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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Hawla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawla has chosen Ten Thousand Fists as his entrance music. The key to victory for Wanderlei Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Hawla!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a left and a right that send Hawla crashing to the mat, dazed. Silva thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hawla is rocked!
It looks like Johnny Hawla has been cut.
Silva tries to bum rush Hawla with a series of wild strikes but Hawla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hawla is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawla seems to have recovered his senses.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hawla.
Silva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hawla looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hawla smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hawla thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hawla decides to stand back up.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Hawla moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawla closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hawla is working to tighten is grip on Silva's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Silva has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Hawla is really squeezing tight and eventually Silva passes out! Hawla breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Johnny Hawla!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Shin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Shin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Shin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shin avoids it really well and circles away.
Shin has a takedown stuffed.
Dux gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shin.
Shin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dux works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shin prevents Dux from getting back to his feet.
Shin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shin thows a big elbow that misses.
Dux working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shin.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dux can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dux avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Dux.
Shin misses with a takedown attempt - Dux sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dux misses with an uppercut.
Dux swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dux looks gassed!
Dux tries to clinch
so Shin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shin trying to control but Dux is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin throws and elbow that misses. Dux uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shin's guard. Nice move by Dux!
Shin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Dux throws a head kick but Shin moves out of range.
Dux misses with a takedown attempt
and Shin counters with a straight right hand.
Michael Shin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Dux.
Dux shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shin tests Dux's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux darts in trying to clinch
and Shin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frank Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dux but Dux pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dux fails with the takedown
and Shin counters with a nice uppercut.
Dux throws a hook to the side of Shin's head but Shin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dux throws a combination that misses
and Dux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shin connects with a jab.
Shin thuds his right hand into Dux's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dux wants to clinch but Shin slips to the side
and Shin counters with a takedown into side control.
Shin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Shin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dux works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Shin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shin thows a huge punch but Dux dodges it nicely.
Shin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shin misses with a head shot. Dux uses the momentum to regain guard.
Shin won't allow Dux to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Shin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dux darts in trying to clinch
and Shin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shin.
Shin throwing strikes but missing.
Shin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shinis looking to pass into half guard but Dux pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dux is in guard.
Dux won't allow Shin to get back to his feet.
Dux trying to control the position from guard on top but Shin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dux trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dux is breathing heavily.
Dux won't allow Shin to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shin blocks a head kick by Dux.
Dux takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dux tries to move into range but Shin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Shin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shin trying to control from Dux's half guard. Dux has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin throws a strike but Dux rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dux gets to his feet - Shin follows without any prompting.
Dux throws a head kick but Shin moves out of range.
Shin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dux misses with a takedown attempt
and Shin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dux!
Shin looking to finish with strikes here!
Dux holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Shin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Shin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Shin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dux because Shin loaded up on that one.
Shin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dux wants to try and get back to his feet.
Shin thowing shots but they're missing.
Shin unloads with some shots from mount but Dux bucks and avoids them well.
Shin throws some wild stikes that Dux manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shin looking to ground and pound but Dux is blocking nicely.
Shin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Michael Shin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shin unloads with some shots from mount but Dux bucks and avoids them well.
Shin throwing strikes here but Dux is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Shin throwing strikes here but Dux is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Shin misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dux blocking the ground and pound.
Shin thowing shots but they're missing.
Shin throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Shin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dux fails with the takedown
and Dux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dux tries to clinch up
and Dux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shin throws out a powerful jab.
Shin jabs at Dux's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux looks to clinch
and Shin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Shin is looking to advance position but Dux won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dux takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shin with the ground and pound but Dux uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin is looking to work some ground and pound but Dux has wrist control.
Dux scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Dux wants to clinch but Shin slips to the side
and Shin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dux misses with a takedown
and Shin counters with a straight right hand.
Dux throws a sloppy head kick and Shin moves out of range easily.
Dux falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shin trying to control the position from guard on top but Dux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin postures up in Dux's guard and throws a big left but Dux blocks it.
Dux keeping moving, preventing Shin from controlling successfully.
Dux avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shin is looking to work some ground and pound but Dux has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dux throws a combination that misses
enabling Shin to counter with a crisp jab.
Shin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dux gets caught flat footed, as Shin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shin postures up in Dux's guard and throws a big left but Dux blocks it.
Dux preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dux preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dux preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dux keeping full guard, as Shin tries to pass.
Dux keeping moving, preventing Shin from controlling successfully.
Frank Dux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shin throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Dux.
Dux tries to clinch but Shin moves away
enabling Shin to counter with a crisp jab.
Dux has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dux keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shin cracks Dux with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Shin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shin 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Shin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Jr Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Mirko Jr Filipovic enters the cage!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Jr Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Hunter.
Hunter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Filipovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hunter is fending him off so far but Filipovic persists. Nope, Hunter circles away and we're back to standing.
Hunter lands a nice hook to Filipovic's body. Filipovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hunter scores with a nice head shot.
Filipovic shoots in for a double leg but Hunter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hunter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Filipovic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hunter throws the kick towards the body but Filipovic avoids it.
Filipovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Hunter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Filipovic has time to react.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Hunter moves out of range easily.
Filipovic looks gassed!
Hunter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Filipovic on the side of the head.
Hunter connects with a right hand. Filipovic shakes it off.
Good shot there by Hunter.
Hunter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hunter lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunter lunges at Filipovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Filipovic's hand.
Hunter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Filipovic's head.
Ben Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hunter looks to land a combination. Filipovic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Filipovic shoots in for a takedown but Hunter shows good takedown defense.
Ben Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirko Jr Filipovic.
Hunter thuds a left hand into Filipovic's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter scores with a jab. Filipovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hunter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hunter tries to land a front kick but Filipovic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hunter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hunter clobbers Filipovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hunter lands a right hook to the body.
Hunter gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Filipovic counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hunter is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hunter scores with the left hand. Filipovic knows he should have avoided that one.
Hunter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Filipovic is rocked!
Filipovic loses concentration momentarily and Hunter pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Filipovic crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Hunter finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ben Hunter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rush St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Houston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rush St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houston throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. St Pierre was covering up waiting for the punch and Houston finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Houston slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A lull in the action here.
St Pierre is trying to improve his position.
St Pierre tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Houston wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Pierre keeps working.
St Pierre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Houston wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Houston controls the position.
Houston seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down St Pierre for as long as he can get away with.
St Pierre tries to improve position but can't.
Houston controls the position from side control.
St Pierre is looking to reverse the position.
St Pierre looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston advances nicely into full mount.
Houston controlling from the full mount.
Houston blocks St Pierre's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Houston landing strikes, looking to finish!
Houston sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Houston is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! St Pierre is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcus Houston!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gar Diu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demon Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diu's entrance music is Song of Manliness. A fine choice. Gar Diu has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gar Diu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Demon Jin!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diu lands a nice looking body kick.
Jin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diu is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jin is controlling him well.
Jin working the strikes but Diu uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Diu is looking to escape.
Jin with the ground and pound but Diu uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jin trying to control the position from guard on top but Diu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jin throwing strikes but missing.
Diu wants to stand and escape but Jin is having none of it.
Diu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jin fails to land the takedown.
Jin looks gassed!
Jin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diu tries to close the distance and clinch but Jin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Diu's guard now.
Diu wants to stand and escape but Jin is having none of it.
Jin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diu manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diu.
Diu scores with a nice right hand.
Jin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Diu tries to clinch up
and Jin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diu won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jin throws an elbow but Diu slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jin wants to take a breather but Diu manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Jin.
Jin trying to control but Diu is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Diu dives on top into guard.
Diu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Diu tries to clinch up
and Jin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jin stops Diu from standing up.
Jin trying to move into half guard but instead Diu has managed to sweep!
Diu won't allow Jin to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diu wants to stand but Jin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jin controls Diu momentarily but Diu frees himself.
Diu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jin circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Diu.
Diu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diu tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diu moves in looking to clinch but Jin pushes him off.
Diu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jin gets a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demon Jin 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.
Diu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diu is looking to clinch.
Diu lands a head kick!
Diu wants to clinch.
Diu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jin. That did some damage!
Jin is breathing heavily.
Diu darts in trying to clinch
and Jin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diu is in trouble now - Jin has advanced to mount!
Diu is trying to stand.
Jin throws some wild stikes that Diu manages to avoid easily.
Diu really wants to buck Jin off and get back to his feet.
Jin tries to control but Diu wriggling away.
Poor strikes thrown by Jin there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jin looking to land elbow strikes but Diu uses the position to regain half guard.
Jin is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Diu kicks Jin off and gets back to his feet.
Diu wants to clinch up but Jin keeps it at a distance.
Diu throws a head kick that half lands.
Diu throws a head kick that half lands.
Diu is looking to clinch.
Jin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diu darts in and clinches Jin up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diu.
Jin looking for a takedown.
Diu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diu lands with a slapping head kick.
Diu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jin backs up against the cage.
Gar Diu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diu tries to clinch there but Jin circles away.
Jin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jin counters with a takedown into side control.
Demon Jin has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Diu works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Jin wants to work for an arm triangle but Diu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jin is looking to advance position but Diu won't allow it.
Diu is trying to stand.
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 Gar Diu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Diu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Diu looks to land a combination. Jin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diu lands with a slapping head kick.
Diu wants to clinch up but Jin keeps it at a distance.
Diu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jin's head.
Diu throws a head kick that half lands.
Diu closes the distance and pushes Jin back into the cage.
Jin looking for a takedown.
Diu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jin.
Diu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Diu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Diu tries to clinch but Jin moves out of range.
Jin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Diu lands a right hook to the body.
Jin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diu throws a nice head kick!
Jin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diu swivels and escapes.
Jin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Diu is looking to clinch.
Jin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Diu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diu scores with a spinning back kick!
Jin walks into a left hand.
Jin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diu tries to clinch up but Jin circles away and keeps his distance.
Jin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gar Diu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demon Jin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Diu lands but Jin takes it in his stride.
Diu is looking to clinch.
Diu thumps Jin with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Diu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diu manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diu breaks from the clinch.
Diu moves in looking to clinch but Jin pushes him off.
Diu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diu's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diu wants to stand but Jin is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jin tries to free his leg and advance position but Diu is retaining full guard.
Jin won't allow Diu to get back to his feet.
Jin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Diu wants to clinch but Jin slips to the side
and Jin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Diu's guard now.
Diu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jin wants to control from the top but Diu keeps moving.
Jin postures up in Diu's guard and throws a big left but Diu blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jin wants to control from the top but Diu keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gar Diu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diu 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gar Diu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyuzo Mifune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyuzo Mifune acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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204 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igor Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyuzo Mifune!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Igor Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Santana both land. Nice combination.
Santana throws out a loose jab but Mifune uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mifune closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Santana to the mat! Santana manages to get full guard.
Mifune pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santana is keeping the position for now.
Santana is looking to stand up but Mifune isn't so interested in that idea.
Mifune tries to stand but Santana is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Santana is looking to stand up but Mifune isn't so interested in that idea.
Mifune drops back looking for a leg! Santana is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Santana manages to kick Mifune off! Mifune jumps back into Santana's guard.
Mifune stops Santana from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mifune shoots in for a takedown but Santana shows good takedown defense.
Santana stuffs the takedown.
Mifune decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Santana wants to get back to his feet.
Mifune is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Santana has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mifune stops Santana from getting back to his feet.
Mifune is trying to work for a kimura but Santana is defending well.
Mifune looks gassed!
Santana is trying to stand up here but Mifune is controlling him well.
Mifune should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mifune is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mifune moves away from the strike by Santana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana tries to land a front kick but Mifune steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santana throws a right and a left that Mifune avoids nicely.
Santana throws a head kick that misses.
Santana tries to bum rush Mifune with a series of wild strikes but Mifune uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santana fails to land with a series of punches.
Mifune will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Igor Santana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyuzo Mifune.
Mifune closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Santana did well to prevent Mifune getting side control.
Santana is trying to stand up here but Mifune is controlling him well.
Mifune not doing much here.
Santana looks like he's trying to stand up.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Mifune has eaten all the pies!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana pushes Mifune off but Mifune dives into side control.
Santana wants to get back to his feet.
Mifune thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Santana wants to get back to his feet but Mifune drags him back down.
Mifune is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Santana is trying to escape and Mifune transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Santana is forced to tap! Nice work there by Mifune! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kyuzo Mifune!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Rockwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockwell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Voices. Vitor Belfort has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Simon Rockwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Belfort. Rockwell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rockwell connects with a looping right hand.
Rockwell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Belfort pinned against the cage. Belfort gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Belfort drives through and clinches with Rockwell against the cage.
Rockwell lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Vitor Belfort has been cut.
Belfort pulls Rockwell into guard.
Belfort looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rockwell drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rockwell jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rockwell wanted to stand there but Belfort had control of the position.
Rockwell prevents Belfort from getting back to his feet.
Rockwell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rockwell throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort trying to keep a closed guard but Rockwell is proving a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Belfort decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rockwell tries to roll over but Belfort keeps him under control.
Rockwell is staying active underneath Belfort, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rockwell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Belfort's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Belfort's back!
Belfort is covering up but some of the strikes from Rockwell are getting through and doing damage.
Belfort wants to escape the position.
Belfort looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belfort tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell trying to control but Belfort is having none of it.
Rockwell working for a submission but Belfort is keeping him at bay.
Belfort tries to hold on but Rockwell pushes him away.
Belfort is desperately trying to improve his position but Rockwell has a good base and remains in mount.
Rockwell lands a nice shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rockwell breaks from Belfort's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Belfort is squirming around, avoiding Rockwell's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rockwell has hold of Belfort's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Belfort manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell lands a heavy elbow.
Belfort is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rockwell is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Belfort closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Belfort looks gassed!
Rockwell manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Belfort gets full guard.
Rockwell tries to free his leg and advance position but Belfort is retaining full guard.
Rockwell 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.
Belfort manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort controlling from mount.
Belfort misses with a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rockwell is squirming around, avoiding Belfort's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Rockwell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rockwell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Belfort as he avoids it easily.
Belfort fails with the takedown
and Rockwell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rockwell.
Rockwell drops back, looking for a kneebar! Belfort looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Belfort looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Belfort!
Rockwell taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rockwell is pushing Belfort's head away, looking to escape. Belfort manages to hold on to the position though.
Rockwell is not content to let Belfort control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Belfort gets to mount! Rockwell was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Belfort is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Rockwell has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Rockwell!
Rockwell trying to control but Belfort is working from the bottom.
Belfort is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell is trying to get back to full guard.
Rockwell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Belfort wants to control but Rockwell is keeping him busy.
Belfort not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort wants to work for an arm triangle but Rockwell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Belfort is breathing heavily.
Rockwell is staying active underneath Belfort, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rockwell misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rockwell is refusing to be controlled, as Belfort sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rockwell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell is looking to take a break and control but Belfort is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Belfort is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rockwell off and has taken his back!
Belfort is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Rockwell has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Rockwell holding both Belfort 's hands and preventing any damage.
Rockwell rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Rockwell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort's cut.
That's time! Rockwell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Belfort shoots in but Rockwell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rockwell dives in and grabs Belfort's left leg, looking for a takedown. Belfort pushes down on Rockwell's head and hops out.
Rockwell looks for a takedown but Belfort sprawls well.
Belfort wants to clinch but Rockwell slips to the side
and Rockwell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rockwell trying to control the action but Belfort is working from the bottom.
Simon Rockwell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Belfort is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Rockwell throws a strike but Belfort avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rockwell trying to control but Belfort is working from the bottom.
Belfort is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rockwell defends well.
Belfort takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell has gone for a leg lock! Belfort slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rockwell's guard.
Rockwell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Belfort stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Belfort swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell digs a good hook to Belfort's body.
Rockwell darts in and clinches Belfort up against the cage.
Belfort is pressed up against the cage. Rockwell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Belfort down to the mat. Belfort avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Rockwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belfort with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rockwell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rockwell shoots in and drives through. Belfort sprawls well.
Rockwell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rockwell showed some decent athleticism there.
Belfort won't allow Rockwell to pass to mount.
Rockwell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rockwell wants to work for an arm triangle but Belfort is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort trying to hold on to Rockwell's head to control him but Rockwell postures up.
Ground and pound from Rockwell.
Vitor Belfort has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belfort is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rockwell throwing shots but Belfort is blocking nicely.
Rockwell working over Belfort with some ground and pound. Belfort looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rockwell seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Belfort is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Simon Rockwell!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hiroki Nakajima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Ryusendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryusendo has chosen Tarantanantan as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
4 - 5 - 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroki Nakajima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Ryusendo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryusendo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nakajima sprawls well. Nakajima wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ryusendo gets slowly back to his feet.
Nakajima throws out a loose jab but Ryusendo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryusendo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nakajima sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nakajima misses with a low kick.
Nakajima throws a wild body kick that Ryusendo sees coming a mile off.
Nakajima scores with a jab to the head.
Ryusendo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakajima throws out the jab.
Ryusendo throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nakajima.
Nakajima misses with a double jab.
Ryusendo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakajima manages to avoid it.
Ryusendo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakajima wants to control but Ryusendo is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakajima is looking to improve his position but Ryusendo isn't that keen on the idea.
Nakajima is working hard here to advance position.
Ryusendo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nakajima is looking to escape.
Ryusendo controlling the position easily from mount.
Nakajima tries to reverse the position but Ryusendo maintains control.
Ryusendo won't let Nakajima get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Nakajima really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ryusendo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Nakajima is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Nakajima and Ryusendo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Ryusendo stands up and beckons Nakajima to his feet.
Ryusendo slips under a jab from Nakajima.
Ryusendo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakajima throws out the jab.
A good leg kick by Nakajima.
Nakajima lands a two punch combo.
Nakajima lands with a nice body punch.
Ryusendo looks gassed!
Nakajima throws a sloppy head kick and Ryusendo moves out of range easily.
Ryusendo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nakajima circles away.
Hiroki Nakajima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Ryusendo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakajima throws a head kick that misses.
Ryusendo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryusendo forces Nakajima back against the cage and clinches.
Nakajima softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nakajima's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ryusendo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hiroki Nakajima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to de liver by Nakajima. Beautiful body shot.
Nakajima looks to land a right hand but Ryusendo moved out of range.
Nakajima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nakajima connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Nakajima throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ryusendo.
Ryusendo takes one to the side of the head.
Nakajima uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ryusendo has time to react.
Nakajima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Nakajima there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakajima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ryusendo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryusendo blocks a head kick by Nakajima.
Ryusendo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nakajima finds it's way round the side to connect with Ryusendo's head.
Ryusendo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nakajima swinging wildly here.
Nakajima throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nakajima misses with a kick to the body
and Ryusendo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nakajima is defending against the submission attempts here by Ryusendo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryusendo is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Nakajima as he works his way to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroki Nakajima dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nakajima scores with a nice strike.
Akira Ryusendo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ryusendo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nakajima.
Nakajima misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Nakajima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nakajima throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Nakajima misses.
Ryusendo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nakajima lands a nice shot that snaps Ryusendo's head back.
Nakajima works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Ryusendo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nakajima wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ryusendo is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ryusendo is defended easily by Nakajima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakajima works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Ryusendo blocks the leg kick.
Ryusendo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ryusendo moves out of range as Nakajima strikes.
Nakajima scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nakajima is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryusendo.
Nakajima throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
No luck for Ryusendo with that takedown attempt.
Hiroki Nakajima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Ryusendo.
Nakajima misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ryusendo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakajima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ryusendo.
Nakajima lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Nakajima.
Nakajima connects with a nice looking jab.
Nakajima lands with an overhand left.
Nice shot by Nakajima.
Nakajima throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ryusendo on the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nakajima.
Ryusendo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nakajima throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ryusendo is rocked!
Nakajima throws a nice looking combination but Ryusendo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hiroki Nakajima is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakajima misses with a hook.
Nakajima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryusendo can do to turn this around?
Nakajima throws a right hand that Ryusendo ducks under and follows up with a left that Ryusendo also avoids with ease.
Nakajima misses with a leg kick
and Ryusendo counters with a single leg into guard. Nakajima didn't expect that.
Ryusendo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ryusendo wants to pass the guard but Nakajima is keeping the position.
Ryusendo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nakajima pushes Ryusendo off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ryusendo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakajima looks to land a left hand but Ryusendo moved out of range nicely.
Ryusendo fails with the takedown.
Nakajima looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nakajima fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ryusendo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ryusendo blocks a jab.
Hiroki Nakajima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakajima connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nakajima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakajima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nakajima loads up on a big right hand but Ryusendo slips the punch.
Nakajima misses with an uppercut.
Nakajima tries to land a leg kick but Ryusendo saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroki Nakajima dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nakajima tries to score with a low kick but Ryusendo moves his leg out of the way.
Ryusendo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nakajima misses the body punch
and Ryusendo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ryusendo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nakajima is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ryusendo, into his guard.
Ryusendo is working an open guard so Nakajima takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nakajima lands a nice looking body kick.
Nakajima throws a solid leg kick but Ryusendo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nakajima.
Ryusendo shoots in but Nakajima avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick from Nakajima misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakajima throws a right and a left that Ryusendo avoids nicely.
Nakajima lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nakajima throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ryusendo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ryusendo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nakajima dives on top into guard.
Nakajima wants to stand but Ryusendo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ryusendo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nakajima defends well.
Nakajima stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryusendo takes one to the chin there.
Nakajima scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ryusendo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ryusendo tries to clinch but Nakajima moves out of range.
Nakajima throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakajima throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ryusendo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheers as Nakajima lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ryusendo doesn't seem phased though.
Ryusendo moves into range and clinches up with Nakajima.
Nakajima escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice straight punches there by Nakajima. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nakajima.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakajima. Ryusendo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryusendo avoids the head kick by Nakajima.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakajima stuffs the takedown.
Hiroki Nakajima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Ryusendo.
Ryusendo fails with a takedown attempt.
Nakajima lunges at Ryusendo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ryusendo's hand.
Ryusendo shoots for a takedown but Nakajima saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nakajima fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nakajima's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Nakajima duly obliges.
A low kick from Nakajima misses
and Ryusendo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryusendo forces his way into half guard.
Nakajima keeping hold of Ryusendo's head, controlling as best he can.
Ryusendo is trying for a kimura here. Nakajima looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Ryusendo wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Akira Ryusendo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hawk Seibold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tix Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tix Pain has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hawk Seibold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tix Pain!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seibold clinches up against the cage.
Seibold wants the takedown. Pain is fighting it off but Seibold persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Pain's guard against the cage.
Seibold trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pain trying to control the position here.
Pain is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Seibold rolls with it to try and escape but Pain cranks on the arm and Seibold is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tix Pain!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kanbei Shimada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shimada's entrance music is Party and Bullshit. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Thorn's choice of entrance music: Sarga House. Kanbei Shimada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kanbei Shimada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenny Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shimada swivels and escapes.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Shimada.
Thorn sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Shimada thows a huge punch but Thorn dodges it nicely.
Thorn wants to control but Shimada is keeping busy.
Thorn has hold of Shimada's hands but Shimada slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thorn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shimada thows a big elbow that misses.
Shimada postures up and lands a big shot to Thorn's brow.
Thorn looking for a guillotine here but Shimada defends easily.
Thorn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shimada doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shimada manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shimada got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thorn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shimada has managed to get both his arms back between Thorn's legs - danger averted.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shimada's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimada working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thorn 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 trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shimada content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shimada loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thorn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shimada can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shimada working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shimada cracks Thorn with a solid left hand.
Shimada postures up and lands a big shot to Thorn's brow.
Thorn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shimada defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorn looks gassed!
Shimada wants to control from the top but Thorn keeps moving.
Shimada is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn working for a triangle but Shimada defends it easily.
Shimada slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shimada working the head with strikes.
Shimada working away.
Shimada working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Shimada connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Thorn some visible discomfort.
Thorn is looking for a sweep.
Shimada lands a nice forearm strike.
Shimada working the ground and pound.
Thorn is looking to regain half guard here but Shimada keeps moving and retains side control.
Shimada scores with a couple of short elbows.
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!
Shimada lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimada creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Thorn is trying to improve his position.
Shimada is looking to take a break and control but Thorn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thorn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thorn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Thorn taking punishment in the form of punches.
Shimada lands a few punches from side control.
Shimada working the body and head with strikes.
Thorn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Thorn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Shimada trying to control the action but Thorn is working from the bottom.
Shimada 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.
Check out the look on Shimada's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shimada creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Thorn is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Shimada's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Shimada lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Shimada connects with a nice short shot to Thorn's temple.
Shimada thows a huge punch but Thorn dodges it nicely.
Thorn actively working from the bottom here.
Thorn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shimada pulls his head out easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thorn has hold of Shimada's hands but Shimada slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shimada takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shimada is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanbei Shimada dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thorn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shimada fails with a takedown attempt.
Shimada 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.
Thorn 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 lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shimada accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shimada postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thorn keeping moving, preventing Shimada from controlling successfully.
Shimada lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shimada trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shimada lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shimada postures up and lands a big shot to Thorn's brow.
Thorn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thorn is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shimada lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thorn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shimada doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shimada manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shimada lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shimada stays in close to Thorn's body and controls the position.
Shimada postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thorn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shimada defends it easily.
Shimada postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shimada throwing strikes but missing.
Shimada wants to control from the top but Thorn keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimada working some strikes from top position.
Shimada wants to control from the top but Thorn keeps moving.
Shimada working some strikes from top position.
Shimada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thorn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thorn has momentary wrist control but Shimada slips an elbow through the middle.
Shimada thows a big elbow that misses.
Thorn working for a triangle but Shimada defends it easily.
Shimada loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shimada working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thorn's head.
Thorn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shimada scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thorn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shimada can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shimada scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shimada scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thorn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shimada is one step ahead there.
Shimada connects with a couple of short punches.
Kanbei Shimada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shimada drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shimada jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shimada's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shimada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorn is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shimada throwing strikes from guard but Thorn blocks nicely.
Shimada slips nicely into half guard.
Shimada lands with a punch from half guard.
Thorn is looking for a sweep. Shimada is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thorn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shimada pulls his head out easily.
Shimada drops an elbow to the side of Thorn's head.
Shimada drops an elbow to the side of Thorn's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shimada is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shimada looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Thorn has hold of Shimada's hands but Shimada slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shimada is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thorn defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanbei Shimada dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thorn misses with a takedown attempt
and Shimada counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shimada.
Shimada trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thorn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shimada working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shimada's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shimada is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thorn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shimada can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thorn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thorn keeping moving, preventing Shimada from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shimada landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimada connects with a couple of short punches.
Shimada landing some decent shots from guard.
Shimada missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shimada trying to control but Thorn is working from the bottom.
Shimada cracks Thorn with a solid left hand.
Shimada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thorn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shimada with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thorn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shimada content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thorn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shimada postures up and lands a big shot to Thorn's brow.
Shimada scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimada distracts Thorn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shimada is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shimada landing some decent shots from guard.
Thorn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shimada is aware though and is defending well.
Shimada postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shimada wants to control from the top but Thorn keeps moving.
Shimada is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Thorn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shimada is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shimada trying to control but Thorn is working from the bottom.
Shimada postures up in Thorn's guard and throws a big left but Thorn blocks it.
Thorn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shimada is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn has momentary wrist control but Shimada slips an elbow through the middle.
Shimada is working Thorn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shimada throwing strikes from guard but Thorn blocks nicely.
Thorn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shimada lands a couple of digs.
Thorn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shimada doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shimada manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thorn is looking for a triangle but Shimada pushes his legs off easily.
Shimada lands a couple of digs.
Shimada lands a couple of elbows.
Shimada working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thorn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shimada defends it easily.
Shimada postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shimada scoring with some ground and pound.
Thorn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shimada.
Shimada cracks Thorn with a solid left hand.
Thorn working for a triangle but Shimada defends it easily.
Shimada connects with a couple of short punches.
Shimada lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thorn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shimada's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanbei Shimada clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shimada bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Thorn can't do much from the bottom here.
Thorn is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Shimada's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Shimada working Thorn over with strikes.
Thorn actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shimada lands a nice short elbow.
Thorn taking some punishment here, with Shimada in his half guard.
Thorn tries to get to full guard but Shimada has control of the leg.
Shimada 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.
Thorn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shimada pulls his head out easily.
Shimada looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Shimada is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn actively working from the bottom here.
Shimada lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Shimada slips a nice elbow through Thorn's hands, connecting with Thorn's forehead.
Shimada lands with a punch from half guard.
Shimada wants to control but Thorn is keeping him busy.
Thorn looking for submissions off his back.
Shimada winds up and cracks Thorn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thorn actively working from the bottom here.
Thorn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shimada lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Shimada is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Thorn!
Shimada in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Thorn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Thorn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shimada scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thorn?
Shimada lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Shimada lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Shimada landing shots from mount.
Shimada scoring with strikes but Thorn is staying in there.
Shimada looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Shimada thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn is in a horrible position here. Shimada smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Thorn tries to hold on but Shimada postures up.
Thorn is trying to escape the mount.
Thorn tries to lock up and control but Shimada gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shimada pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thorn taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Shimada.
Thorn is trying to escape the mount.
Shimada lands a big shot there that rocks Thorn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Shimada landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimada working the ground and pound effectively.
Thorn manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Thorn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shimada pulls his head out easily.
Shimada looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thorn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thorn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shimada pulls his head out easily.
Shimada drops an elbow to the side of Thorn's head.
Shimada trying to control from half guard but Thorn is working away.
Shimada scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shimada passes to side control.
Shimada works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Shimada landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanbei Shimada had his way with Kenny Thorn in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Thorn defending well as Shimada loads up on a big left hand.
Thorn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Shimada counter with a right hand.
Shimada fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thorn sprawls well initially but Shimada persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Shimada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thorn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shimada's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shimada's back!
Shimada rolls, trying to escape but Thorn keeps control of the position.
Thorn struggling to keep hold of the position.
Shimada looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Shimada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thorn can do to turn this around?
Thorn is looking for the choke from the back position but Shimada is controlling his hands well.
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.
Thorn doesn't have the hooks in and Shimada manages to turn into his guard.
Thorn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shimada can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shimada connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn 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 with a nice head shot there.
Thorn has his foot on Shimada's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shimada works his way back into a safe position though.
Thorn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shimada is aware though and is defending well.
Shimada works over Thorn with some ground and pound from guard.
Shimada drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shimada jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thorn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shimada counters with a shoot takedown. Thorn fights it but they end up in guard.
Thorn looking for a guillotine here but Shimada defends easily.
Thorn working for a triangle but Shimada defends it easily.
Thorn looking for a guillotine here but Shimada defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimada cracks Thorn with a solid left hand.
Shimada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shimada cracks Thorn with a solid left hand.
Shimada chips away with some ground and pound.
Shimada wants to control from the top but Thorn keeps moving.
Thorn working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Shimada has passed into half guard!
Thorn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shimada scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shimada landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shimada lands strikes from half guard.
Shimada is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Thorn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shimada throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thorn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shimada scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shimada sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thorn defending well though.
Thorn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shimada pulls his head out easily.
Shimada looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thorn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thorn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thorn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shimada landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thorn shoots and misses
and Shimada counters with a single leg into guard. Thorn didn't expect that.
Kanbei Shimada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Thorn.
Shimada scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shimada content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kanbei Shimada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shimada trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shimada is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Thorn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Shimada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorn is keeping the position for now.
Thorn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shimada.
Thorn is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Shimada has his hands clasped together but Thorn extends an breaks Shimada's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Thorn.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenny Thorn!
Kenny Thorn is the new middleweight champion!
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