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JLF: Contenders 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roland Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baka Suigetsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suigetsu has chosen Aristocrats Symphony as his entrance music. 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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150 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roland Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baka Suigetsu!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suigetsu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gracie tries to avoid it but Suigetsu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gracie to the ground. Gracie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gracie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie jumps into guard, dragging Suigetsu to the mat.
Gracie is adopting a defensive guard.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Suigetsu defends well.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Suigetsu is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie working for a triangle but Suigetsu defends it easily.
Suigetsu wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suigetsu wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Suigetsu is posturing up here but Gracie has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Suigetsu tries to roll out but it's too tight and Suigetsu has to tap! Slick submission there by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roland Gracie!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neil Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mondragon Gangrena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neil Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mondragon Gangrena!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gangrena closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gangrena lands in his opponent's guard.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gangrena wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Diaz's closed guard. He's half up but Diaz has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Diaz pivots and extends the arm, Gangrena falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Diaz! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Neil Diaz!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Ramen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinzo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramen comes to the ring accompanied by AC/DC - If You Want Blood . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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149 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Ramen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinzo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramen lands a right hook to the body.
Silva slips a jab from Ramen.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Ramen clinches.
Ramen is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramen misses with a double jab.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ramen counters with a head kick that drops Silva to the mat! Silva scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Silva is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramen throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Ramen cracks Silva with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Silva looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ramen finish him?
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Ramen finish him?
It looks like Shinzo Silva has been cut.
Ramen throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramen has managed to clinch.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Ramen won't allow it.
Silva is trying to stall.
Ramen prevents the takedown attempt.
Ramen is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ramen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ramen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shinzo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch but Ramen slips to the side
and Ramen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ramen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Ramen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ramen breaks from the clinch.
Silva wants to clinch but Ramen slips to the side
and Ramen counters with a head kick that drops Silva to the mat! Silva scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Ramen lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva misses with the combination.
Kenji Ramen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramen moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramen tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ramen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Ramen misses.
Ramen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ramen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva looks gassed!
Ramen throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Nice straight punches there by Ramen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ramen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ramen finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
That has opened up Shinzo Silva's cut even more.
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!
Ramen is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramen. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramen throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Ramen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ramen to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Ramen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shinzo Silva's cut.
That's time! Ramen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ramen lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ramen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ramen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva wants to pass the guard but Ramen is keeping the position.
Ramen wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Ramen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ramen is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ramen misses with the combination.
Ramen lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
The cut above Shinzo Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramen lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ramen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short left from Ramen.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramen has double underhooks.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Ramen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ramen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Ramen blocks with his arms.
Ramen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ramen lands an elbow inside.
Shinzo Silva's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ramen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ramen.
Ramen wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Ramen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Ramen pushes Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ramen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries a body shot but Ramen blocks it.
Ramen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ramen breaks the clinch.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ramen, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ramen is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ramen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Ramen.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ramen as he avoids it easily.
Ramen lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Ramen takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shinzo Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kenji Ramen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boy Blubber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacen Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boy Blubber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacen Fields!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blubber has a takedown stuffed.
Fields keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fields keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boy Blubber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blubber misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fields gets a takedown into half guard.
Blubber is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fields scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fields prevents Blubber from improving his position.
Fields is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Blubber wants to get back to full guard.
Fields is working for a submission of some sort.
Blubber is looking for a sweep. Fields is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blubber is breathing heavily.
Fields is pressing down on Blubber's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blubber is holding on for now.
Blubber is looking to improve his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Blubber with a poor takedown
and Fields counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blubber won't be happy with that.
Fields is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blubber knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fields is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Blubber has escaped the position, nice work there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blubber is trying to work for a sweep but Fields has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Blubber is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jacen Fields!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiruki Nakeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Baki Hanma has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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150 lbs
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132 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiruki Nakeda!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma clobbers Nakeda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nakeda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hanma. Hanma obviously looking to wear him down.
Nakeda tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hanma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakeda tests Hanma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakeda.
Hanma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Hanma.
Hanma throws a combination. Nakeda tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hanma tries to bum rush Nakeda with a series of wild strikes but Nakeda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hanma throws a head kick that misses.
Hanma throws the kick towards the body but Nakeda avoids it.
Nakeda lands a body shot.
A shot to de liver by Hanma. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nakeda's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma throws a right hand that Nakeda ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakeda also avoids with ease.
Nakeda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hanma blocks the body kick.
Hanma closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hanma blocks a head kick by Nakeda.
Nakeda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakeda tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nakeda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hanma cracks the inside of Nakeda's front leg.
Good leg kick by Hanma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hanma lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanma throws a leg kick
and Nakeda counters with a nice leg kick.
Hanma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanma is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick by Nakeda misses
and Hanma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanma scores with a nice head shot.
Hanma cracks the inside of Nakeda's front leg.
Hanma scores with a nice strike.
Nakeda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanma avoids a kick to the body.
Hanma throws a leg kick which misses Nakeda's front leg but catches the back leg as Nakeda tries to avoid it.
Nakeda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma connects with a nice looking jab.
Hanma misses with a combination
and Nakeda counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nakeda.
Nakeda is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nakeda tries a knee to the head but Hanma blocks it.
Hanma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanma scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hanma throws a head kick that misses
and Nakeda counters with a head kick. That will keep Hanma thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nakeda walks into a left hand.
Hanma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nakeda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanma lands a nice shot that snaps Nakeda's head back.
Hanma takes a swing at Nakeda's ribcage but misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hanma crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nakeda - the referee stops the clock and Hanma gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nakeda. Hanma manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma misses the body punch
and Nakeda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baki Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakeda throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hanma avoids the head kick by Nakeda.
Nakeda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hanma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab by Hanma.
Nakeda's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hanma lands a body shot.
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!
Hanma throws a leg kick
and Nakeda counters with a good low kick that Hanma was not able to check.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hanma. Nakeda shrugs it off though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hanma scores with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Hanma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma dominated that round.
That's time! Hanma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nakeda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nakeda wants to clinch.
Nakeda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hanma. Hanma obviously looking to wear him down.
Hanma misses with a hook.
Hanma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanma throws a front kick aimed at Nakeda's knee but Nakeda avoids it well.
Nakeda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakeda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baki Hanma is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Hanma does it's job there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nakeda crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hanma - the referee stops the clock and Nakeda gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hanma. Nakeda manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hanma lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma blocks a head kick by Nakeda.
Baki Hanma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanma throws a head kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hanma.
Nakeda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hanma on the side of the head.
Nakeda throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Baki Hanma has been cut.
A punch combination from Hanma misses.
A punch lands to the side of Nakeda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nakeda takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hanma throws a sloppy head kick and Nakeda moves out of range easily.
Nakeda throws a head kick that misses
and Hanma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hanma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nakeda.
Hanma attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakeda moves out of range of the body kick from Hanma.
Hanma moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nakeda.
Hanma connects with a jab.
Hanma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakeda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hanma. Hanma obviously looking to wear him down.
Nakeda misses with a head kick.
Hanma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hanma does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hanma scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hanma.
Hanma throws a head kick but Nakeda moves out of range.
Nakeda has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hanma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nakeda in his tracks.
Hanma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nakeda.
Good leg kick by Hanma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hanma.
Hanma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hanma throws a head kick that misses
and Nakeda counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hanma is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hanma avoids a kick to the body.
Hanma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hanma avoids the head kick by Nakeda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma throws a shot from downtown. Nakeda moves away and avoids it.
Hanma thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nakeda if he has to take too many more of those.
Nakeda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nakeda takes one on the button.
Hanma throws a leg kick
and Nakeda counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hanma throws a right and a left that Nakeda avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanma misses with a hook. Nakeda ducked under it nicely.
Hanma thumps Nakeda with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from Nakeda misses
and Hanma counters with a one-two to the body.
Nakeda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanma throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baki Hanma's cut.
That's time! Hanma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Hanma scores with a four punch combination!
Good shot there by Hanma.
Hanma pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nakeda is out of range and Hanma settles back down.
Nakeda drops his hands momentarily and Hanma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hanma moves out of range of the body kick from Nakeda.
Hanma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hanma scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nakeda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Hanma.
An inside leg kick from Hanma misses.
Nakeda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hanma.
Nakeda misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakeda throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hanma does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nakeda throws a wild body kick that Hanma sees coming a mile off.
Nakeda misses with a head kick.
Nakeda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nakeda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hanma lands a high kick!
Hanma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nakeda throws a sloppy head kick and Hanma moves out of range easily.
Hanma with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hanma thumps Nakeda with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Hanma.
Hanma lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma throws a sloppy head kick and Nakeda moves out of range easily.
Nakeda needs to keep his hands up - Hanma had a free shot at his head there.
Hanma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nakeda ducks right into an uppercut from Hanma.
Hanma blocks a head kick by Nakeda.
Nakeda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hanma scoring well with a low kick there.
Hanma staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hanma, as that shot connected.
Hanma lands a jab to the head.
Hanma throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakeda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanma connects with a solid leg kick.
Hanma lands a body shot.
Hanma throws a head kick that Nakeda semi-blocks.
Nakeda misses with a kick to the body.
Hanma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakeda.
Hanma misses with a kick to the body.
Hanma misses with a leg kick
and Nakeda counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hanma throws a leg kick which misses Nakeda's front leg but catches the back leg as Nakeda tries to avoid it.
Hanma connects with a right hand. Nakeda shakes it off.
Hanma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma swings for the body but Nakeda moves out of range.
Nakeda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nakeda lands a high kick!
A low kick from Hanma is predictable there
and Nakeda counters with a head kick. That will keep Hanma thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Baki Hanma's cut is getting worse.
Hanma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nakeda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some wild striking there from Hanma.
Nakeda moves out of range as Hanma throws a body kick.
Hanma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hiruki Nakeda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baki Hanma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hanma is looking to slow Nakeda down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baki Hanma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hanma, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baki Hanma!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Rader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tokugawa Ieyasu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Rader has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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164 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Rader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokugawa Ieyasu!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rader takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A lazy body kick from Rader
and Ieyasu counters with a two punch combo.
Rader decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rader looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rader has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ieyasu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rader. 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 one minute gone in the round.
Rader is stalling here. Ieyasu is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rader seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ieyasu has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Rader is trying to control Ieyasu's posture but Ieyasu avoids it.
Rader is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ieyasu's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rader wants to control but Ieyasu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ieyasu wants to work for an arm triangle but Rader is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ieyasu is looking to take a break and control but Rader is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rader looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two 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.
Rader keeping hold of Ieyasu's head, controlling as best he can.
Rader wants to get back to full guard.
Ieyasu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rader is refusing to be controlled, as Ieyasu sits in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rader has his takedown stuffed
and Ieyasu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ieyasu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rader does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rader has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ieyasu is working away from the top position though.
Ieyasu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rader wants to control but Ieyasu is keeping busy.
Rader is controlling Ieyasu's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rader is staying active underneath Ieyasu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rader trying to control from the bottom.
Rader is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rader has his takedown stuffed
and Ieyasu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rader misses with a takedown attempt
and Ieyasu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Rader. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rader is breathing heavily.
Rader tries for a takedown but Ieyasu circles away easily
and Ieyasu counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ieyasu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rader shoots and misses
and Ieyasu counters with a shoot takedown. Rader fights it but they end up in guard.
Rader preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rader keeping moving, preventing Ieyasu from controlling successfully.
Ieyasu looking to sit in guard and control but Rader gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rader slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rader wants to control from the top but Ieyasu keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tokugawa Ieyasu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rader swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ieyasu counters with a right hand to the body.
Ieyasu swats away the attempt to clinch by Rader.
Rader gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ieyasu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rader fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ieyasu pulls guard effortlessly.
Raderis looking to pass into half guard but Ieyasu pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ieyasu is in guard.
Rader looking for a sweep. Not yet Rader, not yet.
Ieyasu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ieyasu tries to stand but Rader is controlling from the bottom.
Ieyasu throws a big right hand that misses.
Rader keeping moving, preventing Ieyasu from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ieyasu is looking to work some ground and pound but Rader has wrist control.
Rader keeping moving, preventing Ieyasu from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rader shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ieyasu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Rader. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rader wants to get back to his feet.
Rader is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ieyasu content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rader works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rader keeping moving, preventing Ieyasu from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ieyasu stopping the sweep attempt from Rader.
Ieyasu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ieyasu wants to control from the top but Rader keeps moving.
Rader manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ieyasu moves in looking to clinch but Rader pushes him off.
Rader swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ieyasu counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rader's guard now.
Ieyasu trying to control the position from guard on top but Rader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ieyasu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rader's guard.
Ieyasu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rader makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rader.
Rader bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ieyasu's guard.
Rader thows a big elbow that misses.
Rader distracts Ieyasu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rader trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ieyasu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ieyasu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rader stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ieyasu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rader is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tokugawa Ieyasu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rader closes the distance but Ieyasu moves to the side
and Ieyasu counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rader's guard now.
Tokugawa Ieyasu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ieyasu 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.
Ieyasu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ieyasu preventing the sweep.
Ieyasu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ieyasu looking to sit in guard and control but Rader gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rader wants to stand but Ieyasu is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rader stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ieyasu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rader wants to clinch.
Rader fails with the takedown
and Ieyasu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ieyasu trying to control but Rader is working from the bottom.
Rader is trying to control the position but Ieyasu postures up.
Rader looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rader looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rader 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.
Ieyasu postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rader is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ieyasu is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rader is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick by Rader misses
and Ieyasu moves into the clinch.
Ieyasu lands a takedown into guard.
Tokugawa Ieyasu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rader tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ieyasu trying to control the position from guard on top but Rader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ieyasu stays in close to Rader's body and controls the position.
Rader is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ieyasu is controlling him.
Rader keeping moving, preventing Ieyasu from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ieyasu is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rader is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ieyasu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rader is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ieyasu moves into the clinch successfully.
Ieyasu fails to pull guard.
Rader wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Justin Rader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ieyasu is working for takedown but Rader is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rader scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tokugawa Ieyasu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ieyasu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tokugawa Ieyasu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arashi Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Fredric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredric has chosen Rocky Theme Song as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arashi Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Fredric!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada fails to land with a series of punches.
Fredric bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamada fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamada misses with a body shot.
Fredric slips a jab and a cross from Yamada.
Fredric closes the distance and clinches.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fredric is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamada is defending well for now.
Fredric misses with an elbow over the top.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but Yamada blocks it.
Yamada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Yamada misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamada lands a right hook to the body.
Yamada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fredric is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Randy Fredric has been cut.
Yamada throws a right hand that Fredric ducks under and follows up with a left that Fredric also avoids with ease.
Yamada misses with the combination.
Yamada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fredric doesn't seem bothered though.
Yamada throws the left hand but Fredric avoids the punch easily.
Yamada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fredric circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamada throws a right hand that Fredric ducks under and follows up with a left that Fredric also avoids with ease.
Yamada throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredric ducks under a wild hook from Yamada.
Yamada misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamada lands a jab to the nose.
Yamada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamada scores with a body shot.
Yamada throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yamada scores with a nice strike.
Arashi Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Yamada misses.
Fredric is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredric moves out of range as Yamada strikes.
Yamada lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fredric backs up against the ropes.
Yamada throws a right and a left that Fredric avoids nicely.
Fredric fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamada. Fredric does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Yamada there.
Yamada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fredric tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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.
Yamada misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Yamada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamada cracks a nice hook into Fredric's ribs.
Yamada misses with an uppercut. Fredric saw that one coming.
Fredric moves away from the strike by Yamada.
Fredric blocks a jab.
Fredric steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
Yamada slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Fredric.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arashi Yamada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Fredric's cut.
That's time! Yamada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fredric takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yamada misses with a looping right.
Yamada swats away the attempt to clinch by Fredric.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fredric.
Fredric is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamada misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredric walks into a stiff left hand from Yamada.
Yamada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yamada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fredric.
Fredric has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yamada misses with a two punch combination.
Yamada throws a series of punches but Fredric avoids them all with ease.
Fredric takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yamada swings for the body but Fredric moves out of range.
Yamada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses the jab.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yamada throws a hook but Fredric blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamada misses the target.
Yamada lands a jab-cross combination.
Yamada misses with a straight left.
Fredric tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with an uppercut.
Yamada throws a right and a left that Fredric avoids nicely.
Yamada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamada is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yamada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamada misses the target.
Fredric is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamada misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fredric dodges the punch combination from Yamada.
Fredric moves out of range of the strikes.
Arashi Yamada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fredric staying out of range there.
Yamada scores with a jab.
Yamada uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fredric has time to react.
A combination from Yamada does no damage.
Yamada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arashi Yamada dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Fredric's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Yamada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fredric instigates a clinch.
Yamada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamada blocks the elbow strike.
Fredric missing with knees to the body.
Yamada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fredric drops his hands momentarily and Yamada takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fredric avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Yamada does no damage.
Fredric is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredric fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamada misses with the combination.
Yamada takes a swing at Fredric's ribcage but misses.
Fredric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Yamada looks to land a left hand but Fredric moved out of range nicely.
Fredric on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arashi Yamada is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamada throws out a powerful jab.
Fredric keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamada.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yamada stalks Fredric and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fredric's face. Fredric staggers backwards, shaken.
Fredric ducks under a wild hook from Yamada.
Yamada misses with a looping left.
Yamada scores with a nice strike.
Yamada looks to land a left hand but Fredric moved out of range nicely.
Yamada keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab lands there for Yamada.
Yamada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Yamada misses the jab.
Fredric dodges the punch combination from Yamada.
Yamada throws a shot from downtown. Fredric moves away and avoids it.
Randy Fredric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fredric slips under a jab from Yamada.
Yamada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fredric circles away quickly and effectively.
Fredric moves in looking to clinch but Yamada pushes him off.
Fredric gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yamada lands with a shot to the body.
Arashi Yamada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No joy there for Yamada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yamada misses with a looping right.
Fredric keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamada.
Fredric tries to clinch but Yamada is having none of it.
Yamada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fredric.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arashi Yamada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yamada, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arashi Yamada!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Big (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulo Barral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tony Big has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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216 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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Big!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Romulo Barral!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big fails with the takedown.
Big fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Big forces Barral back against the ropes and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barral tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Big.
Big pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Big is looking to clinch but Barral is avoiding it.
Barral avoids a punch combination nicely.
Big lands a lovely overhand right.
Barral lands a head kick. Big smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barral fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Big sprawls well initially but Barral persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Barral not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Big trying to control here.
Barral sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Big defending well though.
Big wants to control but Barral is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big is trying to get back to full guard.
Barral is looking to take a break and control but Big is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Big wants to improve his position but Barral is controlling well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Big fails with the takedown
and Barral counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Big's guard now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Big is on top in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Big tries to free his leg and advance position but Barral is retaining full guard.
Barral looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barral 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.
Barral has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barral is trying to control the position but Big postures up.
Barral wants to sweep here but Big controlling him for the moment.
Barral is pulling down on Big's head. It's preventing any offense from Big, at least for the moment.
Barral is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Big is aware though and is defending well.
Big scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barral looking to hit a scissor sweep but Big is one step ahead there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barral has a closed guard, preventing Big from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barral manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Barral controlling from the full mount.
Big is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Barral tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Barral trying to control but Big is having none of it.
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.
Barral controlling his opponent.
Big is working to get back to half guard.
Big wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Barral.
Barral controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulo Barral dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Big shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Barral wants to control but Big is keeping busy.
Barral is pressing down on Big's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Barral keeping moving, preventing Big from controlling successfully.
Big looking to sit in guard and control but Barral gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barral trying to control the position from guard on top but Big is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Big pulls Barral in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big is trying to control the position but Barral postures up.
Big working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barral doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barral manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Big tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barral 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.
Big wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barral 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.
Barral wants to pass the guard but Big is keeping the position.
Big is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Big looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Big not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big trying to control the position here.
Barral wants to pass the guard but Big is keeping the position.
Barral trying to control the position from guard on top but Big is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Big misses with a few strikes there.
Big tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Big takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barral tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barral tries to move into range but Big moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Big tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barral misses with a hook. Big ducked under it nicely.
Big throws an overhand right that lands on Barral's shoulder, as Barral tries to avoid the shot.
Big misses with a wild combination.
Big misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Big throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Big bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Barral is looking for a sweep.
Big trying to control the position but Barral is working away.
Barral wants to control but Big postures up.
Barral manages to work his way to half guard, despite Big's best efforts.
Barral tries to roll over but Big keeps him under control.
Big wants to free his trapped foot but Barral is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Big prevents Barral from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tony Big 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Barral tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Big paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barral just misses with a punch to the body.
Barral misses with a wild body shot.
Big misses with a jab, cross combination.
Big throws a series of punches but Barral moves out of range.
Big checks the leg kick.
Big closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Barral trying to hold on to Big's head to control him but Big postures up.
Barral works his way to full guard. Good work.
Barral looking to hit a scissor sweep but Big is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big distracts Barral with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barral escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Big gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barral takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barral 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.
Big controlling from the top position.
Big tries to free his leg and advance position but Barral is retaining full guard.
Barral bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Big's guard.
Big is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Big looking for a sweep. Not yet Big, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big keeping full guard, as Barral tries to pass.
Barral won't allow Big to sweep him here.
Barral is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Big wants to sweep but no luck.
Barral sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Big scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Big drives through and clinches with Barral against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barral is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Big is keeping busy.
Barral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Big shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Big was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Big working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Barral bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Big tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Big looking to control.
Barral wants to pass the guard but Big is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barral won't allow Big to sweep him here.
Barral trying to control the position from guard on top but Big is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Big looking to control.
Barral wants to control from the top but Big keeps moving.
Big wants to improve his position but instead Barral has moved into half guard.
Big keeping hold of Barral's head, controlling as best he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Big showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Big 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Big!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffy Domer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Men At Work - Land Down Under. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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215 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonas Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeffy Domer!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Jeffy Domer has been cut.
Freeman scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freeman feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Domer sprawling to the canvas! Domer rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Freeman finish him?!
Domer is rocked!
Freeman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Domer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Freeman.
Freeman drops Domer with a straight right hand, right on the button! Freeman follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonas Freeman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Cruise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vince Cruise!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruise lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cruise is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Cruise is looking to clinch.
Cruise tries to clinch up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cruise.
Cruise is looking to clinch.
Cruise misses with a straight right.
Cruise tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Cruise moves out of range.
Cruise is looking to clinch.
Cruise throws a combination that misses
and Johnson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cruise's guard.
Cruise keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Cruise is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cruise is on top in guard.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cruise looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Johnson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cruise has picked Johnson up and slammed him! Johnson can't keep hold of the triangle and Cruise manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruise laying and praying for a moment but Johnson takes advantage and regains half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Cruise is controlling the pace.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cruise is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruise content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cruise in particular looking to stall.
Johnson is not content to let Cruise control the position.
Cruise is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
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.
Johnson is staying active underneath Cruise, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cruise throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Cruise clinches but Johnson breaks the clinch
and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Cruise didn't expect that.
Johnson won't allow Cruise to sweep him here.
Johnson has gone for a leg lock! Cruise slips out almost immediately though and dives into Johnson's guard.
Johnson working for a triangle but Cruise defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cruise misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Cruise fights it but they end up in guard.
Cruise wants to control the position but Johnson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cruise slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cruise is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Cruise looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Cruise is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cruise manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Johnson has Cruise in his guard.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Cruise from controlling successfully.
Cruise must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Cruise manages to pass to side control.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Cruise has control of the leg.
Cruise is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cruise is just content to waste time from the top position. Johnson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cruise has picked Johnson up and slammed him! Johnson can't keep hold of the triangle and Cruise manages to pass to side control!
Cruise looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnson prevents Cruise from improving position.
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.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Johnson is pressing down on Cruise's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cruise defends it easily.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Cruise tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Cruise from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Johnson dominated that second round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruise misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Cruise takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cruise is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cruise is looking for a triangle here but Johnson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cruise is looking for a sweep.
Johnson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cruise rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Johnson's guard! Nice work there by Cruise!
Cruise wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cruise looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cruise has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Cruise's legs - danger averted.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cruise isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Johnson stacks Cruise on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Johnson!
Cruise is looking for a sweep.
Cruise takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruise is trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cruise is looking for a sweep.
Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cruise knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson working away.
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.
Johnson trying to control the position but Cruise is working away.
Cruise can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
David Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruise regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Johnson clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cruise throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Cruise pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruise tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruise tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Johnson stands and throws Cruise's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cruise knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise gets back to half guard.
Cruise is trying to stand.
Cruise moves into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson pushing down on Cruise's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cruise is in trouble now - Johnson has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruise tries to improve his position but instead Johnson has taken his back!
Johnson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cruise trying to control but not successfully.
I really don't envy Cruise right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruise looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Cruise defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Cruise is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Johnson gets his way!
Cruise turns into Johnson and is now in his guard.
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.
Cruise wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Cruise works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cruise seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cruise might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Johnson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cruise wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Johnson had his way with Vince Cruise in that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruise swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cruise.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruise circles away.
Cruise throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruise falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cruise!
Cruise tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Cruise is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cruise has given up his back. Will we see Johnson going for some submissions?
Johnson working for the choke.
Cruise is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Johnson avoiding Cruise 's attempts to control his hands.
Johnson controlling well, preventing Cruise from escaping the position.
Johnson looking to break Cruise's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Cruise remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Johnson will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Cruise breaks Johnson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruise wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Cruise looking to pass the guard.
Cruise showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cruise preventing the sweep.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Cruise from controlling successfully.
Cruise pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cruise is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Johnson!
David Johnson retains his welterweight title!
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