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Destiny 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between High Low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Doratukus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micheal Doratukus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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210 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, High Low!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Micheal Doratukus!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Doratukus.
Doratukus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Low tries to clinch up.
Low has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Low there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like High Low has been cut.
Doratukus tries a head kick but it misses.
Doratukus swings widly with a right hand
and Low counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Low.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Low controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Low drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Low jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Low tries to free his leg and advance position but Doratukus is retaining full guard.
Doratukus looking to control.
Low seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Low could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Low gets to his feet - Doratukus follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Low shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Doratukus sprawls well. Doratukus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Low gets slowly back to his feet.
Low shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Doratukus defends it nicely.
Doratukus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Low slips under a jab from Doratukus.
Low moves into range and clinches up with Doratukus.
Doratukus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doratukus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Low tries to clinch but Doratukus moves out of range.
Micheal Doratukus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Low shoots in and drives through. Doratukus sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for High Low. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doratukus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Low.
Doratukus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Low.
Low moves forwards but Doratukus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Low tries to clinch up but Doratukus circles away and keeps his distance.
Low misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Low tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doratukus tries to score with a low kick but Low moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doratukus gets a double leg takedown into Low's guard.
Low is breathing heavily.
Low uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Low shoots for a takedown but Doratukus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Doratukus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Low manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doratukus digs a good body shot into Low's ribs.
Low shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Doratukus but Doratukus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Doratukus has Low up against the cage in a clinch.
Doratukus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Doratukus is trying to push Low away but Low has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Doratukus jumps guard but Low stands there with Doratukus around his waist. Doratukus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doratukus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Low backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Low lands a nice knee to the body.
Doratukus misses with a body punch.
Doratukus avoiding damage.
Doratukus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Low pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Doratukus is looking to break free of the clinch but Low has double underhooks.
Low connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doratukus's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Low lands a knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Doratukus.
Doratukus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Micheal Doratukus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on High Low's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Low fails with a takedown attempt.
Doratukus misses with a looping left.
Horrible takedown by Low or perhaps it was just good defense by Doratukus which made him look bad.
Doratukus fails with a takedown attempt.
Low throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Doratukus's waist but Doratukus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Low off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for High Low. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Low shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Doratukus but Doratukus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Low looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Low ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doratukus moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Low looks for a takedown but Doratukus sprawls well.
Low fails with a takedown attempt.
Low shoots in looking for a takedown but Doratukus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Low's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Doratukus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Low in his tracks.
Doratukus tries to close the distance and clinch but Low swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Doratukus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Low as he jumps to the side.
No luck for Doratukus with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Doratukus or perhaps it was just good defense by Low which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doratukus is pressed up against the cage. Low has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Doratukus down to the mat. Doratukus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Doratukus as Low shoots in.
Jab by Doratukus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Low wants to clinch.
Doratukus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Low counters by clinching up.
Doratukus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
High Low is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doratukus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Low throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Low fails with the takedown.
Low gets caught flat footed, as Doratukus shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Low working for a triangle but Doratukus defends it easily.
Doratukus wants to stand but Low is controlling his posture from full guard.
Low is looking for a triangle but Doratukus pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doratukus wants to pass the guard but Low is keeping the position.
Doratukus prevents Low from getting back to his feet.
Doratukus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Doratukus stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Low tries to clinch there but Doratukus circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doratukus cracks Low with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice sprawl there from Low as Doratukus shoots in.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doratukus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micheal Doratukus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on High Low's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Low closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Doratukus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Low manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doratukus postures up in Low's guard and throws a big left but Low blocks it.
Low bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Doratukus's guard.
High Low overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doratukus wants to stand and escape but Low is having none of it.
Low wants to control from the top but Doratukus keeps moving.
Low not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Doratukus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Low. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Low stands and throws Doratukus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doratukus is not content to let Low control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Low taking a breather here.
Low throws a strike aimed at the side of Doratukus's head but Doratukus avoids it well.
Low is staying tight to Doratukus's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because High Low just wasn't active enough.
Low is looking to slow Doratukus down with leg kicks.
Doratukus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doratukus tries to clinch there but Low circles away.
Low throws a head kick but Doratukus moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Doratukus. No joy for Low on that attempt.
Doratukus moves into the clinch.
Doratukus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Low fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Doratukus.
Doratukus tries to close the distance and clinch but Low swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Doratukus as Low shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for High Low. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doratukus has closed the distance and engaged Low in a clinch.
Doratukus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doratukus lands an elbow inside that Low shrugs off.
Doratukus successfully pulls guard.
Low wants to control from the top but Doratukus keeps moving.
Doratukus trying to control the position.
Doratukus is looking to stand back up but Low counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Doratukus.
Low escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doratukus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Doratukus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Low on the side of the head.
Doratukus throws a head kick that misses.
Doratukus throws a hook to the side of Low's head but Low sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Low looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Doratukus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Low breaks the clinch.
High Low has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Micheal Doratukus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Doratukus shoots in for a double leg but Low sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that's the end of the fight!
High Low showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Doratukus 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micheal Doratukus!
Micheal Doratukus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rashard Evens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Zong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rashard Evens is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rashard Evens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhang Zong!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evens pushes Zong up against the cage in a clinch.
Zong tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Evens smiles and moves away.
Zong ducks under a wild hook from Evens.
Evens moves out of range as Zong strikes.
Evens throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zong was covering up waiting for the punch and Evens finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zong is on top in guard.
Evens keeping moving, preventing Zong from controlling successfully.
Evens controlling Zong's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evens looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Evens works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zong wants to stand but Evens is controlling his posture from full guard.
Zong's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Zong wants to control from the top but Evens keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zong's corner is telling him to maintain position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Zhang Zong hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Evens misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from Evens as Zong shoots in.
Evens misses with a few strikes there.
Zong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Evens tries to close the distance and clinch but Zong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Evens shoots in looking for a takedown. Zong tries to sprawl out of it but Evens keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Evens fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evens shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zong as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashard Evens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zong swats away the attempt to clinch by Evens.
Evens wants to clinch.
Evens closes the distance and clinches up with Zong, looking for a takedown. Evens pushes Zong against the cage but Zong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Evens is breathing heavily.
A head kick from Zong lands but Evens takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evens changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rashard Evens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evens stuffs the takedown attempt from Zong. Zong gets slowly back to his feet.
Zong tries to clinch but Evens is having none of it.
Evens closes the distance and pushes Zong back into the cage.
Zong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Evens walks away with a smile on his face. Zong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Evens takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zong looks to score with a jab to the body but Evens is just out of range.
Zong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Evens slaps away a takedown attempt from Zong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhang Zong dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Evens rushes Zong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Evens pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Evens gets through Zong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Evens could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Evens misses with a knee to the head.
Evens looking to throw knees to the head but Zong is blocking nicely.
Evens blocks an uppercut.
Evens taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Evens's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zong breaks from the clinch.
Evens displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zong.
Zong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Evens avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evens instigates a clinch.
Evens drags the fight down to the ground.
Zong trying to control the position from guard on top but Evens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evens wants to stand and escape but Zong is having none of it.
Evens is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zong thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zong gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evens avoids the body shot from Zong.
Evens throws a head kick but Zong moves out of range.
Evens misses with a low kick.
Evens fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evens takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Evens is rocked!
Zong lands a big right hook! Evens looks hurt but is still standing! Zong lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Evens falls down and Zong dives in with a huge hammer fist! Evens's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Zong runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zhang Zong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Okimitsu Fujii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Nakano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Okimitsu Fujii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Nakano!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujii on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fujii manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nakano on his heels. He'll look to pass Nakano's guard now, I'm sure.
Nakano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fujii.
Fujii prevents Nakano from getting back to his feet.
Fujii is looking to work some ground and pound but Nakano has wrist control.
Nakano bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fujii's guard.
Nakano stands and steps away. Fujii gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakano throws a right and a left that Fujii avoids nicely.
Nakano throws a sloppy head kick and Fujii moves out of range easily.
Nakano shoots in but no luck this time.
Fujii darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nakano tries to kick Fujii off but Fujii keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujii not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fujii wants to get back to his feet.
Fujii thows a huge punch but Nakano dodges it nicely.
Nakano regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Fujii.
Fujii working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nakano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fujii accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujii trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Nakano manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Nakano stands up from Fujii's guard - Nakano perhaps looking for a knockout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fujii!
Nakano looks winded!
Nakano misses with a combination
and Fujii counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujii fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nakano sprawls well initially but Fujii persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fujii throwing shots but Nakano is blocking nicely.
Fujii throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Nakano to regain full guard.
Fujii with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujii working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fujii throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fujii has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fujii wants to get up but he can't break Nakano's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fujii accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fujii throws an elbow that misses. Nakano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fujii's guard. Nice move by Nakano!
Fujii striking off his back but it's not causing Nakano any problems.
Nakano throws a big right hand that misses.
Nakano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fujii will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fujii knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nakano on the ground.
Fujii wants to stand and escape but Nakano is having none of it.
Fujii thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujii wants to stand and escape but Nakano is having none of it.
Nakano trying to control the position from guard on top but Fujii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakano stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kenji Nakano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nakano is defended easily by Fujii.
Nakano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fujii counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakano misses with a combination
and Fujii counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fujii fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nakano to the ground. Fujii is now in Nakano's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakano has a closed guard, preventing Fujii from standing up.
Fujii throws an elbow that misses. Nakano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fujii's guard. Nice move by Nakano!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Okimitsu Fujii dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fujii fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nakano to the ground. Fujii is now in Nakano's guard.
Fujii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakano is keeping the position for now.
Fujii is working hard here to advance position.
Nakano has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Fujii off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nakano shoots for a double leg takedown but Fujii sprawls well. He's pushed Nakano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nakano misses with a combination
and Fujii counters with a thumping low kick.
Nakano is breathing heavily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fujii - that will leave a mark!
Nakano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fujii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fujii drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujii is looking to work some ground and pound but Nakano has wrist control.
Fujii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fujii with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fujii throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fujii tries to stand but Nakano is controlling from the bottom.
Nakano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fujii throws a big elbow that misses.
Nakano wants to stand up but Fujii is controlling him.
Fujii throws an elbow that misses. Nakano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fujii's guard. Nice move by Nakano!
Nakano postures up in Fujii's guard and throws a big left but Fujii blocks it.
Okimitsu Fujii overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fujii wants to stand up but Nakano is controlling him.
Fujii on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fujii tries to get out of the position.
Nakano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fujii wants to sweep here but Nakano controlling him for the moment.
Fujii working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nakano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nakano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujii is looking to stand up but Nakano isn't so interested in that idea.
Fujii is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nakano defends well.
Nakano decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fujii scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fujii not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fujii lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fujii is working away from the top position though.
Nakano wants to get back to his feet.
Fujii tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Nakano.
Fujii throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fujii wants to stand up but Nakano has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Fujii thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Okimitsu Fujii dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Fujii lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Kenji Nakano has been cut.
Fujii shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nakano kicks Fujii off and gets to his feet.
Fujii displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nakano.
Nakano misses with a combination
and Fujii counters with a thumping low kick.
Fujii drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ground and pound from Fujii seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fujii misses with the ground and pound.
Fujii throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fujii tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nakano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Fujii.
Fujii working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fujii throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nakano wants to control but Fujii postures up.
Fujii tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nakano's legs.
Fujii working the ground and pound but Nakano is defending the strikes.
Fujii 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.
Nakano dodges the ground and pound from Fujii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujii 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.
Fujii tries to score with some ground and pound. Nakano controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fujii tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fujii throws an elbow but Nakano slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fujii misses with the ground and pound.
Fujii misses with the ground and pound.
Kenji Nakano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fujii misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Fujii.
Fujii looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nakano is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujii throws an elbow but Nakano slips to the side and avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Fujii are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fujii tries to score with some ground and pound. Nakano controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fujii throws an elbow but Nakano slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fujii tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Fujii throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Fujii.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fujii wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fujii landing strikes.
Nakano dodges the ground and pound from Fujii.
Nakano managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fujii.
Fujii tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fujii tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fujii postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fujii sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nakano is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fujii wants to stand but Nakano has his arm trapped.
And that's the end of the fight!
Okimitsu Fujii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fujii 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Okimitsu Fujii!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Go Hasegawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Go Hasegawa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miyamoto Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Go Hasegawa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi clinches with his opponent.
Musashi turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Musashi manages to end up in side control.
Hasegawa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hasegawa is looking for a kimura but Musashi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hasegawa to get the leverage.
Hasegawa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Musashi defends it well.
Musashi is trying to stand up here but Hasegawa is controlling him well.
Musashi is looking for a sweep. Hasegawa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hasegawa is trying to work for a kimura but Musashi is defending well.
Hasegawa is trying for a kimura here. Musashi looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hasegawa wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Go Hasegawa!
Go Hasegawa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Botan Nishio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoran Obradovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Botan Nishio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zoran Obradovic!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obradovic lands a jab to Nishio's midsection.
Nishio fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Obradovic avoids it really well and circles away.
Obradovic wants to clinch up but Nishio keeps it at a distance.
Obradovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nishio shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Obradovic keeping moving, preventing Nishio from controlling successfully.
Obradovic 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nishio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Obradovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Obradovic is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishio trying to control but Obradovic is working from the bottom.
Nishio throwing strikes from guard but Obradovic blocks nicely.
Nishio is looking to work some ground and pound but Obradovic has wrist control.
Obradovic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nishio 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 referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Obradovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nishio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Obradovic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Obradovic, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nishio counters with a single leg into guard. Obradovic didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nishio controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Obradovic 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.
Nishio 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.
Nishio postures up in Obradovic's guard and throws a big left but Obradovic blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obradovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nishio is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nishio passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nishio throws a strike aimed at the side of Obradovic's head but Obradovic avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Obradovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nishio thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Obradovic avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nishio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishio trying to control the position but Obradovic is working away.
Nishio could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sloppy strikes there by Nishio.
Obradovic is looking to reverse the position.
Nishio is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Obradovic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nishio misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Botan Nishio dominated 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.
Nishio shoots for a takedown but Obradovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Obradovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Obradovic lands a really nice looking cross but Nishio seems unphased.
Nishio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Obradovic.
Obradovic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Obradovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obradovic wants to clinch.
Obradovic lands a jab to the nose.
Nishio shoots in for a double leg but Obradovic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Obradovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Obradovic has closed the distance and engaged Nishio in a clinch.
Nishio managing to block the knees to the body from Obradovic.
Obradovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nishio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obradovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nishio.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Obradovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obradovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nishio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obradovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Nishio's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nishio gets control of Obradovic's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nishio will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Obradovic stays in close to Nishio's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nishio looking to control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Zoran Obradovic wasn't active enough on the ground.
Obradovic lands a slapping body shot.
Obradovic tests Nishio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishio fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Botan Nishio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obradovic scores with a nice right hand.
Obradovic stuns Nishio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Obradovic lands a right hook to the body.
Nishio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Obradovic to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obradovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nishio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Obradovic lands a nice shot that snaps Nishio's head back.
Danga de danga de dang - Obradovic scores with a four punch combination!
Jab, jab by Obradovic - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obradovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Obradovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nishio is rocked!
Obradovic drops Nishio with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Nishio! Obradovic dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zoran Obradovic!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and EL Demonyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Cold Wind Blow - Eminem. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, EL Demonyo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Demonyo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Demonyo.
Demonyo throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Demonyo throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Demonyo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lee's head.
Demonyo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Demonyo's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Demonyo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lee lands a couple of digs.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee cracks Demonyo with a solid left hand.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
Lee won't allow Demonyo to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Demonyo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Demonyo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lee is controlling him.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lee's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Demonyo keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Demonyo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Demonyo is keeping the position.
Lee landing with the ground and pound.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Demonyo's head.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee 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 fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Demonyo wants to stand and escape but Lee is having none of it.
Lee decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Demonyo, up you get!
Lee lands a head kick. Demonyo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Demonyo throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Demonyo, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Demonyo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Demonyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Demonyo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Demonyo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Lee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Demonyo. That one must have hurt.
Demonyo tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee avoids the head kick by Demonyo.
A head kick misses from Demonyo.
Demonyo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lee's calf.
Horrible takedown by Lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Demonyo which made him look bad.
The fight stays on the outside here - Demonyo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demonyo looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Demonyo throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Demonyo - that will leave a mark!
Demonyo swinging wildly here.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Demonyo throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demonyo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee misses with a head kick.
EL Demonyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demonyo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but EL Demonyo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Demonyo tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it.
Demonyo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lee takes one on the button.
Chuck Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Demonyo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demonyo is looking to land body kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Demonyo.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Demonyo counters with a big head kick but Lee shrugs it off.
It looks like Chuck Lee has been cut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Demonyo - that will leave a mark!
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Demonyo.
A solid body kick from Demonyo.
Demonyo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Demonyo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Demonyo throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands with a nice combination. Demonyo backs away looking to recover.
Demonyo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
EL Demonyo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Demonyo lands a high kick!
Demonyo digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Demonyo throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Demonyo. Lee shrugs it off though.
Demonyo tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Demonyo lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee avoids the head kick by Demonyo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demonyo misses with a head kick.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee blocks a head kick by Demonyo.
Lee instigates a clinch.
Demonyo is trying to break free.
Demonyo misses with a knee to the head.
Demonyo takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Lee.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Demonyo tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Demonyo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demonyo wants to clinch.
Demonyo keeps Lee at a distance using the push kick.
EL Demonyo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Demonyo. Those never looked like landing.
Demonyo throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Demonyo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Demonyo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
An elbow from Lee crashes against the mat.
Lee decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a slapping head kick.
Demonyo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Demonyo.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Demonyo sprawls well. Demonyo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Demonyo tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Demonyo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Lee.
Demonyo scores with a push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee scores with a head kick.
Demonyo misses with a head kick.
Demonyo tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
EL Demonyo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chuck Lee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Demonyo throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Demonyo misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Demonyo.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Demonyo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Demonyo throws a head kick that misses
and Lee counters with a two punch combo.
Demonyo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Demonyo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Demonyo lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lee misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Demonyo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demonyo stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Demonyo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee drives through with a takedown into Demonyo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Demonyo wants to stand and escape but Lee is having none of it.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Demonyo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee stops Demonyo from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Demonyo throws a head kick that misses
and Lee makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Demonyo really felt that one!
Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demonyo wants to stall.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Demonyo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a head kick.
Demonyo lands a high kick!
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demonyo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Demonyo smiles and moves away.
Demonyo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Demonyo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Demonyo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Demonyo moves out of range easily.
Demonyo misses with a wild combination.
Demonyo throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Demonyo moves out of range easily.
Demonyo wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Demonyo.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Demonyo in a clinch.
Demonyo is trying to maintain a safe position but Lee gets an underhook and turns Demonyo into the cage.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Demonyo throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Demonyo moves out of range easily.
Demonyo throws a front kick that sends Lee stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demonyo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chuck Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
EL Demonyo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demonyo throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chuck Lee.
I think Demonyo 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... EL Demonyo!
After winning the bout, EL Demonyo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hades Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George St Pierre has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hades Destroyer!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Destroyer.
Destroyer leaves St Pierre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
St Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Destroyer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Destroyer gets tackled into the cage by St Pierre. St Pierre maintains the clinch.
St Pierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Destroyer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
St Pierre is trying to get an arm triangle but Destroyer is defending well.
Destroyer is trying to control St Pierre's posture but St Pierre avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer regains half guard.
St Pierre tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Destroyer.
Destroyer trying to control here.
Destroyer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St Pierre.
Destroyer is doing well to control the position and prevent St Pierre from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer looks like he's trying to stand up.
St Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Destroyer keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of George St Pierre.
St Pierre darts in trying to clinch
and Destroyer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
St Pierre is looking to stand up but Destroyer isn't so interested in that idea.
St Pierre 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.
Destroyer won't allow St Pierre to sweep him here.
Destroyer passes into half guard.
Destroyer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Destroyer controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Pierre is controlling Destroyer's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer works his way into side control.
St Pierre regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Destroyer decides to stand and escape the position.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Destroyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hades Destroyer will probably get the nod.
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.
Destroyer looking to score a takedown here. St Pierre is defending well but Destroyer drives through and ends up in St Pierre's guard.
Destroyer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
St Pierre is not content to let Destroyer control the position.
St Pierre tries to control but Destroyer manages to take his back.
St Pierre trying to control the position but Destroyer manages to sink in the hooks.
Destroyer tightening his grip on St Pierre, looking for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer doesn't have the hooks in and St Pierre manages to turn into his guard.
St Pierre wants to stand but Destroyer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Destroyer seems keen to control St Pierre's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control but Destroyer is working from the bottom.
Destroyer keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
Destroyer managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. George St Pierre wasn't doing enough on the ground.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Destroyer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer gets back to half guard.
Destroyer is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
St Pierre is trying to control. Destroyer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Destroyer is positioning himself well to prevent St Pierre advancing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Destroyer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up because George St Pierre just wasn't active enough.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Destroyer pushes him off.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Destroyer pushes him off.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
George St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hades Destroyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Destroyer moves out of range easily.
St Pierre moves to clinch but Destroyer breaks away
and Destroyer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Destroyer.
St Pierre can't break the clinch.
St Pierre tries to score a body lock takedown but Destroyer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Destroyer tries to circle away but St Pierre has him pinned against the cage.
St Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Destroyer's waist but Destroyer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St Pierre off to one side.
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Destroyer with that takedown attempt.
St Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Destroyer's waist but Destroyer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St Pierre off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre fails with the takedown
and Destroyer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Destroyer advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer wants to control but St Pierre is keeping him busy.
St Pierre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
St Pierre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Destroyer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Destroyer works to advance to full mount. St Pierre defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Destroyer wants to control the pace but St Pierre is squirming around nicely.
Destroyer wants to take St Pierre's back here but St Pierre is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, St Pierre has worked his arm free - good work by St Pierre!
St Pierre can't do much from the bottom here.
Destroyer trying to control the action but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
St Pierre gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
St Pierre has given up his back here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hades Destroyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Destroyer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hades Destroyer!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between CJ Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenshin Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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147 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, CJ Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshin Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto moves into range and clinches up with Johnston.
Johnston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnston tries to work over Yamamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Johnston being controlled against the cage.
Yamamoto tries to score a body lock takedown but Johnston shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yamamoto is keeping busy.
Yamamoto is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Yamamoto to work.
Johnston is trying to pull guard but Yamamoto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yamamoto is pressed up against the cage. Johnston has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yamamoto down to the mat. Yamamoto 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 CJ Johnston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnston stuffs the takedown.
Johnston blocks a jab.
CJ Johnston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamamoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnston darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yamamoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnston circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Johnston. Those never looked like landing.
Johnston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamamoto misses with a looping right.
Yamamoto throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Johnston tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Yamamoto is in Johnston's guard.
Yamamoto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Johnston wants to control but Yamamoto postures up.
Yamamoto throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Johnston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnston tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamamoto working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto has hold of Johnston's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Johnston tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Yamamoto cranks the arm and Johnston screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Johnston, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kenshin Yamamoto!
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