miyamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miyamoto scores with a hook to the body.
Miyamoto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miyamoto.
John White's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Miyamoto slowing the pace effectively.
Miyamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Miyamoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Miyamoto lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Miyamoto.
Miyamoto is working White over against the cage.
Miyamoto is pushing White up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miyamoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
White tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miyamoto just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short left from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyamoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
Miyamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Miyamoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
Miyamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning White up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Miyamoto.
John White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phoenix Miyamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short uppercut from Miyamoto.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phoenix Miyamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Miyamoto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Phoenix Miyamoto!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Phoenix Miyamoto!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Phoenix Miyamoto!
Phoenix Miyamoto wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Phoenix Miyamoto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shim Changmin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikel Millar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Millar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gangnam Style. This should be a great matchup!
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31
197 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
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27
185 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shim Changmin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikel Millar!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millar misses with a body punch
and Changmin counters with a one-two to the body.
Millar misses with a takedown attempt - Changmin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Changmin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Changmin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Mikel Millar has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Millar.
Millar closes the distance and clinches.
Millar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Changmin to keep the fight standing.
Shim Changmin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikel Millar.
Changmin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Millar misses with a takedown attempt - Changmin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Millar wants to clinch but Changmin slips to the side
and Changmin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Millar shoots in for a takedown but Changmin shows good takedown defense.
Changmin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Millar.
Changmin stuffs the takedown.
Millar closes the distance but Changmin moves to the side
and Changmin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millar tries to clinch
and Changmin counters with a left and a right that hurts Millar! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Changmin jumps into full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Changmin controlling the pace for now.
Millar bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Changmin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Millar is controlling him.
Changmin 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Changmin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Millar throws a head kick that misses.
Millar darts in trying to clinch
and Changmin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Millar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Changmin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Millar looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Changmin as Millar shoots in.
Millar tries to clinch but Changmin moves away
and Changmin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Millar wants to clinch but Changmin slips to the side
and Changmin counters with a series of strikes. Millar will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Millar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Millar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Changmin is fending him off so far but Millar persists. Nope, Changmin circles away and we're back to standing.
Changmin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Changmin stuffs the takedown attempt from Millar. Millar gets slowly back to his feet.
Millar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No luck for Millar with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shim Changmin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikel Millar's cut.
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.
Millar darts in trying to clinch
letting Changmin counter with a right hand.
Millar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Changmin sprawls well. Changmin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Millar gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Changmin as Millar shoots in.
Millar dives in and grabs Changmin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Changmin pushes down on Millar's head and hops out.
Shim Changmin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikel Millar.
Millar is breathing heavily.
Millar scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millar has a takedown stuffed.
Millar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Millar or perhaps it was just good defense by Changmin which made him look bad.
Millar shoots for a takedown but Changmin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Millar moves to clinch but Changmin breaks away
and Changmin counters with a straight right hand.
Millar is trying desperately to land a takedown but Changmin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Millar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millar wants to clinch
and Changmin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Millar throws a wild body kick that Changmin sees coming a mile off.
Millar tries to clinch
and Changmin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Millar thinking.
Millar throws a sloppy body shot
and Changmin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shim Changmin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Millar fails with a takedown attempt.
Millar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Changmin counters with a series of strikes. Millar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Millar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Changmin pinned against the cage. Changmin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Millar shoots in and drives through. Changmin sprawls well.
Shim Changmin is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millar misses with a takedown attempt - Changmin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Changmin stuffs the takedown attempt from Millar. Millar gets slowly back to his feet.
Millar misses with a lunging right hand
and Changmin counters with a left and a right... And another left! Millar is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shim Changmin!
A very excited looking Shim Changmin 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Daisuke Numazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
150 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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28
134 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Numazawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Numazawa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Roberts checks it well.
Numazawa misses with a body shot.
Numazawa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Numazawa thumps Roberts with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Numazawa.
Numazawa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roberts.
Numazawa dips to his left and cracks Roberts with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Numazawa misses with a head kick.
That kick from Numazawa tenderised Roberts's leg. Roberts is trying to keep his angry face on.
Roberts takes one on the button.
Roberts swats away the attempt to clinch by Numazawa.
Numazawa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Numazawa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Numazawa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Roberts moves out of range of the body kick from Numazawa.
Numazawa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Numazawa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Numazawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Numazawa is looking to chop away at Roberts's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Numazawa defends it nicely.
Numazawa misses with a low kick.
Numazawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Roberts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Numazawa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roberts.
A bone on bone clash there as Roberts blocks the leg kick.
Numazawa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Numazawa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Roberts got wobbled bad by a big combination! Numazawa presses forward with punches and knees until Roberts stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Roberts closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daisuke Numazawa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rikki Tavarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ismail Saidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavarius comes to the cage accompanied by It Dont Come Easy. Saidov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shamhan Daldaev - Eto Kavkaz. Ismail Saidov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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201 lbs
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196 lbs
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rikki Tavarius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ismail Saidov!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saidov ducks right into an uppercut from Tavarius.
Saidov has his takedown stuffed
and Tavarius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tavarius scoring well with a low kick there.
Saidov shoots in but no luck this time.
Saidov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tavarius counters by moving into the clinch.
Rikki Tavarius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ismail Saidov.
Tavarius lands with a left to the head.
Tavarius is trying to trip Saidov. He has hold of a leg but Saidov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Tavarius persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Saidov keeping full guard, as Tavarius tries to pass.
Tavarius won't allow Saidov to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saidov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tavarius doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tavarius manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Saidov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Saidov pulls Tavarius in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarius trying to control but Saidov is working from the bottom.
Saidov is looking for a triangle but Tavarius pushes his legs off easily.
Tavarius trying to control the position from guard on top but Saidov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tavarius is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tavarius trying to control but Saidov is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Rikki Tavarius wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Horrible takedown by Saidov or perhaps it was just good defense by Tavarius which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saidov's hands.
Tavarius throws a hook but Saidov blocks it.
Saidov misses with a takedown
so Tavarius counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saidov trying to keep a closed guard but Tavarius is proving a slippery customer.
Tavarius trying to control but Saidov is working from the bottom.
Tavarius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saidov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tavarius sitting in guard here, content to control.
Saidov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saidov wants to sweep here but Tavarius controlling him for the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Saidov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tavarius defends well.
Saidov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tavarius trying to control but Saidov is working from the bottom.
Tavarius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saidov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tavarius's guard.
Saidov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius controlling Saidov's posture.
Saidov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tavarius is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tavarius has escaped and now he's on top!
Tavarius won't allow Saidov to sweep him here.
Saidov has his feet on Tavarius's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saidov tries for a takedown but Tavarius circles away easily
and Tavarius counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavarius prevents the takedown attempt.
Saidov is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rikki Tavarius 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.
Tavarius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Saidov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tavarius counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tavarius keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Saidov is looking to improve his position.
Tavarius is keen to just control but Saidov is a slippery customer.
Saidov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tavarius wants to free his trapped foot but Saidov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tavarius is stalling here. Saidov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tavarius seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Saidov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Saidov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saidov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tavarius knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tavarius manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tavarius controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Saidov is thwarting Tavarius's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius is trying to get back to full guard.
Saidov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tavarius defends it well.
Saidov is working for an americana but Tavarius has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Saidov was thinking about the submission.
Saidov drops back looking for a leg! Tavarius is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tavarius manages to kick Saidov off! Saidov jumps back into Tavarius's guard.
Saidov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saidov looking to pass the guard.
Tavarius not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tavarius looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Saidov looking to pass the guard.
Tavarius is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tavarius not doing much here.
Rikki Tavarius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saidov trying to hold on to Tavarius's head to control him but Tavarius postures up.
Tavarius perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Saidov tries to roll over but Tavarius keeps him under control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Saidov with that takedown attempt.
Tavarius closes this distance looking for a takedown but Saidov circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saidov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rikki Tavarius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ismail Saidov.
Tavarius looks to score with a jab to the body but Saidov is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rikki Tavarius dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Saidov fails with a takedown attempt.
Saidov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tavarius sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jab from Tavarius.
Saidov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Saidov preventing the sweep.
Saidov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tavarius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saidov is one step ahead there.
Saidov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tavarius dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarius passes Saidov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Saidov is looking to improve his position.
Tavarius 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.
Tavarius wants to free his trapped foot but Saidov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Saidov has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Tavarius escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Tavarius!
Saidov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius passes to full mount!
Saidov wants to hold on but Tavarius pushes him away.
Saidov is working to get back to half guard.
Tavarius controlling from the full mount.
Tavarius prevents Saidov from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius with a couple of short strikes.
Tavarius trying to control but Saidov is having none of it.
Saidov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tavarius wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Saidov throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Saidov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Saidov has gone for a leg lock! Tavarius slips out almost immediately though and dives into Saidov's guard.
Saidov wants to stand but Tavarius is controlling the position.
Tavarius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tavarius trying to control the position from guard on top but Saidov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saidov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tavarius is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rikki Tavarius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tavarius has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Rikki Tavarius!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Rikki Tavarius!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Rikki Tavarius!
Rikki Tavarius wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Rikki Tavarius 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haryy Houdini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Haryy Houdini enters the cage!
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179 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haryy Houdini!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houdini closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sakuraba's guard.
Sakuraba is looking for a triangle but Houdini pushes his legs off easily.
Sakuraba is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sakuraba looking for a sweep. Not yet Sakuraba, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakuraba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Houdini defends well.
Sakuraba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sakuraba is looking for a triangle but Houdini pushes his legs off easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Houdini trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakuraba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Houdini lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Houdini missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sakuraba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Houdini landing some decent shots from guard.
Sakuraba looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Houdini passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houdini lands a nice forearm strike.
Sakuraba struggling a bit here.
Houdini lands a nice forearm strike.
Sakuraba on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Houdini scores with punches from side control.
Sakuraba is looking for a sweep.
Houdini creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sakuraba sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sakuraba takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Houdini misses with the ground and pound.
Sakuraba is trying to improve his position.
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.
Houdini looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Houdini working the head and body with strikes.
Houdini swings around for an armbar but Sakuraba sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Houdini's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houdini controlling Sakuraba's posture.
Sakuraba postures up in Houdini's guard and throws a big left but Houdini blocks it.
Houdini is trying to control the position but Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba wants to control from the top but Houdini keeps moving.
Houdini wants to stand and escape but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Houdini working a defensive guard here.
Sakuraba sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Houdini's guard.
Sakuraba works his foot free and advances to mount.
Houdini tries to reverse the position but Sakuraba maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houdini regains half guard.
Sakuraba looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Houdini with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sakuraba seems to be working for a kimura but Houdini defends the submission attempt.
Sakuraba wants to pass the guard but Houdini is defending well.
Well, if Sakuraba is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sakuraba trying to mount his opponent but Houdini defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houdini is trying to stand.
Sakuraba trying to control the action but Houdini is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura here.
Sakuraba prevents Houdini from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Haryy Houdini will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Houdini drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sakuraba looking for a guillotine here but Houdini defends easily.
Sakuraba working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Houdini doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Houdini manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sakuraba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Houdini stopping the sweep attempt from Sakuraba.
Houdini connects with a couple of short punches.
Houdini 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuraba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Houdini.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houdini throws an elbow that misses. Sakuraba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Houdini's guard. Nice move by Sakuraba!
Houdini is looking to stand up but Sakuraba isn't so interested in that idea.
Sakuraba stands and throws Houdini's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Houdini being controlled for a moment.
Houdini is trying to control Sakuraba's posture but Sakuraba avoids it.
Check out the look on Sakuraba's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sakuraba tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba prevents Houdini from escaping the position.
Kazushi Sakuraba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Houdini struggling a bit here.
Sakuraba tries to advance to mount but Houdini denies him.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Houdini has escaped the position, nice work there.
Houdini takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Houdini is looking to regain half guard here but Sakuraba keeps moving and retains side control.
Sakuraba tries to advance position but instead Houdini slips a leg back in to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houdini tries to get to full guard but Sakuraba has control of the leg.
Houdini moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sakuraba tries to free his leg and advance position but Houdini is retaining full guard.
Houdini is trying to keep Sakuraba in close.
Sakuraba is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houdini looking to control.
Sakuraba postures up in Houdini's guard and throws a big left but Houdini blocks it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Houdini is trying to control the position but Sakuraba postures up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Haryy Houdini wasn't active enough on the ground.
Houdini is looking to clinch but Sakuraba is avoiding it.
Houdini shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Houdini was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sakuraba gets back to half guard.
Houdini is working for a submission of some sort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakuraba actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Houdini prevents Sakuraba from improving his position.
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 Kazushi Sakuraba will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sakuraba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sakuraba looking to score a takedown here. Houdini is defending well but Sakuraba drives through and ends up in Houdini's guard.
Houdini kicks Sakuraba off and gets to his feet.
Haryy Houdini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Houdini looking to score a takedown here. Sakuraba is defending well but Houdini drives through and ends up in Sakuraba's guard.
Houdini stopping the sweep attempt from Sakuraba.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sakuraba is on top in guard.
Sakuraba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Houdini trying to control the position here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sakuraba trying to control but Houdini is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Houdini's head.
Houdini keeping full guard, as Sakuraba tries to pass.
Houdini working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houdini working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Houdini wants to stand but Sakuraba is controlling the position.
Houdini looking to control.
Sakuraba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sakuraba lands a couple of digs.
Houdini is adopting a defensive guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sakuraba's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sakuraba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Houdini works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sakuraba throws a big elbow that misses.
Houdini keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Houdini managing to control the position.
Sakuraba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Houdini not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sakuraba wants to control from the top but Houdini keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Houdini wants to stand but Sakuraba is controlling the position.
Sakuraba throws a big elbow that misses.
Houdini is trying to keep Sakuraba in close.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Haryy Houdini hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Houdini napping and manages to drive through into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuraba tries to move into full mount but can't pass Houdini's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazushi Sakuraba showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sakuraba has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Kazushi Sakuraba!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Kazushi Sakuraba!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Kazushi Sakuraba!
Kazushi Sakuraba wins by unanimous decision!
Kazushi Sakuraba seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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