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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hannibal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Bernstein (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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275 lbs
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250 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Hannibal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eli Bernstein!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernstein has Hannibal up against the cage in a clinch.
Bernstein using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hannibal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bernstein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bernstein misses with the head strike.
Bernstein takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Eli Bernstein has been cut.
Bernstein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hannibal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hannibal misses with a punch on the inside.
Bernstein is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hannibal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bernstein backwards.
Hannibal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bernstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hannibal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hannibal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hannibal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bernstein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hannibal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bernstein misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Hannibal.
Hannibal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hannibal lands an uppercut.
Hannibal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bernstein looks winded!
Hannibal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bernstein backwards.
Hannibal digs a right hand into Bernstein's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bernstein's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hannibal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bernstein is rocked!
Hannibal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bernstein is still on wobbly legs! Can Hannibal finish him?
Hannibal creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Bernstein's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Bernstein drops to his knees and Hannibal pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Hannibal!
An out of breath Jason Hannibal thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Azrael Arkane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorne has chosen Finntroll - Trollhammaren as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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169 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent 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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Azrael Arkane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Larry Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arkane misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Arkane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thorne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arkane shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thorne as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azrael Arkane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arkane fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thorne slaps away a takedown attempt from Arkane, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thorne lands a head kick. Arkane smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Arkane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been informed that Thorne 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.
Thorne throws a head kick that misses
and Arkane counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Arkane.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arkane looking for a takedown.
Arkane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thorne lands an elbow inside.
Arkane has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thorne avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thorne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arkane wants a takedown.
Thorne with a knee to the head.
Arkane takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne lands a nice knee to the body.
Arkane is breathing heavily.
Thorne lands a good knee to the midsection. Arkane won't want to take too many of those.
Thorne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but Arkane blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Thorne.
Thorne with a knee to the head.
Arkane takes an elbow to the forehead.
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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arkane takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thorne.
Thorne crunches a lovely knee into Arkane's ribcage.
Thorne lands a nice elbow.
Thorne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thorne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Arkane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but Arkane blocks it.
Arkane turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Thorne tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thorne dodges the ground and pound from Arkane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne can't do much from the bottom here.
Arkane controls the position.
Thorne regains half guard.
Thorne trying to hold on to Arkane's head to control him but Arkane postures up.
Arkane wants to free his trapped foot but Thorne is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Arkane thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thorne is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arkane moves nicely into side control.
Thorne is being controlled here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arkane in side control, throwing shots but Thorne defends.
Thorne regains half guard there - taking advantage of Arkane's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Thorne dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thorne stuffs the takedown attempt from Arkane. Arkane gets slowly back to his feet.
Arkane tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thorne displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Arkane.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arkane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thorne throws a leg kick but Arkane sees it coming and moves out of range.
That kick from Thorne tenderised Arkane's leg. Arkane is trying to keep his angry face on.
Larry Thorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arkane changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thorne looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorne is looking to regain half guard here but Arkane keeps moving and retains side control.
Thorne struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Arkane is looking to take a break and control but Thorne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arkane creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Thorne sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Arkane working away.
Arkane is looking to take a break and control but Thorne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thorne tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Arkane wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arkane scoring with punches from side control.
Arkane is looking to take a break and control but Thorne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Arkane.
Thorne sneaks back into half guard.
Arkane wants to pass the guard but Thorne is defending well.
Arkane perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arkane sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thorne defending well though.
Thorne is looking for a sweep. Arkane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thorne is refusing to be controlled, as Arkane sits in half guard.
Thorne tries to kick Arkane off but Arkane keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Arkane controlling the action here.
We're going to have a standup here because Azrael Arkane wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Thorne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arkane.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thorne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne throws a leg kick but Arkane moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thorne.
Thorne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arkane was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorne.
An inside leg kick lands from Thorne.
Thorne swings for the body but Arkane moves out of range.
Thorne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arkane shoots in for a takedown but Thorne shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azrael Arkane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arkane misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Arkane takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorne drives through and clinches with Arkane against the cage.
Arkane gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Thorne is controlling Arkane's trapped leg to prevent Arkane from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Larry Thorne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Thorne throws a front kick aimed at Arkane's knee but Arkane avoids it well.
Thorne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thorne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thorne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arkane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Arkane 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.
Thorne drives through and clinches with Arkane against the cage.
Thorne lands a damaging elbow.
Thorne lands an elbow inside that Arkane shrugs off.
Thorne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arkane's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thorne.
Thorne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Arkane has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thorne avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thorne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Thorne working Arkane over with knees to the body.
Thorne misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne lands a good knee to the midsection. Arkane won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Thorne.
Thorne scores with a knee to the head.
Thorne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thorne lands an elbow that stopped Arkane in his tracks for a moment.
Thorne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arkane takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thorne lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorne crunches a lovely knee into Arkane's ribcage.
Thorne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thorne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thorne lands a nice elbow.
Thorne lands a damaging elbow.
Thorne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arkane's face.
Arkane is rocked!
Arkane has Thorne pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thorne manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Oh Arkane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azrael Arkane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Thorne.
Thorne lands an elbow inside that Arkane shrugs off.
Thorne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thorne lands an elbow inside.
Thorne misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Thorne.
Arkane managing to block the knees to the body from Thorne.
Arkane wants a takedown but no success here.
Thorne is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Thorne connects with a knee to the head.
Larry Thorne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thorne lands a nice knee to the body.
Thorne lands a good knee to the midsection. Arkane won't want to take too many of those.
Thorne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thorne obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thorne obliges.
Thorne scores with a knee to the head.
Thorne has Arkane pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Arkane is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Thorne - that's hurt Arkane badly! Oh, another knee lands and Arkane is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Arkane doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Larry Thorne!
Larry Thorne opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bio Hazzard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hyun Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazzard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Warrior's Dance. Hyun Sudo looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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185 lbs
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153 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
17 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bio Hazzard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Sudo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sudo.
Sudo darts in and clinches Hazzard up against the cage.
Hazzard works on Sudo's body with a couple of short punches.
Hazzard misses with a punch to the body.
Sudo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hazzard's elbow.
Our sources have told us that Hazzard has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Hazzard scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Hyun Sudo has been cut.
Hazzard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sudo looks winded!
Sudo wants to get back to striking at distance but Hazzard won't allow it.
Hazzard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hazzard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hazzard landing knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hazzard lands a knee to the head.
Hazzard missing with knees to the body.
Hazzard scores with a hook to the body.
Hazzard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sudo avoiding damage as Hazzard throws knees to the body.
Hazzard trying to land knees to the body.
Hazzard lands a good knee to the midsection. Sudo won't want to take too many of those.
Sudo takes a shot to the head.
Sudo avoiding damage as Hazzard throws knees to the body.
Sudo is looking to break free of the clinch but Hazzard has double underhooks.
Hazzard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazzard tries to land a knee to the head but Sudo blocks with his arms.
Hazzard cracks Sudo with a nice body shot.
Hazzard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sudo has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Sudo takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Hazzard on the inside.
Hazzard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hazzard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hazzard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hazzard pushes Sudo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hazzard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sudo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hazzard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hazzard lands a knee 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!
Nice elbow from Hazzard.
Knees to the body from Hazzard.
Nice elbow from Hazzard.
That has opened up Hyun Sudo's cut even more.
Hazzard lands a knee to the head.
Hazzard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sudo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hazzard tries a knee to the head but Sudo blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sudo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hazzard scores with a knee to the head.
Hazzard lands an elbow just above Sudo 's eye.
A right handed body shot lands from Hazzard.
Hazzard landing knees to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hazzard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hazzard.
A knee to the head by Hazzard.
The cut above Hyun Sudo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sudo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hazzard landing knees to the head.
Hazzard scores with a knee to the head.
Hazzard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sudo.
Hazzard crunches a lovely knee into Sudo's ribcage.
Hazzard is leaning against Sudo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Hazzard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hazzard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hazzard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hazzard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right handed body shot lands from Hazzard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo is looking to control Hazzard's arms but Hazzard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sudo has his back to the cage.
Hazzard tries to land knees in the clinch but Sudo avoids the damage to the body.
Sudo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hazzard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hazzard tries a body shot but Sudo blocks it.
Hazzard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sudo is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hazzard.
A hook to the body from Hazzard.
Hazzard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sudo.
Hazzard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sudo.
Still in the clinch, Sudo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hazzard misses with an elbow over the top.
Hazzard with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Hazzard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hazzard throws an elbow that misses.
Hazzard lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hazzard landing knees to the body.
Hazzard scores with a hook to the body.
Hazzard with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hazzard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sudo tries to break free but Hazzard pushes him back against the cage.
Hazzard tries to land knees in the clinch but Sudo avoids the damage to the body.
Hazzard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hazzard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sudo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hazzard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hyun Sudo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hazzard lands a nice knee to the body.
Hazzard landing knees to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hyun Sudo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bio Hazzard!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bio Hazzard waved his t-shirt featuring Golden Supplements 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Egardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chibi Tsushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernando Egardo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Egardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chibi Tsushima!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egardo tries to clinch there but Tsushima circles away.
We've been told by Egardo's head coaches at OMG! They clinched Kenny! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tsushima shoots in but no luck this time.
Tsushima slips a jab from Egardo.
Tsushima getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tsushima forces Egardo back against the cage and clinches.
Egardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tsushima is looking to slow Egardo down with leg kicks.
Tsushima misses with an uppercut.
Donk. Tsushima catches Egardo right on the button with a cross.
Tsushima closes the distance and clinches.
Tsushima scores with a hook to the body.
Tsushima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tsushima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Egardo's efforts to push away.
Egardo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Egardo lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Chibi Tsushima has been cut.
Tsushima wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo stops a takedown attempt from Tsushima.
Fernando Egardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chibi Tsushima.
Tsushima working aggressively here.
Tsushima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tsushima lands a right hand.
Tsushima is trying to drag Egardo to the mat but Egardo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Egardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Egardo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A head kick from Tsushima lands but Egardo takes it in his stride.
Egardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tsushima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsushima's coach down at Tōshi was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tsushima's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Egardo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tsushima scores with a decent looking hook.
A solid body kick from Egardo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egardo throws a right and a left that Tsushima avoids nicely.
Egardo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Egardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tsushima tries to keep at a distance but Egardo has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tsushima creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tsushima lands a nice uppercut.
Egardo pushes off an throws an elbow but Tsushima leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tsushima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Tsushima - that landed with a thud.
Egardo misses with an elbow strike.
Tsushima takes an elbow to the forehead.
Egardo misses with an elbow over the top.
Tsushima blocks the elbow strike.
Egardo is trying to force a seperation but Tsushima has the dominant position.
Egardo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Egardo blocks a body shot from Tsushima.
Egardo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Egardo throws an elbow but misses.
Tsushima lands a right hand.
Tsushima presses Egardo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Egardo misses with an elbow strike.
Tsushima drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Egardo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Egardo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tsushima blocks an elbow strike from Egardo.
Tsushima gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Egardo regains guard.
Egardo wants to sweep here but Tsushima controlling him for the moment.
Egardo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tsushima's guard.
Tsushima working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Egardo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Egardo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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!
Egardo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tsushima swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tsushima has his feet on Egardo's thighs here. He's pushed Egardo 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! Egardo screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chibi Tsushima!
Chibi Tsushima took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
The defeated Fernando Egardo had this to say: 'Give me another chance please'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cub Galloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galloway has chosen Jump Around by House of Pain as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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32
175 lbs
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29
175 lbs
13 - 17 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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World class MT
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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
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cub Galloway!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galloway fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Galloway connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sakuraba. Sakuraba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sakuraba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakuraba blocks a head kick by Galloway.
Horrible takedown by Sakuraba or perhaps it was just good defense by Galloway which made him look bad.
Galloway fails to land with a series of punches.
Sakuraba swats away the attempt to clinch by Galloway.
Sakuraba keeps the fight on the outside.
Galloway pushes Sakuraba up against the cage in a clinch.
Sakuraba tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice elbow from Galloway.
Galloway prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazushi Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Galloway looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galloway throws an elbow that misses.
Sakuraba is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Galloway pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Galloway slows down the pace here.
Galloway gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Galloway stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Galloway receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Galloway lands an elbow that stopped Sakuraba in his tracks for a moment.
Galloway is pushing Sakuraba up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cub Galloway.
Galloway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galloway bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sakuraba keeps the fight on the outside.
Galloway gets a clinch.
Galloway prevents the takedown attempt.
Sakuraba tries to score a body lock takedown but Galloway shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sakuraba is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Galloway gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sakuraba looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Galloway gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sakuraba.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Galloway.
Sakuraba tries for a takedown but Galloway manages to get underhooks.
Sakuraba goes for a takedown attempt but Galloway pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Galloway goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cub Galloway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galloway tries to close the distance and clinch but Sakuraba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Galloway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Galloway looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cub Galloway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galloway misses with a kick to the body.
Galloway wants to clinch.
Galloway tries to clinch up but Sakuraba circles away and keeps his distance.
Galloway wants to clinch.
Sakuraba darts in looking for a takedown but Galloway gets double underhooks and turns Sakuraba into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galloway lands an elbow just above Sakuraba 's eye.
Galloway lands an elbow that stopped Sakuraba in his tracks for a moment.
Sakuraba letting Galloway take a breather here.
Galloway landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Galloway taking a breather.
Galloway lands an elbow inside that Sakuraba shrugs off.
Sakuraba jumps guard but Galloway turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from Galloway.
Galloway misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakuraba.
Galloway lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuraba is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Galloway is defending well.
Galloway tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakuraba avoids the damage to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Galloway - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuraba successfully pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cub Galloway dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Galloway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Galloway tries to clinch there but Sakuraba circles away.
Sakuraba gets a double leg takedown into Galloway's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sakuraba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Galloway wants to stand and escape but Sakuraba is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakuraba passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sakuraba tries for a kimura but Galloway is defending well.
Sakuraba thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sakuraba throws a strike aimed at the side of Galloway's head but Galloway avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba advances to mount.
Sakuraba is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Galloway can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Galloway is squirming around, avoiding Sakuraba's attempts to control the action.
Sakuraba thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Galloway tries to hold on but Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba lands with some strikes.
Galloway is squirming around, avoiding Sakuraba's attempts to control the action.
Sakuraba throws some wild stikes that Galloway manages to avoid easily.
Galloway is squirming around, avoiding Sakuraba's attempts to control the action.
Galloway trying desperately to get to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Galloway can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galloway is in a horrible position here. Sakuraba smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sakuraba throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sakuraba looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sakuraba misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sakuraba throws a wild left hand from mount and Galloway manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Galloway really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sakuraba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sakuraba is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba landing punches.
Sakuraba looking to finish Galloway with some ground and pound. This is bad for Galloway!
Sakuraba goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Galloway turns into him and now he's in Sakuraba's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuraba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Galloway can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sakuraba is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Galloway frees his head nicely. Oh but Sakuraba has switched to an armbar! Galloway is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Kazushi Sakuraba!
Kazushi Sakuraba thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Cub Galloway spoke after the fight, saying 'I absolutley suck'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sim Salabim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrone Bate has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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33
148 lbs
27 - 16 - 1 |
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31
159 lbs
22 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tyrone Bate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sim Salabim!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salabim missing with a left hand there. Bate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salabim moves out of range as Bate strikes.
Salabim tries to clinch up.
Salabim moves into the clinch successfully.
Bate lands a hook that snaps the head of Salabim backwards.
Bate is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Salabim gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bate is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bate has a couple of punches blocked by Salabim.
Salabim throws a punch but it's blocked by Bate.
Bate can't find room to land a body shot as Salabim controls the action.
Bate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Salabim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate is trying to drag Salabim to the mat but Salabim just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short uppercut from Bate.
Salabim is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bate is defending well.
Bate tries to circle away but Salabim has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Salabim fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Salabim as Bate tries to tie him up.
Bate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salabim has a couple of punches blocked by Bate.
Salabim throws a punch but it's blocked by Bate.
Bate tries for a takedown but Salabim manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Bate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salabim lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bate or not.
Bate is looking for a takedown.
Salabim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salabim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bate tries to throw a body punch but Salabim avoids it by throwing Bate back against the cage.
Bate stalling against the cage.
Salabim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salabim lands with a right to the head.
Bate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salabim pushes Bate back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bate blocks a body shot from Salabim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Salabim.
Bate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bate lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bate turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bate manages to end up in side control.
Salabim is looking to regain half guard here but Bate keeps moving and retains side control.
Bate is looking to take a break and control but Salabim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bate landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bate scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Salabim to see if he's OK.
Bate lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salabim is looking for a sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salabim manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bate's best efforts.
Salabim is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bate pulls his head out easily.
Salabim trying to control but Bate postures up.
Salabim is looking for a sweep. Bate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Salabim gets back to full guard.
Bate keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Salabim's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Salabim working for a triangle but Bate defends it easily.
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 Tyrone Bate will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Salabim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salabim slips under a jab.
Salabim closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salabim taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Bate's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bate is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Salabim's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salabim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate trying to hold on to Salabim's head to control him but Salabim postures up.
Bate is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Salabim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bate keeps working.
Salabim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bate defending well though.
Bate is not content to let Salabim control the position.
Bate is holding on to half guard well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big right from Bate misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salabim fails to land with a series of punches.
Bate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salabim swings for the body but Bate moves out of range.
Bate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Salabim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bate throws out the jab.
Salabim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bate.
The fighters circling - Salabim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salabim looks to land a combination but Bate avoids it well.
Salabim looks for a takedown but Bate sprawls well.
A swing and a miss from Bate.
Bate throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salabim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut there from Bate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate looking to score a takedown here. Salabim is defending well but Bate drives through and ends up in Salabim's guard.
Salabim trying to keep a closed guard but Bate is proving a slippery customer.
Bate is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Salabim is trying to keep Bate in close.
Our spies down at at Brown House inform us that Salabim has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Bate trying to control the position from guard on top but Salabim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bate won't allow Salabim to sweep him here.
Salabim manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bate manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salabim wants to control from the top but Bate keeps moving.
Salabim throws a strike but Bate rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Salabim keeping moving, preventing Bate from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salabim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyrone Bate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bate stopping the sweep attempt from Salabim.
Salabim has momentary wrist control but Bate slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tyrone Bate will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Salabim ducks under a wild hook from Bate.
Sim Salabim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Salabim 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Salabim. Beautiful body shot.
Salabim throws a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Salabim.
Bate thows a body shot but no joy.
Salabim shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bate manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Salabim looking to sit in guard and control but Bate gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Salabim throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bate escapes and throws Salabim's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bate working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate throws an elbow but Salabim slips to the side and avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Bate are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Salabim takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The strikes coming from Bate are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bate controls the position.
Salabim tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bate wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bate 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.
Salabim wants to control but Bate postures up.
Bate working the ground and pound.
Bate has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Salabim is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bate yanks on the arm and Salabim is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bate.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyrone Bate!
A less than humble Tyrone Bate misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ha Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kengo Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
195 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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33
200 lbs
15 - 19 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ha Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kengo Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watanabe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Young avoids it really well and circles away.
Watanabe lands with a nice body punch.
Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Young connects with an inside leg kick.
Young lands the left hand.
Young is looking to clinch but Watanabe is avoiding it.
Young has managed to clinch.
Young throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Young.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young works on Watanabe's body with a couple of short punches.
Watanabe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Young pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ha Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kengo Watanabe.
Watanabe wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Young lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe can't get the takedown.
Young blocking some punches.
Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Young is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Watanabe's half guard.
Watanabe has hold of Young's hands but Young slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Young uses his free foot to push down on Watanabe's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Watanabe.
Young trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Young is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Watanabe has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Watanabe!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watanabe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watanabe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Watanabe throws a strike but Young rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Young looking to sit in guard and control but Watanabe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Young is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young postures up in Watanabe's guard and throws a big left but Watanabe blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young chips away with some ground and pound.
Watanabe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Young scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Young wants to pass the guard but Watanabe is keeping the position.
Watanabe wants to sweep here but Young controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Young accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Young postures up and lands a big shot to Watanabe's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young cracks Watanabe with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young is stalling in the full guard.
Young looking to pass the guard.
Young with a flurry of punches that miss.
Watanabe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watanabe 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ha Young dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Watanabe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Young gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Young with a knee to the head.
Young lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Watanabe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Watanabe takes a shot to the head.
Watanabe is trying to drag Young to the mat but Young just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Watanabe is trying to drag Young to the mat but Young just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Young works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Young is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ha Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kengo Watanabe.
Watanabe takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Kengo Watanabe has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young lands a big knee! That's hurt Watanabe! Oh, he's all over the place! Young lands another knee that sends Watanabe to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ha Young!
Ha Young tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Jussila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Sanches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Renato Sanches enters the cage!
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224 lbs
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291 lbs
31 - 15 - 0 |
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World class 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
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaakko Jussila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Sanches!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanches thuds his right hand into Jussila's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jussila misses with a looping left.
Jussila misses the shot to the body.
Jussila misses with a looping left.
Jussila thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jussila just misses with a punch to the body.
Jussila misses the jab.
Jussila staying out of range there.
Sanches misses with a head kick.
Sanches 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 moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanches.
Jussila fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanches throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jussila is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanches.
Sanches throws a hook but Jussila blocks it.
Jussila throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanches 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.
Jussila throws a sloppy head kick and Sanches moves out of range easily.
Jussila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanches rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jussila moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jussila stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanches pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jussila takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jussila keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jussila moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Renato Sanches has been cut.
Sanches is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jussila.
Sanches misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jussila. Sanches does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jussila throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanches is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jussila.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sanches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanches takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanches looks to land a combination but Jussila avoids it well.
Jussila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanches misses the target.
Sanches takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanches lands a slapping body shot.
Jussila tests Sanches's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanches is rocked!
Jussila is stalking Sanches. Sanches circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Jussila, and it's lights out! Sanches really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jaakko Jussila!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendoza kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Back For More. The crowd seem to be enjoying Robinson's choice of entrance music: Redemption!!! from the movie Rocky II. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zachary Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roy Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Robinson doesn't seem bothered though.
Robinson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mendoza connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Robinson scrambles back to his feet.
Mendoza throws the left hand but Robinson avoids the punch easily.
Mendoza misses with a series of wild punches.
Robinson slips under a jab from Mendoza.
Robinson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Robinson tries to bum rush Mendoza with a series of wild strikes but Mendoza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mendoza slips a jab and a cross from Robinson.
Mendoza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robinson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Robinson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mendoza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Robinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Robinson looks to land a combination but Mendoza avoids it well.
Robinson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mendoza looks to score with a jab to the body but Robinson is just out of range.
Mendoza with a hook.
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!
Mendoza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robinson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendoza. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robinson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A low kick from Robinson is predictable there
enabling Mendoza to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Mendoza does no damage.
Mendoza throws a looping overhand right but Robinson ducks down to avoid it.
Robinson thuds a left hand into Mendoza's body.
Mendoza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendoza.
Robinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Mendoza does no damage.
Robinson takes one to the side of the head.
Mendoza swings widly with a right hand
and Robinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut
and Robinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendoza is rocked!
Robinson cracks Mendoza's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Mendoza slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Robinson can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roy Robinson!
After winning the bout, Roy Robinson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Vadokowich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Goins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vadokowich's entrance music is Metallica - Enter Sandman. A fine choice. Goins has chosen LL Cool J - Rocking with the G.O.A.T. as his entrance music. Vadim Vadokowich is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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181 lbs
37 - 13 - 0 |
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36
176 lbs
26 - 12 - 1 |
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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
37 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vadim Vadokowich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Leroy Goins!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vadokowich motions for Goins to come forward. Vadokowich throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vadokowich.
Goins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vadokowich dodges the punch combination from Goins.
Vadokowich lands a front kick.
Goins misses with a series of wild punches.
Vadokowich checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vadokowich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goins slips a straight right by Vadokowich.
Vadokowich lands a nice shot that snaps Goins's head back.
Goins avoids the head kick by Vadokowich.
Vadokowich catches Goins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Goins lands a high kick!
Vadokowich with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goins tries to move into range but Vadokowich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vadokowich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vadokowich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vadokowich looks to score with a jab to the body but Goins is just out of range.
Vadokowich tries a low kick but Goins avoids it.
Goins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vadokowich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Goins throws a series of punches but Vadokowich moves out of range.
Vadokowich just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Goins tries to clinch but Vadokowich is having none of it.
Vadokowich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goins.
Vadokowich lands a jab to the nose.
Vadokowich throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vadokowich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vadokowich lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vadokowich looks to land a right hand but Goins moved out of range.
Goins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich throws a hook to the side of Goins's head but Goins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vadokowich looks to land a right hand but Goins moved out of range.
Goins wants to clinch.
Vadokowich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Goins throws a right hand that Vadokowich ducks under and follows up with a left that Vadokowich also avoids with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vadokowich, as that shot connected.
Goins throws a sloppy head kick and Vadokowich moves out of range easily.
Vadokowich lands a leg kick that knocks Goins off balance momentarily.
Goins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goins takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goins throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vadokowich misses the jab.
Goins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vadokowich lands with an overhand left.
Vadokowich is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Goins swings for the body but Vadokowich moves out of range.
Vadokowich throws a sloppy head kick and Goins moves out of range easily.
A jab lands there for Vadokowich.
Goins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vadokowich's hands.
Goins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vadokowich counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vadokowich throws a lazy uppercut
and Goins counters with a three punch combo that has Vadokowich backing up. Vadokowich nods at Goins to acknowledge the strikes.
Goins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vadokowich connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Goins scrambles back to his feet.
Vadokowich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goins.
Goins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vadokowich throws a head kick that misses.
Goins misses with a body kick.
Vadokowich cracks Goins with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich lands with a nice body kick.
Goins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goins throws a head kick that misses.
Goins moves away from the strike by Vadokowich.
Goins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goins tries to bum rush Vadokowich with a series of wild strikes but Vadokowich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vadokowich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vadokowich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Decent striking displayed by Vadokowich there.
Vadokowich lands a high kick!
Goins misses with a two punch combination.
Goins throws a right hand that Vadokowich ducks under and follows up with a left that Vadokowich also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vadokowich throws a hook but Goins blocks it.
Goins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vadokowich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vadokowich lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Vadokowich dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vadokowich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vadokowich throws a hook but Goins avoids it easily.
Goins looks to score with a jab to the body but Vadokowich is just out of range.
Vadokowich throws a hook but Goins avoids it easily.
Vadokowich checks a leg kick.
Goins looks to land a combination. Vadokowich sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Goins tries to clinch
and Vadokowich finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Goins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vadokowich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looks like Vadokowich has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Goins tries to bum rush Vadokowich with a series of wild strikes but Vadokowich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vadokowich counters with a good, hard body kick but Goins shrugs it off.
Goins looks to land a combination but Vadokowich avoids it well.
Vadokowich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goins moves away.
Vadokowich connects with a high kick.
Goins has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vadokowich.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Goins fails to land with a series of punches.
Goins is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goins tries to bum rush Vadokowich with a series of wild strikes but Vadokowich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A cross from Vadokowich lands.
Vadokowich throws a head kick that Goins semi-blocks.
A solid body kick from Vadokowich.
Leroy Goins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goins fails to land with a series of punches.
Goins takes one to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vadokowich, as that shot connected.
Goins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Goins is rocked!
Goins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vadokowich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut there from Vadokowich.
Goins is still on wobbly legs! Can Vadokowich finish him?
Vadokowich is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Goins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Goins tries to close the distance and clinch but Vadokowich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vadokowich scores with a jab to the jaw.
Goins works over Vadokowich's head and body with a nice combination.
Goins moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich throws the kick towards the body but Goins avoids it.
Goins seems to have recovered his senses.
Vadokowich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goins can do to turn this around?
A left lands for Vadokowich.
Nice uppercut lands for Vadokowich. That snapped Goins's head back.
Vadokowich throws a jab but it's blocked by Goins.
Goins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goins walks into a stiff left hand from Vadokowich.
Goins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vadokowich looks to score with a jab to the body but Goins is just out of range.
Goins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vadokowich.
Goins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vadokowich misses with a left hand
and Goins counters with a nice leg kick.
Vadokowich lands a jab.
Vadokowich throws a leg kick but Goins checks it.
Vadokowich lands with a nice body kick.
Goins misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich connects with a body shot.
Goins misses with a body kick.
Vadokowich getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vadokowich cracks a nice hook into Goins's ribs.
Goins throws a nice looking combination but Vadokowich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vadokowich with a nice cross.
Vadokowich connects with a body shot.
Vadim Vadokowich is winning the standup battle so far.
Vadokowich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Goins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vadokowich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vadokowich is looking to land body kicks.
Goins throws a series of punches but Vadokowich moves out of range.
Vadokowich throws an overhand right that lands on Goins's shoulder, as Goins tries to avoid the shot.
Vadokowich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Goins does no damage.
Goins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vadokowich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goins fails to land with a series of punches.
Goins motions for Vadokowich to come forward. Goins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goins moves away from the strike by Vadokowich.
Goins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vadokowich circles away quickly and effectively.
Vadokowich lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Vadokowich changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Goins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vadokowich connects with a high kick.
Vadokowich connects with an inside leg kick.
Goins throws a big shot that misses.
Vadokowich misses with a body shot.
Vadokowich misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vadokowich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vadokowich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Vadokowich dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crunch! Vadokowich slams his shin into Goins's torso.
Vadokowich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Goins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vadokowich looks to land a left hand but Goins moved out of range nicely.
Vadokowich lands a head kick!
Vadokowich throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Goins slips under a jab.
Vadokowich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Goins momentarily.
Vadokowich's jab looks to have found its range, popping Goins under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vadokowich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Goins on the side of the head.
Vadokowich misses with a head kick.
Goins misses with a double jab
and Vadokowich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vadokowich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vadokowich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goins wants to clinch.
Vadokowich cracks Goins with an open hand slap.
Vadokowich throws a head kick that misses.
Vadokowich throws out a loose jab but Goins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vadokowich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Vadokowich finds it's way through Goins's defenses.
Vadokowich throws a lazy right hand but Goins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Vadokowich.
Sloppy strikes from Goins. Those never looked like landing.
Goins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vadokowich throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vadokowich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goins misses with a wild combination.
Goins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big left from Vadokowich misses.
Goins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vadokowich takes a swing at Goins's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vadokowich uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vadokowich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vadokowich scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Goins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vadokowich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vadokowich scores with a jab to the body.
Vadokowich lands a high kick!
Vadokowich swats away the attempt to clinch by Goins.
Sloppy strikes from Goins. Those never looked like landing.
Vadokowich misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vadokowich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vadokowich lands a nice hook to Goins's body. Goins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vadokowich misses with a straight right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vadokowich.
Vadokowich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goins. That did some damage!
Donk. Vadokowich catches Goins right on the button with a cross.
Vadokowich connects with a high kick.
A good leg kick by Goins.
Vadokowich throws a big shot that misses.
Vadokowich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vadokowich blocks a head kick by Goins.
Vadokowich lands with a cross.
Goins throws a head kick but Vadokowich moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vadokowich throws a shot from downtown. Goins moves away and avoids it.
Goins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vadokowich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Goins.
Vadokowich throws the kick towards the body but Goins avoids it.
Vadokowich bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Goins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vadokowich throws a quick inside leg kick.
Goins throws a right hand that Vadokowich ducks under and follows up with a left that Vadokowich also avoids with ease.
Vadokowich lands a lovely overhand right.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Goins might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vadokowich has got the better of the exchanges.
Goins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vadokowich thuds his shin into the meat of Goins's side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vadokowich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goins was well out of range. Poor timing from Vadokowich.
A punch combination from Goins misses.
Vadokowich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Vadokowich clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Goins throws a leg kick
letting Vadokowich counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Vadokowich coming out on top.
A big right from Vadokowich misses.
Vadokowich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vadokowich walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vadokowich thows a body kick. Goins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Goins ducks under a wild hook from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich is looking to land body kicks.
Goins walks into a stiff left hand from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Goins slips under a jab from Vadokowich.
Goins gets cracked there but stands up to 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!
Vadokowich throws a jab but it's blocked by Goins.
Vadokowich throws a series of punches but Goins avoids them all with ease.
Goins looks for the body kick but Vadokowich saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Goins. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Goins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vadokowich.
Goins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vadokowich.
Goins misses with the combination.
Vadokowich scores with a kick to the midsection.
Goins staying out of range there.
Vadokowich chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vadokowich slips a jab and a cross from Goins.
Vadokowich looks for the body kick but Goins saw that one coming.
Goins fakes the leg kick and cracks Vadokowich in the body.
Goins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Goins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vadokowich.
Goins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goins misses with the combination.
Vadokowich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goins is looking to clinch but Vadokowich is avoiding it.
Goins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice jab there from Vadokowich.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vadokowich throws out the jab.
Vadokowich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vadokowich thumps Goins with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Goins blocks the leg kick.
Vadokowich throws a front kick that sends Goins stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vadokowich throws an overhand right that lands on Goins's shoulder, as Goins tries to avoid the shot.
Vadokowich takes a swing at Goins's ribcage but misses.
Goins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Goins tries to bum rush Vadokowich with a series of wild strikes but Vadokowich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goins is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vadokowich.
Jab, jab by Vadokowich - just one landing.
Vadokowich throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Goins fails to land with a series of punches.
Goins blocks a head kick by Vadokowich.
Goins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Goins throws a right and a left that Vadokowich avoids nicely.
Vadokowich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vadokowich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goins misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vadokowich sizes up Goins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Vadokowich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vadokowich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Goins takes one on the button.
Goins tries to land a front kick but Vadokowich steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vadokowich looks to land a combination but Goins avoids it well.
Vadokowich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vadokowich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Goins's hands.
Goins tries to bum rush Vadokowich with a series of wild strikes but Vadokowich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goins blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vadokowich scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vadokowich scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vadokowich is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Goins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Vadokowich had his way with Leroy Goins in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Goins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vadokowich.
Goins drops his hands momentarily and Vadokowich takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vadokowich throws a jab when Goins was well out of range.
Goins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vadokowich counters with a nice body kick.
Vadokowich cracks Goins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vadokowich cracks Goins with an open hand slap.
A telegraphed right hand from Vadokowich misses the target.
Vadokowich throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
No joy there for Goins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vadokowich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vadokowich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Goins.
Goins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goins misses with a wild combination.
Goins takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goins throws a head kick that misses.
Goins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vadokowich.
Some wild striking there from Goins.
Goins clinches up against the cage.
Vadokowich has a couple of punches blocked by Goins.
Goins misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Goins.
Vadokowich taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vadokowich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vadokowich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Goins throws a punch but it's blocked by Vadokowich.
Nice body punch from Vadokowich - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Vadokowich.
Goins has a couple of punches blocked by Vadokowich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goins swings wildly with an uppercut but Vadokowich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goins tries to work over Vadokowich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vadokowich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vadokowich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goins prevents a body shot from Vadokowich.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vadokowich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vadokowich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vadokowich cracks Goins with an open hand slap.
Goins lands a really nice looking cross but Vadokowich seems unphased.
Vadokowich jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Goins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vadokowich counters with a big right hand! Oh Goins is in trouble here! Vadokowich follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vadim Vadokowich!
Vadim Vadokowich retains his welterweight title!
Vadim Vadokowich seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Leroy Goins spoke after the fight, saying 'I am going to be the champ, not in this division though, I'm moving down to 145 division. It will be my 2nd coming. Thanks to my sponsor, Project Mayhem, my manager, the Tokyo Rage Fight Club organization and my training partners. '.
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