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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hyun Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikki Tavarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tavarius's choice of entrance music: It Dont Come Easy. Rikki Tavarius is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Sudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rikki Tavarius!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sudo is defended easily by Tavarius.
Tavarius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tavarius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sudo misses with a takedown
so Tavarius counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tavarius 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tavarius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sudo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sudo working for a triangle but Tavarius defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarius is looking to work some ground and pound but Sudo has wrist control.
Sudo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tavarius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sudo looking for a sweep. Not yet Sudo, not yet.
Tavarius trying to control but Sudo is working from the bottom.
Sudo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sudo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tavarius avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hyun Sudo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sudo fails with a takedown attempt.
Sudo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tavarius sprawls well. Tavarius wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sudo gets slowly back to his feet.
Tavarius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tavarius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo instigates a clinch.
Tavarius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tavarius.
Sudo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tavarius smiles and moves away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sudo.
Tavarius tries to bench press Sudo off him but Sudo keeps the position.
Sudo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tavarius knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius prevents Sudo from improving position.
Sudo looking to control but instead Tavarius has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sudo has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Tavarius works to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rikki Tavarius will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sudo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tavarius counters with a takedown into side control.
Sudo tries to buck Tavarius off but Tavarius is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sudo wants to control but Tavarius postures up.
Sudo sneaks back into half guard.
Sudo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tavarius is working away from the top position though.
Tavarius trying to pass the guard but Sudo defending well.
Sudo is looking to control Tavarius's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sudo avoid being mounted?
Tavarius controlling the pace.
Tavarius is thwarting Sudo's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hyun Sudo.
Sudo shoots in but Tavarius avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tavarius throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sudo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hyun Sudo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sudo is defended easily by Tavarius.
Nice shot by Tavarius.
Tavarius shoots in and drives through. Sudo sprawls well.
Sudo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Rikki Tavarius has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sudo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tavarius sprawls well. Tavarius wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sudo gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sudo throws a big shot that misses.
Sudo fails with the takedown.
Hyun Sudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sudo tries for a takedown but Tavarius circles away easily
so Tavarius counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sudo can't keep his opponent in guard - Tavarius advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sudo manages to get to full guard.
Sudo is trying to keep Tavarius in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sudo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tavarius has picked Sudo up and slammed him! Sudo can't keep hold of the triangle and Tavarius manages to pass to side control!
Sudo sneaks back into half guard.
Tavarius works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo tries to lock up and control but Tavarius gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sudo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tavarius is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tavarius controlling the position easily from mount.
Tavarius's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sudo gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rikki Tavarius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rikki Tavarius's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sudo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sudo wants to clinch up but Tavarius keeps it at a distance.
Hyun Sudo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tavarius sizes up Sudo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sudo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sudo showed some decent athleticism there.
Tavarius has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Tavarius is trying to control but can't.
Sudo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Sudo.
Sudo seems to be looking for submissions.
Tavarius is trying to control but can't.
Sudo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sudo is nestled in close to Tavarius, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Still in half guard, Sudo seems content to control.
Sudo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sudo.
Tavarius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sudo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sudo wants to control from the top but Tavarius keeps moving.
Sudo stays in close to Tavarius's body and controls the position.
Hyun Sudo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hyun Sudo just wasn't active enough.
Sudo tries to clinch there but Tavarius circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tavarius lands a jab to the nose.
Sudo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tavarius counters with a shoot takedown. Sudo fights it but they end up in guard.
Sudo is looking for a triangle but Tavarius pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sudo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tavarius trying to control but Sudo is working from the bottom.
Tavarius got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sudo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tavarius has managed to get both his arms back between Sudo's legs - danger averted.
Tavarius postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tavarius engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sudo misses with a takedown attempt
and Tavarius counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sudo!
Sudo striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Sudo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tavarius is looking for a sweep. Sudo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sudo throwing shots but Tavarius is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tavarius trying to hold on to Sudo's head to control him but Sudo postures up.
Sudo misses with a head shot. Tavarius uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hyun Sudo.
Well Tavarius has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Rikki Tavarius!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Rikki Tavarius!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Rikki Tavarius!
Rikki Tavarius wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Rikki Tavarius thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Hagen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrus Laane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laane has chosen Akon - Never Gonna Get It as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Hagen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrus Laane!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Laane.
Hagen avoids a punch combination nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Laane.
Laane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Laane wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hagen drops his hands momentarily and Laane takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Laane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hagen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laane throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laane moves into range and connects with a jab.
Andrus Laane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Laane.
Laane instigates a clinch.
Hagen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hagen tries for a takedown but Laane manages to get underhooks.
Laane is trying to break the clinch but Hagen is controlling him.
Hagen is looking for a takedown.
Hagen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laane wants to break free but Hagen has control.
We've been hearing reports that Hagen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Laane tries to circle away but Hagen has him pinned against the cage.
Hagen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Laane prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Hagen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hagen blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagen has Laane pressed against the cage, preventing Laane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hagen avoids it.
Hagen tries to score a body lock takedown but Laane shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hagen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laane struggles to land a body shot inside as Hagen controls his hands.
Laane is looking to break free of the clinch but Hagen has double underhooks.
Laane breaks from the clinch.
Laane wants to clinch
and Hagen counters with a left and a right that hurts Laane! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Hagen jumps into full mount!
Laane is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laane is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Hagen locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Laane is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Hagen!
After winning the bout, Tom Hagen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cecil Peoples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkins comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Survival. Peoples has chosen Party People by Nelly Featuring Fergie as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
20 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Wilkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Cecil Peoples!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peoples gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wilkins working some strikes from top position.
Wilkins prevents Peoples from getting back to his feet.
Wilkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Peoples is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilkins throws an elbow that misses. Peoples uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilkins's guard. Nice move by Peoples!
Peoples must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wilkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wilkins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wilkins 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.
Peoples trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Wilkins manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins tries for a takedown but Peoples manages to get underhooks.
Wilkins has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Peoples regains guard immediately.
Wilkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peoples works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wilkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Peoples is retaining full guard.
Wilkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peoples wants to stand up but Wilkins is controlling him.
Wilkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wilkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peoples is looking to stand up but Wilkins isn't so interested in that idea.
Wilkins looking to pass the guard.
Wilkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilkins is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilkins 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilkins postures up in Peoples's guard and throws a big left but Peoples blocks it.
Wilkins slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilkins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Peoples has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wilkins scores with punches from side control.
Peoples prevents Wilkins from improving position.
Peoples takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Peoples has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wilkins but great work by Peoples.
Wilkins tries to bench press Peoples off him but Peoples keeps the position.
Wilkins gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wilkins wants to get back to full guard but Peoples has mounted him!
Wilkins is desperately trying to improve his position but Peoples has a good base and remains in mount.
Wilkins is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Wilkins bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wilkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peoples is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Peoples has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Millions Top Team. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Peoples is proving hard to escape from.
Peoples is looking to stand up but Wilkins isn't so interested in that idea.
Wilkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peoples works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peoples working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilkins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wilkins prevents Peoples from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peoples has his feet on Wilkins's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Peoples, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Wilkins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Peoples throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilkins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Peoples is fending him off so far but Wilkins persists. Nope, Peoples circles away and we're back to standing.
Peoples throws a right and a left that Wilkins avoids nicely.
Wilkins shoots in and drives through. Peoples sprawls well.
Peoples swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jay Wilkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peoples tries to sprawl but Wilkins drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wilkins looks to land a strike but Peoples avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Peoples wants to stand up but Wilkins is controlling him.
Wilkins cracks Peoples with a solid left hand.
Peoples utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peoples is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wilkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peoples wants to get back to his feet but Wilkins is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wilkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peoples works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jay Wilkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilkins prevents Peoples from getting back to his feet.
Wilkins sitting in guard here, content to control.
Peoples keeping moving, preventing Wilkins from controlling successfully.
Wilkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peoples is looking to stand up but Wilkins isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wilkins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Peoples but Peoples pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Wilkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilkins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wilkins dives in and grabs Peoples's left leg, looking for a takedown. Peoples pushes down on Wilkins's head and hops out.
Wilkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Peoples tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peoples throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cecil Peoples is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilkins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Peoples sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Peoples tries to clinch up.
Wilkins misses with a takedown attempt
and Peoples counters with a body kick that stops Wilkins in his tracks momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Peoples as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilkins dives in and grabs Peoples's left leg, looking for a takedown. Peoples pushes down on Wilkins's head and hops out.
Peoples closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Jay Wilkins has been cut.
Peoples buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Peoples moves into the clinch.
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!
Peoples lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Peoples's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Peoples, right into the meat.
Peoples connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wilkins's hands.
Peoples drops Wilkins with a naaaaasty hook - Wilkins is in real trouble here! Peoples dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cecil Peoples!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Cecil Peoples made sure he mentioned Project Mayhem, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Jay Wilkins stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will be back stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Szczakowiecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Egardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomasz Szczakowiecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Egardo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczakowiecki throws a body punch but Egardo moves out of range.
Egardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Szczakowiecki circles away.
Egardo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Egardo wants to clinch up but Szczakowiecki keeps it at a distance.
Szczakowiecki looks to land a left hand but Egardo moved out of range nicely.
Szczakowiecki keeps the fight on the outside.
Szczakowiecki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Szczakowiecki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Egardo misses with a few strikes there.
Egardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Szczakowiecki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Egardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Szczakowiecki throws a series of strikes that have Egardo backpedaling.
It looks like Fernando Egardo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Szczakowiecki.
Egardo lands with a good body shot.
Szczakowiecki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Szczakowiecki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Szczakowiecki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Egardo.
Egardo takes a swing at Szczakowiecki's ribcage but misses.
Egardo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Szczakowiecki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Egardo misses with a body shot.
Egardo closes the distance but Szczakowiecki moves to the side
and Szczakowiecki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egardo swings for the body but Szczakowiecki moves out of range.
Egardo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Egardo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Szczakowiecki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Egardo breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Szczakowiecki misses.
Egardo tries to clinch up but Szczakowiecki circles away and keeps his distance.
Egardo wants to clinch.
Szczakowiecki darts in trying to clinch
and Egardo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczakowiecki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Szczakowiecki lands with a left to the head.
Egardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Szczakowiecki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Egardo.
It looks like Tomasz Szczakowiecki has been cut.
Egardo punishes Szczakowiecki's body with a nice straight punch.
Egardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Egardo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Egardo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Szczakowiecki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fernando Egardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egardo closes the distance but Szczakowiecki moves to the side
and Szczakowiecki counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Szczakowiecki.
Egardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Szczakowiecki is just out of range.
Egardo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Egardo misses with a hook to the body
and Szczakowiecki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szczakowiecki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Egardo counters with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Szczakowiecki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Egardo.
Szczakowiecki tries to clinch but Egardo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Egardo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Egardo has Szczakowiecki up against the cage in a clinch.
Szczakowiecki lands a left hand.
Szczakowiecki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Egardo tries to clinch but Szczakowiecki moves away
and Szczakowiecki counters with a stiff right hand.
Egardo tests Szczakowiecki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Egardo misses with a body shot.
Egardo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Szczakowiecki rather than just go for the knockout.
Egardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Szczakowiecki circles away.
Egardo tries to clinch but Szczakowiecki is having none of it.
Egardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Szczakowiecki was well out of range. Poor timing from Egardo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo is looking to slow Szczakowiecki down with leg kicks.
Egardo is looking to clinch.
Egardo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Egardo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Szczakowiecki to score with a decent uppercut.
Egardo misses with a hook to the body
and Szczakowiecki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Szczakowiecki throws a series of strikes that have Egardo backpedaling.
Szczakowiecki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Egardo throws a body kick that misses.
Egardo moves into the clinch.
Egardo tries a body shot but Szczakowiecki blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egardo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Szczakowiecki is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szczakowiecki working hard to break the clinch.
Szczakowiecki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Egardo trying to land knees to the body.
Egardo misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Egardo.
Egardo lands a nice elbow.
Egardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Egardo pushes Szczakowiecki up against the cage in a clinch.
Egardo tries to break the clinch but Szczakowiecki is controlling the position.
Egardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Szczakowiecki controls his hands.
Egardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Egardo lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egardo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Szczakowiecki is defending well for now.
Szczakowiecki managing to block the knees to the body from Egardo.
Szczakowiecki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Egardo.
Szczakowiecki prevents a body shot from Egardo.
Szczakowiecki lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Szczakowiecki.
Egardo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Egardo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Szczakowiecki is defending well for now.
Egardo tries to land knees in the clinch but Szczakowiecki avoids the damage to the body.
Szczakowiecki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Egardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Szczakowiecki.
Egardo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Szczakowiecki's defenses.
A nice left hand lands by Szczakowiecki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egardo can't find room to land a body shot as Szczakowiecki controls the action.
Egardo tries a body shot but Szczakowiecki blocks it.
Szczakowiecki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Egardo tries to land knees in the clinch but Szczakowiecki avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Szczakowiecki.
A body shot lands from Szczakowiecki.
Egardo breaks the clinch.
Egardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Egardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egardo clinches up with Szczakowiecki and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Szczakowiecki.
Egardo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Szczakowiecki or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Egardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Egardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Szczakowiecki circles away.
Szczakowiecki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Egardo misses with the combination.
Egardo misses the jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Egardo lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Egardo.
Szczakowiecki misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Egardo.
Egardo tries to land knees in the clinch but Szczakowiecki avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo trying to land knees to the body.
Egardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Egardo swings for the body but Szczakowiecki moves out of range.
Fernando Egardo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Egardo circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Egardo. Szczakowiecki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Egardo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A shot to the body from Egardo misses
enabling Szczakowiecki to counter with a crisp jab.
Szczakowiecki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Egardo throws a body punch but Szczakowiecki moves out of range.
Egardo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egardo tries to clinch
and Szczakowiecki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Egardo clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Egardo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Szczakowiecki fails to land.
Egardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Szczakowiecki moves in looking to clinch but Egardo pushes him off.
Egardo misses the shot to the body.
Egardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Egardo misses with a body punch
and Egardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egardo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Szczakowiecki doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egardo pushes Szczakowiecki up against the cage in a clinch.
Egardo tries to throw a body punch but Szczakowiecki avoids it by throwing Egardo back against the cage.
Egardo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Szczakowiecki misses with the head strike.
Szczakowiecki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Szczakowiecki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Szczakowiecki gets through Egardo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Szczakowiecki.
Egardo breaks the clinch.
Egardo clinches.
Egardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Szczakowiecki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczakowiecki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Egardo tries to clinch there but Szczakowiecki circles away.
Egardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Szczakowiecki was well out of range. Poor timing from Egardo.
Szczakowiecki works the jab nicely.
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!
Szczakowiecki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Szczakowiecki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Szczakowiecki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Egardo is trying to break the clinch but Szczakowiecki is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Szczakowiecki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Egardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Szczakowiecki.
Egardo misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Egardo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Egardo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Fernando Egardo!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Fernando Egardo!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Fernando Egardo!
Fernando Egardo wins by unanimous decision!
As Fernando Egardo got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Wooooooooooooo wow this is my first ever TRFC debut and also my first TRFC win Arigato guys arigato '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otis Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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190 lbs
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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
34 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Otis Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verzosa.
We've been told by Gein's head coaches at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Verzosa lands with a good body shot.
Remedios Verzosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verzosa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gein.
Gein takes one to the side of the head.
Gein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gein shoots in but no luck this time.
Verzosa throws a front kick that sends Gein stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verzosa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Verzosa scores with a kick to the body.
Verzosa clinches.
Verzosa cracks Gein with a nice body shot.
Verzosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Verzosa can't get the takedown.
Verzosa just leaning against Gein, taking a breather.
Verzosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gein avoiding damage.
Come on Verzosa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Verzosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa goes for a takedown attempt but Gein pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gein shoots in for a double leg but Verzosa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gein fails to land with a series of punches.
Verzosa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gein avoids it really well and circles away.
Otis Gein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remedios Verzosa.
Gein is trying hard to land a takedown here. Verzosa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gein looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Verzosa is fending him off so far but Gein persists. Nope, Verzosa circles away and we're back to standing.
Verzosa lands with an overhand left.
A lazy left from Verzosa finds it's target.
Gein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Verzosa.
Verzosa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gein's hands.
Verzosa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gein tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Verzosa is in Gein's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verzosa is fighting to break Gein's control of his arms but Gein is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Verzosa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gein keeping moving, preventing Verzosa from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa throws a big right hand that misses.
Verzosa tries to free his leg and advance position but Gein is retaining full guard.
Verzosa won't allow Gein to sweep him here.
Verzosa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Verzosa trying to control but Gein is working from the bottom.
Verzosa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Verzosa preventing the sweep.
Verzosa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Verzosa trying to control but Gein is working from the bottom.
Verzosa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Remedios Verzosa was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Verzosa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gein is working to avoid the ground and pound but Verzosa connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gein wants to control but Verzosa postures up.
Gein is trying to improve his position.
Verzosa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gein keeps working.
Gein is looking to reverse the position.
Gein is working hard here to advance position.
Verzosa grinds an elbow into Gein's temple.
Gein is not content to let Verzosa control the position.
Verzosa tries for a kimura but Gein is defending well.
Verzosa lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa grinds an elbow into Gein's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gein can't do much from the bottom here.
Verzosa sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gein is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Verzosa lands a nice forearm strike.
Gein struggling a bit here.
Verzosa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Verzosa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gein manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gein preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gein gets full guard.
Gein keeping moving, preventing Verzosa from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Verzosa misses the shot to the body.
Gein keeps the fight on the outside.
Gein goes for a double leg but Verzosa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Verzosa continues to drive forward.
Verzosa tries to throw a body punch but Gein avoids it by throwing Verzosa back against the cage.
Verzosa misses with a punch to the body.
Gein lands a shoulder strike.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gein drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Verzosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gein backwards.
Gein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gein digs a right hand underneath Verzosa's ribcage. Verzosa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Verzosa digs a right hand into Gein's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gein's gas tank.
Gein trying to control the position but instead, Verzosa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gein into the cage.
Gein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Verzosa misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa digs a right hand into Gein's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gein's gas tank.
Verzosa has Gein pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gein manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Verzosa scores with a hook to the body.
Verzosa trying to control the position but instead, Gein has worked for underhooks and has pushed Verzosa into the cage.
Verzosa gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gein trying to control but Verzosa postures up.
Verzosa wants to pass the guard but Gein is defending well.
Gein on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gein wants to control but Verzosa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Verzosa frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa landing strikes from the mount.
Gein tries to lock up and control but Verzosa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Verzosa is working for a guillotine from mount but Gein frees his head quite easily.
Verzosa working for a submission but Gein is keeping him at bay.
Gein is looking to improve his position but Verzosa isn't that keen on the idea.
Gein bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein is looking to pass into half guard but Verzosa pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Verzosa is in guard.
Gein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Verzosa looking to pass the guard.
Verzosa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Verzosa preventing the sweep.
Verzosa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Verzosa scoring with some ground and pound.
Gein manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Verzosa tries to hold on but Gein pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein scoring with strikes but Verzosa is staying in there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verzosa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gein in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Verzosa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gein tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Verzosa wants to hold on but Gein pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gein unloads with some shots from mount but Verzosa bucks and avoids them well.
Gein breaks from Verzosa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Otis Gein will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gein with a poor takedown
and Gein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gein fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Verzosa slaps away a takedown attempt from Gein, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otis Gein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Verzosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Verzosa moves in looking to clinch but Gein pushes him off.
Gein shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Verzosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gein.
Verzosa throws a sloppy head kick and Gein moves out of range easily.
Verzosa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Verzosa looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gein is avoiding damage well.
Gein is trying to control Verzosa's posture but Verzosa avoids it.
Verzosa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gein down.
Remedios Verzosa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Check out the look on Verzosa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verzosa cracks Gein with a big right hand but Gein just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Verzosa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein manages to get back to half guard.
Verzosa seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Gein is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Remedios Verzosa!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Remedios Verzosa made sure he mentioned Project Mayhem, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Awa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phoenix Miyamoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phoenix Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Awa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awa gets a clinch.
Awa avoids the elbow strike from Miyamoto, against the cage.
Miyamoto keeps control of Awa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Miyamoto as the two fighters clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miyamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Awa's brow.
Miyamoto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Miyamoto on the inside.
Awa has had enough of the clinch but Miyamoto keeps him there for the moment.
Awa blocks an elbow strike from Miyamoto.
Awa is trying to force a seperation but Miyamoto has the dominant position.
Awa told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Miyamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Awa avoids the damage to the body.
Miyamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Awa is defending well for now.
Awa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Awa is trying to break free.
Awa takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short uppercut from Miyamoto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyamoto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Awas head.
A right hand to the body from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Awa backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Awa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miyamoto's brow.
A short left from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Awa is defending well for now.
Miyamoto lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Awa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Awa misses with an elbow over the top.
Awa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Awa throws an elbow that misses.
Awa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Awa is trying to break the clinch but Miyamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Miyamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Awa is rocked!
Awa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miyamoto's defenses.
Nice elbow from Miyamoto.
Awa is still on wobbly legs! Can Miyamoto finish him?
It looks like Ricardo Awa has been cut.
Miyamoto lands with a short shot to the head.
Miyamoto lands a big right hand that drops Awa! The killer instinct kicks in and Miyamoto finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Miyamoto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phoenix Miyamoto!
Our winner, Phoenix Miyamoto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brusso Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brusso Do acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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285 lbs
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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
18 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brusso Do!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yu is out of range.
Do throws a head kick that misses.
Yu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Do throws a head kick that misses.
Do closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Do misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Do looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jack Yu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yu. Do does a little dance to reset his feet.
Do lands a front kick.
No joy there for Do, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do has taken the fight to the clinch.
Do blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yu fails to land.
Yu tries to land knees in the clinch but Do avoids the damage to the body.
Yu lands with a short shot to the head.
Yu working aggressively here.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yu avoids it.
Yu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but Yu blocks with his arms.
Yu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Do backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yu scores with a body shot.
Do tries to clinch up but Yu circles away and keeps his distance.
Do tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yu lands a jab to Do's midsection.
Do displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yu throws out the jab.
Yu punishes Do's body with a nice straight punch.
Yu gets a clinch.
Yu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Do backwards.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Do connects with a knee to the head.
Do dodges an elbow strike from Yu.
A head punch on the inside from Yu fails to land.
Yu avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Yu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yu is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yu misses with the head strike.
Do misses with a knee strike.
Yu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Do with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yu misses with a punch on the inside.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Do.
It looks like Jack Yu has been cut.
Yu looking to stall.
Yu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Do blocks an uppercut.
Do breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Do takes one to the side of the head.
Do loads up on a big right hand but Yu slips the punch.
Yu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Do moves away.
Do swings for the body but Yu moves out of range.
Do misses with a hook. Yu ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu clobbers Do with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yu misses with a body shot.
Do throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Do gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Do slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Do is looking to clinch but Yu is avoiding it.
Do lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Do ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Do on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Do is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yu throws a right hand that Do ducks under and follows up with a left that Do also avoids with ease.
Do is still on wobbly legs! Can Yu finish him?
Do tries to score with a low kick but Yu moves his leg out of the way.
Yu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yu.
Yu misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Do.
A head punch on the inside from Yu fails to land.
Yu misses with the head strike.
Yu misses with the head strike.
Do with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Do looks winded!
A head punch on the inside from Yu fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Do.
Yu lands a body punch.
Yu working aggressively here.
Do blocks an uppercut.
Yu misses with a punch on the inside.
Yu throws a head punch that misses.
Yu misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Do blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Do seems to have recovered his senses.
Do avoids a wild elbow strike from Yu.
Yu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Do tries a knee to the head but Yu blocks it.
Yu wants to get back to striking at distance but Do won't allow it.
Do blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Do misses with an elbow over the top.
Yu lands a big right hand that drops Do! The killer instinct kicks in and Yu finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Yu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Yu!
Jack Yu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Delphine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroyuki Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delphine kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Let the bodies hit the floor!. Okamoto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Feel the Drive. Hiroyuki Okamoto will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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150 lbs
20 - 19 - 0 |
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152 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Delphine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Okamoto!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delphine on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Okamoto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Delphine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Okamoto takes a swing at Delphine's ribcage but misses.
Delphine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Okamoto.
Okamoto misses with the combination.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Okamoto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Delphine counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Delphine.
Delphine preventing the sweep.
Delphine really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Delphine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Okamoto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Delphine stopping the sweep attempt from Okamoto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okamoto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delphine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Okamoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Okamoto wants to sweep here but Delphine controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delphine with a nice head shot there.
Delphine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Delphine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Okamoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Delphine stopping the sweep attempt from Okamoto.
Okamoto seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Delphine scoring with some ground and pound.
Okamoto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Delphine's guard.
Delphine seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Delphine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Okamoto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Okamoto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Okamoto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto tries to move to mount but Delphine blocks the move with his legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delphine is trying to get back to half guard.
Delphine manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Okamoto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Delphine looking for submissions off his back.
Delphine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Delphine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Delphine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Okamoto trying to control from half guard but Delphine is working away.
Okamoto scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Delphine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Delphine tries to get to full guard but Okamoto has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Okamoto seems content to control.
Delphine is trying to get back to full guard.
Okamoto controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Delphine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hiroyuki Okamoto wasn't active enough on the ground.
Okamoto throws a wild body kick that Delphine sees coming a mile off.
Okamoto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Delphine avoids the head kick by Okamoto.
Okamoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Okamoto throws a sloppy head kick
and Delphine counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Okamoto's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okamoto controls Delphine momentarily but Delphine frees himself.
Delphine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okamoto looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Okamoto controls Delphine momentarily but Delphine frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hiroyuki Okamoto will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Okamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okamoto throws a head kick but Delphine moves out of range.
Okamoto throws a low kick but Delphine avoids it.
Okamoto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Delphine counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Okamoto tries to get to full guard but Delphine has control of the leg.
Delphine is working for a kimura but Okamoto is defending it quite comfortably.
Delphine thows a huge punch but Okamoto dodges it nicely.
Delphine passes to full mount!
Okamoto wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Delphine.
Delphine landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Okamoto has his hands clasped together around Delphine's back. He's all about the action.
Delphine works his way into full mount!
Danny Delphine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Okamoto working to try and regain half guard.
Delphine is landing with some decent strikes but Okamoto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Okamoto that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Delphine putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delphine putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Delphine breaks from Okamoto's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Okamoto is rocked!
Delphine is landing with some decent strikes but Okamoto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Okamoto is still in real trouble! Can Delphine finish him?
Okamoto sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Okamoto wants to control but Delphine is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Delphine's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Delphine's back!
Delphine turns into Okamoto and is now in his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Delphine's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Delphine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Delphine chips away with some ground and pound.
Okamoto wants to sweep but no luck.
Delphine content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Delphine prevents Okamoto from getting back to his feet.
Okamoto keeping full guard, as Delphine tries to pass.
Delphine lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Delphine keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Okamoto's head.
Okamoto looking for a sweep. Not yet Okamoto, not yet.
Okamoto has momentary wrist control but Delphine slips an elbow through the middle.
Delphine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Delphine postures up.
Delphine slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Okamoto looking for a sweep but Delphine has passed into full mount! Oh no!
BOOM! Delphine connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Delphine landing strikes from the mount and Okamoto is in trouble!
Okamoto is in a horrible position here. Delphine smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Okamoto can't escape the position.
Delphine lands a nice shot to the head.
Okamoto sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Okamoto trying to control from the bottom.
Delphine 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.
Delphine prevents Okamoto from improving his position.
Delphine looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Delphine.
Delphine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Okamoto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Delphine is working away from the top position though.
Delphine 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.
Delphine 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Okamoto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Okamoto seems to have recovered his senses.
Okamoto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Delphine!
Delphine really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Okamoto controlling the position easily from mount.
Delphine is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Okamoto controlling from mount.
Okamoto's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Okamoto trying to control but Delphine is having none of it.
Okamoto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hiroyuki Okamoto.
Delphine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okamoto throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Okamoto.
A punch combination from Okamoto misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Delphine 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!
Okamoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Okamoto is looking to chop away at Delphine's legs.
Okamoto is looking to slow Delphine down with leg kicks.
Okamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Delphine is just out of range.
Okamoto misses with a low kick.
Okamoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Okamoto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Delphine counters with a nice double leg into side control. Okamoto won't be happy with that.
Okamoto struggling a bit here.
Okamoto gets back to half guard.
Delphine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Delphine wants to free his trapped foot but Okamoto is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Okamoto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delphine makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Okamoto pulls Delphine in close to his closed guard and prevents Delphine from doing any damage or advancing position.
Delphine postures up.
Delphine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Delphine looking to pass the guard.
Delphine scoring with some ground and pound.
Okamoto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Delphine's guard.
Delphine seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Delphine is looking for a triangle here but Okamoto uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Delphine seems a little lost for a moment, as Okamoto dominates the positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto trying to control the action but Delphine is working from the bottom.
Delphine tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Okamoto wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Okamoto wants to control but Delphine is keeping him busy.
Delphine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okamoto staying calm.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Delphine is not content to let Okamoto control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hiroyuki Okamoto wasn't active enough on the ground.
Okamoto misses with a low kick.
Hiroyuki Okamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto throws a chopping leg kick but Delphine manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Okamoto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Delphine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Okamoto. Okamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Okamoto is looking to land body kicks.
Okamoto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Delphine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Okamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Delphine moves out of range easily.
Okamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Delphine checks a low kick from Okamoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Delphine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Okamoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Okamoto misses with a leg kick.
Okamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okamoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Okamoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Okamoto.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but Delphine sees it coming and moves out of range.
Okamoto misses with a head kick.
Okamoto is looking to land body kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroyuki Okamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Okamoto 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 Hiroyuki Okamoto!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Danny Delphine!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ej Balingit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Sanches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanches has chosen Breaking Benjamin - Ordinary Man as his entrance music. Ej Balingit has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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35
290 lbs
34 - 15 - 0 |
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32
291 lbs
27 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ej Balingit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Sanches!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanches throws an overhand right that lands on Balingit's shoulder, as Balingit tries to avoid the shot.
Sanches thows a body shot but no joy.
Balingit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanches.
Sanches throws an off balance right hand
and Balingit counters by clinching up.
Sanches being controlled against the cage.
Sanches working hard to break the clinch.
Balingit looking to stall.
Sanches tries to throw a body punch but Balingit avoids it by throwing Sanches back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Balingit.
Sanches misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Balingit's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Come on Balingit - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sanches lands a left hand that snaps the head of Balingit backwards.
Sanches lands a hook that snaps the head of Balingit backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanches scores with a hook to the body.
Sanches breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanches goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanches doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanches throws a lazy right hand but Balingit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Balingit swings for the body but Sanches moves out of range.
Sanches lands a nice shot to the body.
Balingit wants to clinch up but Sanches keeps it at a distance.
Sanches feints and then cracks Balingit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Balingit down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanches is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balingit.
Sanches misses with an uppercut
and Balingit counters by clinching up.
Balingit controlling the action here for a moment.
Balingit looking to stall.
Sanches tries to work over Balingit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balingit holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Balingit prevents Sanches from breaking the clinch.
Balingit taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sanches manages to break the clinch.
Balingit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sanches takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Balingit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanches paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Balingit closes the distance and pushes Sanches back into the cage.
Sanches being controlled against the cage.
Balingit prevents a body shot from Sanches.
Sanches throws a head punch that misses.
Sanches pushes Balingit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balingit looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balingit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sanches tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balingit stalls.
Balingit is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ej Balingit.
Balingit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanches.
Sanches works Balingit's body with a nice hook.
Good work by Balingit as he checks the leg kick.
Sanches fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Balingit is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balingit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sanches tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Balingit is able to avoid easily.
Balingit throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balingit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Ej Balingit has been cut.
Sanches fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Balingit checks it well.
Sanches swats away the attempt to clinch by Balingit.
Balingit tries to clinch there but Sanches circles away.
Sanches has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sanches goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Balingit misses with a wild body shot.
Balingit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanches. Balingit does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Balingit crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sanches - the referee stops the clock and Balingit gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sanches. Balingit manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanches's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanches obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanches looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sanches misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Sanches dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ej Balingit's cut.
That's time! Balingit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Balingit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sanches lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanches lands a big uppercut and Balingit crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Balingit looks OK. Sanches waves Balingit back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick from Sanches.
Balingit tries to clinch up but Sanches circles away and keeps his distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sanches.
Sanches is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Balingit hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Renato Sanches!
Renato Sanches is the new heavyweight champion!
Renato Sanches seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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