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Destiny 13: Giants Collide PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sin Hitoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andi Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andi Lee is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sin Hitoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andi Lee!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
Lee throws a head kick but Hitoshi moves out of range.
Hitoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hitoshi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hitoshi throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hitoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee jabs at Hitoshi's body.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Lee feints and then cracks Hitoshi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hitoshi down.
Hitoshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Hitoshi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hitoshi closes the distance but Lee moves to the side
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Hitoshi was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hitoshi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
Hitoshi tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Hitoshi looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee lands a head kick. Hitoshi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hitoshi cracks Lee with a good jab.
Lee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hitoshi backs up against the cage.
Hitoshi tries to clinch
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Hitoshi 's knee.
Lee feints and then cracks Hitoshi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hitoshi down.
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!
Hitoshi tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hitoshi.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hitoshi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lee feints and then cracks Hitoshi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hitoshi down.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hitoshi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Hitoshi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hitoshi walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lee - that will leave a mark!
Nice uppercut lands for Hitoshi. That snapped Lee's head back.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Hitoshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hitoshi wants to clinch but Lee slips to the side
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Hitoshi lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Lee cracks Hitoshi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sin Hitoshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitoshi darts in trying to clinch
and Lee counters with a head kick. That will keep Hitoshi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee catches Hitoshi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hitoshi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lee - the referee stops the clock and Hitoshi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lee. Hitoshi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hitoshi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hitoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee punishes Hitoshi's body with a nice straight punch.
Hitoshi wants to clinch but Lee slips to the side
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Sin Hitoshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Hitoshi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Hitoshi misses.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andi Lee dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lee slips a straight right by Hitoshi.
Hitoshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hitoshi looks to clinch
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Hitoshi is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
Hitoshi 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.
Hitoshi walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Hitoshi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hitoshi tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hitoshi throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a hook but Hitoshi avoids it easily.
Hitoshi with a nice cross.
Hitoshi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Hitoshi looks to clinch
and Lee counters with a big head kick but Hitoshi shrugs it off.
Hitoshi is rocked!
Lee misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hitoshi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lee throws a hook to the side of Hitoshi's head but Hitoshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hitoshi lands an overhand right.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Hitoshi is out of range.
Hitoshi misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Hitoshi 's knee.
Hitoshi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hitoshi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Hitoshi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Hitoshi tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
Jab from Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
A lazy left from Hitoshi finds it's target.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Hitoshi lands a jab.
Hitoshi connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee feints and then cracks Hitoshi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hitoshi down.
Hitoshi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hitoshi tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi dodges the punch combination from Lee.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lee.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Hitoshi moves out of range easily.
Hitoshi misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a shoot takedown. Hitoshi fights it but they end up in guard.
Lee stands and throws Hitoshi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hitoshi keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hitoshi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andi Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hitoshi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Good shot there by Lee.
Hitoshi 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.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Hitoshi is just out of range.
Hitoshi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Hitoshi counters with a nice uppercut.
Hitoshi moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitoshi wants to clinch.
Hitoshi tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Hitoshi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hitoshi blocks the body kick.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hitoshi wants to clinch but Lee slips to the side
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A cross from Hitoshi lands.
Hitoshi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lee lands a head kick!
Hitoshi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andi Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
enabling Hitoshi to counter with a crisp jab.
Hitoshi misses with a right hand
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Hitoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hitoshi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Hitoshi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Hitoshi.
Hitoshi throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Hitoshi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lee counters with a single leg into guard. Hitoshi didn't expect that.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Hitoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hitoshi wants to stand but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee throws a big elbow that misses.
Hitoshi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lee on the ground.
Lee wants to control from the top but Hitoshi keeps moving.
Lee cracks Hitoshi with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Hitoshi has wrist control.
Lee working some strikes from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Hitoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hitoshi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Lee landing with the ground and pound.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Hitoshi has wrist control.
Hitoshi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hitoshi tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee won't allow Hitoshi to get back to his feet.
Lee trying to control but Hitoshi is working from the bottom.
Sin Hitoshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andi Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andi Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andi Lee!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar SvenSoleson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PK Subban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). SvenSoleson comes to the cage accompanied by If I had a heart. PK Subban has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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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, Ragnar SvenSoleson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, PK Subban!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SvenSoleson scores with a jab to the body.
Subban throws a lazy right hand but SvenSoleson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Subban throws a hook to the side of SvenSoleson's head but SvenSoleson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Subban throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Subban looks to throw the jab but SvenSoleson is out of range.
A punch combination from SvenSoleson misses.
SvenSoleson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
SvenSoleson misses with a low kick.
SvenSoleson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Subban.
SvenSoleson slips a straight right by Subban.
Donk. SvenSoleson catches Subban right on the button with a cross.
Subban throws a poor cross that misses
and SvenSoleson counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Subban throws an off balance right hand
and SvenSoleson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
SvenSoleson slips a jab from Subban.
SvenSoleson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. SvenSoleson showed some decent athleticism there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
SvenSoleson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Subban tries to kick SvenSoleson off but SvenSoleson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SvenSoleson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
SvenSoleson is controlling the pace.
SvenSoleson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Subban is looking to escape.
Subban has hold of SvenSoleson's hands but SvenSoleson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
SvenSoleson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
SvenSoleson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SvenSoleson prevents Subban from standing back up.
SvenSoleson passes the guard and advances to mount!
SvenSoleson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Subban takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
SvenSoleson wants to control the pace but Subban is squirming around nicely.
SvenSoleson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
SvenSoleson loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Subban scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from SvenSoleson land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. SvenSoleson stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ragnar SvenSoleson!
Ragnar SvenSoleson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Imanari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Imanari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imanari closes the distance and clinches up with St Pierre, looking for a takedown. Imanari pushes St Pierre against the cage but St Pierre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Imanari as St Pierre shoots in.
Imanari fails to land the takedown.
St Pierre closes the distance and pushes Imanari back into the cage.
St Pierre is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Imanari can't fight it off and eventually St Pierre manages to take the fight to the floor. Imanari looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Imanari throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Imanari is on top in guard.
Imanari trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Imanari has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of St Pierre is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Imanari trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St Pierre looking to control but Imanari passes into half guard.
Imanari thows a huge punch but St Pierre dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Imanari scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Imanari stops St Pierre from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imanari is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Imanari is looking to advance position but St Pierre won't allow it.
St Pierre is staying active underneath Imanari, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Imanari is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position.
Imanari passes into side control, despite St Pierre's attempt to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Pierre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to control Imanari's posture but Imanari avoids it.
Imanari goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, St Pierre rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Imanari's guard! Nice work there by St Pierre!
St Pierre sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Imanari is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Imanari is looking for a triangle but St Pierre pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imanari is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and St Pierre defends well.
Imanari wants to stand up but St Pierre is controlling him.
St Pierre controls from within his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Imanari throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Imanari dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
St Pierre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Imanari tries to bench press St Pierre off him but St Pierre keeps the position.
Yoshihiro Imanari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pierre decides to stand up, so the ref orders Imanari to his feet.
Imanari gets caught flat footed, as St Pierre shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Imanari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari 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.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Imanari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Imanari.
Imanari trying to control the position.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
St Pierre dives in and scores a takedown into Imanari's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imanari trying to keep a closed guard but St Pierre is proving a slippery customer.
St Pierre won't allow Imanari to sweep him here.
St Pierre postures up.
Imanari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Imanari keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt - Imanari sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Imanari swats away the attempt to clinch by St Pierre.
Imanari doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
Imanari is trying hard to land a takedown here. St Pierre sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
St Pierre rushes Imanari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Imanari can't get the takedown.
St Pierre lands with a left to the head.
Imanari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Pierre.
St Pierre manages to break the clinch.
Imanari gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows St Pierre to score an easy takedown into full guard.
St Pierre stands and throws Imanari's legs to the side, diving into side control.
St Pierre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no St Pierre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imanari is trying to get back to half guard.
St Pierre stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Imanari doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pierre counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshihiro Imanari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Imanari has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. St Pierre is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Imanari looking for a takedown.
Imanari connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Imanari has his takedown stuffed
and St Pierre counters by clinching up.
St Pierre successfully pulls guard.
Imanari stands up from guard. Let's bang!
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Imanari sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
St Pierre tries to clinch up
and Imanari counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Imanari.
St Pierre gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Imanari keeps moving.
Imanari looking for a sweep. Not yet Imanari, not yet.
St Pierre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Imanari has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, St Pierre has managed to get both his arms back between Imanari's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.
Imanari looking for a guillotine here but St Pierre defends easily.
St Pierre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Imanari. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Imanari with a poor takedown
and St Pierre counters with an outside leg kick.
St Pierre clinches up with Imanari and pushes him back against the cage.
Imanari has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. St Pierre is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshihiro Imanari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imanari misses with an elbow over the top.
St Pierre gets control of Imanari's arms and successfully pulls guard. St Pierre will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
St Pierre throws a couple of heel strikes.
St Pierre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Imanari doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Imanari manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Imanari stands and throws St Pierre's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Imanari throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Imanari asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Imanari stands up and beckons St Pierre to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imanari fails with a takedown attempt.
Imanari misses with a takedown attempt
enabling St Pierre to counter with a crisp jab.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Imanari but Imanari pushes him off and we're back to square one.
St Pierre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Imanari gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Imanari controls St Pierre momentarily but St Pierre frees himself.
St Pierre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imanari is really struggling to control St Pierre but he's trying to hold on to the position.
St Pierre sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Imanari's guard.
St Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Imanari defending well though.
St Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Imanari keeps working.
St Pierre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre stalling.
St Pierre is trying to control the action in half guard but Imanari is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
George St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Pierre 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George St Pierre!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bagong Buhay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Bariga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buhay comes to the cage accompanied by Tatsulok. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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18
136 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bagong Buhay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Bariga!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bariga enables Buhay to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bariga manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Buhay working some strikes from top position.
Bariga is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Buhay trying to control but Bariga is working from the bottom.
Buhay advances to half guard.
Buhay tries to pass to full mount but Bariga defends it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bariga can do anything to dispel that myth.
Buhay slips a nice elbow through Bariga's hands, connecting with Bariga's forehead.
Buhay 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.
Bariga blocking the ground and pound attempt from Buhay.
Buhay throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Buhay not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Buhay throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bariga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Buhay.
Bariga is trying to stand.
Bariga is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Buhay scores with a couple of nice shots.
Buhay seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bariga does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Buhay wants to pass the guard but Bariga is defending well.
Buhay is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bariga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Buhay. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bariga trying to control here.
Buhay is keen to just control but Bariga is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buhay scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Buhay working Bariga over with strikes.
Buhay passes to side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buhay cracks Bariga with a big right hand but Bariga just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buhay working the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Buhay seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Buhay landing a few strikes.
Buhay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bariga keeps working.
Buhay in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Bariga is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bagong Buhay!
A relieved looking Bagong Buhay thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Ehrenholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushi Tatizu (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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145 lbs
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137 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Ehrenholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yushi Tatizu!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ehrenholm moves into the clinch.
Ehrenholm drags the fight down to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ehrenholm keeping moving, preventing Tatizu from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Yushi Tatizu hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tatizu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ehrenholm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tatizu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tatizu enables Ehrenholm to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tatizu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ehrenholm is looking to advance position but Tatizu has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Tatizu looking to control but Ehrenholm is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehrenholm wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Tatizu missing with strikes.
Ehrenholm fending off the submission attempt from Tatizu.
Ehrenholm 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 Tatizu gets his way!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ehrenholm staying busy and making it hard for Tatizu to control.
You can see the frustration on Ehrenholm's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Tatizu is trying to stick to Ehrenholm's back but Ehrenholm is turning into Tatizu. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tatizu's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ehrenholm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ehrenholm won't allow Tatizu to get back to his feet.
Tatizu working a defensive guard here.
Ehrenholm is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ehrenholm landing with the ground and pound.
Ehrenholm wanted to stand there but Tatizu had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ehrenholm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ehrenholm controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ehrenholm has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tatizu is proving hard to escape from.
Ehrenholm engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ehrenholm pushes Tatizu up against the cage in a clinch.
Ehrenholm jumps guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatizu 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.
Ehrenholm will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tatizu wants to control from the top but Ehrenholm keeps moving.
Ehrenholm working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tatizu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tatizu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tatizu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatizu tries to stand but Ehrenholm is controlling from the bottom.
Tatizu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marcus Ehrenholm will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tatizu avoids the head kick by Ehrenholm.
Tatizu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ehrenholm sprawls well. Ehrenholm wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tatizu gets slowly back to his feet.
Tatizu shoots for a double leg takedown but Ehrenholm sprawls well. He's pushed Tatizu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tatizu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tatizu digs a good hook to Ehrenholm's body.
Tatizu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ehrenholm counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ehrenholm's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ehrenholm pulls guard effortlessly.
Ehrenholm on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ehrenholm tries to get out of the position.
Tatizu tries to free his leg and advance position but Ehrenholm is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehrenholm looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tatizu wants to control from the top but Ehrenholm keeps moving.
Ehrenholm knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tatizu on the ground.
Tatizu pushes down on Ehrenholm's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tatizu is pressing down on Ehrenholm's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ehrenholm is holding on for now.
Tatizu is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatizu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tatizu is trying to work for a kimura but Ehrenholm is defending well.
Tatizu is looking to take a break and control but Ehrenholm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tatizu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatizu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ehrenholm defending well though.
Ehrenholm is trying to maintain the position but Tatizu is very close to passing his half guard.
Tatizu trying to control the action but Ehrenholm is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yushi Tatizu wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ehrenholm is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tatizu's half guard.
Ehrenholm perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tatizu trying to control but Ehrenholm postures up.
Ehrenholm is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tatizu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ehrenholm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatizu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ehrenholm with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ehrenholm trying to pass the guard but Tatizu defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yushi Tatizu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tatizu tries to keep at a distance but Ehrenholm has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ehrenholm manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tatizu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tatizu advances position into side control!
Ehrenholm manages to get back to half guard.
Tatizu throwing shots but Ehrenholm is blocking nicely.
Ehrenholm is pressing down on Tatizu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ehrenholm keeping moving, preventing Tatizu from controlling successfully.
Tatizu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehrenholm keeping moving, preventing Tatizu from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yushi Tatizu was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ehrenholm gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ehrenholm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Ehrenholm with that takedown attempt.
Tatizu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ehrenholm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatizu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ehrenholm counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ehrenholm got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tatizu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ehrenholm has managed to get both his arms back between Tatizu's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatizu seems keen to control Ehrenholm's posture.
Ehrenholm scoring with some ground and pound.
Ehrenholm looking to pass the guard.
Ehrenholm wants to control from the top but Tatizu keeps moving.
Ehrenholm looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatizu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ehrenholm trying to control the position from guard on top but Tatizu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yushi Tatizu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tatizu manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Tatizu wants to clinch but Ehrenholm slips to the side
and Ehrenholm counters by moving into the clinch.
Tatizu tries to pull guard but Ehrenholm holds him up against the cage and eventually Tatizu drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ehrenholm has Tatizu pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ehrenholm pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Tatizu tumbling to the mat - Ehrenholm dives into Tatizu's guard.
Ehrenholm has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatizu keeping full guard, as Ehrenholm tries to pass.
Tatizu looking to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yushi Tatizu was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tatizu looks for a takedown but Ehrenholm sprawls well.
Marcus Ehrenholm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yushi Tatizu.
Tatizu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatizu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ehrenholm avoids it really well and circles away.
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!
Ehrenholm moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Ehrenholm showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ehrenholm 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Ehrenholm!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Woko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mishima's choice of entrance music: All I Do Is Win. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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22
165 lbs
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21
165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Woko !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Mishima!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishima thows a leg kick but Woko checks it
and Woko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Woko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mishima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Woko tries to clinch up.
Woko avoids a kick to the body.
Woko swinging wildly here.
Woko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mishima.
Mishima tries to keep at a distance but Woko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Woko working hard to break the clinch.
Mishima lands a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mishima wants to control from the top but Woko keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woko pulls Mishima in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima is standing up over Woko . Woko looks to escape but Mishima dives into side control.
Mishima working the ground and pound but Woko is defending the strikes.
Woko is trying to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Woko 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mishima is looking to take a break and control but Woko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mishima throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mishima is looking to take a break and control but Woko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Woko is looking to reverse the position.
Mishima working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on Mishima's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Woko tries to bench press Mishima off him but Mishima keeps the position.
Woko is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mishima is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Woko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mishima landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima has control of an arm but Woko manages to advance to Mishima's back!
Woko throwing strikes and Mishima squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Woko trying to control but Mishima is having none of it.
Mishima is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mishima tries to hold on but Woko pushes him away.
Mishima wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Woko .
Woko looking to finish with strikes here!
Woko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mishima is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mishima is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Woko there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Woko is landing with some decent strikes but Mishima is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Woko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mishima?
Mishima throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Woko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woko looking to finish Mishima with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mishima!
Woko thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Woko looking to finish Mishima with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mishima!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Woko 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.
Woko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mishima tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Woko swivels and escapes.
Woko looks to land a combination but Mishima avoids it well.
Woko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mishima is rocked!
No joy there for Woko , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mishima is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Woko moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenji Woko !
Kenji Woko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Obradovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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26
228 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zoran Obradovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Severn!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Obradovic.
Obradovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Severn's head.
Obradovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obradovic scores with a jab.
Severn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Obradovic swings for the body but Severn moves out of range.
Obradovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Obradovic lands with a cross.
Obradovic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Obradovic misses with a head kick.
Obradovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Obradovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Severn shoots for a takedown but Obradovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Obradovic defends it nicely.
Obradovic tries to clinch there but Severn circles away.
Severn keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obradovic. Severn does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obradovic. Severn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obradovic clinches up with Severn and pushes him back against the cage.
Obradovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Severn wants a takedown.
Zoran Obradovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Severn.
Obradovic misses with a body punch.
Severn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Obradovic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Obradovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Severn looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Obradovic slams his shin into Severn's torso.
Obradovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Obradovic tries to clinch up but Severn circles away and keeps his distance.
Obradovic scores with a hook.
Obradovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Obradovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Severn in his tracks.
Severn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Severn tries to keep at a distance but Obradovic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Obradovic missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obradovic wants to stall.
Severn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Obradovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Obradovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Severn is defending well for now.
Obradovic pushes Severn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Obradovic misses with a knee strike.
Obradovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Severn looking for a takedown.
Severn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Obradovic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Obradovic scores with a shot to the body.
Obradovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Severn's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Severn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Obradovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Obradovic lands a right hook to the body.
Obradovic takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Obradovic.
Obradovic pushes Severn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obradovic.
Obradovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Severn.
Obradovic missing with knees to the body.
Severn is trying desperately to land a takedown but Obradovic is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Severn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Severn is looking for a takedown.
Obradovic has Severn pressed against the cage.
Obradovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Obradovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Obradovic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Obradovic lands a body shot.
Obradovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Severn shoots in looking for a takedown. Obradovic tries to sprawl out of it but Severn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Obradovic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Severn closes the distance and clinches up with Obradovic, looking for a takedown. Severn pushes Obradovic against the cage but Obradovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marco Severn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Obradovic tries to clinch up.
Obradovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Severn can do to turn this around?
Obradovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Obradovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Obradovic has closed the distance and engaged Severn in a clinch.
Severn is breathing heavily.
Obradovic lands a nice uppercut.
Severn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Obradovic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zoran Obradovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Severn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obradovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Obradovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Severn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Obradovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Severn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Obradovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Obradovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Obradovic lands a right hand.
Obradovic gets through Severn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obradovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Severn.
Obradovic lands a nice uppercut.
Obradovic lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Obradovic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obradovic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Obradovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Obradovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Severn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obradovic stops a takedown attempt from Severn.
Zoran Obradovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Obradovic pushes Severn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obradovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Severn backwards.
Obradovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Obradovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Severn is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Obradovic.
Obradovic missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Obradovic.
Obradovic presses Severn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Obradovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Obradovic as the two fighters clinch.
Obradovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Obradovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Obradovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Severn avoids it.
Obradovic cracks Severn with a nice body shot.
Obradovic digs a right hand underneath Severn's ribcage. Severn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obradovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Obradovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Severns head.
Severn avoiding damage as Obradovic throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Obradovic.
Obradovic lands an elbow that stopped Severn in his tracks for a moment.
Obradovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A body shot lands from Obradovic.
Severn blocks an elbow strike from Obradovic.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Obradovic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Severn takes a shot to the head.
Obradovic is stalling here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Obradovic works on Severn's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obradovic.
Obradovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Severn is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obradovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obradovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Severn is defending well for now.
Severn is working for takedown but Obradovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Obradovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Severn or not.
Severn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Severn can't get the takedown.
Obradovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Severn blocks an elbow strike from Obradovic.
Severn is working for takedown but Obradovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Obradovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Severn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Severn takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obradovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Severn avoids the damage to the body.
Severn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Obradovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Obradovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Severn or not.
The referee is keeping an eye on Obradovic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Obradovic dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Obradovic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Obradovic.
Obradovic lands with a shot to the body.
Obradovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Obradovic throws a shot to the body.
Obradovic is looking to wear down Severn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Obradovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Obradovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Obradovic, right into the meat.
Severn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Obradovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Severn scrambles back to his feet.
Severn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Obradovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Obradovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Severn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Severn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Severn is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obradovic lands a head shot.
Severn is still on wobbly legs! Can Obradovic finish him?
Severn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Obradovic. Obradovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Obradovic throws a leg kick which misses Severn's front leg but catches the back leg as Severn tries to avoid it.
Obradovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Severn seems to have recovered his senses.
Obradovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zoran Obradovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obradovic lands a nice hook to Severn's body. Severn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obradovic throws a leg kick which misses Severn's front leg but catches the back leg as Severn tries to avoid it.
Obradovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Severn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obradovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Severn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Obradovic lands with a good body shot.
Obradovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Obradovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Obradovic feints and then cracks Severn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Severn down.
Obradovic lands a slapping body shot.
Zoran Obradovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Obradovic to score with a decent uppercut.
Obradovic scores with a jab to the body.
Obradovic scores with a leg kick.
Obradovic throws a shot to the body.
Obradovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Obradovic scores with a hook.
Obradovic rushes Severn and presses him up against the cage.
Obradovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Severn avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obradovic working Severn over with knees to the body.
Obradovic lands a left hand.
Obradovic is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Zoran Obradovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obradovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Severn avoids the damage to the body.
Severn avoiding damage as Obradovic throws knees to the body.
Obradovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Severn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Severn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obradovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Obradovic.
A body shot lands from Obradovic.
Nice body punch from Obradovic - that landed with a thud.
Obradovic pushes Severn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Severn managing to block the knees to the body from Obradovic.
Marco Severn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obradovic is leaning against Severn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Obradovic lands a right hand.
Obradovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Severn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zoran Obradovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Obradovic 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:24
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoran Obradovic!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimbo Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Nikolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Heaven Shall Burn - Combat. 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimbo Jenkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Nikolov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins wants to clinch up but Nikolov keeps it at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jenkins!
Jenkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nikolov throws a push kick but Jenkins slaps the foot to one side.
Nikolov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jenkins was covering up waiting for the punch and Nikolov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jenkins wants to get back to his feet but Nikolov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jenkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nikolov is one step ahead there.
Nikolov postures up in Jenkins's guard and throws a big left but Jenkins blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolov lands a couple of elbows.
Nikolov postures up and lands a big shot to Jenkins's brow.
Nikolov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nikolov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nikolov won't allow Jenkins to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nikolov scoring with some ground and pound.
Nikolov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nikolov trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolov stays in close to Jenkins's body and controls the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nikolov lands a couple of digs.
Nikolov is looking to work some ground and pound but Jenkins has wrist control.
Jenkins trying to control the position here.
Nikolov working some strikes from top position.
Nikolov is looking to work some ground and pound but Jenkins has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins keeping moving, preventing Nikolov from controlling successfully.
Jenkins doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Nikolov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jenkins's head.
Nikolov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nikolov is looking to work some ground and pound but Jenkins has wrist control.
Jenkins keeping moving, preventing Nikolov from controlling successfully.
Nikolov is looking to work some ground and pound but Jenkins has wrist control.
Nikolov stopping the sweep attempt from Jenkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nikolov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nikolov wants to control but Jenkins is having none of it.
Nikolov is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nikolov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Nikolov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jenkins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nikolov shoots in for a takedown but Jenkins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Nikolov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jenkins thumps Nikolov with a low kick.
Jimbo Jenkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jenkins lands a right hook to the body.
Jenkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Nikolov should have avoided that one.
Jenkins moves in looking to clinch but Nikolov pushes him off.
Jenkins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jenkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nikolov.
Jenkins clinches up against the cage.
Nikolov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jimbo Jenkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Nikolov.
Nikolov wants a takedown.
Nikolov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jenkins lands a damaging elbow.
Nikolov wants a takedown.
Jenkins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jenkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jenkins with a nice cross.
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jenkins sends Nikolov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jenkins is motioning to the referee to let Nikolov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Nikolov is rocked!
It looks like Ivan Nikolov has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikolov circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Jenkins. Nikolov falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Jenkins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimbo Jenkins!
Jimbo Jenkins retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jimbo Jenkins thanked Super-Villain Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daiki Hitoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coconut Sprinkles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daiki Hitoshi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daiki Hitoshi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Coconut Sprinkles!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitoshi jabs at Sprinkles's body.
Sprinkles closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hitoshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Sprinkles is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Daiki Hitoshi has been cut.
Hitoshi throws a body punch but Sprinkles moves out of range.
Sprinkles misses the shot to the body.
Hitoshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sprinkles tries to work over Hitoshi's front leg with a kick but Hitoshi checks it.
Hitoshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sprinkles will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sprinkles misses with a hook. Hitoshi ducked under it nicely.
Hitoshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hitoshi avoids the body shot from Sprinkles.
Sprinkles takes a swing at Hitoshi's ribcage but misses.
Sprinkles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hitoshi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hitoshi misses with a shot to the body
and Sprinkles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Hitoshi or perhaps it was just good defense by Sprinkles which made him look bad.
Hitoshi takes a swing at Sprinkles's ribcage but misses.
Hitoshi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hitoshi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hitoshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sprinkles.
Hitoshi thows a body shot but no joy.
Hitoshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sprinkles was well out of range. Poor timing from Hitoshi.
Hitoshi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hitoshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sprinkles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hitoshi moves away.
Sprinkles is looking to clinch but Hitoshi is avoiding it.
Sprinkles throws out a loose jab but Hitoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi shoots in looking for a takedown but Sprinkles manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hitoshi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daiki Hitoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sprinkles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hitoshi manages to avoid it.
Hitoshi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sprinkles throws a right and a left that Hitoshi avoids nicely.
Sprinkles has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sprinkles throws a big shot that misses.
Sprinkles finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sprinkles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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!
Sprinkles lands with a short shot to the head.
Sprinkles keeps control of Hitoshi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hitoshi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sprinkles misses with a punch to the body.
Hitoshi wants to get back to striking at distance but Sprinkles won't allow it.
Sprinkles keeps control of Hitoshi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sprinkles lands a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hitoshi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sprinkles effectively controlling the action here.
Hitoshi is trying to break the clinch but Sprinkles has him pressed against the cage.
Hitoshi can't break the clinch.
Hitoshi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sprinkles is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hitoshi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hitoshi misses with a wild body shot.
Hitoshi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sprinkles counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sprinkles.
Hitoshi wants to break free but Sprinkles has control.
Hitoshi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hitoshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sprinkles darts in and clinches Hitoshi up against the cage.
Sprinkles scores with a nice hook to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sprinkles gets control of Hitoshi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sprinkles will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hitoshi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hitoshi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Coconut Sprinkles will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daiki Hitoshi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sprinkles has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sprinkles.
Hitoshi has had enough of the clinch but Sprinkles keeps him there for the moment.
Hitoshi is trying to break the clinch but Sprinkles is controlling him.
Sprinkles effectively controlling the action here.
Hitoshi working hard to break the clinch.
Sprinkles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hitoshi backwards.
Sprinkles keeps control of Hitoshi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hitoshi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hitoshi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hitoshi is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprinkles stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sprinkles.
Hitoshi has had enough of the clinch but Sprinkles keeps him there for the moment.
Hitoshi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hitoshi has had enough of the clinch but Sprinkles keeps him there for the moment.
Come on Sprinkles - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hitoshi manages to break the clinch.
Hitoshi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sprinkles counters by moving into the clinch.
Sprinkles stalls.
Hitoshi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hitoshi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hitoshi is trying to break free.
Sprinkles prevents Hitoshi from breaking the clinch.
Sprinkles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hitoshi's efforts to push away.
Hitoshi is trying to break free.
Hitoshi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hitoshi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hitoshi struggles to land a body shot inside as Sprinkles controls his hands.
Hitoshi wants to break free but Sprinkles has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles stalling against the cage.
Hitoshi breaks the clinch.
Sprinkles keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sprinkles throws out a powerful jab.
Daiki Hitoshi's cut is getting worse.
Hitoshi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sprinkles tries to clinch there but Hitoshi circles away.
Sprinkles cracks Hitoshi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sprinkles pounces like a tiger and cracks Hitoshi with a vicious hook! Hitoshi is down but not out! Sprinkles follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Coconut Sprinkles!
Coconut Sprinkles is the new heavyweight champion!
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hype
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