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JLF: Contenders 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Valenzuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smasher Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Money has chosen Gives You Hell as his entrance music. Guilherme Valenzuela has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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235 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guilherme Valenzuela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Smasher Money !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Money wants to clinch.
Valenzuela swats away the attempt to clinch by Money .
Valenzuela lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Money backs up against the ropes.
It looks like Smasher Money has been cut.
Valenzuela circles away from the clinch attempt.
Money wants to clinch.
Valenzuela forces Money back against the ropes and clinches.
Valenzuela landing knees to the head.
Valenzuela wants to stall.
Money takes a knee right on the jaw!
Valenzuela stalling against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Valenzuela for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Valenzuela gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Guilherme Valenzuela.
Money throws a combination that misses
and Valenzuela counters with a crisp one two that drops Money ! Valenzuela thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Money to his feet! Money is in big trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Money misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valenzuela closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Money takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Valenzuela landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Smasher Money 's cut even more.
Money looks gassed!
Valenzuela avoiding damage.
Valenzuela creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Money 's defenses.
The cut above Smasher Money 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Valenzuela lands a good knee to the midsection. Money won't want to take too many of those.
Money jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Valenzuela walks away with a smile on his face. Money gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smasher Money seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valenzuela lands a big right hand that sends Money crashing to the mat! Valenzuela stays standing though and waves Money back to his feet!
Money is rocked!
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!
Valenzuela darts in and clinches Money up against the ropes.
Money is still on wobbly legs! Can Valenzuela finish him?
Valenzuela just leaning against Money , taking a breather.
Valenzuela connects with a nasty looking knee right to Money 's face.
Smasher Money 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Smasher Money 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Guilherme Valenzuela!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xavier McPherson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Okabi Rarorotieshima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier McPherson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Okabi Rarorotieshima!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rarorotieshima has a takedown stuffed.
McPherson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McPherson closes the distance and clinches.
Rarorotieshima looking to throw knees to the head but McPherson is blocking nicely.
Rarorotieshima missing with knees to the body.
McPherson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McPherson lands a damaging elbow.
McPherson stops a takedown attempt from Rarorotieshima.
Rarorotieshima wants a takedown.
Xavier McPherson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Okabi Rarorotieshima.
Rarorotieshima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rarorotieshima can't get the takedown.
McPherson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rarorotieshima.
McPherson with a knee to the head.
McPherson drops Rarorotieshima with a big knee straight up the middle! Rarorotieshima is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Rarorotieshima is rocked!
It looks like Okabi Rarorotieshima has been cut.
Rarorotieshima looks gassed!
McPherson drives through and clinches with Rarorotieshima against the ropes.
Rarorotieshima is still on wobbly legs! Can McPherson finish him?
McPherson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McPherson lands a knee to the head.
McPherson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McPherson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McPherson has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Rarorotieshima - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from McPherson, and another! Rarorotieshima is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Xavier McPherson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck McBuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valor Takishi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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215 lbs
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Good chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck McBuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Valor Takishi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBuck scores a takedown into full mount!
McBuck prevents Takishi from getting the reversal.
Takishi gets back to half guard.
McBuck throwing shots but Takishi is blocking nicely.
Takishi tries to roll over but McBuck keeps him under control.
McBuck wants to pass the guard but Takishi is defending well.
McBuck stalling.
McBuck thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Takishi's head.
McBuck throwing shots but Takishi is blocking nicely.
Takishi looking for submissions off his back.
McBuck moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Takishi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takishi struggling a bit here.
McBuck trying to control the action but Takishi is working from the bottom.
Takishi looks to move to half guard but instead McBuck has passed into mount! Damn!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Takishi is desperately trying to improve his position but McBuck has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
McBuck trying to control but Takishi is having none of it.
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.
Takishi wants to hold on but McBuck pushes him away.
Takishi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McBuck lands a big elbow.
Takishi tries to lock up and control but McBuck gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McBuck punishing his opponent with strikes.
McBuck connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
McBuck thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Takishi is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takishi is squirming around, avoiding McBuck's attempts to control the action.
McBuck 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.
Takishi tries to reverse the position but McBuck maintains control.
Takishi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McBuck content just to control the position here.
Takishi tries to lock up and control but McBuck gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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.
Takishi can't escape the position.
Takishi wants to control but McBuck is having none of it.
McBuck is landing with some decent strikes but Takishi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McBuck avoids the attempt from Takishi to control.
Takishi is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck McBuck dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McBuck misses with a straight right.
McBuck looks for a takedown but Takishi sprawls well.
McBuck lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McBuck connects with a body shot.
Takishi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McBuck counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McBuck.
Takishi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Takishi throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! McBuck escapes and throws Takishi's legs to the side, diving into side control!
McBuck wants to control but Takishi is keeping him busy.
Takishi is breathing heavily.
McBuck tries to move into full mount but can't pass Takishi's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBuck lands some shots froms side control.
Takishi tries to improve position but can't.
McBuck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Takishi keeps working.
Takishi is trying to improve his position.
McBuck lands an elbow.
Takishi struggling a bit here.
McBuck stands up.
A telegraphed right hand from McBuck misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takishi shoots and misses
and McBuck counters with a straight right hand.
Takishi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McBuck counters with a nice body shot.
Chuck McBuck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valor Takishi.
Takishi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McBuck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab by McBuck.
Takishi moves out of range as McBuck strikes.
McBuck connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takishi slips under a jab.
Takishi tries for a takedown but McBuck circles away easily
enabling McBuck to counter with a crisp jab.
McBuck lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McBuck scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takishi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chuck McBuck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takishi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting McBuck counter with a right hand.
Takishi defending well as McBuck loads up on a big left hand.
McBuck scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Takishi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McBuck pulls his head out easily.
Well, if McBuck is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Takishi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Takishi wants to improve his position but McBuck is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McBuck in particular looking to stall.
Takishi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McBuck's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McBuck's back!
Takishi looking to break McBuck's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. McBuck remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Takishi will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
McBuck rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
McBuck trying to control from the bottom.
McBuck is holding on to half guard well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takishi 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck McBuck dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Takishi has his takedown stuffed
and McBuck counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Takishi looking to hit a scissor sweep but McBuck is one step ahead there.
McBuck passes Takishi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Takishi looking for submissions off his back.
McBuck winds up and cracks Takishi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McBuck wants to control but Takishi is keeping him busy.
Chuck McBuck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takishi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBuck wants to free his trapped foot but Takishi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Takishi has his hands clasped together around McBuck's back. He's all about the action.
McBuck working over Takishi with some ground and pound. Takishi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McBuck lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Takishi is looking to improve his position.
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.
McBuck is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Takishi is trying to get back to full guard.
McBuck is looking to advance position but Takishi won't allow it.
Takishi throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Takishi actively working from the bottom here.
McBuck prevents Takishi from improving his position.
McBuck content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McBuck fails to land with a series of punches.
McBuck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takishi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McBuck did well to prevent Takishi getting side control.
McBuck is pressing down on Takishi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Takishi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McBuck is keeping the position for now.
Takishi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Takishi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McBuck is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBuck keeping moving, preventing Takishi from controlling successfully.
McBuck looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Chuck McBuck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takishi wants to control from the top but McBuck keeps moving.
Takishi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McBuck is keeping the position for now.
Valor Takishi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McBuck scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck McBuck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McBuck 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck McBuck!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Senshi Nagasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caul Uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caul Uno struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Senshi Nagasaki had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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140 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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146 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Senshi Nagasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Caul Uno!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uno tries to close the distance and clinch but Nagasaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nagasaki throws a head kick that misses.
Nagasaki drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nagasaki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Uno throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nagasaki content to stall in guard here.
Uno working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nagasaki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nagasaki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Uno has his foot on Nagasaki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nagasaki works his way back into a safe position though.
Nagasaki tries to stand but Uno is controlling from the bottom.
Nagasaki stands up from Uno's guard - Nagasaki perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nagasaki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Uno is trying to defend but Nagasaki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nagasaki is working for a kimura but Uno is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nagasaki in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Uno is pressing down on Nagasaki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nagasaki tries to stand but Uno is controlling from the bottom.
Nagasaki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Uno is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nagasaki 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.
Uno is looking for a triangle but Nagasaki pushes his legs off easily.
Uno looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Uno has a closed guard, preventing Nagasaki from standing up.
Nagasaki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nagasaki stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nagasaki keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nagasaki. Uno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uno throws a push kick but Nagasaki slaps the foot to one side.
Nagasaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nagasaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Uno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nagasaki lands with a slapping head kick.
Uno misses with a takedown
and Nagasaki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Uno looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nagasaki keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uno looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nagasaki is looking for a kimura but Uno is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nagasaki to get the leverage.
Nagasaki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Uno defends it well.
Nagasaki is looking to take a break and control but Uno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Uno is looking to improve his position.
Uno is not content to let Nagasaki control the position.
Uno looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nagasaki slows the pace down in half guard.
Uno is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nagasaki pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nagasaki working over Uno with some ground and pound. Uno looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Uno misses with a takedown attempt
and Nagasaki counters by clinching up.
Nagasaki gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Nagasaki looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Uno looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Nagasaki pushes past his half guard into mount!
Uno keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nagasaki is working for a guillotine from mount but Uno frees his head quite easily.
Uno is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagasaki looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Senshi Nagasaki dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Uno thows a leg kick but Nagasaki checks it
and Nagasaki counters by moving into the clinch.
Uno misses with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Nagasaki.
Nagasaki digs a right hand underneath Uno's ribcage. Uno let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nagasaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Nagasaki has picked Uno up - he's going for a ride! Nagasaki dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Uno is not content to let Nagasaki control the position.
Uno looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nagasaki escapes and gets back to his feet.
Nagasaki's corner calls for a 1-2. Nagasaki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nagasaki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nagasaki lands in his opponent's guard.
Nagasaki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nagasaki trying to stand up but can't free himself from Uno's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nagasaki wants to control from the top but Uno keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uno had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nagasaki defends it easily.
Nagasaki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Uno has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nagasaki has managed to get both his arms back between Uno's legs - danger averted.
Nagasaki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Uno is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nagasaki is aware though and is defending well.
Nagasaki stays in close to Uno's body and controls the position.
Nagasaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Uno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Uno is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nagasaki defends well.
Nagasaki sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nagasaki has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Senshi Nagasaki just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Uno wants to clinch but Nagasaki slips to the side
so Nagasaki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nagasaki content to stall in guard here.
Nagasaki passes Uno's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Uno looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki passes to side control.
Nagasaki is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Uno will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nagasaki trying to control the position but Uno is working away.
Uno is looking to reverse the position.
Nagasaki content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Uno is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Nagasaki politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nagasaki prefers to stall for the moment though.
Uno regains half guard.
Uno looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki slows the pace down in half guard.
Nagasaki trying to control from half guard but Uno is working away.
Uno is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nagasaki pulls his head out easily.
Nagasaki controlling the action here.
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.
Nagasaki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Uno is just riding it out for now. Nagasaki eventually gives up the hold.
Nagasaki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Senshi Nagasaki dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Uno darts in trying to clinch
and Nagasaki counters with a nice uppercut.
Uno wants to clinch but Nagasaki slips to the side
and Nagasaki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Uno's guard.
Nagasaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Uno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uno is looking for a triangle here but Nagasaki uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Nagasaki advances nicely into full mount.
Nagasaki controlling the pace for now.
Nagasaki wants to control the pace but Uno is squirming around nicely.
Senshi Nagasaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Senshi Nagasaki just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Uno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nagasaki rushes Uno and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nagasaki manages to pull guard.
Nagasaki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Uno can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uno drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nagasaki dives on top into guard.
Uno working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nagasaki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nagasaki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nagasaki controlling from the top position.
Nagasaki's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Uno is looking for a triangle but Nagasaki pushes his legs off easily.
Nagasaki showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nagasaki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Uno has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nagasaki has managed to get both his arms back between Uno's legs - danger averted.
Uno working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nagasaki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nagasaki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nagasaki passes Uno's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nagasaki controlling the action here.
Nagasaki wants to take a breather but Uno is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uno looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nagasaki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nagasaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uno can do to turn this around?
The referee stands the fighters back up. Senshi Nagasaki just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Uno darts in trying to clinch
and Nagasaki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nagasaki breaks the clinch.
Uno closes the distance but Nagasaki moves to the side
and Nagasaki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Uno tries to pull guard but Nagasaki holds him up against the ropes and eventually Uno drops back down to his feet.
Nagasaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uno misses with a knee strike.
Nagasaki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uno backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Uno tries to clinch up
and Nagasaki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Uno!
Nagasaki controlling the position easily from mount.
Uno really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Caul Uno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nagasaki content just to control the position here.
Senshi Nagasaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nagasaki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nagasaki content just to control the position here.
Nagasaki looking to control but Uno is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Senshi Nagasaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nagasaki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Senshi Nagasaki!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Giles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dave Giles's chin.
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270 lbs
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240 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Giles!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Giles throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Johnson cracks Giles with an uppercut from hell and Giles crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Johnson's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Giles is rocked!
It looks like Dave Giles has been cut.
Johnson stands up from Giles's guard - Johnson perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Giles looks gassed!
Johnson cracks Giles with a left hook right on the temple and Giles goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Johnson lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Giles is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Johnson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sham Wow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zak Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zak Maxwell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sham Wow's chin.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sham Wow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zak Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wow misses with a wild body shot.
Maxwell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wow throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Maxwell throwing strikes but missing.
Wow throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Maxwell won't allow Wow to sweep him here.
Maxwell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maxwell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Maxwell stopping the sweep attempt from Wow.
Wow on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wow tries to get out of the position.
Maxwell postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maxwell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maxwell, pushing him back against the ropes.
Maxwell gets underhooks to prevent Wow's takedown attempt.
Maxwell lands an elbow that stopped Wow in his tracks for a moment.
Wow turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Maxwell is looking for a sweep.
Maxwell gets back to half guard.
Wow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wow wants to take a breather but Maxwell is having none of it.
Wow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maxwell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maxwell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Maxwell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wow.
Maxwell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wow.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maxwell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maxwell moves away.
Maxwell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wow.
Wow tries to clinch up.
Wow cracks Maxwell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maxwell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maxwell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Maxwell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Maxwell taking a break here but Wow is having none of it and regains half guard.
Maxwell slips a nice elbow through Wow's hands, connecting with Wow's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell is trying to control the action in half guard but Wow is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wow is looking for a sweep. Maxwell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wow trying to control from the bottom.
Maxwell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maxwell wants to pass the guard but Wow is defending well.
Maxwell lands with a punch from half guard.
Wow blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maxwell.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maxwell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wow manages to work his way to half guard, despite Maxwell's best efforts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wow regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell postures up in Wow's guard and throws a big left but Wow blocks it.
Maxwell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maxwell looks gassed!
Wow looking to control.
Maxwell wants to control from the top but Wow keeps moving.
Maxwell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maxwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Wow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wow lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Maxwell!
A nice elbow there by Wow.
Maxwell is working to get back to half guard.
Maxwell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wow pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell is in a horrible position here. Wow smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maxwell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Maxwell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wow landing strikes, looking to finish!
Maxwell sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Maxwell trying to control from the bottom.
Maxwell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maxwell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maxwell taking some punishment here, with Wow in his half guard.
Wow throwing shots but Maxwell is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zak Maxwell will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wow scores with a hook.
Wow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maxwell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maxwell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wow pinned against the cage. Wow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maxwell throws out a leg kick but Wow moves out of range and Maxwell only half commits.
Wow throws a jab when Maxwell was well out of range.
Wow scores with a jab. Maxwell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wow shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Maxwell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Maxwell tries to improve position but can't.
Wow is chipping away with strikes.
Maxwell sneaks back into half guard.
Wow wants to take a breather but Maxwell is having none of it.
Wow is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maxwell tries to get to full guard but Wow has control of the leg.
Maxwell is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell trying to control here.
Wow looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Maxwell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wow trying to pass the guard but Maxwell defending well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maxwell fails with a takedown attempt.
Wow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wow closes the distance and clinches.
Maxwell tries to score a body lock takedown but Wow shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sham Wow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zak Maxwell.
Wow is struggling to control the position.
Maxwell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wow pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wow lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wow pushes Maxwell up against the ropes in a clinch.
Maxwell is trying to maintain a safe position but Wow gets an underhook and turns Maxwell into the ropes.
Wow digs a right hand into Maxwell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maxwell's gas tank.
Wow gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Maxwell regains guard.
Wow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wow postures up and lands a big shot to Maxwell's brow.
Sham Wow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wow landing with the ground and pound.
Wow scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wow lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maxwell trying to control the position.
Maxwell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wow is looking to work some ground and pound but Maxwell has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell has momentary wrist control but Wow slips an elbow through the middle.
Wow has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wow trying to control the position from guard on top but Maxwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wow preventing the sweep.
Maxwell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wow slips nicely into half guard.
Wow trying to control from half guard but Maxwell is working away.
Maxwell has hold of Wow's hands but Wow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Wow there.
Maxwell is refusing to be controlled, as Wow sits in half guard.
Maxwell trying to control but Wow postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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.
Wow tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maxwell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wow lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Maxwell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wow pushes Maxwell up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wow gets underhooks to prevent Maxwell's takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wow.
Maxwell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wow gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wow gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice strikes from Wow there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sham Wow dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wow scores with a jab.
Maxwell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wow circles away.
Wow misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Wow misses.
Maxwell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wow to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wow landing with the ground and pound.
Wow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wow thows a big elbow that misses.
Wow wants to control from the top but Maxwell keeps moving.
Wow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wow postures up in Maxwell's guard and throws a big left but Maxwell blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maxwell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wow's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wow is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wow manages to get himself to full guard.
Wow manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Maxwell is looking to get to half guard.
Wow trying to control but Maxwell is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Wow.
Wow trying to control but Maxwell is having none of it.
Maxwell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wow pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Maxwell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wow cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Maxwell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wow lands a heavy elbow.
Maxwell taking shots to the head.
Maxwell can't escape the position.
Maxwell wants to control but Wow is having none of it.
Wow tries to control but Maxwell wriggling away.
Wow lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Maxwell manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Maxwell tries to roll over but Wow keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wow working Maxwell over with strikes.
Wow has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wow scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wow unloading with bombs!
Maxwell regains half guard.
Maxwell is looking for a sweep. Wow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maxwell taking some punishment here, with Wow in his half guard.
Wow trying to control the action but Maxwell is working from the bottom.
Wow wants to pass to mount but Maxwell is defending the position.
Wow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell manages to get to full guard.
Wow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maxwell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wow defends it easily.
Maxwell looking for a sweep. Not yet Maxwell, not yet.
Wow postures up and lands a big shot to Maxwell's brow.
Maxwell looking to control.
Wow working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wow working some strikes from top position.
Maxwell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wow scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sham Wow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sham Wow!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jizzle Bunz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunz comes into the arena with Candy Paint - Ken Tuck blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jizzle Bunz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Fred Patterson has been cut.
Patterson shoots in for a double leg but Bunz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jizzle Bunz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunz drives through and clinches with Patterson against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Bunz.
Patterson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bunz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Patterson gets control of Bunz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Patterson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bunz trying to control the position from guard on top but Patterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patterson being controlled here, momentarily.
Bunz preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Patterson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Bunz tries to stand but Patterson is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bunz trying to control but Patterson is working from the bottom.
Patterson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bunz is one step ahead there.
Bunz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Patterson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bunz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Patterson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Patterson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bunz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jizzle Bunz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Patterson.
A short uppercut from Bunz.
Patterson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bunz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Patterson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Patterson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bunz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Patterson looks gassed!
Bunz stops a takedown attempt from Patterson.
Bunz lands a body shot.
Bunz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bunz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bunz lands with a left to the head.
Bunz stalling the fight.
Bunz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bunz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunz pushes Patterson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Bunz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bunz lands an uppercut.
Bunz lands an uppercut.
Bunz lands with a right to the head.
That has opened up Fred Patterson's cut even more.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bunz obliges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bunz.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bunz.
Bunz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patterson blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Bunz - that landed with a thud.
Bunz is leaning against Patterson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bunz.
A short left from Bunz.
Bunz avoiding damage.
Bunz lands with a right to the head.
Bunz works on Patterson's body with a couple of short punches.
Bunz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bunz obliges.
Bunz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bunz is working Patterson over against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bunz obliges.
Bunz pushes Patterson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Patterson's defenses.
Bunz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bunz lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Bunz.
Bunz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bunz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Patterson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bunz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Bunz.
Bunz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bunz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bunz scores with a shoulder strike.
Bunz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bunz lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bunz.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bunz obliges.
Bunz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bunz cracks Patterson with a nice body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right hook to the body lands for Bunz.
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!
Bunz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patterson backwards.
A right hand to the body from Bunz.
Knees to the body from Bunz.
Patterson letting Bunz take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Patterson.
Patterson wants to stall.
Bunz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bunz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Patterson's defenses.
Bunz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Patterson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bunz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bunz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bunz just leaning against Patterson, taking a breather.
Bunz looking to throw knees to the head but Patterson is blocking nicely.
Bunz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Patterson backwards.
Bunz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Patterson is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bunz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunz working Patterson over with knees to the body.
Bunz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Patterson up against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Bunz.
Knees to the body from Bunz.
Patterson being controlled against the ropes.
Patterson gets control of Bunz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Patterson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jizzle Bunz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Patterson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bunz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Patterson tries to clinch up
and Bunz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bunz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Patterson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bunz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The cut above Fred Patterson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Patterson letting Bunz take a breather here.
Good body shot from Bunz.
Bunz stops a takedown attempt from Patterson.
Bunz trying to land knees to the body.
Jizzle Bunz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bunz lands with a short shot to the head.
Bunz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bunz.
Bunz slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bunz.
Bunz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bunz obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right hook to the body lands for Bunz.
Bunz lands a knee to the head.
Bunz lands with a short shot to the head.
Bunz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunz digs a right hand underneath Patterson's ribcage. Patterson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bunz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Patterson backwards.
The referee calls for Bunz to work.
Bunz scores a nice knee to the body.
Bunz is working Patterson over against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bunz.
Bunz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bunz digs a right hand underneath Patterson's ribcage. Patterson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bunz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bunz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Patterson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bunz prevents the takedown attempt.
Patterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Bunz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bunz effectively controlling the action here.
Bunz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Patterson's defenses.
Fred Patterson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bunz lands a good knee to the midsection. Patterson won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patterson is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jizzle Bunz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Patterson.
Bunz lands a body shot.
Patterson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bunz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bunz working Patterson over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Bunz.
Patterson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bunz scores with a shot to the side of Patterson's head.
Bunz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bunz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bunz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Patterson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bunz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Patterson tries to pull guard but Bunz won't allow it.
Bunz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bunz digs a right hand into Patterson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Patterson's gas tank.
Bunz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees to the body from Bunz.
Bunz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bunz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Bunz.
Bunz has Patterson pressed against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Bunz.
Bunz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Bunz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patterson can do to turn this around?
Bunz lands a hook that snaps the head of Patterson backwards.
Patterson is trying to drag Bunz to the mat but Bunz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Bunz pushes Patterson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunz tries to land a knee to the head but Patterson blocks with his arms.
Bunz pushes Patterson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunz lands a nice shot to the body.
Bunz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Patterson tries to pull guard but Bunz won't allow it.
Bunz lands a good knee to the midsection. Patterson won't want to take too many of those.
Bunz lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Bunz.
Bunz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Good body shot from Bunz.
Bunz lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bunz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Bunz.
A short uppercut from Bunz.
A nice left hand lands by Bunz.
Patterson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bunz prevents it.
Bunz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bunz.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fred Patterson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jizzle Bunz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maikkel Mikkelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Trejo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Trejo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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188 lbs
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196 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maikkel Mikkelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Trejo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trejo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Trejo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mikkelsson!
Trejo is working for a guillotine from mount but Mikkelsson frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Trejo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Trejo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mikkelsson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Trejo won't let Mikkelsson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Trejo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Trejo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Trejo looks gassed!
Mikkelsson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikkelsson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Mikkelsson bucks up and throws Trejo to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Trejo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Trejo duly obliges.
Mikkelsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trejo was well out of range. Poor timing from Mikkelsson.
Mikkelsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Trejo.
Trejo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mikkelsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Trejo on the ground.
Trejo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mikkelsson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trejo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Trejo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mikkelsson, who protects the arm well.
Mikkelsson wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mikkelsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Trejo is just out of range.
Trejo tries to clinch up.
Mikkelsson misses with a hook.
Danny Trejo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mikkelsson throws a hook but Trejo blocks it.
Trejo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Trejo on the side of the head.
Trejo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mikkelsson wants to get back to his feet.
Trejo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mikkelsson!
Trejo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mikkelsson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Mikkelsson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trejo wants to finish this one by submission but Mikkelsson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Trejo.
Mikkelsson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Trejo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mikkelsson really wants to buck Trejo off and get back to his feet.
Trejo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mikkelsson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Trejo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mikkelsson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Trejo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mikkelsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mikkelsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
No joy there for Trejo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trejo slips a jab and a cross from Mikkelsson.
Trejo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mikkelsson lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trejo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Trejo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mikkelsson swivels and escapes.
Mikkelsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mikkelsson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mikkelsson misses with the combination.
Trejo is breathing heavily.
Mikkelsson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikkelsson throws a right hand that Trejo ducks under and follows up with a left that Trejo also avoids with ease.
Mikkelsson lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Mikkelsson.
Trejo throws a combination that misses
and Mikkelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mikkelsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Trejo walks into a left hand.
Trejo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mikkelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maikkel Mikkelsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mikkelsson throws a series of punches but Trejo moves out of range.
Mikkelsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Trejo shoots in but no luck this time.
Maikkel Mikkelsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Trejo.
Mikkelsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mikkelsson cracks Trejo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trejo needs to keep his hands up - Mikkelsson had a free shot at his head there.
Maikkel Mikkelsson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Mikkelsson coming out on top.
Mikkelsson scores with a jab.
Mikkelsson scores with the left hand. Trejo knows he should have avoided that one.
Mikkelsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mikkelsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mikkelsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Trejo throws a combination. Mikkelsson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Trejo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mikkelsson lands a right hook to the body.
Mikkelsson lands with a hook. Trejo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mikkelsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trejo at a distance.
Mikkelsson connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsson lands a lovely overhand right.
Mikkelsson tries to bum rush Trejo with a series of wild strikes but Trejo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trejo loads up on a big right hand but Mikkelsson slips the punch.
Mikkelsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trejo throws a sloppy body shot
and Mikkelsson counters with a left to the body.
Mikkelsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A left and a right from Mikkelsson both land. Nice combination.
Trejo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mikkelsson.
Mikkelsson looks to land a combination. Trejo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Trejo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trejo fails with a takedown attempt.
Mikkelsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Trejo should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trejo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trejo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mikkelsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mikkelsson misses with a wild combination.
Trejo slips under a jab.
Mikkelsson lands a right hook to the body.
Trejo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mikkelsson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mikkelsson wriggles free and stands up.
Mikkelsson works Trejo's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maikkel Mikkelsson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mikkelsson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Trejo fails with the takedown
and Mikkelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Mikkelsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Trejo is just out of range.
Mikkelsson tests Trejo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mikkelsson throws out a loose jab but Trejo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trejo misses with a body shot
and Mikkelsson counters with a three punch combo that has Trejo backing up. Trejo nods at Mikkelsson to acknowledge the strikes.
Trejo looks to score with a jab to the body but Mikkelsson is just out of range.
Trejo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Trejo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mikkelsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Trejo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mikkelsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mikkelsson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mikkelsson looks to land a right hand but Trejo moved out of range.
Mikkelsson misses with a combination
and Trejo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Trejo prevents Mikkelsson from getting back to his feet.
Mikkelsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Trejo looking to pass the guard.
Mikkelsson wants to get back to his feet but Trejo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mikkelsson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Trejo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
No joy there for Mikkelsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mikkelsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trejo counters with a shoot takedown. Mikkelsson fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mikkelsson wants to get back to his feet but Trejo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Trejo 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.
Trejo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Trejo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Trejo trying to control the position from guard on top but Mikkelsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mikkelsson pushes Trejo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Trejo ducks under a wild hook from Mikkelsson.
Mikkelsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trejo connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mikkelsson misses with a few strikes there.
Trejo shoots in for a double leg but Mikkelsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maikkel Mikkelsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Trejo.
Trejo takes one to the chin there.
Trejo throws a lazy right hand but Mikkelsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Trejo misses.
Trejo swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Mikkelsson counter with a right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Trejo.
Trejo has his takedown stuffed
and Mikkelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Trejo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mikkelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mikkelsson throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Trejo off the ropes and back into rage.
Mikkelsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mikkelsson moves out of range as Trejo strikes.
Trejo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mikkelsson sprawls well. Mikkelsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Trejo gets slowly back to his feet.
Trejo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trejo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mikkelsson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mikkelsson lands a jab-cross combination.
Jab by Mikkelsson.
Maikkel Mikkelsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mikkelsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trejo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mikkelsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trejo throws out the jab.
Mikkelsson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maikkel Mikkelsson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mikkelsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maikkel Mikkelsson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Takeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Riviera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Takeida!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Riviera!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeida throws out a loose jab but Riviera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takeida swings for the body but Riviera moves out of range.
Riviera moves away from the strike by Takeida.
Riviera closes the distance and clinches.
Takeida is trying to force a seperation but Riviera has the dominant position.
A body shot lands from Riviera.
Riviera is working Takeida over against the ropes.
Riviera scores with a hook to the body.
Riviera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Riviera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Takeida's efforts to push away.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Takeida takes a shot to the head.
Takeida breaks from the clinch.
Takeida just misses with a punch to the body.
Takeida takes a swing at Riviera's ribcage but misses.
Riviera lands with an overhand left.
Riviera connects with a looping right hand.
Riviera looks to land a right hand but Takeida moved out of range.
Takeida throws a shot to the body.
Riviera drops Takeida with a beautiful combination! Takeida stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Riviera is looking for the KO!
It looks like Ryu Takeida has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takeida walks into a left hand.
Takeida is rocked!
Riviera looks to land a left hand but Takeida moved out of range nicely.
Oh Takeida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takeida throws a hook but Riviera blocks it.
Takeida seems to have got his legs back now.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short uppercut from Riviera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeida is trying to force a seperation but Riviera has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Riviera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Riviera lands a right hand.
Takeida is trying to break the clinch but Riviera is controlling him.
Takeida is trying to break free.
Takeida working hard to break the clinch.
Takeida is looking to break free of the clinch but Riviera has double underhooks.
Riviera scores with a shoulder strike.
Riviera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Takeida is keeping busy.
Riviera slows down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from Riviera.
A short left from Riviera.
Takeida has had enough of the clinch but Riviera keeps him there for the moment.
Riviera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takeida backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Takeida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Riviera lands with a right to the head.
Riviera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Takeida's defenses.
Riviera cracks Takeida with a nice body shot.
Takeida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Takeida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Riviera works on Takeida's body with a couple of short punches.
Takeida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takeida tries to circle away but Riviera has him pinned against the ropes.
Riviera prevents Takeida from breaking the clinch.
Takeida is breathing heavily.
Riviera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riviera prevents Takeida from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Riviera.
Riviera will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Takeida up against the ropes.
Takeida wants to break free but Riviera has control.
Riviera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takeida backwards.
A short right from Riviera.
Takeida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Riviera keeps control of Takeida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Riviera.
Takeida is trying to break the clinch but Riviera has him pressed against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Takeida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Takeida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Riviera lands a nice knee to the body.
Riviera pushes Takeida back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riviera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Riviera stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Riviera receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A frustrated look appears on Takeida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Riviera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Riviera stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Riviera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riviera digs a right hand underneath Takeida's ribcage. Takeida let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Takeida takes a shot to the head.
Takeida is looking to break free of the clinch but Riviera has double underhooks.
Riviera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Riviera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takeida backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riviera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Takeida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Takeida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Riviera pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Riviera.
Riviera lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Riviera.
Riviera lands a body shot.
Riviera is pushing Takeida up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Riviera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takeidas head.
Takeida is looking to break free of the clinch but Riviera has double underhooks.
Riviera lands a body shot.
Riviera will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Takeida up against the ropes.
Riviera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Riviera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Takeida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Riviera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takeida tries to break the clinch but Riviera is controlling the position.
A short body shot lands from Riviera as the two fighters clinch.
Takeida tries to break the clinch but Riviera is controlling the position.
Riviera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Takeida's defenses.
The referee calls for Riviera to work.
Riviera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takeida backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riviera keeps control of Takeida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Riviera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Riviera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takeida tries to break free but Riviera pushes him back against the ropes.
Riviera lands with a light punch inside.
Takeida is trying to break the clinch but Riviera is controlling him.
Riviera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Riviera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riviera cracks Takeida with a nice body shot.
Riviera gets through Takeida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riviera pushes Takeida back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Takeida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Takeida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Takeida is looking to break free of the clinch but Riviera has double underhooks.
Riviera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Riviera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Riviera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takeida backwards.
Riviera pushes Takeida back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riviera scores with a shoulder strike.
Riviera lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riviera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Riviera.
Riviera scores with a shot to the side of Takeida's head.
Riviera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Riviera scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Riviera.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Riviera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Riviera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryu Takeida's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Riviera drops Takeida with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Takeida looks back up at him and smiles so Riviera waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Takeida misses the shot to the body.
Takeida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riviera fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Takeida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riviera was well out of range. Poor timing from Takeida.
Takeida thows a body shot but no joy.
Riviera darts in and clinches Takeida up against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Riviera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takeida wants to break free but Riviera has control.
Takeida is looking to break free of the clinch but Riviera has double underhooks.
Takeida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takeida is trying to break the clinch but Riviera is controlling him.
Riviera has Takeida pressed against the ropes, preventing Takeida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Riviera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Riviera.
Takeida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Come on Riviera - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Riviera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riviera.
Riviera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Riviera.
Takeida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Riviera gets through Takeida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riviera lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee calls for Riviera to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice left hand lands by Riviera.
Riviera has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Riviera.
Riviera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takeida backwards.
Riviera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Riviera lands an elbow that stopped Takeida in his tracks for a moment.
Riviera lands a nice shot to the body.
Riviera gets through Takeida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Takeida being controlled against the ropes.
Riviera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Takeida's defenses.
Riviera lands with a left to the head.
Riviera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Riviera.
Riviera pushes Takeida back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Takeida wants to break free but Riviera has control.
Riviera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riviera lands with a short shot to the head.
Riviera slowing the pace effectively.
Takeida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Takeida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Takeida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Riviera lands a shot to the body.
Riviera lands a nice uppercut.
Riviera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takeida wants to get back to striking at distance but Riviera won't allow it.
Takeida tries to break free but Riviera pushes him back against the ropes.
Takeida is trying to break the clinch but Riviera has him pressed against the ropes.
Riviera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takeida backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riviera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Riviera pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Riviera scores a nice knee to the body.
Riviera lands a nice shot to the body.
Riviera lands a nice shot to the body.
Jorge Riviera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Riviera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riviera lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Riviera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Takeida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Riviera has Takeida pressed against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Riviera.
Riviera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice body punch from Riviera - that landed with a thud.
Riviera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riviera lands a shoulder strike.
Riviera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takeida takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riviera.
Riviera taking a breather.
Riviera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riviera holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Riviera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riviera keeps control of Takeida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Takeida misses with the head strike.
Riviera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Riviera.
Riviera is leaning against Takeida and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Riviera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Takeida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riviera has him pressed against the ropes.
Riviera lands a hook that snaps the head of Takeida backwards.
Riviera pushes Takeida back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takeida is trying to break free.
Takeida tries to throw a body punch but Riviera avoids it by throwing Takeida back against the cage.
Riviera is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Takeida is trying to break free.
Takeida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Takeida is trying to break free.
A short right from Riviera.
Takeida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Riviera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee calls for Riviera to work.
Riviera lands a body punch.
Riviera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takeida backwards.
Riviera stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Takeida wants to break free but Riviera has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riviera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Takeida tries to circle away but Riviera has him pinned against the ropes.
Riviera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Takeida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Riviera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Riviera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Riviera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Riviera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Riviera slowing the pace effectively.
Riviera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takeida backwards.
Takeida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Riviera lands a body shot in the clinch.
Riviera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Riviera lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Riviera.
Riviera works on Takeida's body with a couple of short punches.
Riviera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Riviera dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Riviera lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riviera lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Riviera.
Riviera scores with a hook to the body.
The referee calls for Riviera to work.
Riviera lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Riviera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Riviera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryu Takeida'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.
Takeida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Riviera tries to clinch but Takeida moves out of range.
Ryu Takeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takeida slips under a jab from Riviera.
Decent striking displayed by Riviera there.
Takeida takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Riviera! Takeida is backing up but he can't get away as Riviera lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Takeida and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jorge Riviera!
Jorge Riviera is the new featherweight champion!
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