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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitrios Vasilii Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Berzerk. 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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221 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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alonzo Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dimitrios Vasilii Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Alonzo Harris has been cut.
Ivanov throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Ivanov drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
Harris blocks an elbow strike from Ivanov.
Harris drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ivanov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harris tries for a takedown but Ivanov manages to get underhooks.
Ivanov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harris goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ivanov prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alonzo Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris blocks an elbow strike.
Ivanov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ivanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ivanov landing knees to the head.
Ivanov stalling.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ivanov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harris's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harris's face.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ivanov blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harris wants a takedown.
Ivanov leaning against his opponent.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ivanov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Ivanov is pressed up against the cage. Harris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ivanov down to the mat. Ivanov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ivanov throws the kick towards the body but Harris avoids it.
Ivanov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ivanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dimitrios Vasilii Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
A punch combination from Ivanov misses.
Harris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ivanov at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've been told by Harris's head coaches at Millions Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ivanov.
Ivanov connects with a nice looking jab.
Harris blocks the body kick.
Harris shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ivanov's guard.
Harris 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ivanov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ivanov has escaped and now he's on top!
Harris keeping moving, preventing Ivanov from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris pulls Ivanov in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris is trying to keep Ivanov in close.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ivanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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.
Ivanov is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Ivanov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ivanov throws a combination that misses
and Harris counters with a shoot takedown. Ivanov fights it but they end up in guard.
Harris passes into half guard.
Harris perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Harris is pressing down on Ivanov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ivanov is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harris in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dimitrios Vasilii Ivanov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alonzo Harris's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ivanov throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harris scores with a hook.
Ivanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ivanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw.
A combination from Ivanov does no damage.
Ivanov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Ivanov blocks a jab.
Ivanov looks to land a combination. Harris sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harris misses with a hook.
Ivanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dimitrios Vasilii Ivanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ivanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Ivanov misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ivanov lands a jab.
Ivanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ivanov throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Ivanov.
Ivanov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ivanov throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Ivanov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ivanov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Ivanov is keeping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ivanov can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris won't allow Ivanov to sweep him here.
Ivanov controls Harris momentarily but Harris frees himself.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dimitrios Vasilii Ivanov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ivanov throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Ivanov misses with a hook.
Ivanov tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov avoids the body shot from Harris.
Ivanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Ivanov.
Dimitrios Vasilii Ivanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivanov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harris if he has to take too many more of those.
Ivanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ivanov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ivanov is breathing heavily.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ivanov manages to avoid it.
Ivanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harris jabs at Ivanov's body.
Harris scores with a body shot.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Ivanov's shoulder, as Ivanov tries to avoid the shot.
Ivanov slips a jab from Harris.
Ivanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanov looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov misses with a hook
so Harris counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alonzo Harris wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ivanov misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alonzo Harris's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ivanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ivanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Harris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harris.
Ivanov lands with a nice combination. Harris backs away looking to recover.
Ivanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ivanov swinging wildly here.
Harris lands a slapping body shot.
Ivanov misses with the combination.
Ivanov wants to slow Harris down by chopping away at his legs.
Ivanov throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Harris throws a body punch but Ivanov moves out of range.
Harris shoots in but Ivanov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ivanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harris tries to move into range but Ivanov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Ivanov slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ivanov's guard.
Ivanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Ivanov is keeping the position.
Harris looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ivanov moves away.
Ivanov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Harris back to the cage. Ivanov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Donk. Ivanov catches Harris right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alonzo Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harris wants to control but Ivanov is keeping him busy.
Harris is really struggling to control Ivanov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ivanov being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Harris goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ivanov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Harris's guard! Nice work there by Ivanov!
Harris pulls Ivanov in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alonzo Harris.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Ivanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Ivanov as he connects with a hook.
Ivanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ivanov, right into the meat.
Ivanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ivanov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Ivanov moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov misses with a body shot.
Harris thows a body shot but no joy.
Harris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ivanov tries to avoid it but Harris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ivanov to the ground. Ivanov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ivanov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alonzo Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harris has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Alonzo Harris!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Alonzo Harris!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Alonzo Harris!
Alonzo Harris wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, Alonzo Harris stared into the camera and said 'Quitters never win, winners never quit, but those who never win and never quit are idiots.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Bernstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oakley Bark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bark has chosen RUN DMC its like that as his entrance music. Oakley Bark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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235 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eli Bernstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oakley Bark!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bark tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bernstein defends well and Bark ends up having to push Bernstein into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bark is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bernstein gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bernstein taking a breather.
Bernstein can't break the clinch.
Bernstein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bark misses with a takedown attempt - Bernstein sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eli Bernstein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oakley Bark.
Bark feints and as Bernstein raises his hands in defense, Bark changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bernstein 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.
Bark pushing down on Bernstein's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bark is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bark working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Bernstein turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Bark off and cradles Bernstein's limp body as Bark celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Oakley Bark!
After the big win, Oakley Bark made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Project Mayhem and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flint Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emanuel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Wizard by Black Sabbath. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flint Marko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emanuel thows a body shot but no joy.
Marko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emanuel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marko has a takedown stuffed.
A jab from Marko misses.
Marko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emanuel counters with a good, hard body kick but Marko shrugs it off.
Marko looks to land a left hand but Emanuel moved out of range nicely.
Emanuel defending well as Marko loads up on a big left hand.
Marko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice jab there from Emanuel.
Marko misses with an uppercut. Emanuel saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emanuel throws a combination. Marko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Marko misses with an uppercut. Emanuel saw that one coming.
Marko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marko lands a head shot.
Emanuel connects with a looping right hand.
Emanuel scores with a head kick. Marko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Marko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Marko throwing strikes but Emanuel manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Marko is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Emanuel off and has taken his back!
Marko is looking for the choke from the back position but Emanuel is controlling his hands well.
Emanuel wants to escape the position.
Marko is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Emanuel 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.
Marko throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Marko lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emanuel is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Marko gets his way!
Marko looking for the choke from the back.
Marko has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Emanuel.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Marko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Marko.
You can see the frustration on Emanuel's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Emanuel grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Emanuel is trying to break free.
Marko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Marko is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Marko missing with strikes from the back.
Even with his hooks in, Marko manages to miss with strikes from the back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marko is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
I really don't envy Emanuel right now.
Marko 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.
Marko doesn't have the hooks in and Emanuel manages to turn into his guard.
Emanuel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Emanuel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marko is working hard here to advance position.
Emanuel tries to free his leg and advance position but Marko is retaining full guard.
Marko looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Emanuel has picked Marko up and slammed him! Marko can't keep hold of the triangle and Emanuel manages to pass to side control!
Marko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Marko actively working from the bottom here.
Marko is pressing down on Emanuel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel preventing the sweep.
Marko wants to hit a switch here but Emanuel passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Marko there!
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!
Marko is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emanuel lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marko is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flint Marko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Emanuel stuffs the takedown attempt from Marko. Marko gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheers as Emanuel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marko doesn't seem phased though.
Emanuel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marko walks forward, straight into a front kick from Emanuel.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch but Marko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matthew Emanuel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Emanuel under the eye.
Emanuel scores with a push kick.
Nice sprawl there from Emanuel as Marko shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flint Marko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marko works the jab nicely.
Emanuel lands with a kick to the temple. Marko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Emanuel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Emanuel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Emanuel moves into the clinch successfully.
Marko is fighting off a takedown attempt but Emanuel is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Marko to the mat. Marko regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel lands a couple of digs.
Emanuel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marko is keeping the position for now.
Marko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Emanuel passes Marko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Marko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Emanuel pulls his head out easily.
Emanuel prevents Marko from improving his position.
Marko won't allow Emanuel to pass to mount.
Emanuel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Marko sees it coming and defends easily.
Marko is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Emanuel distracts Marko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Marko is looking for a triangle here but Emanuel uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Emanuel scores with punches from side control.
Emanuel trying to control the position but Marko is working away.
Marko is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko sneaks back into half guard.
Emanuel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Marko is looking to improve his position.
Marko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marko.
Emanuel preventing the sweep.
Emanuel trying to control the position from guard on top but Marko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emanuel passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marko tries to roll over but Emanuel keeps him under control.
Marko moves into full guard.
Marko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Emanuel defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marko wants to sweep but no luck.
Marko wants to improve his position but instead Emanuel has moved into half guard.
Marko works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Emanuel's guard.
Emanuel wants to sweep but no luck.
Marko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Emanuel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Marko takes a swing at Emanuel's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Emanuel.
Emanuel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emanuel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Emanuel lands a jab to Marko's midsection.
Marko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Emanuel throws a head kick that half lands.
Marko throws a hook but Emanuel blocks it.
Emanuel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marko throws a looping overhand right but Emanuel ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emanuel throws a head kick that half lands.
Marko is rocked!
Emanuel has Marko up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Marko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Emanuel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emanuel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Emanuel manages to pull guard.
Emanuel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marko.
Emanuel has his foot on Marko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marko works his way back into a safe position though.
Marko lands a couple of digs.
Marko throwing strikes from guard but Emanuel blocks nicely.
Emanuel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marko.
Marko seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marko working some strikes from top position.
Emanuel looking for a guillotine here but Marko defends easily.
Emanuel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Emanuel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marko defends well.
Marko scoring with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Emanuel is on top in guard.
Marko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Emanuel!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Emanuel looks a forlorn figure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marko lands a nice shot to the head.
Marko landing strikes from the mount and Emanuel is in trouble!
Marko prevents Emanuel from getting the reversal.
Marko landing strikes from the mount.
Emanuel is rocked!
Marko loads up with a big shot that hurts Emanuel! He's pulled Marko in close but Marko has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Emanuel survive? More strikes from Marko and Emanuel is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Flint Marko!
Flint Marko was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liam Neeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroyuki Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Okamoto's choice of entrance music: Feel the Drive. On his way into the cage it seems that Liam Neeson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Liam Neeson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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146 lbs
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152 lbs
16 - 11 - 1 |
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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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam Neeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Okamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Okamoto.
Okamoto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Neeson's calf.
Neeson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Okamoto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Okamoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Neeson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Neeson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Okamoto ducks under a wild hook from Neeson.
Okamoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Neeson blocks a head kick by Okamoto.
Nice sprawl there from Okamoto as Neeson shoots in.
Okamoto lands a leg kick that knocks Neeson off balance momentarily.
Okamoto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Neeson's head.
Neeson shoots in for a double leg but Okamoto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Okamoto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okamoto throws a head kick but Neeson moves out of range.
Okamoto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Okamoto tries a low kick but Neeson avoids it.
Okamoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Okamoto throws a head kick but Neeson moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Neeson blocks the leg kick.
Okamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neeson.
Okamoto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Neeson is out of range.
Okamoto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Okamoto lands with a slapping head kick.
Neeson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Okamoto sprawls well. Okamoto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Neeson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Neeson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okamoto throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Neeson blocks the low kick.
Okamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okamoto misses with a head kick.
Neeson shoots in for a takedown but Okamoto shows good takedown defense.
Neeson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Okamoto counters with a good low kick that Neeson was not able to check.
Okamoto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Neeson is out of range and Okamoto settles back down.
Hiroyuki Okamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neeson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Okamoto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto feints and then cracks Neeson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Neeson down.
Okamoto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Neeson's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Neeson.
Okamoto slaps away a takedown attempt from Neeson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Okamoto stuns Neeson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Okamoto throws a head kick that half lands.
Sloppy strikes from Okamoto. Those never looked like landing.
Neeson fails with the takedown
and Okamoto counters with a nice leg kick.
Okamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Neeson moves out of range easily.
Okamoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Okamoto throws a head kick but Neeson moves out of range.
Okamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Neeson moves out of range easily.
Okamoto connects with a nice looking jab.
Okamoto slaps away a takedown attempt from Neeson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto scores with a nice head shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Neeson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Neeson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Okamoto defends well and Neeson ends up having to push Okamoto into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Neeson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Okamoto walks away with a smile on his face. Neeson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Okamoto stuffs the takedown attempt from Neeson. Neeson gets slowly back to his feet.
Neeson blocks a head kick by Okamoto.
Okamoto connects with an inside leg kick.
Neeson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Okamoto lands with a shot to the body.
Neeson blocks a head kick by Okamoto.
Okamoto misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Okamoto. That's going to slow Neeson down.
Okamoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Okamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neeson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Okamoto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Neeson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Neeson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Neeson or perhaps it was just good defense by Okamoto which made him look bad.
Okamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neeson.
Okamoto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Neeson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Neeson moves out of range of the leg kick from Okamoto.
Neeson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Okamoto circles away.
Neeson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okamoto.
Neeson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Okamoto connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick from Okamoto lands but Neeson takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Okamoto. That's going to slow Neeson down.
Okamoto lands with a kick to the ribs.
Okamoto keeps Neeson at a distance using the push kick.
Okamoto wants to land a leg kick but Neeson is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Okamoto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroyuki Okamoto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Neeson has his takedown stuffed
and Okamoto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Okamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Neeson moves out of range easily.
Okamoto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Okamoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Neeson loads up on a big right hand but Okamoto slips the punch.
A combination from Okamoto does no damage.
Okamoto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Okamoto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Okamoto jabs Neeson right on the nose. Neeson blinks but takes it well.
Neeson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Okamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okamoto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Okamoto wants it to stay on the feet.
Okamoto scores with a body shot.
Neeson checks a leg kick.
Okamoto scores with a head kick.
Neeson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto tries to score with a low kick but Neeson moves his leg out of the way.
Neeson closes the distance and clinches up with Okamoto, looking for a takedown. Neeson pushes Okamoto against the cage but Okamoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Neeson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neeson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Okamoto defends it nicely.
Neeson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Okamoto as he jumps to the side.
Okamoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Okamoto lands a slapping body shot.
Hiroyuki Okamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A bone on bone clash there as Neeson blocks the leg kick.
Okamoto throws a leg kick which misses Neeson's front leg but catches the back leg as Neeson tries to avoid it.
Okamoto gets caught napping as Neeson dives in and scores a takedown. Okamoto manages to retain guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Okamoto pulls Neeson in to control the position.
Okamoto keeping moving, preventing Neeson from controlling successfully.
Okamoto pulls Neeson in close to prevent any damage.
Neeson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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.
Okamoto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Neeson.
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!
A clash of legs there as Neeson blocks the low kick.
Okamoto cracks a nice hook into Neeson's ribs.
Okamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okamoto lands with a nice body punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Okamoto.
Okamoto connects with a body shot that sends Neeson's belly button to the back.
Okamoto feints and then cracks Neeson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Neeson down.
Okamoto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Neeson.
Neeson shoots in for a takedown but Okamoto shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Okamoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Okamoto tries a low kick but Neeson avoids it.
Hiroyuki Okamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neeson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Okamoto defends well and Neeson ends up having to push Okamoto into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Okamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Neeson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from Okamoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto scores with a shot to the side of Neeson's head.
Okamoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Okamoto lands with a right to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Okamoto.
Okamoto pushes Neeson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Okamoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Okamoto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hiroyuki Okamoto.
Okamoto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Okamoto.
Neeson shoots in looking for a takedown but Okamoto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Neeson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Okamoto scores with a leg kick.
Okamoto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Okamoto.
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!
A good leg kick by Okamoto.
Okamoto connects with a leg kick. Neeson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but Neeson checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Okamoto.
Okamoto is looking to land body kicks.
Okamoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neeson's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Okamoto.
Okamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neeson manages to avoid it.
Neeson blocks a leg kick.
Okamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroyuki Okamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
Okamoto cracks Neeson with an open hand slap.
Okamoto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Neeson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Okamoto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Okamoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Okamoto thuds his shin into the meat of Neeson's side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Okamoto, right into the meat.
Neeson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Okamoto napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Okamoto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Okamoto is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Okamoto is trying to control Neeson's posture but Neeson avoids it.
Okamoto is looking for a sweep.
Okamoto is not content to let Neeson control the position.
Neeson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Okamoto's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neeson trying to control the action but Okamoto is working from the bottom.
Neeson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Okamoto is looking to reverse the position.
Okamoto holding on.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Neeson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Okamoto can pounce on him.
Neeson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Okamoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Okamoto scores with a leg kick.
Okamoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neeson's sensitive parts.
Neeson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Neeson avoids the head kick by Okamoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto throws a low kick but Neeson avoids it.
Okamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Neeson. That did some damage!
Neeson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Okamoto.
An inside leg kick lands from Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a head kick but Neeson moves out of range.
Okamoto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Okamoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neeson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okamoto.
Okamoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but Neeson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Okamoto connects with a solid leg kick.
Okamoto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Neeson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Okamoto circles away.
Neeson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but Neeson moved away.
Okamoto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Okamoto throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Okamoto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Okamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neeson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Okamoto tries to work over Neeson's front leg with a kick but Neeson checks it.
Okamoto wants to land a leg kick but Neeson is out of range.
Neeson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Okamoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Okamoto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neeson.
Neeson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Okamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Neeson moves out of range easily.
Okamoto scores with a hook to the body. Neeson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Neeson fails with a takedown attempt.
Neeson tries for a takedown but Okamoto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Neeson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto gets caught napping as Neeson dives in and scores a takedown. Okamoto manages to retain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okamoto looking to control.
Neeson won't allow Okamoto to get back to his feet.
Okamoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Neeson is one step ahead there.
Hiroyuki Okamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neeson trying to control but Okamoto is working from the bottom.
Neeson is really struggling to control Okamoto but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Okamoto is controlling Neeson's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Liam Neeson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Neeson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Liam Neeson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neeson misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroyuki Okamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Okamoto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hiroyuki Okamoto!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Hiroyuki Okamoto!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Hiroyuki Okamoto!
Hiroyuki Okamoto wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hiroyuki Okamoto thanked Project Mayhem for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saku Katsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bio Hazzard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hazzard's choice of entrance music: Warrior's Dance. On his way into the cage it seems that Saku Katsumoto has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Saku Katsumoto seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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185 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
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Katsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bio Hazzard!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazzard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Katsumoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Katsumoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Katsumoto misses.
Katsumoto misses with a left hand
and Hazzard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hazzard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hazzard lands an elbow that stopped Katsumoto in his tracks for a moment.
Katsumoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Katsumoto gets tackled into the cage by Hazzard. Hazzard maintains the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hazzard obliges.
Hazzard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hazzard tries a knee to the head but Katsumoto blocks it.
Hazzard throws an elbow that misses.
Hazzard scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katsumoto takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hazzard.
A short body shot lands from Hazzard as the two fighters clinch.
Katsumoto is breathing heavily.
Hazzard crunches a lovely knee into Katsumoto's ribcage.
Hazzard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Hazzard.
Hazzard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Katsumoto's defenses.
Hazzard tries to land knees in the clinch but Katsumoto avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hazzard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hazzard lands a knee to the body.
Hazzard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hazzard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Katsumoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hazzard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hazzard lands an uppercut.
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!
Hazzard lands a knee to the head.
Hazzard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Katsumoto is rocked!
Hazzard digs a right hand into Katsumoto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Katsumoto's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Hazzard as the two fighters clinch.
Hazzard scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Katsumoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hazzard lands a knee to the body.
Katsumoto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hazzard lands a good knee to the midsection. Katsumoto won't want to take too many of those.
Katsumoto seems to have got his legs back now.
Hazzard scores with a knee to the head.
Hazzard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Katsumoto backwards.
Hazzard working Katsumoto over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hazzard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hazzard stops a takedown attempt from Katsumoto.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hazzard.
Hazzard lands a knee to the body.
Katsumoto takes an elbow to the temple.
A short body shot lands from Hazzard as the two fighters clinch.
Hazzard misses with a knee to the head.
Hazzard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Katsumoto avoids it.
A knee to the head by Hazzard.
Katsumoto is trying to force a seperation but Hazzard has the dominant position.
Katsumoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Katsumoto gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hazzard pushes Katsumoto off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hazzard is looking to clinch but Katsumoto is avoiding it.
Hazzard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Katsumoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Katsumoto backs up against the cage.
Katsumoto dodges the punch combination from Hazzard.
Hazzard throws a right and a left that Katsumoto avoids nicely.
Hazzard is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Hazzard.
Katsumoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hazzard.
Hazzard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hazzard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hazzard keeps control of Katsumoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hazzard lands a nice knee to the body.
Katsumoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hazzard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hazzard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Katsumoto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hazzard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hazzard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Katsumoto backwards.
Hazzard lands an elbow that stopped Katsumoto in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Hazzard - that landed with a thud.
Hazzard lands a shoulder strike.
Katsumoto takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hazzard.
Hazzard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Katsumoto wants a takedown.
Hazzard lands a nice knee to the body.
Hazzard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Katsumoto's face.
A left hand lands to the body for Hazzard.
Hazzard lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Hazzard.
Hazzard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hazzard lands a body punch.
Hazzard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bio Hazzard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hazzard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Katsumoto tries to keep at a distance but Hazzard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hazzard working Katsumoto over with knees to the body.
Hazzard lands a good knee to the midsection. Katsumoto won't want to take too many of those.
Hazzard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hazzard lands a shoulder strike.
Hazzard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hazzard lands with a short shot to the head.
Bio Hazzard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Hazzard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hazzard lands a knee to the body.
Hazzard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hazzard digs a right hand into Katsumoto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Katsumoto's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Katsumoto takes an elbow to the temple.
Hazzard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hazzard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hazzard lands a damaging elbow.
Hazzard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hazzard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hazzard working Katsumoto over with knees to the body.
Hazzard lands an elbow just above Katsumoto 's eye.
Katsumoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hazzard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hazzard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hazzard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hazzard working Katsumoto over with knees to the body.
Hazzard lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Hazzard.
Hazzard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Katsumotos head.
Katsumoto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hazzard pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hazzard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hazzard tries to land a leg kick but Katsumoto saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard moves into the clinch.
Hazzard lands a knee to the body.
Hazzard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hazzard lands a good knee to the midsection. Katsumoto won't want to take too many of those.
Hazzard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Katsumoto's face.
Katsumoto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hazzard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Katsumoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Hazzard misses with a knee strike.
Katsumoto is trying to push Hazzard away but Hazzard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Katsumoto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hazzard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hazzard.
A short right from Hazzard.
Hazzard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Katsumoto works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hazzard wants to stand up but Katsumoto is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto wants to pass the guard but Hazzard is keeping the position.
Katsumoto won't allow Hazzard to get back to his feet.
Hazzard is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hazzard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Katsumoto is trying to break the clinch but Hazzard is controlling him.
Hazzard missing with knees to the body.
Hazzard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hazzard misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hazzard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hazzard has him pressed against the cage.
Hazzard gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Katsumoto.
Hazzard tries to land a knee to the head but Katsumoto blocks with his arms.
Hazzard lands an elbow inside that Katsumoto shrugs off.
Katsumoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hazzard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Katsumoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Hazzard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Katsumoto tries to score a body lock takedown but Hazzard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saku Katsumoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hazzard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hazzard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hazzard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hazzard lands an elbow that stopped Katsumoto in his tracks for a moment.
Hazzard tries to land knees in the clinch but Katsumoto avoids the damage to the body.
Hazzard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bio Hazzard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Hazzard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Katsumoto's sensitive parts.
Hazzard closes the distance and clinches.
Hazzard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Katsumoto.
Hazzard prevents Katsumoto from breaking the clinch.
Katsumoto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hazzard crunches a lovely knee into Katsumoto's ribcage.
Hazzard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hazzard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Katsumoto avoids it.
Hazzard tries a knee to the head but Katsumoto blocks it.
Hazzard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hazzard crunches a lovely knee into Katsumoto's ribcage.
Hazzard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hazzard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hazzard lands an elbow inside that Katsumoto shrugs off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hazzard.
Katsumoto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hazzard misses with a knee strike.
Hazzard has Katsumoto pressed against the cage, preventing Katsumoto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazzard misses with an elbow strike.
Hazzard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Katsumoto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Katsumoto is trying to break the clinch but Hazzard has him pressed against the cage.
Hazzard lands a nice elbow.
Hazzard crunches a lovely knee into Katsumoto's ribcage.
Katsumoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Hazzard has double underhooks.
Hazzard connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hazzard.
Katsumoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Hazzard controls his hands.
Hazzard landing knees to the body.
Katsumoto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hazzard lands a body punch.
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!
Hazzard lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hazzard.
A right handed body shot lands from Hazzard.
Hazzard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hazzard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto can't get the takedown.
Hazzard lands a right hand.
Hazzard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hazzard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Katsumoto.
Hazzard trying to land knees to the body.
Hazzard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hazzard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Katsumoto tries to score a body lock takedown but Hazzard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Katsumoto takes an elbow to the temple.
Katsumoto tries for a takedown but Hazzard manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saku Katsumoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Hazzard.
A short uppercut from Hazzard.
A knee to the head by Hazzard.
A right hand to the body from Hazzard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hazzard.
Knees to the body from Hazzard.
Hazzard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hazzard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hazzard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Katsumoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Katsumoto is trying to push Hazzard away but Hazzard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Katsumoto managing to block the knees to the body from Hazzard.
Hazzard misses with a punch to the body.
Katsumoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Hazzard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Katsumoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Katsumoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Katsumoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Hazzard is just out of range.
Katsumoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Hazzard.
Katsumoto throws a nice looking combination but Hazzard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Katsumoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Katsumoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Katsumoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Hazzard.
Hazzard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Katsumoto counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hazzard tries to clinch but Katsumoto is having none of it.
Hazzard tries to clinch up but Katsumoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Katsumoto fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hazzard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saku Katsumoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hazzard wants to clinch up but Katsumoto keeps it at a distance.
Saku Katsumoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hazzard is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bio Hazzard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hazzard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Bio Hazzard!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Bio Hazzard!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Bio Hazzard!
Bio Hazzard wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bio Hazzard made sure he mentioned Golden Supplements , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otis Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ha Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otis Gein has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Otis Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ha Young!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young misses with a hook.
Gein fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gein closes this distance looking for a takedown but Young circles away.
Otis Gein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Gein shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otis Gein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young gets caught napping as Gein dives in and scores a takedown. Young manages to retain guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Young managing to control the position.
Gein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Young is trying to control the position but Gein postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein won't allow Young to sweep him here.
Gein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gein won't allow Young to sweep him here.
Gein throws a big right hand that misses.
Young tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Young looking to control.
Gein throws a big right hand that misses.
Gein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gein preventing the sweep.
Young avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gein throws a strike but Young rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Young is looking to work some ground and pound but Gein has wrist control.
Gein wants to sweep here but Young controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gein working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Young.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Young working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Young stands up from guard. Let's bang!
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!
A decent looking cross lands there for Young.
Young lands with a shot to the body.
Gein throws a low kick but Young moves out of range easily.
Gein shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Young but Young pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Young misses with a hook. Gein ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Young as he avoids it easily.
Young changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gein looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Young wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gein, who protects the arm well.
Gein tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Young wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gein keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Gein's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gein manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gein lands strikes from half guard.
Gein not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young wants to control but Gein is keeping busy.
Gein not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gein 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.
Gein tries to pass to full mount but Young defends it.
Gein looks to land a strike but Young avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gein.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Young wants to sweep but no luck.
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 Otis Gein will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Young, right into the meat.
Young scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gein fails with a takedown attempt.
Gein fails with the takedown
and Young counters with a left to the body.
Gein closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gein lands in his opponent's guard.
Young wants to sweep but no luck.
Gein looking to pass the guard.
Gein is fighting to break Young's control of his arms but Young is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gein will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Young has momentary wrist control but Gein slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control.
Gein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gein trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Young manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Gein wants to sweep but no luck.
Young wants to control from the top but Gein keeps moving.
Gein is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Young defends well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gein is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein looking to pass the guard.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gein.
Gein won't allow Young to sweep him here.
Gein throws a strike but Young rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Young working some strikes from top position.
Gein wants to sweep here but Young controlling him for the moment.
Young being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gein avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Young!
Gein unloads with some shots from mount but Young bucks and avoids them well.
Young holds on to Gein as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Young is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gein avoids the attempt from Young to control.
Young is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gein is staying active.
Young blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gein.
Poor strikes thrown by Gein there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Young is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gein breaks from Young's wrist control and lands an elbow.
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!
Gein with good strikes from the mount here!
Gein unloads with some shots from mount but Young bucks and avoids them well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gein working Young over with strikes here.
Young is in a horrible position here. Gein smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gein wants to control the action but instead Young gets a body lock and reverses into Gein's guard! Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otis Gein dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gein closes the distance and clinches up with Young, looking for a takedown. Gein pushes Young against the cage but Young circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gein fails with a takedown attempt.
Gein slips a jab from Young.
Young scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Otis Gein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young blocks a jab.
Gein has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gein there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gein tries to score a power double leg takedown but Young sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gein somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otis Gein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut lands for Young. That snapped Gein's head back.
Gein fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Young's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Young duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Young.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Gein bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gein shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Young napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gein creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Young sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gein sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Young is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gein sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Young is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gein with the ground and pound but Young regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Gein not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Young tries to roll over but Gein keeps him under control.
Gein thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gein thows a huge punch but Young dodges it nicely.
Gein misses with a head shot. Young uses the momentum to regain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gein postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
Gein throws a big right hand that misses.
Gein throws a big right hand that misses.
Gein stays in close to Young's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young seems keen to control Gein's posture.
Gein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gein postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
Gein throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gein won't allow Young to sweep him here.
Gein is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein working some strikes from top position.
Gein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gein.
Young wants to sweep but no luck.
Gein is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gein throws a strike but Young rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Gein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Otis Gein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gein can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Young controls the pace.
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 Otis Gein.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gein, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Otis Gein!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Otis Gein!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Otis Gein!
Otis Gein wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose comes to the cage accompanied by Another One Bites The Dust. 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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40
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Kim!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kim bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rose's head backwards.
Kim throws a low kick but Rose avoids it.
Rose looks to land a combination but Kim avoids it well.
Kim tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rose is able to avoid easily.
Rose looks to land a right hand but Kim moved out of range.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim instigates a clinch.
Kim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rose.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim lands a knee to the head.
Rose blocks an elbow strike.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rose avoids it.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Rose avoids the damage to the body.
Rose lands an uppercut.
Kim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim working Rose over with knees to the body.
Rose avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rose lands a left hand.
Kim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
Kim lands an elbow just above Rose 's eye.
It looks like Johnny Rose has been cut.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rose dodges an elbow strike from Kim.
Kim misses with an elbow strike.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Rose lands with a right to the head.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kim misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Kim.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with an elbow strike.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but Rose blocks with his arms.
Rose dodges an elbow strike from Kim.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rose lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rose's brow.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Rose.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
Rose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Kim misses with an elbow strike.
Kim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rose in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rose avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Rose on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rose blocks the elbow strike.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Rose.
A nice left hand lands by Rose.
Kim lands an elbow inside that Rose shrugs off.
Rose works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rose.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kim lands an elbow that stopped Rose in his tracks for a moment.
Rose dodges an elbow strike from Kim.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim lands an elbow just above Rose 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Rose missing with knees to the body.
Rose lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Kim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Rose's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rose throws a wild body kick that Kim sees coming a mile off.
Rose pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kim is out of range and Rose settles back down.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kim - that will leave a mark!
Rose misses with a leg kick
and Kim counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kim moves away from the strike by Rose.
Kim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rose's calf.
A jab from Rose misses.
Kim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rose throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
Kim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
A jab from Rose misses.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Kim tries to clinch up but Rose circles away and keeps his distance.
Kim takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnny Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
Kim feints and then cracks Rose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rose down.
Rose throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Rose down.
Kim throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rose throws a push kick but Kim slaps the foot to one side.
Kim throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Kim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rose takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rose throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kim.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Kim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Kim doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim scores with a kick to the body.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rose throws a sloppy body shot
and Kim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rose is looking to wear down Kim with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kim lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kim attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kim. Rose shrugs it off though.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Rose misses with a left hand
and Kim counters with a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Rose. Those never looked like landing.
Rose lands with a cross.
Rose throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kim takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
Kim moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Kim slips a jab from Rose.
Kim misses with a straight right.
A big left from Rose misses.
Rose misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Rose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kim has closed the distance and engaged Rose in a clinch.
Rose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rose avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim misses with an elbow strike.
Rose lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kim working Rose over with knees to the body.
Rose trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Kim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Rose's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kim throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rose on the side of the head.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Rose gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kim.
Kim fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rose misses with a straight right.
Rose throws the left hand but Kim avoids the punch easily.
Rose needs to keep his hands up - Kim had a free shot at his head there.
Kim misses the jab.
Kim throws a nice head kick!
Rose is rocked!
Kim forces Rose back against the cage and clinches.
Oh Rose is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
Kim lands a big knee to the head and Rose goes down! Kim pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikey Kim!
A very excited looking Mikey Kim made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Hungus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haryy Houdini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hungus comes to the cage accompanied by Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams. 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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179 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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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
23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Hungus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haryy Houdini!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hungus moves into the clinch.
Hungus has a couple of punches blocked by Houdini.
Hungus blocks a body shot from Houdini.
Houdini goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hungus blocks an uppercut.
Hungus lands with a short shot to the head.
Houdini struggles to land a body shot inside as Hungus controls his hands.
Hungus lands a left hand.
Houdini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hungus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Houdini backwards.
Houdini lands a body shot.
Hungus pushes Houdini back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Houdini prevents a body shot from Hungus.
Hungus lands a nice uppercut.
Hungus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Houdini breaks from the clinch.
Hungus moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Houdini is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hungus is defending well.
Houdini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Houdini tightens his grip and picks Hungus up, before dumping him to the ground. Hungus manages to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hungus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Houdini defends well.
Houdini got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hungus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Houdini has managed to get both his arms back between Hungus's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hungus throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hungus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Houdini drops back looking for a leg! Hungus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hungus manages to kick Houdini off! Houdini jumps back into Hungus's guard.
Houdini throwing strikes from guard but Hungus blocks nicely.
Hungus is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Houdini rolls with it to try and escape but Hungus cranks on the arm and Houdini is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Karl Hungus!
Karl Hungus took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Project Mayhem for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkins comes into the arena with Eminem - Survival blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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180 lbs
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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 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Wilkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Do!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Do tried to score with a low kick but Wilkins checks it.
Wilkins misses with a takedown attempt
and Do counters with a right hand to the body.
Wilkins fails with the takedown.
Wilkins fails to land the takedown.
Do has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wilkins is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Wilkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do slaps away a takedown attempt from Wilkins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Do connects with a single shot there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Do. That's going to slow Wilkins down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Do.
Wilkins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Do avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Do. No joy for Wilkins on that attempt.
Do misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Do closes the distance and clinches.
Do with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilkins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wilkins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Do is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, Do scores with a nice short uppercut.
Do lands a shoulder strike.
Do connects with a knee to the head.
Wilkins is trying to drag Do to the mat but Do just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Do lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wilkins looking for a takedown.
Wilkins avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Do throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wilkins is breathing heavily.
Do scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Do using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Do tries a knee to the head but Wilkins blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Do scores with a nice short uppercut.
Do landing knees to the head.
It looks like Jay Wilkins has been cut.
Do misses with a knee strike.
Do tries a knee to the head but Wilkins blocks it.
Do landing knees to the head.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but Wilkins blocks with his arms.
Wilkins is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Do is defending well.
Wilkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilkins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Do after a bit of a struggle.
Wilkins is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Do is defending well.
Do using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wilkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Do with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilkins is looking for a takedown.
Wilkins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Do fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jay Wilkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Do connects with a leg kick. Wilkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Do uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilkins.
Do leaves Wilkins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wilkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wilkins slips under a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Do.
Do darts in and clinches Wilkins up against the cage.
Wilkins tries to score a body lock takedown but Do shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Do lands a knee to the head.
Wilkins is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wilkins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Do gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Do unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Do lands a nice elbow.
Wilkins is trying to break the clinch but Do has him pressed against the cage.
Do lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wilkins is rocked!
Do has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Wilkins - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Do, and another! Wilkins is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Bruce Do!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bruce Do thanked Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns has chosen Speech Cobras as his entrance music. 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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146 lbs
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31
143 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Bate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Burns!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bate lands a slapping body shot.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bate.
Bate misses the body punch
and Burns counters with a low kick, right behind Bate 's knee.
Burns avoids the body shot from Bate.
Bate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bate misses with a lunging right hand
and Burns counters with an outside leg kick.
Bate swings widly with a right hand
and Burns counters with a nice uppercut.
Burns moves out of range as Bate strikes.
Bate shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burns sprawls well. Burns wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bate gets slowly back to his feet.
Burns is looking to clinch but Bate is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Brad Burns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bate listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Bate.
Bate throws a lazy uppercut
and Burns counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bate swings away with a body shot that misses
and Burns counters with an inside leg kick.
Burns tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bate's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate misses with a jab to the body
and Burns counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burns tries to bum rush Bate with a series of wild strikes but Bate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bate misses the body punch
and Burns counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Horrible takedown by Bate or perhaps it was just good defense by Burns which made him look bad.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Bate is just out of range.
Bate connects with a crisp jab.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bate.
Bate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bate dives in for a single leg takedown but Burns sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Bate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Bate avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Burns.
Burns is trying to break free.
Bate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bate gets through Burns's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Bate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns tries to work over Bate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bate blocks a body shot from Burns.
Bate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bate misses with an uppercut
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.
Burns is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bate misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
Burns misses with a wild combination.
Bate lands with a shot to the body.
Bate misses with a body shot
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bate blocks a head kick by Burns.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bate's sensitive parts.
Burns tries to land a front kick but Bate steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brad Burns will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bate misses with a hook
and Burns counters by clinching up.
Bate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bate lands a shot to the body.
Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyrone Bate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bate.
Bate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bate.
Bate misses with a hook to the body
and Burns counters with a nice uppercut.
Bate misses with a looping left.
Burns stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burns wants it to stay on the feet.
Burns takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bate scores with a hook.
Bate takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Bate just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Burns slips a jab from Bate.
Bate throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Bate.
Bate misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Bate looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
Burns lands with an overhand left.
Bate looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Burns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bate misses with a body shot
and Burns counters with a leg kick.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bate connects with a looping right hand.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Bate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burns takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is looking to clinch but Bate is avoiding it.
A cross from Bate lands.
Bate scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bate is working to tighten his grip on Burns's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Burns has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Bate is really squeezing tight and eventually Burns passes out! Bate breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tyrone Bate!
Tyrone Bate is the new featherweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Tyrone Bate started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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