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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Hagen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikki Tavarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavarius is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by It Dont Come Easy. Rikki Tavarius told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Hagen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rikki Tavarius!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Tavarius.
Tavarius connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hagen momentarily.
Tavarius just misses with a punch to the body.
Tavarius shoots in and bounces Hagen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hagen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hagen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hagen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tavarius throws an elbow that misses. Hagen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tavarius's guard. Nice move by Hagen!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hagen advances to half guard.
Tavarius has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tavarius doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hagen.
Hagen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tavarius sees it coming and defends easily.
Hagen thows a huge punch but Tavarius dodges it nicely.
Hagen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tavarius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hagen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hagen in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Tavarius tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Hagen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tom Hagen!
After winning the bout, Tom Hagen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Delphine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delphine comes to the cage accompanied by Let the bodies hit the floor!. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Delphine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Penn!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delphine gets caught flat footed, as Penn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Delphine had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Penn defends it easily.
Penn wants to control from the top but Delphine keeps moving.
Penn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Delphine's guard.
Penn is thwarting Delphine's attempts to control the position.
Delphine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Penn pulls his head out easily.
Delphine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Delphine actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Delphine is refusing to be controlled, as Penn sits in half guard.
Penn is looking for a kimura but Delphine is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Penn to get the leverage.
Delphine tries to roll over but Penn keeps him under control.
Delphine really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Penn is looking for a kimura but Delphine is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Penn to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is working for a submission of some sort.
Delphine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've been hearing good reports from Delphine's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Penn is looking to take a break and control but Delphine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Penn is pressing down on Delphine's thigh, looking to free his foot. Delphine is holding on for now.
Delphine moves into full guard.
Delphine lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Penn!
Delphine avoids the attempt from Penn to control.
Delphine landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delphine with shots to the head and body - Penn looks very uncomfortable down 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!
Penn tries to hold on but Delphine pushes him away.
Delphine landing punches.
Delphine working for a submission but Penn is keeping him at bay.
Delphine with a couple of short strikes.
Penn is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn is trying desperately to improve position.
Penn is still in real trouble! Can Delphine finish him?
Penn wants to hold on but Delphine pushes him away.
Penn seems to have recovered his senses.
Delphine dominating with strikes here.
Delphine fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Delphine postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Penn badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Delphine around the waist but Delphine pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Delphine is the winner by TKO! Delphine jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Delphine!
Danny Delphine looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I would like to thank Meet the future, KAISER, my training camp and the fans!'.
Damien Penn was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you for the great fight, I am going to review the tapes and trainer harder. Next time you are going to have to work harder for the W against me!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrus Laane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Winkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laane comes into the arena with Akon - Never Gonna Get It blaring out of the sound system. Winkler has chosen Mortal Kombat as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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176 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrus Laane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Winkler!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laane lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Winkler is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Winkler displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Winkler throws a hook but Laane avoids it easily.
Winkler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laane lands with a kick to the temple. Winkler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Laane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laane lands with a straight right. Winkler didn't see that one coming.
Winkler misses with a combination
and Laane counters with a two punch combo.
Jab, jab by Laane - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winkler circles away quickly and effectively.
Laane scores with a nice right hand.
Laane moves in looking to clinch but Winkler pushes him off.
Laane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winkler has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Winkler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Laane throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laane gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Winkler digs a right hand underneath Laane's ribcage. Laane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Laane is looking to break free of the clinch but Winkler has double underhooks.
Winkler can't get the takedown.
Laane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Laane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Laane utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Laane misses with a body punch.
Laane is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Winkler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laane lands a jab to the nose.
Laane throws an overhand right that lands on Winkler's shoulder, as Winkler tries to avoid the shot.
Andrus Laane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winkler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laane circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkler throws a looping overhand right but Laane ducks down to avoid it.
Winkler takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Winkler slips a jab and a cross from Laane.
Laane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winkler misses with the combination.
Laane scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Laane throws a sloppy head kick and Winkler moves out of range easily.
Winkler lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Winkler.
Winkler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laane.
Laane thows a body shot but no joy.
Winkler throws a combination that misses
and Laane counters with a left and a right that stings Winkler.
Winkler blocks the body kick.
Winkler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laane thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Winkler if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Winkler does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Laane. Those never looked like landing.
Winkler throws a right and a left that Laane avoids nicely.
Winkler shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Laane eats them both and turns towards Winkler to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sloppy strikes from Laane. Those never looked like landing.
Winkler misses with a wild combination.
Winkler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Winkler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Winkler throws a series of punches but Laane moves out of range.
Laane tries to close the distance and clinch but Winkler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Winkler takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Laane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laane lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winkler has a takedown stuffed.
Laane lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Laane rushes Winkler and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Laane has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Winkler wants to get back to striking at distance but Laane won't allow it.
Winkler misses with a body punch.
Winkler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winkler misses with a double jab
and Laane counters with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laane ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winkler staying out of range there.
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 Andrus Laane 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.
Laane misses with a double jab.
Laane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winkler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Laane counters with a nice uppercut.
Laane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Winkler tries a body shot but Laane blocks it.
Laane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Winkler avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Laane.
Winkler prevents Laane from breaking the clinch.
Winkler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Winkler lands a left hand.
Winkler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laane breaks the clinch.
Laane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winkler swinging wildly here.
Laane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andrus Laane is winning the standup battle so far.
Laane clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laane controlling the action here for a moment.
Laane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Winkler swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laane. Winkler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laane fails to land with a series of punches.
Winkler misses with a series of wild punches.
Winkler feints and as Laane raises his hands in defense, Winkler changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Laane is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Winkler is controlling him.
Winkler trying to control but Laane is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laane wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Winkler manages to pass to side control.
Laane pushes Winkler off but Winkler dives into side control.
Laane wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winkler in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Laane is looking to get back to his feet here but Winkler is keeping cool and he's managed to take Laane's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkler has good solid back control here.
Laane is trying to stand back up.
Winkler controls the position.
Laane looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laane trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Winkler lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Winkler.
Laane is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Winkler slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laane is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Winkler just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Henry Winkler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Winkler misses with a wild combination.
Laane jabs Winkler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Laane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winkler counters with a series of strikes. Laane will be more careful next time no doubt.
Winkler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laane scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Winkler looks to land a combination but Laane avoids it well.
Laane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laane misses with a double jab
and Winkler counters with a left and a right that stings Laane.
Winkler takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Winkler misses with a few strikes there.
Winkler blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laane misses with a body kick.
Winkler steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Laane. That one must have hurt.
Winkler swats away the attempt to clinch by Laane.
Winkler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andrus Laane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winkler throws a series of punches but Laane avoids them all with ease.
Winkler misses with the combination.
Laane throws a body punch but Winkler moves out of range.
Winkler throws a series of punches but Laane avoids them all with ease.
Winkler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winkler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winkler takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laane throws a right hand that Winkler ducks under and follows up with a left that Winkler also avoids with ease.
Winkler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laane throws a series of punches but Winkler moves out of range.
Winkler takes a swing at Laane's ribcage but misses.
Winkler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Winkler connects with a body shot that sends Laane's belly button to the back.
Winkler throws a series of punches but Laane moves out of range.
Winkler takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Laane darts in trying to clinch
and Winkler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Laane does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winkler throws a right and a left that Laane avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkler checks a low kick from Laane.
Winkler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winkler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Winkler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laane cracks Winkler with a good jab.
Laane dodges the punch combination from Winkler.
Winkler throws a right and a left that Laane avoids nicely.
Winkler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laane tries to clinch there but Winkler circles away.
Winkler misses with a few strikes there.
Winkler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Winkler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winkler dodges the punch combination from Laane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Laane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laane lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Winkler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Laane sprawls well. Laane wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Winkler gets slowly back to his feet.
Laane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laane throws a nice looking combination but Winkler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheers as Laane lands an impressive looking overhand right. Winkler doesn't seem phased though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laane takes one to the chin there.
Laane swinging wildly here.
Winkler throws a right and a left that both miss.
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 Andrus Laane.
I think Laane 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Andrus Laane!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Andrus Laane!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Andrus Laane!
Andrus Laane wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Andrus Laane was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cecil Peoples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machi Machiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peoples kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Party People by Nelly Featuring Fergie. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Cecil Peoples!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Machi Machiko!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peoples tries to clinch there but Machiko circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Peoples. Those never looked like landing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Peoples. Machiko shrugs it off though.
Machiko misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Peoples.
Peoples bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Machiko lands with a nice body punch.
Peoples moves out of range as Machiko throws a body kick.
Peoples throws a right and a left that both miss.
Peoples misses with a head kick.
Machiko shoots in but no luck this time.
Peoples wants to clinch.
Machi Machiko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peoples will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Peoples throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Machiko misses.
Machiko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Machiko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Peoples throws a head kick but Machiko moves out of range.
Peoples moves out of range of the body kick from Machiko.
Peoples throws a right hand that Machiko ducks under and follows up with a left that Machiko also avoids with ease.
Machiko throws a head kick but Peoples moves out of range.
Machiko throws a push kick but Peoples slaps the foot to one side.
Peoples tries to clinch but Machiko is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Machiko.
Peoples throws a head kick but Machiko moves out of range.
Machiko misses with a low kick.
Machiko takes one to the chin there.
Sloppy strikes from Machiko. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machiko throws a body punch but Peoples moves out of range.
Machiko shoots in for a double leg but Peoples sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Machiko throws a jab when Peoples was well out of range.
Cecil Peoples is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Peoples!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peoples fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Machiko on the side of the head.
Peoples throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Machiko keeps the fight on the outside.
Machiko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peoples.
A solid body kick from Machiko.
Peoples takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Machiko throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Peoples counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Machiko throws a nice looking combination but Peoples bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machiko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Peoples momentarily.
Peoples blocks a head kick by Machiko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machiko throws the left hand but Peoples avoids the punch easily.
Peoples is looking to land body kicks.
Machiko keeps the fight on the outside.
Peoples with a hook.
Machiko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Peoples counters with a right hand to the body.
Peoples tries to clinch up
and Machiko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Machiko.
Machiko blocks an elbow strike.
Machiko tries a body shot but Peoples blocks it.
Peoples wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Machiko scores with a shoulder strike.
Machiko lands with a short shot to the head.
Peoples is trying to push Machiko away but Machiko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peoples scores with a shot to the side of Machiko's head.
Machiko blocks a body shot from Peoples.
Machiko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machiko misses with a low kick as Peoples jumps back.
Machiko tried to score with a low kick but Peoples checks it.
Peoples throws a head kick that Machiko semi-blocks.
We've been informed that Machiko has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peoples moves in looking to clinch but Machiko pushes him off.
Machiko moves into the clinch successfully.
Machiko pressing his opponent against the cage.
I was talking to Peoples's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machiko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peoples has a couple of punches blocked by Machiko.
Peoples tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cecil Peoples dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab lands there for Peoples.
Peoples tries to clinch up
enabling Machiko to counter with a crisp jab.
Machiko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A low kick from Machiko is predictable there
letting Peoples counter with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Machiko.
Peoples with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Machiko to score with a decent uppercut.
Machiko moves into the clinch successfully.
Peoples is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Peoples is trying to break free.
Machiko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peoples backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peoples breaks from the clinch.
Peoples throws a left and a right that both miss
and Machiko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peoples is rocked!
Machiko circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Peoples tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Machiko wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Machi Machiko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Yun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Drabek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drabek has chosen Imagine as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
255 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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33
280 lbs
24 - 17 - 0 |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Drabek!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yun throws a jab when Drabek was well out of range.
Yun gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Drabek can't do much from the bottom here.
Yun is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Drabek is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Yun throws an elbow but Drabek slips to the side and avoids it well.
Drabek sneaks back into half guard.
Drabek trying to control here.
Drabek is trying to get back to full guard.
Yun trying to control from half guard but Drabek is working away.
Drabek wants to control but Yun is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drabek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drabek manages to get to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yun accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drabek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drabek wants to sweep here but Yun controlling him for the moment.
Yun with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yun 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.
Drabek 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.
Drabek is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yun looking to sit in guard and control but Drabek gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Drabek with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drabek is looking to work some ground and pound but Yun has wrist control.
Yun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drabek throws a strike but Yun rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drabek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yun is fighting to break Drabek's control of his arms but Drabek is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yun postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drabek manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Drabek throws some wild stikes that Yun manages to avoid easily.
Drabek looking to ground and pound but Yun is blocking nicely.
Yun is desperately trying to improve his position but Drabek has a good base and remains in mount.
Yun is in a horrible position here. Drabek smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Drabek lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drabek punching from mount but Yun doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Drabek punching from mount but Yun doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yun wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Drabek.
Drabek looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Drabek cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Drabek lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Drabek thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Drabek landing strikes from the mount and Yun is in trouble!
Drabek lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Yun! Drabek sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Yun and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jeff Drabek!
A relieved looking Jeff Drabek thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Azrael Arkane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phoenix Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
180 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
14 - 14 - 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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Azrael Arkane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phoenix Miyamoto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arkane goes for a double leg but Miyamoto avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Miyamoto continues to drive forward.
Arkane tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miyamoto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Arkane blocks the elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arkane as Miyamoto tries to tie him up.
Miyamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Arkane avoids the damage to the body.
Arkane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arkane staying out of range there.
Nice takedown defense from Miyamoto. No joy for Arkane on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azrael Arkane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arkane fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Miyamoto, as that shot connected.
Arkane shoots in looking for a takedown but Miyamoto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Arkane's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Arkane shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Miyamoto but Miyamoto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Arkane shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyamoto is wriggling around but Arkane manages to pass to half guard.
Arkane is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Miyamoto sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Miyamoto keeping hold of Arkane's head, controlling as best he can.
Arkane is controlling the pace.
Arkane trying to mount his opponent but Miyamoto defends it.
Arkane sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Arkane landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Miyamoto trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arkane looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Arkane 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.
Arkane is trying to control the action in half guard but Miyamoto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Arkane slips a nice elbow through Miyamoto's hands, connecting with Miyamoto's forehead.
Miyamoto wants to get back to his feet.
Miyamoto is holding on to half guard well.
Arkane stands up and beckons Miyamoto to join him on the feet.
Miyamoto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyamoto clinches up with Arkane and pushes him back against the cage.
Miyamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arkane drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miyamoto trying to control the position but instead, Arkane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Miyamoto into the cage.
Arkane avoids the elbow strike from Miyamoto, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arkane drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arkane is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Miyamoto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Miyamoto tries to stall but Arkane uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Miyamoto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Arkane wants to break free but Miyamoto has control.
Arkane turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Miyamoto is trying to improve his position.
Miyamoto can't do much from the bottom here.
Miyamoto is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Arkane grinds an elbow into Miyamoto's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto is trying to improve his position.
Miyamoto wants to get back to his feet.
Arkane working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyamoto is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Arkane asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Miyamoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Arkane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Miyamoto is holding Arkane down, trying to stall.
Miyamoto is looking for a sweep.
Arkane will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyamoto is being controlled here.
Arkane trying to control the position but Miyamoto is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azrael Arkane dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Arkane slips a straight right by Miyamoto.
Arkane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Miyamoto circles away.
Miyamoto moves into the clinch successfully.
Arkane really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Miyamoto prevents the takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Arkane blocks an elbow strike.
Arkane is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Miyamoto is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azrael Arkane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow.
Arkane wants to stall.
Arkane wants a takedown.
Miyamoto trying to control the position but instead, Arkane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Miyamoto into the cage.
Miyamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miyamoto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Miyamoto continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arkane.
Miyamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arkane blocks an elbow strike.
Miyamoto misses with the head strike.
Miyamoto stalling.
Arkane tries to score a body lock takedown but Miyamoto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Arkane has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Miyamoto after a bit of a struggle.
Miyamoto looking to slow down the pace here.
Arkane goes for a takedown in the clinch but Miyamoto prevents it.
Miyamoto working aggressively here.
Miyamoto is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Miyamoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Arkane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Arkane blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arkane is defending well for now.
Miyamoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miyamoto is fighting off a takedown attempt but Arkane is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Miyamoto to the mat. Miyamoto regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Miyamoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miyamoto is controlling Arkane's posture.
Arkane trying to control but Miyamoto is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Miyamoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Arkane fails to land the takedown.
Arkane shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miyamoto as he jumps to the side.
Miyamoto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Miyamoto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Arkane.
Miyamoto moves into the clinch.
Arkane can't get the takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miyamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arkane's brow.
Miyamoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arkane is looking for a takedown.
Miyamoto trying to control the position but instead, Arkane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Miyamoto into the cage.
Miyamoto displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arkane up against the cage.
Arkane drops down looking for an ankle pick but Miyamoto pulls his leg out and moves away.
Miyamoto forces Arkane back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside that Arkane shrugs off.
Arkane has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Miyamoto clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Arkane lands a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyamoto looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Arkane lands a shot to the body.
Arkane lands punches and elbows.
Miyamoto trying to get back to his feet but Arkane is in full control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arkane slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Miyamoto 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Arkane closes the distance and clinches up with Miyamoto, looking for a takedown. Arkane pushes Miyamoto against the cage but Miyamoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Arkane dives in and grabs Miyamoto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miyamoto pushes down on Arkane's head and hops out.
Miyamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Arkane blocks an elbow strike from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Miyamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Miyamoto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miyamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good body shot from Miyamoto.
A nice left hand lands by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto throws an elbow that misses.
Miyamoto pushes Arkane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arkane blocks an elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miyamoto.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arkane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miyamoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Miyamoto lands with a left to the head.
Miyamoto stops a takedown attempt from Arkane.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azrael Arkane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arkane being controlled against the cage.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow.
Miyamoto is pushing Arkane up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miyamoto is pressed up against the cage. Arkane has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Miyamoto down to the mat. Miyamoto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Arkane staying out of range there.
Phoenix Miyamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arkane fails with a takedown attempt.
Miyamoto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Miyamoto rushes Arkane and presses him up against the cage.
Arkane works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Arkane works over Miyamoto with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto is looking to stand up but Arkane isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyamoto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Arkane.
Miyamoto pushes Arkane off and scrambles back to his feet.
Miyamoto gets a clinch.
Miyamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miyamoto lands with a right to the head.
Arkane tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arkane is working for takedown but Miyamoto is calmly controlling the position for now.
Miyamoto cracks Arkane with a nice body shot.
Arkane avoiding damage as Miyamoto throws knees to the body.
Miyamoto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Arkane takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Arkane.
Arkane can't get the takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miyamoto.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Arkane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miyamoto trying to control the position but instead, Arkane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Miyamoto into the cage.
Miyamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miyamoto is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Miyamoto has Arkane pushed against the cage.
Miyamoto throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arkane dodges an elbow strike from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Arkane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Arkane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Arkane goes for a takedown attempt but Miyamoto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Miyamoto has closed the distance and engaged Arkane in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Miyamoto.
Still in the clinch, Miyamoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miyamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arkane avoids it.
Miyamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Arkane avoids the damage to the body.
Miyamoto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arkanes head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arkane has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Miyamoto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Phoenix Miyamoto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyamoto leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miyamoto.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phoenix Miyamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Miyamoto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Phoenix Miyamoto!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Phoenix Miyamoto!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Phoenix Miyamoto!
Phoenix Miyamoto wins by unanimous decision!
Phoenix Miyamoto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ej Balingit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brusso Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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36
290 lbs
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ej Balingit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brusso Do!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balingit scores with a punch to the head.
Balingit thuds his right hand into Do's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Balingit on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Balingit misses with an uppercut. Do saw that one coming.
Balingit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Balingit.
Do has taken the fight to the clinch.
Balingit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Do avoids it.
Balingit with a knee to the head.
Balingit scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Balingit.
Balingit working Do over with knees to the body.
Do looks winded!
Balingit lands a nice shot to the body.
Balingit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Balingit.
Balingit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Do.
Our sources have told us that Balingit has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Balingit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Balingit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Do is rocked!
Balingit working the clinch nicely. Do is working for position but Balingit cracks him with a big knee to the head! Do crumples up against the cage and Balingit lands two more shots before the ref can save Do! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Ej Balingit!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ej Balingit made sure he mentioned Mango Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Sanches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanches has chosen Breaking Benjamin - Ordinary Man as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Sanches!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu misses with a body kick.
Yu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yu is looking to clinch but Sanches is avoiding it.
Yu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Jack Yu has been cut.
Sanches swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanches walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheers as Sanches lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yu doesn't seem phased though.
Yu lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanches avoids the body shot from Yu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanches. Yu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sanches lands a right hook to the body.
Sanches cracks a nice hook into Yu's ribs.
Sanches feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Yu sprawling to the canvas! Yu rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sanches finish him?!
Yu is rocked!
Yu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yu is looking to clinch.
Yu walks straight into a right hand from Sanches - that's dropped him! Sanches jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Yu from any more punishment! Yu complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Renato Sanches! Renato Sanches retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Renato Sanches 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuo Nakano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakano comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Decadance. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuo Nakano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verzosa lands a right hook to the body.
Nakano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nakano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Verzosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Verzosa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nakano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Verzosa scrambles back to his feet.
Verzosa clinches with his opponent.
Verzosa misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Verzosa.
Verzosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakano backwards.
Our sources have told us that Nakano has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Nakano is looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verzosa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verzosa lands an uppercut.
Verzosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakano successfully pulls guard.
Verzosa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Verzosa trying to control but Nakano is working from the bottom.
Verzosa throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano has momentary wrist control but Verzosa slips an elbow through the middle.
Verzosa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Verzosa wants to pass the guard but Nakano is keeping the position.
Verzosa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nakano's head.
Nakano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Verzosa passes Nakano's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Verzosa.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Verzosa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nakano gets back to full guard.
Nakano can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Verzosa controls the pace.
Verzosa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakano keeping moving, preventing Verzosa from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Verzosa trying to control but Nakano is working from the bottom.
Nakano has his foot on Verzosa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Verzosa works his way back into a safe position though.
Nakano pulls Verzosa in close to his closed guard and prevents Verzosa from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakano has his foot on Verzosa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Verzosa works his way back into a safe position though.
Verzosa wants to control from the top but Nakano keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Verzosa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Verzosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakano is keeping the position for now.
Verzosa pushing down on Nakano's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nakano tries to roll over but Verzosa keeps him under control.
Well, if Verzosa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Verzosa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Verzosa lands a nice short elbow.
Nakano trying to control here.
Nakano wants to get back to full guard.
Nakano is working hard here to advance position.
Verzosa working the head and body with strikes.
Nakano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Verzosa lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nakano with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verzosa wants to work for an arm triangle but Nakano is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Verzosa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Verzosa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Verzosa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nakano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nakano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nakano has momentary wrist control but Verzosa slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Verzosa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nakano keeping full guard, as Verzosa tries to pass.
Verzosa scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Verzosa misses with a head kick.
Nakano is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Verzosa's half guard.
Nakano is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Verzosa sees it coming and defends easily.
Nakano is keen to just control but Verzosa is a slippery customer.
Verzosa trying to control from the bottom.
Nakano throwing shots but Verzosa is blocking nicely.
Nakano looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nakano wants to control but Verzosa is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano is trying to work for a kimura but Verzosa is defending well.
Nakano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Verzosa keeps working.
Verzosa desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nakano is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Verzosa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nakano.
Nakano is looking to advance position but Verzosa won't allow it.
Verzosa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa controlling the position well.
Nakano tries to pass the half guard into mount. Verzosa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nakano is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Verzosa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa keeping full guard, as Nakano tries to pass.
Nakano throwing strikes but missing.
Verzosa working a defensive guard here.
Verzosa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuo Nakano dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Verzosa scores with a hook.
Nakano looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Verzosa is fending him off so far but Nakano persists. Nope, Verzosa circles away and we're back to standing.
Verzosa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Verzosa lands with an uppercut that bounces Nakano off the cage and back into range.
Verzosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Verzosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Verzosa instigates a clinch.
Verzosa scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Verzosa.
Verzosa working aggressively here.
Verzosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Nakano controls his hands.
Verzosa tries to work over Nakano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nakano pulls Verzosa into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa with a nice head shot there.
Verzosa wants to control from the top but Nakano keeps moving.
Nakano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Verzosa scoring with some ground and pound.
Verzosa passes Nakano's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nakano actively working from the bottom here.
Verzosa wants to work for an arm triangle but Nakano is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Verzosa throwing shots but Nakano is blocking nicely.
Nakano is looking to improve his position.
Verzosa is working for a submission of some sort.
Nakano is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Verzosa pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakano is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Verzosa there.
Verzosa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakano wants to get back to full guard.
Verzosa is looking for a kimura here.
Verzosa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Verzosa winds up and cracks Nakano with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nakano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Verzosa stands up over Nakano, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Verzosa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Verzosa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nakano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Verzosa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Verzosa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Verzosa 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.
Verzosa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Verzosa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Verzosa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Remedios Verzosa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Verzosa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nakano trying to keep a closed guard but Verzosa is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano keeping full guard, as Verzosa tries to pass.
Verzosa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nakano throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Verzosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakano is keeping the position for now.
Verzosa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Verzosa looking to pass the guard.
Verzosa trying to control but Nakano is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Remedios Verzosa.
Nakano blocks a head kick by Verzosa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Verzosa misses with a kick to the body.
Nakano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verzosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakano.
Verzosa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nakano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Verzosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakano.
Verzosa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Verzosa wants it to stay on the feet.
Nakano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Verzosa.
Verzosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Verzosa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nakano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Verzosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Verzosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakano was well out of range. Poor timing from Verzosa.
Verzosa closes the distance and clinches.
Verzosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Nakano.
Verzosa stops a takedown attempt from Nakano.
Verzosa misses with a body punch.
Nakano blocking some punches.
Verzosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakano is working for takedown but Verzosa is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsuo Nakano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Verzosa lands a right hand.
Verzosa misses with a body punch.
Verzosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Verzosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Verzosa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakano jumps guard.
Verzosa wants to control from the top but Nakano keeps moving.
Verzosa is pushing down on Nakano's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nakano is fighting to maintain full guard but Verzosa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nakano has hold of Verzosa's hands but Verzosa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakano is trying to maintain the position but Verzosa is very close to passing his half guard.
Verzosa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nakano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Verzosa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nakano trying to hold on to Verzosa's head to control him but Verzosa postures up.
Verzosa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Verzosa seems to be looking for submissions.
Nakano wants to control but Verzosa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Verzosa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nakano is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Verzosa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nakano looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Verzosa slips a nice elbow through Nakano's hands, connecting with Nakano's forehead.
Verzosa trying to control from half guard but Nakano is working away.
Nakano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Verzosa.
Nakano looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Verzosa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Verzosa connects with a nice short shot to Nakano's temple.
Verzosa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano is looking to control Verzosa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nakano avoid being mounted?
Nakano is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Verzosa scores with a couple of nice shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verzosa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Verzosa wants to take a breather but Nakano is having none of it.
Verzosa is working for a kimura but Nakano is defending it quite comfortably.
Nakano moves into full guard.
Nakano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Verzosa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Verzosa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Verzosa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Verzosa preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice body punch from Verzosa.
Nakano tries to keep at a distance but Verzosa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Verzosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Verzosa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Verzosa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Verzosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakano is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short right from Verzosa on the inside.
Nakano is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsuo Nakano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakano tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Verzosa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Verzosa misses with a body punch.
Verzosa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nakano wants a takedown.
Verzosa is trying to stall.
Nakano wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Verzosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Verzosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nakanos head.
Nakano tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Verzosa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Verzosa is pushing Nakano up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nakano as Verzosa tries to tie him up.
Verzosa stops a takedown attempt from Nakano.
Nakano prevents a body shot from Verzosa.
Verzosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Verzosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nakano or not.
Verzosa misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Verzosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Verzosa tries to work over Nakano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Remedios Verzosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakano jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Verzosa walks away with a smile on his face. Nakano gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Verzosa thuds his shin into the meat of Nakano's side.
Verzosa lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakano misses with a lunging right hand
and Verzosa counters by moving into the clinch.
Nakano jumps guard but Verzosa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nakano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verzosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakano tries to pull guard but Verzosa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tatsuo Nakano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakano jumps guard but Verzosa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Verzosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nakano is trying to drag Verzosa to the mat but Verzosa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nakano tries to pull guard but Verzosa holds him up against the cage and eventually Nakano drops back down to his feet.
Verzosa stops a takedown attempt from Nakano.
Nakano jumps guard but Verzosa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakano gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Verzosa tries to get to full guard but Nakano has control of the leg.
Nakano thows a huge punch but Verzosa dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakano is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Verzosa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nakano.
Nakano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Remedios Verzosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Verzosa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!
Remedios Verzosa wins by unanimous decision!
Remedios Verzosa is the new middleweight champion!
Remedios Verzosa 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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