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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Szalony Bolek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naruto Uzamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naruto Uzamaki acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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190 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Good kicks
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Szalony Bolek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naruto Uzamaki!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzamaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Uzamaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolek.
Bolek fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Uzamaki finds it's way through Bolek's defenses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bolek.
Uzamaki is looking to slow Bolek down with leg kicks.
Uzamaki connects with a looping right hand.
Uzamaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bolek is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uzamaki stuffs the takedown attempt from Bolek. Bolek gets slowly back to his feet.
Uzamaki cracks the inside of Bolek's front leg.
Bolek drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bolek is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Uzamaki.
Uzamaki connects with a solid leg kick.
Uzamaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzamaki thumps Bolek with a low kick.
Uzamaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bolek drops his hands momentarily and Uzamaki needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Bolek just on the top of the head. Bolek drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Bolek - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Naruto Uzamaki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Misunami Tienampo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Tamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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186 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Misunami Tienampo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Tamura!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Tamura does no damage.
Tamura tries to clinch but Tienampo is having none of it.
Tamura misses with a straight left.
Tienampo looks to clinch
and Tamura counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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.
Tienampo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tamura looking to pass the guard.
Tienampo working a defensive guard here.
Tienampo wants to get back to his feet but Tamura is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tienampo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tamura's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamura won't allow Tienampo to get back to his feet.
Tamura wants to stand but Tienampo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tamura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tienampo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tamura scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tamura stands up.
Tamura tries for a takedown but Tienampo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tamura fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tienampo avoids it really well and circles away.
Tamura looks gassed!
Tamura misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamura throws out a loose jab but Tienampo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Tamura.
Tamura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tienampo clinches but Tamura breaks the clinch
so Tamura counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tienampo working a defensive guard here.
Tienampo wants to sweep here but Tamura controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamura wants to stand but Tienampo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tamura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tienampo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tienampo wants to get back to his feet but Tamura is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tamura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tamura stopping the sweep attempt from Tienampo.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tienampo throws a head kick that half lands.
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.
A jab from Tamura misses.
Tienampo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tamura takes a step back to recover.
Tamura walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tienampo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tamura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tamura swats away the attempt to clinch by Tienampo.
Tienampo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Tamura dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
An inside leg kick lands from Tienampo.
Tienampo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tienampo moves in looking to clinch but Tamura pushes him off.
Tamura tries to clinch
and Tienampo counters with a big head kick but Tamura shrugs it off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tamura is defended easily by Tienampo.
Tienampo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tamura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tamura fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tamura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamura closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tienampo circles away.
Misunami Tienampo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuki Tamura.
Tamura is breathing heavily.
Tienampo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tamura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tienampo tries to clinch
and Tamura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tamura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tienampo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yuki Tamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tienampo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tamura tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tienampo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tamura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tamura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tienampo moves in looking to clinch but Tamura pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamura stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tienampo.
Tamura takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tienampo throws a nice head kick!
Tamura falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tienampo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tamura takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tienampo wants to clinch up but Tamura keeps it at a distance.
Tamura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tienampo counters with an outside leg kick.
Yuki Tamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tamura swats away the attempt to clinch by Tienampo.
Tienampo tries to clinch up but Tamura circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tienampo doesn't manage to clinch there - Tamura circles away.
Tamura on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tamura misses with a leg kick
and Tienampo counters with a body kick.
Tamura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tamura takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tienampo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tamura keeps the fight on the outside.
Tienampo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tamura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tienampo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tamura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tamura shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tamura showed some decent athleticism there.
Tienampo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tienampo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tienampo is on top in guard.
Tamura trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Misunami Tienampo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tienampo tries to clinch but Tamura moves out of range.
Tamura closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tienampo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tamura's brow.
Tamura dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Tienampo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tamura has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tienampo as Tamura tries to tie him up.
Tienampo jumps guard but Tamura stands there with Tienampo around his waist. Tienampo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tamura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tamura tries to pull guard but Tienampo won't allow it.
Tienampo misses with some punches.
Tienampo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tamura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Misunami Tienampo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuki Tamura.
Tienampo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tamura manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tamura looking for a sweep. Not yet Tamura, not yet.
Tamura is looking to stand up but Tienampo isn't so interested in that idea.
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.
Tienampo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tamura is proving hard to escape from.
Tamura is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tamura looking for a sweep. Not yet Tamura, not yet.
Tienampo wants to control from the top but Tamura keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tienampo is looking to stand up but Tamura won't let him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tamura closes the distance and pushes Tienampo back into the ropes.
Tienampo is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Tamura gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tamura has had enough of the clinch but Tienampo keeps him there for the moment.
Tienampo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tamura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tienampo has him pressed against the ropes.
Tamura is looking to break free of the clinch but Tienampo has double underhooks.
Tamura is looking to break free of the clinch but Tienampo has double underhooks.
Tamura tries to circle away but Tienampo has him pinned against the ropes.
Tamura has had enough of the clinch but Tienampo keeps him there for the moment.
Tienampo throws a punch but it's blocked by Tamura.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tienampo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tamura tries to break the clinch but Tienampo is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuki Tamura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tamura has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Yuki Tamura!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Yuki Tamura!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Yuki Tamura!
Yuki Tamura wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daisuke Shiga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Flores will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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263 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Shiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Flores!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Shiga is out on his feet! Flores sets himself and nearly takes Shiga's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gabriel Flores!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shingo Takeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hidetoshi Nakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeda comes to the ring accompanied by TAKEDA. Hidetoshi Nakata has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shingo Takeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hidetoshi Nakata!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeda stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Takeda darts in and clinches Nakata up against the ropes.
Nakata jumps guard but Takeda stands there with Nakata around his waist. Nakata gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nakata has a couple of punches blocked by Takeda.
Nakata stalling in the clinch but Takeda improves position.
Takeda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nakata trying to control the position but instead, Takeda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nakata into the ropes.
Takeda lands a good knee to the midsection. Nakata won't want to take too many of those.
Takeda stops a takedown attempt from Nakata.
Nakata doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Takeda.
Nakata tries to pull guard but Takeda holds him up against the ropes and eventually Nakata drops back down to his feet.
Shingo Takeda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hidetoshi Nakata.
Takeda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nakata tries to land knees in the clinch but Takeda avoids the damage to the body.
Nakata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takeda's elbow.
Takeda lands a nice elbow.
Takeda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nakata drops down looking for an ankle pick but Takeda pulls his leg out and moves away.
Takeda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Nakata manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nakata keeping full guard, as Takeda tries to pass.
Takeda gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nakata wants to clinch but Takeda slips to the side
and Takeda moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakata tries to throw a body punch but Takeda avoids it by throwing Nakata back against the cage.
Takeda lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Takeda.
Takeda lands an elbow that stopped Nakata in his tracks for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Takeda.
Takeda lands a nice uppercut.
Takeda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Takeda works on Nakata's body with a couple of short punches.
Takeda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nakatas head.
Takeda lands a shot to the body.
Nakata looks gassed!
Takeda lands a body shot.
Nakata fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Takeda lands a right hand.
Takeda gets through Nakata's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nakata jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Takeda walks away with a smile on his face. Nakata gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Takeda has closed the distance and engaged Nakata in a clinch.
Nakata drops down looking for an ankle pick but Takeda pulls his leg out and moves away.
Takeda clinches with his opponent.
Takeda scores with a shot to the side of Nakata's head.
Nakata is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Takeda gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Takeda lands an elbow inside that Nakata shrugs off.
Takeda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nakata backwards.
Takeda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakata backwards.
Takeda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Takeda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakata's defenses.
Takeda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda lands with a short shot to the head.
Takeda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Takeda connects with a knee to the head.
Takeda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Takeda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takeda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Takeda lands an elbow that stopped Nakata in his tracks for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takeda.
Takeda lands an elbow just above Nakata 's eye.
Takeda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Takeda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takeda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nakata's face.
Takeda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nakata tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Takeda smiles and moves away.
Takeda has managed to clinch.
Nakata tries to pull guard but Takeda holds him up against the ropes and eventually Nakata drops back down to his feet.
Nakata drops down looking for an ankle pick but Takeda pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nakata shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Takeda manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Takeda is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nakata's guard.
Nakata working a defensive guard but Takeda passes into half guard.
Takeda wants to pass to mount but Nakata is defending the position.
Takeda is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Takeda controlling the action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nakata looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Takeda works his foot free and advances to 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.
Takeda wants to control the pace but Nakata is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakata is desperately trying to improve his position but Takeda has a good base and remains in mount.
Takeda moves to back control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
You can see the frustration on Nakata's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Takeda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nakata on the ground.
A lull in the action here.
Takeda is riding his opponent, not letting Nakata buck him off.
A lull in the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takeda throwing damaging strikes from the back! Nakata could be in trouble here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shingo Takeda dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Takeda is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takeda. Nakata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakata fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takeda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takeda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nakata doesn't manage to clinch there - Takeda circles away.
Takeda pushes Nakata up against the ropes in a clinch.
Takeda gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nakata.
Nakata is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nakata has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Takeda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Takeda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakata backwards.
Knees to the body from Takeda.
Takeda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nakata backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Takeda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shingo Takeda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakata.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Takeda.
Nakata is breathing heavily.
Nakata tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Takeda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Takeda.
Takeda is leaning against Nakata and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nakata wants to get back to striking at distance but Takeda won't allow it.
Takeda lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Takeda.
Takeda works on Nakata's body with a couple of short punches.
Takeda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Takeda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Takeda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Takeda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nakata or not.
Takeda lands with a short shot to the head.
Takeda lands a nice shot to the body.
Nakata working aggressively here.
Takeda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takeda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Takeda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nakatas head.
Takeda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Takeda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice elbow from Takeda.
Takeda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takeda pushes Nakata back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takeda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nakata in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Takeda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Takeda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Takeda lands an elbow inside.
A right hand to the body from Takeda.
Takeda lands a nice uppercut.
Takeda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Takeda lands an elbow that stopped Nakata in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Takeda.
Takeda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Takeda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Takeda lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Takeda.
Takeda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Takeda lands a left hand.
Takeda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Takeda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Takeda with a knee to the head.
Takeda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takeda lands a nice shot to the body.
Takeda with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Takeda.
Takeda lands an elbow inside that Nakata shrugs off.
Takeda blocks an uppercut.
Takeda lands a shot to the body.
Takeda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nakata goes for a takedown attempt but Takeda pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shingo Takeda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hidetoshi Nakata.
Takeda has closed the distance and engaged Nakata in a clinch.
Takeda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Takeda landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakata wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Takeda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nakata tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Takeda smiles and moves away.
Nakata tries to keep at a distance but Takeda has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nakata wants a takedown.
Nakata misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakata's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Takeda lands with a left to the head.
Nakata fails to pull guard.
Nakata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Takeda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nakata fails to pull guard.
Nakata is looking to break free of the clinch but Takeda has double underhooks.
Nakata takes an elbow to the forehead.
Takeda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Takeda connects with a knee to the head.
Takeda prevents Nakata from breaking the clinch.
Nakata is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Takeda as the two fighters clinch.
Takeda lands a nice elbow.
Nakata working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakata is trying to force a seperation but Takeda has the dominant position.
Nakata takes an elbow to the temple.
A shot in the inside from Takeda.
Takeda blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Takeda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nakata misses with a punch on the inside.
Takeda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nakata throws a head punch that misses.
Takeda lands a shoulder strike.
Nakata throws a punch but it's blocked by Takeda.
Takeda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nakata changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Takeda fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Takeda thuds his shin into the meat of Nakata's side.
Takeda throws a leg kick which misses Nakata's front leg but catches the back leg as Nakata tries to avoid it.
Takeda lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Takeda lands with an overhand left.
Shingo Takeda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakata takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Takeda has Nakata up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nakata struggles to land a body shot inside as Takeda controls his hands.
Takeda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nakata's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shingo Takeda dominated that second round.
That's time! Takeda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Takeda moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takeda.
Takeda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nakatas head.
Nakata tries to break the clinch but Takeda is controlling the position.
Nakata is trying to force a seperation but Takeda has the dominant position.
Nakata takes a knee right on the jaw!
Takeda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nakata's efforts to push away.
Takeda works on Nakata's body with a couple of short punches.
Nakata effectively controlling the action here.
Takeda landing knees to the head.
Nakata misses with a punch to the body.
Takeda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nakata can do to turn this around?
Nakata has a couple of punches blocked by Takeda.
Takeda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Takeda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nakata takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice right hand lands inside from Takeda.
Takeda lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takeda working Nakata over with knees to the body.
Takeda lands with a left to the head.
Nakata misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakata jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Takeda walks away with a smile on his face. Nakata gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Takeda moves into the clinch successfully.
Nakata can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakata wants to break free but Takeda has control.
Nakata manages to break the clinch.
Nakata gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Takeda lands a front kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Takeda landing knees to the head.
Takeda lands a shot to the body.
Takeda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nakata goes for a takedown in the clinch but Takeda prevents it.
Takeda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Takeda landing knees to the body.
Takeda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A knee to the head by Takeda.
Takeda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakata is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shingo Takeda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hidetoshi Nakata.
Takeda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakata backwards.
Takeda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nakata's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Takeda.
Nakata throws an elbow that misses.
Nakata tries to pull guard but Takeda won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda cracks Nakata with a nice body shot.
Nakata takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Takeda.
Takeda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Takeda fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nakata is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Takeda has denied him.
Nakata wants to get back to striking at distance but Takeda won't allow it.
Nakata tries to pull guard but Takeda holds him up against the ropes and eventually Nakata drops back down to his feet.
Takeda lands with a right to the head.
Takeda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Takeda lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Takeda.
Takeda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nakata backwards.
Nakata working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nakata tries to pull guard but Takeda holds him up against the ropes and eventually Nakata drops back down to his feet.
Nakata fails to pull guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Takeda.
Takeda prevents a takedown attempt there.
Takeda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Takeda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda landing knees to the head.
Nakata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakata is trying to force a seperation but Takeda has the dominant position.
Still in the clinch, Takeda scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Takeda.
Takeda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nakata in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Takeda scores with a shoulder strike.
Nakata fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Takeda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakata's defenses.
Nakata jumps guard but Takeda stands there with Nakata around his waist. Nakata gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Takeda.
Takeda cracks Nakata with a nice body shot.
Nice elbow from Takeda.
A shot in the inside from Takeda.
Nakata tries to pull guard but Takeda holds him up against the ropes and eventually Nakata drops back down to his feet.
Takeda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Takeda pushes Nakata back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takeda.
Takeda scores with a shot to the side of Nakata's head.
Takeda blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Takeda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nakata is trying to break free.
Takeda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakata's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Takeda.
Nakata has a couple of punches blocked by Takeda.
Takeda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nakata swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takeda lands a knee to the body.
Takeda lands a damaging elbow.
A short body shot lands from Takeda as the two fighters clinch.
Takeda lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Takeda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takeda keeps control of Nakata as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Takeda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Takeda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Takeda.
Nakata swings wildly with an uppercut but Takeda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees to the body from Takeda.
Hidetoshi Nakata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takeda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nakata in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nakata is working for takedown but Takeda is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nakata drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Takeda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Takeda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Takeda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Takeda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shingo Takeda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Takeda has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Shingo Takeda!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Shingo Takeda!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Shingo Takeda!
Shingo Takeda wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Astro Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Kambei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kambei has chosen Iron Butterfly-In the Garden of Eden as his entrance music. Akira Kambei will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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142 lbs
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145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Experienced |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Astro Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Kambei!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy slips a jab and a cross from Kambei.
Kambei fails to land with a series of punches.
Boy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kambei has his hands clasped together around Boy's back. He's all about the action.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kambei has hold of Boy's hands but Boy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kambei has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boy is working away from the top position though.
Boy lands with a punch from half guard.
Boy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kambei knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kambei taking some punishment here, with Boy in his half guard.
Boy is looking to advance position but Kambei won't allow it.
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.
Kambei is looking to control Boy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kambei avoid being mounted?
Boy throwing shots but Kambei is blocking nicely.
Boy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boy working over Kambei with some ground and pound. Kambei looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kambei gets full guard.
Kambei preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kambei is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kambei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kambei tries to avoid it but Boy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kambei to the ground. Kambei escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kambei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boy moves away.
Boy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boy dives in and grabs Kambei's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kambei pushes down on Boy's head and hops out.
Boy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kambei swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Astro Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Boy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kambei is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Boy off and has taken his back!
Boy is breathing heavily.
Kambei looking for the choke but no joy.
Kambei is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Boy knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Boy for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kambei trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Boy doesn't escape.
Boy looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kambei.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy is trying to get back to his feet but Kambei has full control of the position and if anything, Boy has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Kambei struggling to keep hold of the position.
Boy is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boy is having to fend off submission attempts from Kambei, who is looking to sink in the choke. Kambei doesn't have the hooks in though and Boy manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kambei is on top in guard.
Kambei advances position into side control!
Kambei goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Boy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kambei's guard! Nice work there by Boy!
Boy distracts Kambei with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Astro Boy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kambei stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kambei wants it to stay on the feet.
Kambei throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kambei just misses with a punch to the body.
Astro Boy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kambei throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kambei misses with a body shot.
Boy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kambei misses with a few strikes there.
Boy fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Astro Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kambei.
Kambei loads up on a big right hand but Boy slips the punch.
Boy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kambei sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boy somewhat.
Kambei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kambei throws a body punch but Boy moves out of range.
Kambei loads up on a big right hand but Boy slips the punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boy.
Kambei throws a body punch but Boy moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kambei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boy looks for a takedown but Kambei sprawls well.
Astro Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kambei lands a nice hook to Boy's body. Boy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kambei scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kambei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kambei dips to his left and cracks Boy with an uppercut!
Kambei scores with a jab to the body.
Kambei thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Kambei does no damage.
Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kambei!
Kambei can't escape the position.
Boy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kambei can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kambei takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Boy trying to control but Kambei is having none of it.
BOOM! Boy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kambei is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kambei tries to hold on but Boy pushes him away.
Kambei is bucking up trying to escape but Boy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kambei is working to get back to half guard.
Boy avoids the attempt from Kambei to control.
Boy trying to control but Kambei is having none of it.
Kambei is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kambei working to try and regain half guard.
Boy has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kambei's face.
Boy avoids the attempt from Kambei to control.
Boy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Boy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kambei is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Boy.
Boy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kambei looks a forlorn figure.
Boy with a couple of short strikes.
Boy raining down shots from the mount!
Kambei is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy lands a big shot there that rocks Kambei but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Boy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Boy lands a nice shot to the head.
Kambei is rocked!
Boy avoids the attempt from Kambei to control.
Kambei is still in real trouble! Can Boy finish him?
Boy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Boy with the ground and pound from mount.
Boy lands a big elbow.
Boy drops a big elbow. That's hurt Kambei! More shots from Boy and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Astro Boy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dylan James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Izakawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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216 lbs
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198 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dylan James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Izakawa!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Izakawa being controlled here, momentarily.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
James stands up from Izakawa's guard - James perhaps looking for a knockout.
Izakawa misses with a takedown attempt
and James counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by James.
James working some strikes from top position.
James content to stall in guard here.
Izakawa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
James gets to his feet - Izakawa follows without any prompting.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Izakawa blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is looking to score with low kicks.
Izakawa misses with a few strikes there.
Izakawa closes the distance looking to clinch
and James counters with a nice double leg into guard.
James passes Izakawa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Izakawa tries to push off, looking to stand up, but James manages to move to mount!
James controlling from mount.
James lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
James looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James working for a submission but Izakawa is keeping him at bay.
James cracks Izakawa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James controlling the pace for now.
Izakawa taking shots to the head.
James wants to control the pace but Izakawa is squirming around nicely.
James is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Izakawa can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
James tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izakawa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
James controlling the pace for now.
Izakawa is in a horrible position here. James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
James trying to control but he's not successful this time.
James takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Izakawa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
James with the ground and pound from mount.
Izakawa tries to hold on but James pushes him away.
James raining down shots from the mount!
Izakawa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Izakawa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
James controlling the position easily from mount.
James 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.
James is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Izakawa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Izakawa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Izakawa taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan James dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Izakawa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and James counters with a nice double leg into side control. Izakawa won't be happy with that.
Izakawa is trying to buck James off.
A lull in the action here.
Izakawa is looking for a sweep.
Izakawa is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but James has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Izakawa is being controlled here.
James wants to control but Izakawa is keeping him busy.
Izakawa is trying to improve his position.
James tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is working Izakawa over with some ground and pound from side control.
Izakawa is breathing heavily.
James controlling the position.
Izakawa is trying to improve his position.
James stands up and beckons Izakawa to his feet.
James lands a jab to Izakawa's midsection.
Izakawa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and James counters with a head kick that drops Izakawa - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Izakawa is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with James in particular looking to stall.
James 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. Dylan James just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Izakawa closes the distance but James moves to the side
and James counters with a takedown into side control.
James is staying tight to Izakawa's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Izakawa tries to buck James off but James is having none of it.
James is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James cracks Izakawa with a big right hand but Izakawa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Izakawa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but James wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
James scoring with punches from side control.
Izakawa is not content to let James control the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Izakawa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
James has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James digs a good hook to Izakawa's body.
James throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Izakawa stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. James follows into mount!
Izakawa is still in real trouble! Can James finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Izakawa scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from James land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. James stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan James!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Horato Muchada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Celestino Caballero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muchada comes to the ring accompanied by Red - Ordinary World. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Horato Muchada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Celestino Caballero!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Caballero catches Muchada right on the button with a cross.
Caballero cracks a nice hook into Muchada's ribs.
Caballero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Muchada misses with a jab, cross combination.
Muchada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Caballero misses with a straight left.
Caballero throws a looping overhand right but Muchada ducks down to avoid it.
Caballero throws a looping overhand right but Muchada ducks down to avoid it.
Caballero throws a looping overhand right but Muchada ducks down to avoid it.
Muchada closes the distance and clinches.
Caballero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caballero working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Muchada.
It looks like Celestino Caballero has been cut.
Knees to the body from Muchada.
Caballero looks gassed!
Muchada using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muchada connects with a nasty looking knee right to Caballero's face.
Muchada ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Muchada no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Caballero preventing the sweep.
Muchada has his foot on Caballero's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Caballero works his way back into a safe position though.
Muchada is trying to control the position but Caballero postures up.
Muchada working for a triangle but Caballero defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muchada seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Muchada is trying to keep Caballero in close.
Muchada wants to sweep but no luck.
Caballero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Muchada. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Muchada looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Muchada is trying to keep Caballero in close.
Muchada working for a triangle but Caballero defends it easily.
Caballero wants to stand but Muchada is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caballero preventing the sweep.
Muchada working a defensive guard here.
Caballero must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Muchada is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Caballero is aware though and is defending well.
Caballero postures up.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Muchada tries to clinch there but Caballero circles away.
Caballero misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caballero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caballero fails to land with a series of punches.
Celestino Caballero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muchada just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Caballero.
Caballero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Muchada counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horato Muchada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Celestino Caballero's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Muchada avoids the body shot from Caballero.
Muchada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caballero connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Caballero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muchada.
Muchada moves into the clinch.
Caballero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Muchada blocks an uppercut.
Caballero throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muchada.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muchada.
Muchada lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Caballero misses with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Muchada.
Knees to the body from Muchada.
Muchada connects with a nasty looking knee right to Caballero's face.
Caballero is rocked!
Muchada manages to pull guard.
Caballero is still in real trouble! Can Muchada finish him?
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Muchada is on top in guard.
Muchada sitting in guard here, content to control.
Caballero seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muchada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Muchada trying to control but Caballero is working from the bottom.
Muchada pushing down on Caballero's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Muchada is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Muchada content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Caballero wants to get back to his feet.
Caballero is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Muchada seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Caballero does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Muchada in particular looking to stall.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Donk. Caballero catches Muchada right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muchada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muchada slips under a jab from Caballero.
Caballero misses with a looping left.
A big right from Caballero misses.
Muchada takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Muchada throws a leg kick but Caballero moved away.
Muchada thows a body kick. Caballero tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Muchada lands a head kick!
Muchada lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Muchada closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Muchada 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.
Caballero is trying to stand up here but Muchada is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caballero blocking the ground and pound attempt from Muchada.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Caballero can do anything to dispel that myth.
Caballero scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Muchada manages to mount him!
Muchada controlling from the full mount.
Muchada throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horato Muchada dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Celestino Caballero's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Muchada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caballero throws out the jab.
Horato Muchada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muchada lands a head kick. Caballero smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Caballero connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Caballero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muchada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caballero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Caballero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Muchada is defended easily by Caballero.
Muchada dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caballero. That did some damage!
Muchada shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Caballero but Caballero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horato Muchada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caballero throws a body punch but Muchada moves out of range.
Muchada clinches with his opponent.
Muchada working Caballero over with knees to the body.
Muchada scores with a knee to the head.
Horato Muchada has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Muchada with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Caballero misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muchada pulls guard effortlessly.
Caballero is fighting to break Muchada's control of his arms but Muchada is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Muchada trying to keep a closed guard but Caballero is proving a slippery customer.
Muchada looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Muchada throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Caballero stopping the sweep attempt from Muchada.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Caballero wants to get up but he can't break Muchada's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Muchada controls Caballero momentarily but Caballero frees himself.
Muchada is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Caballero defends well.
Celestino Caballero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muchada looking for subs off his back but Caballero has passed one foot through into half guard.
Muchada looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Caballero tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
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.
Muchada is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Muchada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Caballero.
Muchada is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Caballero pulls his head out easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caballero is looking for a kimura here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Horato Muchada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Muchada 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Horato Muchada!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Horato Muchada!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Horato Muchada!
Horato Muchada wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arne Weisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuko Shimaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weisse's entrance music is David Guetta - Im in Miami Beach. A fine choice. Yuko Shimaki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arne Weisse's chin.
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165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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154 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arne Weisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuko Shimaki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weisse darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Weisse is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Weisse passes the guard and advances to mount!
Weisse wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Weisse moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Shimaki has worked his arm free - good work by Shimaki!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimaki is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Weisse asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Shimaki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Weisse. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Weisse tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Weisse laying and praying for a moment but Shimaki takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Weisse is looking to advance position but Shimaki won't allow it.
Weisse controlling the pace.
Weisse maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Shimaki could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Weisse has cracked it and Shimaki is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Weisse!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arne Weisse!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shin Ya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Laborina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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170 lbs
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185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shin Ya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cain Laborina!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ya staying out of range there.
Cain Laborina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laborina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ya looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Laborina feints and then cracks Ya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ya down.
Laborina goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laborina.
Ya misses with a takedown attempt - Laborina sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ya shoots in for a takedown but Laborina shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shin Ya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ya has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laborina finds it's way round the side to connect with Ya's head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ya.
Laborina scores with a head kick.
Ya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Laborina circles away.
Ya looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Laborina avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ya is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Laborina is looking to control Ya's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Laborina avoid being mounted?
Laborina is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ya is staying active.
Ya throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Laborina really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ya. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Laborina keeping control of the position.
Ya is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Laborina is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick from Laborina lands but Ya takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laborina lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ya's sensitive parts.
Laborina throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laborina scores with a push kick.
Ya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ya is breathing heavily.
Laborina throws a sloppy head kick and Ya moves out of range easily.
Laborina lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laborina lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ya's sensitive parts.
Laborina lands a head kick!
Laborina looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Laborina.
Laborina lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ya's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ya takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Laborina dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Laborina lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laborina lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laborina lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laborina throws a leg kick which misses Ya's front leg but catches the back leg as Ya tries to avoid it.
Laborina has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ya takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laborina scores with a nice body kick.
Laborina wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laborina scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laborina lands with a kick to the temple. Ya shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick from Laborina lands but Ya takes it in his stride.
Nice body kick there by Laborina.
Laborina dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ya. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Laborina there.
Ya shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Whack! Laborina lands a heavy head kick that drops Ya. The ref tackles Laborina to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Ya was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Cain Laborina!
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