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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitrios Vasilii Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Jussila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dimitrios Vasilii Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaakko Jussila!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jussila.
Ivanov throws a leg kick
and Jussila counters with a nice uppercut.
Ivanov feints a jab promting Jussila to slip. Ivanov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jussila slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ivanov gets a clinch.
Ivanov stalling in the clinch.
Jussila digs a right hand underneath Ivanov's ribcage. Ivanov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ivanov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jussila.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jussila goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jussila tries to stall but Ivanov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jussila breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jussila circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick from Ivanov misses
and Jussila counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jussila moves out of range of the body kick.
Jussila 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.
Jussila slips under a jab from Ivanov.
Ivanov lands with a kick to the temple. Jussila shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ivanov misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ivanov misses with a low kick.
Ivanov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ivanov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jussila's sensitive parts.
Ivanov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Ivanov finds it's way through Jussila's defenses.
Jussila misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Ivanov's head coaches at Xtreme Punishment that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ivanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jussila.
Ivanov thows a body kick. Jussila tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jussila walks into a stiff left hand from Ivanov.
Jussila takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ivanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ivanov stalks Jussila and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jussila's face. Jussila staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov throws a hook but Jussila blocks it.
Dimitrios Vasilii Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jussila ducks under a wild hook from Ivanov.
Ivanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Jussila pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jussila is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ivanov.
Jussila avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ivanov loads up on a big right hand but Jussila slips the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ivanov.
Ivanov moves away from the strike by Jussila.
Ivanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jussila throws a nice looking combination but Ivanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jussila looks to throw the jab but Ivanov is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov throws a combination. Jussila tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jussila throws a one two combo.
Jussila misses with a kick to the body.
Jussila throws a body punch but Ivanov moves out of range.
Ivanov throws a one two combo.
Ivanov misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanov throws a series of punches but Jussila moves out of range.
Jussila takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ivanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jussila takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jussila is rocked!
A combination from Ivanov does no damage.
Jussila is still on wobbly legs! Can Ivanov finish him?
Ivanov swinging wildly here.
Ivanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jussila moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ivanov moves in close and cracks Jussila with a massive right hand! Jussila, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Ivanov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dimitrios Vasilii Ivanov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Szczakowiecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Redemption!!! from the movie Rocky II kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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153 lbs
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146 lbs
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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
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomasz Szczakowiecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roy Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Szczakowiecki checks a leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Szczakowiecki has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Szczakowiecki misses with a wild body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Robinson.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Szczakowiecki tries to bench press Robinson off him but Robinson keeps the position.
Robinson working the head with strikes.
Szczakowiecki is looking to reverse the position.
Robinson prevents Szczakowiecki from escaping the position.
Robinson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Szczakowiecki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Szczakowiecki prevents Robinson from moving into mount.
Robinson wants to control but Szczakowiecki is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Szczakowiecki works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Robinson wants to pass the guard but Szczakowiecki is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczakowiecki is staying active underneath Robinson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Szczakowiecki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Robinson.
Robinson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Robinson trying to control from half guard but Szczakowiecki is working away.
Szczakowiecki is trying to control but can't.
Szczakowiecki kicks off Robinson and gets to his feet.
Szczakowiecki moves forwards but Robinson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Szczakowiecki. That snapped Robinson's head back.
Szczakowiecki stuffs the takedown attempt from Robinson. Robinson gets slowly back to his feet.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Szczakowiecki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson gets tackled into the cage by Szczakowiecki. Szczakowiecki maintains the clinch.
Szczakowiecki is trying to pull guard but Robinson has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Szczakowiecki misses its intended target.
Szczakowiecki has closed the distance and engaged Robinson in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Szczakowiecki.
Robinson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Szczakowiecki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Robinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Szczakowiecki.
Robinson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Szczakowiecki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Robinson somewhat.
Tomasz Szczakowiecki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Robinson.
Szczakowiecki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Robinson pinned against the cage. Robinson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Szczakowiecki throws a lazy uppercut
and Robinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Szczakowiecki misses with a body shot.
Szczakowiecki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki closes the distance and clinches up with Robinson, looking for a takedown. Szczakowiecki pushes Robinson against the cage but Robinson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Tomasz Szczakowiecki has been cut.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Szczakowiecki gets back to full guard.
Szczakowiecki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Szczakowiecki is on top in guard.
Robinson 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.
Robinson is trying to keep Szczakowiecki in close.
Szczakowiecki wants to pass the guard but Robinson is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Szczakowiecki from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson wants to sweep here but Szczakowiecki controlling him for the moment.
Szczakowiecki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Szczakowiecki throwing strikes but missing.
Robinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Szczakowiecki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robinson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Robinson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Szczakowiecki won't allow Robinson to sweep him here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Szczakowiecki takes the fight into the clinch.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robinson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Szczakowiecki's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Robinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomasz Szczakowiecki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Szczakowiecki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robinson thumps Szczakowiecki with a low kick.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Szczakowiecki avoids them all with ease.
Roy Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robinson gets the takedown into side control.
Robinson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Robinson is looking to take a break and control but Szczakowiecki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Szczakowiecki sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Szczakowiecki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Szczakowiecki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Szczakowiecki will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Szczakowiecki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Szczakowiecki's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson is thwarting Szczakowiecki's attempts to control the position.
Szczakowiecki won't allow Robinson to pass to mount.
Szczakowiecki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Robinson tries to free his leg and advance position but Szczakowiecki is retaining full guard.
Szczakowiecki keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
Roy Robinson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Robinson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Szczakowiecki wants to sweep but no luck.
Szczakowiecki pushes Robinson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Szczakowiecki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson gets through Szczakowiecki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch but Szczakowiecki keeps him there for the moment.
Robinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Szczakowiecki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Szczakowiecki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Robinson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Robinson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Szczakowiecki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Robinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Szczakowiecki uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Robinson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Szczakowiecki clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Szczakowiecki breaks Robinson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Szczakowiecki pushes down on Robinson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczakowiecki tries to stand and escape but Robinson is controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Szczakowiecki passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Robinson!
Robinson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Szczakowiecki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Robinson is just riding it out for now. Szczakowiecki eventually gives up the hold.
Robinson wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Szczakowiecki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Szczakowiecki's back!
Robinson struggling to land strikes to the head as Szczakowiecki covers up.
Robinson has the hooks in. Szczakowiecki is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczakowiecki breaks Robinson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Robinson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Robinson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Robinson lands strikes from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson drops an elbow to the side of Szczakowiecki's head.
Szczakowiecki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Robinson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Szczakowiecki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Robinson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Szczakowiecki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Robinson has managed to get both his arms back between Szczakowiecki's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson tries to free his leg and advance position but Szczakowiecki is retaining full guard.
Szczakowiecki trying to control the position.
Robinson looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tomasz Szczakowiecki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Szczakowiecki cracks Robinson with an open hand slap.
Szczakowiecki feints a jab promting Robinson to slip. Szczakowiecki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Robinson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Szczakowiecki swings widly with a right hand
and Robinson counters with a two punch combo.
Robinson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Szczakowiecki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robinson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Robinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Szczakowiecki circles away quickly and effectively.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki looks to score with a jab to the body but Robinson is just out of range.
Szczakowiecki just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szczakowiecki throws a combination. Robinson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Robinson is rocked!
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Szczakowiecki finish him?
Robinson throws a leg kick but Szczakowiecki checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson tries for a takedown but Szczakowiecki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Robinson seems to have recovered his senses.
Robinson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Szczakowiecki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Robinson's head backwards.
Szczakowiecki throws the left hand but Robinson avoids the punch easily.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Robinson connects with a body shot that sends Szczakowiecki's belly button to the back.
Szczakowiecki misses with a hook. Robinson ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Szczakowiecki. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Szczakowiecki.
Robinson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Szczakowiecki tries to avoid it but Robinson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Szczakowiecki to the ground. Szczakowiecki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Szczakowiecki misses with a straight right.
Szczakowiecki misses with the combination.
Szczakowiecki lands a nice shot to the body.
Szczakowiecki throws a hook but Robinson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a series of strikes that have Szczakowiecki backpedaling.
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!
Robinson gets the takedown into side control.
Robinson working the ground and pound from side control.
Robinson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Szczakowiecki is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Robinson stands up.
Szczakowiecki throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Szczakowiecki tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Robinson throws a combination. Szczakowiecki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Szczakowiecki circles away quickly and effectively.
Szczakowiecki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Robinson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Szczakowiecki.
Robinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Szczakowiecki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Szczakowiecki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robinson stuffs the takedown attempt from Szczakowiecki. Szczakowiecki gets slowly back to his feet.
Robinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki misses with a looping left.
Szczakowiecki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Robinson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Szczakowiecki's guard.
Robinson stopping the sweep attempt from Szczakowiecki.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Szczakowiecki keeps moving.
Robinson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Szczakowiecki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Robinson has managed to get both his arms back between Szczakowiecki's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczakowiecki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Robinson passes Szczakowiecki's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Szczakowiecki taking some punishment here, with Robinson in his half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Szczakowiecki wants to get back to his feet.
Robinson working over Szczakowiecki with some ground and pound. Szczakowiecki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Robinson trying to pass the guard but Szczakowiecki defending well.
Robinson moves nicely into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Szczakowiecki regains half guard.
Robinson trying to control from half guard but Szczakowiecki is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Robinson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Roy Robinson!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Roy Robinson!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Roy Robinson!
Roy Robinson wins by unanimous decision!
Roy Robinson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuuto Kawasati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisuke Numazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuuto Kawasati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Numazawa!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawasati scores with a takedown into Numazawa's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Numazawa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kawasati!
Numazawa punching from mount but Kawasati doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kawasati is squirming around, avoiding Numazawa's attempts to control the action.
Kawasati wants to hold on but Numazawa pushes him away.
Kawasati is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Numazawa with the ground and pound from mount.
Kawasati taking shots to the head.
Kawasati wants to control but Numazawa is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Numazawa wants to control the pace but Kawasati is squirming around nicely.
Numazawa prevents Kawasati from getting the reversal.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee warns Kawasati that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kawasati looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Numazawa is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kawasati has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Kawasati rolls, trying to escape but Numazawa keeps control of the position.
Kawasati grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Numazawa is looking for the choke from the back position but Kawasati is controlling his hands well.
You can see the frustration on Kawasati's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Numazawa misses with punches from the back.
Numazawa is hanging on to Kawasati's back as he tries to escape.
Kawasati preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Numazawa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawasati tries to escape the position.
Numazawa working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Kawasati is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Numazawa has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Kawasati taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Daisuke Numazawa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Bernstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Yun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eli Bernstein could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Yun's chin.
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255 lbs
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eli Bernstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yun!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernstein throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yun on the side of the head.
Bernstein misses the body punch
enabling Yun to counter with a crisp jab.
Bernstein throws a leg kick but Yun sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bernstein fails with a takedown attempt.
Bernstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bernstein is looking to clinch.
Bernstein misses with a shot to the body
and Yun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bernstein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bernstein tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yun swivels and escapes.
Bernstein falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yun counters with a stiff right hand.
Bernstein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yun connects with the punch.
A left and a right from Yun both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Bernstein misses
letting Yun counter with a right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yun checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yun is defended easily by Bernstein.
Yun throws a jab when Bernstein was well out of range.
Yun blocks a leg kick.
Eli Bernstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bernstein fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yun, pushing him back against the cage.
Yun avoiding damage as Bernstein throws knees to the body.
Yun stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bernstein lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yun lands a nice uppercut.
Yun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yun stops a takedown attempt from Bernstein.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Bernstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bernstein tries to land a knee to the head but Yun blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Bernstein.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yun lands a nice uppercut.
Yun scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernstein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yun.
Yun throws a punch but it's blocked by Bernstein.
Yun misses with the head strike.
Yun misses with a body punch.
Bernstein works on Yun's body with a couple of short punches.
Bernstein tries a knee to the head but Yun blocks it.
Bernstein tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yun avoids it.
Yun tries a body shot but Bernstein blocks it.
Yun is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bernstein tries to land knees in the clinch but Yun avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Yun.
Bernstein's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yun working aggressively here.
Yun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yun throws a punch but it's blocked by Bernstein.
Yun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bernstein tries a knee to the head but Yun blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yun lands a hook that snaps the head of Bernstein backwards.
Bernstein throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yun blocks a body shot from Bernstein.
Yun throws a head punch that misses.
Yun scores with a shoulder strike.
Yun prevents the takedown attempt.
Bernstein throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bernstein taking a breather.
Bernstein blocking some punches.
Yun managing to block the knees to the body from Bernstein.
Yun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bernstein misses with a punch to the body.
Bernstein goes for a takedown attempt but Yun pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yun throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernstein tries to clinch but Yun moves out of range.
Yun blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Yun.
Yun scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bernstein tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yun defends well and Bernstein ends up having to push Yun into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yun lands with a short shot to the head.
Yun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yun misses with some punches.
I was talking to Bernstein's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A shot in the inside from Yun.
Yun digs a right hand into Bernstein's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bernstein's gas tank.
Bernstein is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Yun.
Bernstein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yun.
Bernstein throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bernstein tries to throw a body punch but Yun avoids it by throwing Bernstein back against the cage.
Yun is working Bernstein over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Yun dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bernstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yun slips a jab from Bernstein.
Bernstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yun shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bernstein as he avoids it easily.
Bernstein misses with a takedown
and Yun counters with a big head kick but Bernstein shrugs it off.
Bernstein on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yun throws out a powerful jab.
Bernstein throws a lazy head kick
and Yun counters with a stiff right hand.
Bernstein scores with a body shot.
A jab from Yun does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bernstein 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.
Yun swinging wildly here.
Bernstein throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yun was covering up waiting for the punch and Bernstein finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Yun lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bernstein!
BOOM! Yun connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bernstein wants to control but Yun is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yun in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Yun tries to control but Bernstein wriggling away.
Yun dominating with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bernstein tries to lock up and control but Yun gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yun connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bernstein is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Yun! Bernstein is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack Yun!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Egardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Gunnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernando Egardo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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158 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fernando Egardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egardo tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunnarsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Egardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunnarsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Egardo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Egardo.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Egardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunnarsson circles away.
Egardo tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunnarsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Egardo blocks a jab.
Gunnarsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gunnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Egardo.
Gunnarsson blocks a jab.
Gunnarsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Egardo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gunnarsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Gunnarsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Egardo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Egardo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunnarsson.
Egardo lands an elbow inside that Gunnarsson shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Egardo throws an elbow but misses.
Gunnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Egardo tries to break the clinch but Gunnarsson is controlling the position.
Gunnarsson blocking some punches.
Egardo misses with an elbow strike.
Egardo throws an elbow but it misses.
A frustrated look appears on Egardo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gunnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gunnarsson blocks an elbow strike from Egardo.
Gunnarsson's coach down at Team Hopkins was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gunnarsson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Egardo lands a nice elbow.
Egardo stops a takedown attempt from Gunnarsson.
Egardo misses with an elbow over the top.
Egardo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Egardo wants to get back to striking at distance but Gunnarsson won't allow it.
Gunnarsson misses with the head strike.
Egardo pushes Gunnarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunnarsson avoids the elbow strike from Egardo, against the cage.
Gunnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Egardo.
Gunnarsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Egardo throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egardo throws an elbow but it misses.
Gunnarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gunnarsson lands a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Egardo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gunnarsson's brow.
Egardo lands a hook that snaps the head of Gunnarsson backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gunnarsson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Egardo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gunnarsson's brow.
Egardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson avoids the elbow strike from Egardo, against the cage.
Egardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick
and Egardo counters with a two punch combo.
Gunnarsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheers as Gunnarsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Egardo doesn't seem phased though.
Gunnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Egardo.
Egardo tries to clinch up but Gunnarsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunnarsson moves away from the strike by Egardo.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook. Egardo ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Egardo misses the target.
Egardo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gunnarsson throws a shot from downtown. Egardo moves away and avoids it.
Egardo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Egardo.
Egardo staying out of range there.
Gunnarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gunnarsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gunnarsson connects with a right hand. Egardo shakes it off.
Gunnarsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Egardo.
Gunnarsson with a nice cross.
A swing and a miss from Gunnarsson.
Egardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunnarsson.
Peter Gunnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egardo lands with a nice combination. Gunnarsson backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Egardo coming out on top.
Egardo staying out of range there.
Egardo takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunnarsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Egardo should have avoided that one.
Egardo closes the distance and pushes Gunnarsson back into the cage.
Egardo lands an elbow that stopped Gunnarsson in his tracks for a moment.
Gunnarsson working aggressively here.
Gunnarsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Egardo.
Egardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot lands for Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Egardo.
Gunnarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Gunnarsson does no damage.
Egardo with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Gunnarsson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Egardo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gunnarsson misses with a straight right.
Egardo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gunnarsson throws a low kick but Egardo moves out of range easily.
Egardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good shot there by Egardo.
Gunnarsson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Egardo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gunnarsson is looking to take a break and control but Egardo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Egardo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gunnarsson working away.
Egardo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gunnarsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo tries to escape but Gunnarsson is in control.
Gunnarsson scoring with punches and elbows.
Gunnarsson trying to control the position but Egardo is working away.
Egardo can't do much from the bottom here.
Gunnarsson working the head with strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Egardo is trying to buck Gunnarsson off.
Egardo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egardo is trying to stand up here but Gunnarsson is controlling him well.
Egardo kicks off Gunnarsson and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Egardo moves away.
Gunnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Egardo moves away.
Gunnarsson scores with a jab.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick but Egardo moved away.
Egardo misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Gunnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gunnarsson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gunnarsson.
Egardo wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Egardo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gunnarsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Egardo's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egardo tries to clinch but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Gunnarsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Egardo.
Gunnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Egardo.
Gunnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Egardo.
Gunnarsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fernando Egardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Egardo tries to clinch up.
Gunnarsson swings widly with a right hand
and Egardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Egardo misses with a looping left.
Gunnarsson misses with a left hand
and Egardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Egardo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Egardo is looking to clinch.
Gunnarsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson dives in and grabs Egardo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Egardo pushes down on Gunnarsson's head and hops out.
Gunnarsson goes for a double leg but Egardo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Egardo continues to drive forward.
Egardo breaks from the clinch.
Gunnarsson throws out a loose jab but Egardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunnarsson missing with a left hand there. Egardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Egardo swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunnarsson. Egardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Egardo rushes Gunnarsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egardo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gunnarsson is trying to break the clinch but Egardo has him pressed against the cage.
Gunnarsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Egardo backwards.
Gunnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Egardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Egardo slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Peter Gunnarsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gunnarsson slips a jab from Egardo.
Gunnarsson sizes up Egardo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Egardo slips under a jab from Gunnarsson.
Egardo rushes Gunnarsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Egardo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gunnarsson has had enough of the clinch but Egardo keeps him there for the moment.
Egardo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gunnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Egardo controls his hands.
Egardo lands a nice elbow.
Egardo pushes off an throws an elbow but Gunnarsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Egardo lands an elbow inside.
Gunnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Egardo.
Gunnarsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Egardo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gunnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Egardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunnarsson gets through Egardo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Egardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Egardo swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo moves out of range as Gunnarsson strikes.
Peter Gunnarsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gunnarsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Gunnarsson does no damage.
Gunnarsson swings widly with a right hand
and Egardo moves into the clinch.
Gunnarsson is trying to break the clinch but Egardo is controlling him.
Gunnarsson tries a body shot but Egardo blocks it.
Egardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Egardo throws an elbow that misses.
Egardo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gunnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Egardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Egardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Egardo blocks a jab.
Gunnarsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Egardo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson walks into a stiff left hand from Egardo.
Gunnarsson misses with a body shot.
Gunnarsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Gunnarsson is predictable there
and Egardo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gunnarsson misses the shot to the body.
Gunnarsson misses with a straight right.
Egardo darts in and clinches Gunnarsson up against the cage.
Gunnarsson tries to land a knee to the head but Egardo blocks with his arms.
Egardo prevents a body shot from Gunnarsson.
Fernando Egardo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gunnarsson prevents Egardo from breaking the clinch.
Gunnarsson is trying to force a seperation but Egardo has the dominant position.
Gunnarsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gunnarsson working aggressively here.
Egardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunnarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egardo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gunnarsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Egardo.
Egardo has managed to clinch.
Gunnarsson blocking some punches.
Gunnarsson dodges an elbow strike from Egardo.
Egardo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gunnarsson working aggressively here.
Gunnarsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Egardo.
Egardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gunnarsson dodges an elbow strike from Egardo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gunnarsson throws an elbow but misses.
Egardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gunnarsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Egardo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gunnarsson's brow.
Gunnarsson avoids the elbow strike from Egardo, against the cage.
Egardo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gunnarsson lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gunnarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gunnarsson tries a body shot but Egardo blocks it.
Egardo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Egardo throws an elbow but it misses.
Gunnarsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Egardo or not.
Gunnarsson lands an uppercut.
Gunnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gunnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Gunnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Egardo throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Egardo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gunnarsson's brow.
Gunnarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Egardo backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Egardo backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Egardo avoids a wild elbow strike from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Egardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gunnarsson.
Egardo is looking to clinch but Gunnarsson is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Gunnarsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gunnarsson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Peter Gunnarsson!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Peter Gunnarsson!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Peter Gunnarsson!
Peter Gunnarsson wins by unanimous decision!
Peter Gunnarsson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Fernando Egardo was interviewed post fight and said 'Give me another chance please'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Doi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sameer Hamadoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamadoui is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lights Out. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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140 lbs
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Decent elbows
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Doi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sameer Hamadoui!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamadoui avoids a kick to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Doi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Doi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hamadoui quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hamadoui trying to control here.
Doi is looking to take a break and control but Hamadoui is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hamadoui wants to control but Doi is keeping busy.
Doi working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hamadoui's thigh. Hamadoui counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hamadoui is looking to stand up but Doi isn't so interested in that idea.
Hamadoui is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Doi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hamadoui is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamadoui is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Doi tries to free his leg and advance position but Hamadoui is retaining full guard.
Sameer Hamadoui has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hamadoui scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Doi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Doi gets a double leg takedown into Hamadoui's guard.
Doi tries to stand but Hamadoui is controlling from the bottom.
Hamadoui is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hamadoui wants to stand but Doi is controlling the position.
Doi being controlled here momentarily.
Doi wanted to stand there but Hamadoui had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamadoui is working an open guard so Doi takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doi.
Doi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Doi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doi tries to free his leg and advance position but Hamadoui is retaining full guard.
Hamadoui can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Doi controls the pace.
Hamadoui manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Doi manages to get himself to full guard.
Hamadoui is in close to Doi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hamadoui stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Doi throws up his legs and catches Hamadoui in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Hamadoui tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Doi! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Yoshi Doi!
Yoshi Doi decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between All Inn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hyun Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyun Sudo looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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196 lbs
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156 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
21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, All Inn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Sudo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inn wants to clinch.
Inn shoots in looking for a takedown. Sudo tries to sprawl out of it but Inn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sudo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hyun Sudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Inn is looking to advance position but Sudo won't allow it.
Inn seems to be working for a kimura but Sudo defends the submission attempt.
Inn wants to pass the guard but Sudo is defending well.
Inn is working for a submission of some sort.
Sudo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sudo trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inn is trying to control. Sudo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sudo trying to hold on to Inn's head to control him but Inn postures up.
Sudo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Inn tries to pass to full mount but Sudo defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sudo trying to hold on to Inn's head to control him but Inn postures up.
Inn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Inn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sudo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Inn.
Sudo is refusing to be controlled, as Inn sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Inn.
Inn lands strikes from half guard.
Inn passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sudo!
Inn tries to control but Sudo wriggling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inn lands with some strikes.
Inn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sudo is looking to escape.
Inn fails to move to back control.
Sudo is squirming around, avoiding Inn's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inn punishing his opponent with strikes.
Inn is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sudo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Inn dominating with strikes here.
Inn looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Inn 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.
Sudo wants to control but Inn is having none of it.
Inn looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Inn has control of Sudo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sudo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Inn controlling his opponent.
Sudo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Inn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inn scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sudo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Inn pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Inn tries to control but Sudo wriggling away.
Sudo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Inn passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sudo!
Inn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sudo stops Inn from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Inn landing strikes from the mount and Sudo is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
All Inn 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.
Sudo moves into range and clinches up with Inn.
Sudo gets underhooks to prevent Inn's takedown attempt.
Sudo manages to break the clinch.
Sudo drives through and clinches with Inn against the cage.
Sudo prevents the takedown attempt.
Sudo prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for All Inn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sudo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sudo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sudo has his feet on Inn's thighs here. He's pushed Inn off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Inn screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hyun Sudo!
After the big win, Hyun Sudo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Woohun Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Goins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goins has chosen 50 Cent- God Gave me style as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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170 lbs
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176 lbs
23 - 11 - 1 |
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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
16 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Woohun Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Leroy Goins!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Goins at a distance.
Do comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Goins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Do feints a jab promting Goins to slip. Do then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Goins slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Do connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Do lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Goins tries to clinch there but Do circles away.
Do scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Do.
Goins connects with a single shot there.
Do looks to score with a jab to the body but Goins is just out of range.
Do works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goins tries to move into range but Do moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A clash of legs there as Do blocks the low kick.
Goins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Goins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Goins wants it to stay on the feet.
Do moves out of range as Goins strikes.
Do throws a big shot that misses.
Do misses with a hook.
Do pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goins cracks Do with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do works Goins's body with a nice hook.
Do scores with the left hand. Goins knows he should have avoided that one.
We've been hearing reports that Do has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Goins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Do misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goins looks for a takedown but Do sprawls well.
Goins tries to land a front kick but Do steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Do shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Goins as he avoids it easily.
Goins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Do as he connects with a hook.
Do walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Goins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Do wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Do lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Goins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goins looks to land a right hand but Do moved out of range.
Do manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Goins on his heels. He'll look to pass Goins's guard now, I'm sure.
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!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Goins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Do is one step ahead there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Do's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Do's guard.
Do pulls Goins in close to his closed guard and prevents Goins from doing any damage or advancing position.
Do is trying to keep Goins in close.
Goins preventing the sweep.
Goins throws an elbow that misses. Do uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Goins's guard. Nice move by Do!
Do cracks Goins with a solid left hand.
Goins wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do with a flurry of punches that miss.
Do throwing strikes from guard but Goins blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Do accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Do is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Do keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Goins's head.
Do scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Goins manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Goins scoring with strikes but Do is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goins looking to finish with strikes here!
Do is trying to escape the mount.
Goins has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Do's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poor strikes thrown by Goins there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Goins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do is desperately trying to improve his position but Goins has a good base and remains in mount.
Goins unloading with bombs!
Do tries to hold on but Goins pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goins sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Goins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Goins misses with a head shot.
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 Woohun Do will probably get the nod.
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.
A jab from Do finds it's way through Goins's defenses.
No joy there for Goins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Do goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A combination from Goins does no damage.
Goins looking to score a takedown here. Do is defending well but Goins drives through and ends up in Do's guard.
Goins throwing strikes but missing.
Do is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Do working Goins over with strikes.
Do sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goins defending well though.
Goins has a hand on Do's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Do takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Goins is wriggling around trying to escape.
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 with some strikes.
Goins 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.
Do lands a nice shot to the head.
Goins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leroy Goins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Do with shots to the head and body - Goins looks very uncomfortable down there.
Do is landing with some decent strikes but Goins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Do lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Do is landing with some decent strikes but Goins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goins is trying desperately to improve position.
Goins is bucking up trying to escape but Do cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do wants to control the pace but Goins is squirming around nicely.
Goins tries to reverse the position but Do maintains control.
Do connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Do looking to control but Goins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Do postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Goins looks a forlorn figure.
Goins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Do working the ground and pound effectively.
Goins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goins keeps trying to improve his position.
Do punishing his opponent with strikes.
Goins tries to lock up and control but Do gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Do landing strikes, looking to finish!
Goins is bucking up trying to escape but Do cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Goins gets back to half guard.
Goins pushes Do off looking to stand but Do dives back in and keeps control.
Goins is looking to control Do's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Goins avoid being mounted?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do is thwarting Goins's attempts to control the position.
Goins wants to get back to full guard.
Do 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.
Do trying to control the action but Goins is working from the bottom.
Goins tries to roll over but Do keeps him under control.
Do slips a nice elbow through Goins's hands, connecting with Goins's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goins wants to get back to full guard.
Do is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Goins has managed to free his arm - good work.
Do is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woohun Do dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Do throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Goins counters with a three punch combo that has Do backing up. Do nods at Goins to acknowledge the strikes.
Do throws a leg kick which misses Goins's front leg but catches the back leg as Goins tries to avoid it.
Goins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Woohun Do seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Goins.
Do with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Do swats away the attempt to clinch by Goins.
Do staying out of range there.
Do swats away the attempt to clinch by Goins.
Do missing with a left hand there. Goins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Do avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Do.
Do jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Do fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goins ducks under a wild hook from Do.
Goins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woohun Do is winning the standup battle so far.
Goins ducks under a wild hook from Do.
Do jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do misses with a hook. Goins ducked under it nicely.
Do looks to throw the jab but Goins is out of range.
Goins throws out a loose jab but Do uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Do misses its intended target.
Do lands a jab to the nose.
Do changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Do tries to bum rush Goins with a series of wild strikes but Goins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goins throws a push kick but Do slaps the foot to one side.
Do walks forward, straight into a front kick from Goins.
Do is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goins.
Goins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Goins tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Do misses.
A combination from Do does no damage.
Goins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Goins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Goins throws a hook to the side of Do's head but Do sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Do looks to throw the jab but Goins is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Do scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goins doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good shot there by Do.
Do keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Do connects with the punch.
Do throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Do misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Do misses.
Do fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Do misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Do thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leroy Goins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Do avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Goins misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do loads up on a big right hand but Goins slips the punch.
Do is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goins.
Goins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Do scores with a punch to the head.
Goins scores with a jab to the body.
Do throws a leg kick but Goins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Goins swinging wildly here.
Goins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Do scores with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goins throws a series of punches but Do moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Do throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Do does it's job there.
Do misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do cracks Goins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Do looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goins shoots for a double leg takedown but Do sprawls well. He's pushed Goins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Do lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goins looks for the body kick but Do saw that one coming.
Do goes for a double leg but Goins avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Goins continues to drive forward.
Do has clasped his hands together around Goins's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Goins sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Do is working for a kimura but Goins is defending it quite comfortably.
Do works his way into side control.
Leroy Goins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goins is trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Woohun Do showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Do has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Woohun Do!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Woohun Do!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Woohun Do!
Woohun Do wins by unanimous decision!
Woohun Do bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Vadokowich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vadokowich has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
34 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vadim Vadokowich!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vadokowich throws a head kick that Sakuraba semi-blocks.
A lazy left from Vadokowich finds it's target.
Vadokowich connects with a jab.
Vadokowich throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vadokowich lands a nice looking body shot.
Vadokowich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sakuraba is defended easily by Vadokowich.
Vadokowich tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakuraba takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Nice body kick there by Vadokowich.
We've been informed that Vadokowich has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Vadokowich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vadokowich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakuraba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vadokowich missing with a left hand there. Sakuraba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vadokowich connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sakuraba is rocked!
Vadokowich missing with a left hand there. Sakuraba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sakuraba walks into a straight right hand from Vadokowich.
Oh Sakuraba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vadokowich misses with an uppercut. Sakuraba saw that one coming.
Vadim Vadokowich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vadokowich throws an overhand right that lands on Sakuraba's shoulder, as Sakuraba tries to avoid the shot.
Vadokowich throws a lazy right hand but Sakuraba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vadokowich looks to throw the jab but Sakuraba is out of range.
Vadokowich stuns Sakuraba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vadokowich throws a hook to the side of Sakuraba's head but Sakuraba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Vadokowich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vadokowich is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Vadokowich shuts the power down on Sakuraba. Lights out, game over! Vadokowich is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vadim Vadokowich! Vadim Vadokowich retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Vadim Vadokowich 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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