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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daisuke Numazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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12 - 11 - 0 |
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154 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Numazawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Penn!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Numazawa counters with a head kick.
Penn tries for a takedown but Numazawa circles away easily
and Numazawa counters with an inside leg kick.
Penn slips a straight right by Numazawa.
A jab lands there for Numazawa.
Numazawa tries to bum rush Penn with a series of wild strikes but Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daisuke Numazawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Numazawa throws a leg kick but Penn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Penn avoids the body shot from Numazawa.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Numazawa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Penn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Penn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Numazawa scores with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Numazawa as Penn shoots in.
Daisuke Numazawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Numazawa misses the target.
Good exchange - Numazawa coming out on top.
Penn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Numazawa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Penn somewhat.
Numazawa misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Numazawa. Those never looked like landing.
Numazawa fakes the leg kick and cracks Penn in the body.
Penn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Numazawa can pounce on him.
Some bone on bone action there as Penn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Numazawa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Penn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Numazawa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Numazawa throws a looping overhand right but Penn ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Numazawa throws a low kick, looking for Penn's leg but Penn calmly moves out of range.
Daisuke Numazawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Numazawa throws out the jab.
Horrible takedown by Penn or perhaps it was just good defense by Numazawa which made him look bad.
Numazawa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt - Numazawa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Numazawa misses with a double jab
and Penn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn postures up.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
Numazawa keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Numazawa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Penn's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is adopting a defensive guard.
Penn being controlled here, momentarily.
Penn pulls Numazawa in close to prevent any damage.
Numazawa stays in close to Penn's body and controls the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Penn fails to land the takedown.
Numazawa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Penn.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Numazawa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Penn checks a low kick from Numazawa.
Penn avoids the head kick by Numazawa.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Penn.
We've been told by Numazawa's head coaches at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Numazawa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Numazawa sprawls well. Numazawa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Penn gets slowly back to his feet.
Numazawa misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Numazawa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daisuke Numazawa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Penn avoids the head kick by Numazawa.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Penn checks a leg kick.
Penn misses with a takedown
and Numazawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Numazawa throws a leg kick that misses.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Numazawa.
Numazawa throws a head kick that misses.
Penn shoots in for a double leg but Numazawa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Penn checks a leg kick nicely.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt
and Numazawa counters with a low kick, right behind Penn 's knee.
Daisuke Numazawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Penn.
Penn moves out of range of the leg kick from Numazawa.
Numazawa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Penn momentarily.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn avoids the body shot from Numazawa.
Numazawa looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Numazawa as he jumps to the side.
Numazawa lands with a slapping head kick.
Penn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Numazawa finds it's way through Penn's defenses.
Penn moves out of range as Numazawa strikes.
Numazawa misses with a body kick.
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Numazawa. Those never looked like landing.
Damien Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Numazawa quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Penn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Numazawa wants to improve his position but Penn is controlling well.
Numazawa gets full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Penn working some strikes from top position.
Penn trying to control but Numazawa is working from the bottom.
Penn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Numazawa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Penn has managed to get both his arms back between Numazawa's legs - danger averted.
Numazawa working a defensive guard here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Penn working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Numazawa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Penn with a nice head shot there.
Penn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn postures up.
Numazawa keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Penn postures up in Numazawa's guard and throws a big left but Numazawa blocks it.
Numazawa keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Numazawa looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That kick from Numazawa tenderised Penn's leg. Penn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Penn gets a takedown into half guard.
Damien Penn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Penn working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Numazawa's thigh. Numazawa counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Numazawa working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a big right hand that misses.
Numazawa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Penn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Numazawa's head.
Numazawa keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Penn won't allow Numazawa to sweep him here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Numazawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Numazawa wants to stand up but Penn is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Numazawa keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Numazawa wants to get back to his feet but Penn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Damien Penn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Numazawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Numazawa throws a combination that misses
and Penn counters with a shoot takedown. Numazawa fights it but they end up in guard.
Numazawa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Penn manages to get himself to full guard.
Numazawa is sitting in close to Penn's body. Penn has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Numazawa is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Numazawa is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Penn.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Damien Penn!
A less than humble Damien Penn 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrus Laane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laane comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne - Right Above It ft. Drake. Wilkins has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Jay Wilkins has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andrus Laane's chin.
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28
192 lbs
9 - 20 - 0 |
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193 lbs
20 - 28 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
9 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrus Laane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laane misses with a two punch combination.
Wilkins throws a head kick that misses.
Laane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilkins throws a right and a left that Laane avoids nicely.
Laane throws a head kick that misses.
Wilkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilkins misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Wilkins.
Laane lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilkins's sensitive parts.
Laane tries to bum rush Wilkins with a series of wild strikes but Wilkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've been told by Laane's head coaches at Brown House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Laane misses with the combination.
Wilkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laane.
Laane keeps Wilkins at a distance using the push kick.
Wilkins misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Laane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laane leaves Wilkins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wilkins tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Laane defends well and Wilkins ends up having to push Laane into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wilkins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Laane fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Andrus Laane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Wilkins.
Laane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wilkins to score with a decent uppercut.
Laane lands with a nice combination. Wilkins backs away looking to recover.
Laane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilkins.
Wilkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laane throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wilkins's head.
Laane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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!
Wilkins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wilkins tries to bum rush Laane with a series of wild strikes but Laane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laane.
Laane lands with an overhand left.
Wilkins throws a leg kick which misses Laane's front leg but catches the back leg as Laane tries to avoid it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Laane enables Wilkins to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Laane manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Laane will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wilkins works over Laane with some ground and pound from guard.
My spies in Brown House inform me that Wilkins has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Laane is controlling Wilkins's posture.
Laane looking for a sweep. Not yet Laane, not yet.
Wilkins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wilkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Laane has wrist control.
Laane is pulling down on Wilkins's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins working some strikes from top position.
Wilkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Laane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilkins is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laane is keeping the position for now.
Wilkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Laane has wrist control.
Laane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilkins on the ground.
Wilkins throwing strikes from guard but Laane blocks nicely.
Wilkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wilkins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Laane looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wilkins postures up and lands a big shot to Laane's brow.
Laane on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Laane tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins stopping the sweep attempt from Laane.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilkins wants to pass the guard but Laane is keeping the position.
Wilkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilkins stopping the sweep attempt from Laane.
Laane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wilkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilkins is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Laane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wilkins connects with a couple of short punches.
Wilkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Wilkins dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Laane throws a right hand that Wilkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilkins also avoids with ease.
Laane misses with a two punch combination.
Laane pushes Wilkins away with a front kick.
Laane misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilkins looks for a takedown but Laane sprawls well.
Laane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andrus Laane is winning the standup battle so far.
Laane throws a series of punches but Wilkins avoids them all with ease.
Wilkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilkins lands a head shot.
Laane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wilkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laane.
Laane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilkins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Laane defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins misses with a two punch combination.
Wilkins scores with a takedown into Laane's guard.
Laane wants to stand up but Wilkins is controlling him.
Laane is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Laane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Laane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilkins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wilkins passes into half guard.
Wilkins is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins is looking for a kimura but Laane is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wilkins to get the leverage.
Laane is looking to control Wilkins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Laane avoid being mounted?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilkins is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wilkins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wilkins slips a nice elbow through Laane's hands, connecting with Laane's forehead.
Wilkins is looking for a kimura but Laane is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wilkins to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilkins throws a strike but Laane avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Wilkins stops Laane from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilkins throws a big elbow that misses.
Wilkins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Laane keeping moving, preventing Wilkins from controlling successfully.
Laane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Laane is working hard here to advance position.
Wilkins distracts Laane with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Laane is rocked!
Wilkins passes Laane's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Oh Laane is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilkins is trying to work for a kimura but Laane is defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wilkins lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laane wants to improve his position but Wilkins is controlling well.
Wilkins thows a huge punch but Laane dodges it nicely.
Wilkins controlling the action here.
Wilkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Laane defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wilkins is trying to work for a kimura but Laane is defending well.
Laane seems to have got his legs back now.
Wilkins lands with a punch from half guard.
Laane is looking to improve his position.
Wilkins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wilkins is looking for a kimura here.
Laane keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laane trying to control but Wilkins postures up.
Wilkins wants to take a breather but Laane is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Wilkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A combination from Laane does no damage.
Laane looks to land a combination but Wilkins avoids it well.
Wilkins misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Wilkins does no damage.
Wilkins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No luck for Wilkins with that takedown attempt.
Wilkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Laane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laane misses with a two punch combination.
Wilkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Laane throws a combination that misses
and Wilkins counters with a takedown into side control.
Laane is looking for a sweep.
Laane is pushing Wilkins's head away, looking to escape. Wilkins manages to hold on to the position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkins is trying to get an arm triangle but Laane is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Laane knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wilkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Laane is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wilkins asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wilkins cracks Laane with a big right hand but Laane just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on Laane's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Laane is trying to improve his position.
Wilkins throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wilkins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Laane, who protects the arm well.
Wilkins lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laane is trying to improve his position.
Laane can't do much from the bottom here.
Wilkins working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laane is looking to reverse the position.
Laane taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wilkins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wilkins throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wilkins in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Laane is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jay Wilkins!
Jay Wilkins decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Kakashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuuto Kawasati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kakashi comes to the cage accompanied by Nas - Hate Me Now. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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118 lbs
23 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent 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
18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki Kakashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuuto Kawasati!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakashi darts in and clinches Kawasati up against the cage.
Kakashi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kakashi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kawasati throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kakashi blocks it with crossed arms.
Kakashi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kawasati walks away with a smile on his face. Kakashi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kawasati fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kawasati has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kakashi.
Kakashi rushes Kawasati and presses him up against the cage.
Kawasati has a couple of punches blocked by Kakashi.
Kawasati misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kakashi.
Kawasati tries to break the clinch but Kakashi is controlling the position.
Kakashi trying to land knees to the body.
Kakashi turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kakashi manages to end up in side control.
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!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kawasati wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kawasati is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kakashi tries for a kimura but Kawasati is defending well.
Kakashi wants to control but Kawasati is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakashi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kawasati, who protects the arm well.
Kakashi trying to control the position but Kawasati is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kakashi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi is looking to take a break and control but Kawasati is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kakashi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kakashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kawasati keeps working.
We've been hearing that Kakashi has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kakashi is controlling him well.
Kakashi trying to control the action but Kawasati is working from the bottom.
Kakashi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kakashi is looking to take a break and control but Kawasati is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kawasati is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kawasati holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kawasati knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kakashi trying to control from half guard but Kawasati is working away.
Kakashi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kawasati is just riding it out for now. Kakashi eventually gives up the hold.
Kakashi wants to pass to mount but Kawasati is defending the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kakashi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kawasati is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Kakashi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kakashi has closed the distance and engaged Kawasati in a clinch.
Kakashi scores with a shoulder strike.
Kawasati is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kawasati lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kakashi backwards.
Kawasati scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kakashi jumps guard but Kawasati stands there with Kakashi around his waist. Kakashi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kawasati.
Kawasati is trying to break the clinch but Kakashi has him pressed against the cage.
Kawasati's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kawasati throws a nice head kick!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kakashi checks a leg kick.
Kakashi wants to clinch
and Kawasati counters with a good, hard body kick but Kakashi shrugs it off.
Kawasati throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kakashi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kakashi wants to take a breather but Kawasati manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Kakashi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakashi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kawasati is keeping the position for now.
Kakashi wants to control from the top but Kawasati keeps moving.
Kakashi tries to free his leg and advance position but Kawasati is retaining full guard.
Kakashi controlling from the top position.
Kakashi wants to control from the top but Kawasati keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Aoki Kakashi just wasn't active enough.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kakashi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Kakashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawasati misses with a double jab
and Kakashi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kakashi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kakashi is pressing down on Kawasati's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kawasati is holding on for now.
Kakashi is trying to control. Kawasati wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kawasati is looking to control Kakashi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kawasati avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi trying to pass the guard but Kawasati defending well.
Kakashi works his way into side control.
Kakashi is looking to take a break and control but Kawasati is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kawasati is looking for a sweep.
Kakashi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kawasati has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kakashi but great work by Kawasati.
Kakashi is trying to improve his position.
Kakashi can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kawasati wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kawasati tries to move to full mount but Kakashi actually manages to regain half guard.
Kakashi manages to get to full guard.
Kakashi keeping moving, preventing Kawasati from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawasati won't allow Kakashi to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Kakashi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kakashi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kakashi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kawasati's waist but Kawasati gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kakashi off to one side.
Kawasati gets caught napping as Kakashi dives in and scores a takedown. Kawasati manages to retain guard.
Kawasati is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kakashi wants to get back to full guard.
Kawasati wants to take a breather but Kakashi is having none of it.
Kawasati content to control rather than advance.
Kawasati's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kawasati looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kawasati is looking to take a break and control but Kakashi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Yuuto Kawasati.
Kakashi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kawasati tries to avoid it but Kakashi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kawasati to the ground. Kawasati escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Kakashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kakashi closes the distance and clinches up with Kawasati, looking for a takedown. Kakashi pushes Kawasati against the cage but Kawasati circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kawasati fails to land with a series of punches.
Kakashi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kawasati is fending him off so far but Kakashi persists. Nope, Kawasati circles away and we're back to standing.
Kakashi tries to clinch
and Kawasati counters with a nice leg kick.
Kawasati connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kawasati pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kakashi takes the fight into the clinch.
Kakashi gets control of Kawasati's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kakashi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kawasati gets to his feet. Kakashi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sloppy strikes from Kawasati. Those never looked like landing.
Kawasati tries to keep at a distance but Kakashi has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kakashi.
Yuuto Kawasati has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi can't get the takedown.
Kakashi is trying to drag Kawasati to the mat but Kawasati just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Kakashi wants a takedown.
Kawasati working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kakashi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kakashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kakashi successfully pulls guard.
Kawasati got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kakashi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kawasati has managed to get both his arms back between Kakashi's legs - danger averted.
Kawasati seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kawasati decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kakashi, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi misses with a low kick as Kawasati jumps back.
Kawasati slaps away a takedown attempt from Kakashi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kawasati is looking to land body kicks.
Kakashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Kawasati.
Kawasati fails to land with a series of punches.
Kakashi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kawasati sprawls well initially but Kakashi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kakashi wants to pass the guard but Kawasati is defending well.
Kakashi passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kawasati wants to hold on but Kakashi pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati regains half guard.
Kakashi is looking for a kimura but Kawasati is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kakashi to get the leverage.
Kakashi is looking to take a break and control but Kawasati is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawasati wants to get back to his feet.
Kakashi is trying to control. Kawasati wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kakashi trying to pass the guard but Kawasati defending well.
Kawasati actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aoki Kakashi.
Well Kakashi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Aoki Kakashi!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Aoki Kakashi!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Aoki Kakashi!
Aoki Kakashi wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Aoki Kakashi made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Project Mayhem and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otis Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'll be Back kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Peter Kent acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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196 lbs
16 - 14 - 2 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Otis Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Kent!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kent paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gein has a takedown stuffed.
A left and a right from Gein both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Peter Kent has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kent. Gein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kent jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gein manages to avoid it.
Kent misses with a wild combination.
Kent throws a body punch but Gein moves out of range.
Gein tries to clinch up.
Kent misses with a series of wild punches.
Gein doesn't manage to clinch there - Kent circles away.
Gein misses with a takedown attempt
and Kent counters with a two punch combo.
Kent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gein was well out of range. Poor timing from Kent.
Gein instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gein fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice jab there from Kent.
Kent swings for the body but Gein moves out of range.
Oooh a lovely combination from Kent sends Gein down but not out. Kent dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Otis Gein 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!
Gein wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gein is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kent connects with a decent elbow.
Gein is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kent off and has taken his back!
Gein misses with an elbow to the head.
Gein loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Kent hold on?
Gein punishes Kent with strikes from the back mount.
Gein not allowing Kent to control his hands.
Kent covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Kent covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent is in bad spot here.
Gein lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
That has opened up Peter Kent's cut even more.
Gein doesn't have the hooks in and Kent manages to turn into his guard.
Kent would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gein is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kent presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Gein misses with some punches.
Gein throws a head punch that misses.
Gein misses with a body punch.
Gein breaks the clinch.
Gein avoids the body shot from Kent.
Kent thows a body shot but no joy.
Gein shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kent is trying to defend but Gein finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gein thows a huge punch but Kent dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein thows a huge punch but Kent dodges it nicely.
Kent misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gein prevents Kent from standing back up.
Gein has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kent controlling the position well.
Kent has hold of Gein's hands but Gein slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kent has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gein is working away from the top position though.
Gein not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kent gets back to full guard.
Kent 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.
Gein is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein throws a big elbow that misses.
Gein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kent utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kent wants to sweep here but Gein controlling him for the moment.
Gein is standing up over Kent. Kent looks to escape but Gein dives into side control.
Kent struggling a bit here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gein tries for a kimura but Kent is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gein landing a few strikes.
Kent wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Otis Gein will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kent has managed to clinch.
Kent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gein lands with a nice combination. Kent backs away looking to recover.
Kent scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gein fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kent throws an off balance right hand
and Gein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The cut above Peter Kent's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gein will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kent throws a big shot that misses.
Gein fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kent takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gein shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kent is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gein is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein throwing shots but Kent is blocking nicely.
Gein throwing shots but Kent is blocking nicely.
Gein thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kent's head.
Gein winds up and cracks Kent with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gein throwing shots but Kent is blocking nicely.
Kent wants to control but Gein is keeping busy.
Gein seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kent does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kent tries to kick Gein off but Gein keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gein drops an elbow to the side of Kent's head.
Gein trying to mount his opponent but Kent defends it.
Kent keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kent keeps working.
Kent blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gein.
Gein thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kent's head.
Otis Gein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kent flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gein thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gein wants to advance to full mount but Kent doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Our spies down at at TOUGH DOJO-Family Dojo for best result inform us that Kent has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kent wants to stand but Gein is controlling the position.
Gein chips away with some ground and pound.
Gein is looking to work some ground and pound but Kent has wrist control.
Kent doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gein with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Peter Kent's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peter Kent's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Otis Gein!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hiroyuki Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Neeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okamoto's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Feel the Drive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
9 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Okamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam Neeson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neeson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okamoto.
Neeson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Okamoto can pounce on him.
Okamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Okamoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Neeson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Okamoto, right into the meat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neeson is defended easily by Okamoto.
Nice body kick there by Okamoto.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Okamoto cracks Neeson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice sprawl there from Okamoto as Neeson shoots in.
Okamoto scores with a leg kick.
Okamoto throws a leg kick which misses Neeson's front leg but catches the back leg as Neeson tries to avoid it.
Okamoto scoring well with a low kick there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good work by Neeson as he checks the leg kick.
Neeson fails with the takedown
and Okamoto counters with a good, hard body kick but Neeson shrugs it off.
Hiroyuki Okamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Neeson.
Neeson looks winded!
Neeson goes for a double leg but Okamoto avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Okamoto continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Okamoto - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Okamoto.
Okamoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Neeson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Okamoto is working Neeson over against the cage.
Okamoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neeson backwards.
Okamoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Okamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Liam Neeson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Okamoto is stalling here.
Okamoto scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Okamoto - that landed with a thud.
Okamoto digs a right hand underneath Neeson's ribcage. Neeson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Okamoto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Okamoto as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Okamoto.
Okamoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neeson backwards.
Okamoto leaning against his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Okamoto.
Okamoto breaks from the clinch.
Okamoto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Okamoto feints and then cracks Neeson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Neeson down.
Neeson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Neeson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okamoto.
Neeson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Neeson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Okamoto. Okamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Okamoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neeson's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Neeson's calf.
Okamoto looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Okamoto is looking to slow Neeson down with leg kicks.
Neeson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Okamoto cracks the inside of Neeson's front leg.
Nice shot by Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Okamoto scores with a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Neeson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Okamoto - the referee stops the clock and Neeson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Okamoto. Neeson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hiroyuki Okamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neeson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Okamoto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick misses from Okamoto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okamoto throws a head kick that half lands.
Good leg kick by Okamoto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Okamoto connects with an inside leg kick.
Hiroyuki Okamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Okamoto scores with a kick to the body.
Neeson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Okamoto scores with a leg kick.
Neeson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okamoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto scores with a head kick.
Neeson is rocked!
Okamoto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Neeson is still on wobbly legs! Can Okamoto finish him?
Neeson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Okamoto.
Neeson seems to have recovered his senses.
Neeson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Okamoto can pounce on him.
Okamoto lands a jab to Neeson's midsection.
Okamoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Okamoto.
Neeson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Okamoto. Okamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Okamoto scores with a spinning back kick!
Okamoto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Neeson at a distance.
Neeson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okamoto.
Okamoto lands a nice looking body shot.
Okamoto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Neeson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Okamoto tenderised Neeson's leg. Neeson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Okamoto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Neeson's calf.
A solid body kick from Okamoto.
Okamoto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroyuki Okamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liam Neeson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Okamoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Neeson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Okamoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Okamoto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Okamoto scores with a hook.
Neeson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Okamoto. That's going to slow Neeson down.
Hiroyuki Okamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Okamoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Okamoto connects with a leg kick. Neeson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Okamoto feints and then cracks Neeson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Neeson down.
Okamoto lands a leg kick that knocks Neeson off balance momentarily.
Okamoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neeson's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okamoto scores with a leg kick.
Okamoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Neeson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Okamoto.
Okamoto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Neeson's calf.
Neeson is breathing heavily.
Okamoto throws a head kick that half lands.
Okamoto delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Okamoto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Okamoto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Okamoto lands with a slapping head kick.
Neeson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okamoto.
Okamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neeson can do to turn this around?
Okamoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Neeson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Okamoto is looking to wear down Neeson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Okamoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neeson's sensitive parts.
Okamoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Okamoto scores with a leg kick.
Neeson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Okamoto.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Okamoto cracks the inside of Neeson's front leg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Okamoto, right into the meat.
Okamoto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Okamoto throws a leg kick which misses Neeson's front leg but catches the back leg as Neeson tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto thuds his shin into the meat of Neeson's side.
Okamoto delivers a nice body kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Okamoto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Okamoto.
Okamoto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Okamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Neeson. That did some damage!
Okamoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Okamoto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Okamoto lands with a nice body punch.
Nice body punch from Okamoto.
A nice inside leg kick there by Okamoto. That's going to slow Neeson down.
Okamoto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Neeson will feel that in the morning.
Okamoto is looking to slow Neeson down with leg kicks.
Okamoto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Neeson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Okamoto tests Neeson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Okamoto connects with a leg kick. Neeson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Okamoto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Okamoto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Neeson.
Neeson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Okamoto lands a leg kick that knocks Neeson off balance momentarily.
Okamoto feints and then cracks Neeson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Neeson down.
Okamoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neeson's sensitive parts.
Okamoto throws a shot to the body.
Neeson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Okamoto throws a front kick that sends Neeson stumbling back into the cage.
Okamoto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okamoto.
Okamoto connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neeson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Okamoto can pounce on him.
A left and a right from Okamoto both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neeson blocks a head kick by Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Okamoto tried to score with a low kick but Neeson checks it.
Okamoto is looking to slow Neeson down with leg kicks.
Okamoto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Neeson fails with a takedown attempt.
Okamoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Okamoto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Okamoto lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okamoto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Neeson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Okamoto. Okamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Neeson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Neeson is fighting to break Okamoto's control of his arms but Okamoto is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroyuki Okamoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Liam Neeson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Okamoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Okamoto connects with a solid leg kick.
A good leg kick by Okamoto.
Okamoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Okamoto, right into the meat.
Neeson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Okamoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Okamoto stuns Neeson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Neeson has a takedown stuffed.
Okamoto connects with a solid leg kick.
Okamoto throws a leg kick which misses Neeson's front leg but catches the back leg as Neeson tries to avoid it.
Neeson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A solid body kick from Okamoto.
Okamoto cracks the inside of Neeson's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okamoto lands a high kick!
Okamoto connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Okamoto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Okamoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Neeson doesn't seem bothered though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Okamoto.
Okamoto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Okamoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Okamoto cracks the inside of Neeson's front leg.
Okamoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Okamoto.
Neeson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Okamoto's waist but Okamoto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Neeson off to one side.
Okamoto cracks a nice hook into Neeson's ribs.
Okamoto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Okamoto.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Okamoto, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okamoto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Okamoto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Neeson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Okamoto can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neeson avoids the head kick by Okamoto.
Okamoto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Neeson will feel that in the morning.
Okamoto slaps away a takedown attempt from Neeson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hiroyuki Okamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Neeson.
Okamoto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Neeson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Okamoto.
Okamoto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Okamoto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters circling a little - Okamoto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Okamoto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Neeson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Okamoto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Neeson somewhat.
Okamoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neeson's sensitive parts.
Okamoto lands a leg kick that knocks Neeson off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto digs a good hook to Neeson's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okamoto.
Okamoto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Neeson's calf.
Neeson shoots for a takedown but Okamoto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Okamoto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Okamoto cracks the inside of Neeson's front leg.
That kick from Okamoto tenderised Neeson's leg. Neeson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Liam Neeson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That kick from Okamoto tenderised Neeson's leg. Neeson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Okamoto throws a head kick that Neeson semi-blocks.
That kick from Okamoto tenderised Neeson's leg. Neeson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Okamoto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neeson.
Okamoto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Neeson eats them both and turns towards Okamoto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Okamoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Neeson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Neeson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Okamoto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okamoto thumps Neeson with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neeson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Okamoto as he avoids it easily.
Neeson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Okamoto throws a nice head kick!
Okamoto connects with a body shot that sends Neeson's belly button to the back.
Okamoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neeson's sensitive parts.
Okamoto connects with a leg kick. Neeson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hiroyuki Okamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Okamoto cracks the inside of Neeson's front leg.
Okamoto connects with an inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Okamoto.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Neeson.
A good leg kick by Okamoto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neeson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Neeson throws the kick towards the body but Okamoto avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroyuki Okamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Okamoto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Hiroyuki Okamoto!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Hiroyuki Okamoto!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Hiroyuki Okamoto!
Hiroyuki Okamoto wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Hiroyuki Okamoto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phoenix Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phoenix Miyamoto!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Do swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Do motions for Miyamoto to come forward. Do throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Do lands with a nice body punch.
Miyamoto misses with a few strikes there.
Do dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miyamoto. That did some damage!
Do steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miyamoto.
A punch lands to the side of Miyamoto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Phoenix Miyamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miyamoto is looking to clinch but Do is avoiding it.
Miyamoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Do manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Miyamoto crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Do - the referee stops the clock and Miyamoto gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Do. Miyamoto manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Miyamoto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Do. Do obviously looking to wear him down.
Do circles away from the clinch attempt
and Do counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Miyamoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miyamoto tries to clinch but Do is having none of it.
Do blocks a jab.
Miyamoto clinches up with Do and pushes him back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Do has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Miyamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do misses with a body punch.
Do tightens his grip and picks Miyamoto up, before dumping him to the ground. Miyamoto manages to land in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Miyamoto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miyamoto keeping full guard, as Do tries to pass.
Do with a flurry of punches that miss.
Miyamoto is trying to keep Do in close.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Miyamoto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Do missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Do with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Miyamoto is trying to control the position but Do postures up.
Miyamoto wants to get back to his feet but Do is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Miyamoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miyamoto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miyamoto wants to hit a switch here but Do passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Miyamoto there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Do working the ground and pound effectively.
Do lands a couple of good shots and Miyamoto has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Miyamoto is rocked!
It looks like Phoenix Miyamoto has been cut.
Do lands strikes from the back and Miyamoto isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Do!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bruce Do waved his t-shirt featuring Kemists ↑ 5x160Q's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Fiddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Yun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddie Fiddler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yun!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yun scoring well with a low kick there.
Fiddler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yun misses with a lunging right hand
and Yun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yun checks a leg kick.
Yun misses with an uppercut
and Fiddler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fiddler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yun misses with a double jab.
Yun moves in looking to clinch but Fiddler pushes him off.
Fiddler throws a good cross that connects.
Yun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fiddler misses with a low kick.
Fiddler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yun goes for a double leg but Fiddler avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fiddler continues to drive forward.
A right hand to the body from Yun.
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!
Fiddler avoids the elbow strike from Yun, against the cage.
Fiddler slows down the pace here.
Yun can't find room to land a body shot as Fiddler controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiddler lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fiddler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yun or not.
Fiddler missing with knees to the body.
Fiddler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yun backwards.
Fiddler stalling against the cage.
Fiddler lands a hook that snaps the head of Yun backwards.
Yun has a couple of punches blocked by Fiddler.
Fiddler has Yun pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fiddler.
Yun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fiddler scores with a hook 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!
Fiddler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yun misses with the head strike.
Yun scores with a hook to the body.
Yun has a couple of punches blocked by Fiddler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yun lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fiddler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fiddler has Yun pressed against the cage, preventing Yun from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fiddler works on Yun's body with a couple of short punches.
Yun tries a body shot but Fiddler blocks it.
Yun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fiddler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yun's elbow.
Yun works on Fiddler's body with a couple of short punches.
Fiddler struggles to land a body shot inside as Yun controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Fiddler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fiddler struggles to land a body shot inside as Yun controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Fiddler fails to land.
Yun lands a right hand.
Yun is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yun working aggressively here.
Fiddler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fiddler taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler scores a nice knee to the body.
Yun looks winded!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yun.
Yun looking to stall.
Fiddler blocks an uppercut.
Fiddler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yun is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fiddler gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Freddie Fiddler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Yun.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yun.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yun.
A short left from Yun.
Yun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fiddler blocking some punches.
Fiddler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yun throws a head punch that misses.
Fiddler lands an elbow just above Yun 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fiddler.
Fiddler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fiddler takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Fiddler on the inside.
Yun takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yun.
Fiddler has Yun pressed against the cage, preventing Yun from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yun working aggressively here.
Yun works on Fiddler's body with a couple of short punches.
Yun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Fiddler.
Yun throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fiddler.
Fiddler blocks a body shot from Yun.
Fiddler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fiddler takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Fiddler.
Fiddler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yuns head.
Yun is rocked!
Yun has a couple of punches blocked by Fiddler.
A right hook to the body lands for Fiddler.
Fiddler lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Fiddler dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fiddler looks to land a right hand but Yun moved out of range.
Fiddler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yun at a distance.
Yun has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fiddler.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fiddler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yun was well out of range. Poor timing from Fiddler.
Fiddler cracks a nice hook into Yun's ribs.
Yun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fiddler.
Fiddler throws out a loose jab but Yun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yun looks to land a right hand but Fiddler moved out of range.
Yun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fiddler.
Fiddler slips a straight right by Yun.
Yun blocks a head kick by Fiddler.
Fiddler connects with a body shot.
Fiddler throws a sloppy head kick and Yun moves out of range easily.
Fiddler throws a lazy right hand but Yun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiddler throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yun lands a lovely overhand right.
Fiddler throws a body kick that misses.
Fiddler lands the left hand.
Fiddler dodges the punch combination from Yun.
Fiddler blocks a jab.
Fiddler fakes the leg kick and cracks Yun in the body.
Yun is breathing heavily.
Fiddler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yun.
Fiddler scores with a sloppy right hand. Yun should have avoided that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fiddler, right into the meat.
Fiddler motions for Yun to come forward. Fiddler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fiddler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Freddie Fiddler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler throws a wild body kick that Yun sees coming a mile off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fiddler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yun misses with a wild body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fiddler!
Freddie Fiddler is winning the standup battle so far.
Yun keeps the fight on the outside.
Fiddler lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yun takes a step back to recover.
Fiddler fails with the takedown.
Fiddler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yun.
Yun shoots in looking for a takedown but Fiddler manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yun's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fiddler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler blocking some punches.
Fiddler slows down the pace here.
Fiddler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yun is defending well for now.
Fiddler is leaning against Yun and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yun prevents a body shot from Fiddler.
Fiddler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fiddler is trying to drag Yun to the mat but Yun just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A hook to the body from Fiddler.
Yun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fiddler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Yun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fiddler.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yun.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fiddler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fiddler stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Fiddler for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
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!
Fiddler seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Fiddler blocks an uppercut.
Yun is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Yun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fiddler.
Yun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fiddler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yun backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fiddler scores with a shot to the side of Yun's head.
Fiddler crunches a lovely knee into Yun's ribcage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fiddler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yun.
Fiddler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fiddler lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Fiddler dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Look low, kick high! Fiddler uses the oldest trick in the book to send Yun tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Fiddler is absolutely delighted - when Yun wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Freddie Fiddler!
Freddie Fiddler retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chevy Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Osei Tutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nguyen comes to the cage accompanied by Oetori. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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155 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chevy Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Osei Tutu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen takes a swing at Osei Tutu's ribcage but misses.
Osei Tutu digs a good body shot into Nguyen's ribs.
Osei Tutu loads up on a big right hand but Nguyen slips the punch.
Osei Tutu looks to score with a jab to the body but Nguyen is just out of range.
Osei Tutu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed right hand from Nguyen misses the target.
Nguyen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Osei Tutu.
Nguyen keeps the fight on the outside.
Nguyen misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Nguyen.
Nguyen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nguyen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Osei Tutu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nguyen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nguyen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Osei Tutu misses with a lunging right hand
and Nguyen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Osei Tutu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nguyen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nguyen lands with a kick to the temple. Osei Tutu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Osei Tutu feints a jab promting Nguyen to slip. Osei Tutu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nguyen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Osei Tutu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osei Tutu lands with an uppercut that bounces Nguyen off the cage and back into range.
Nguyen cracks the inside of Osei Tutu's front leg.
Nguyen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Osei Tutu momentarily.
Osei Tutu tries to clinch up but Nguyen circles away and keeps his distance.
Osei Tutu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nguyen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nguyen scores with a decent looking hook.
Nguyen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nguyen connects with a looping right hand.
Osei Tutu wants to clinch up but Nguyen keeps it at a distance.
Nguyen connects with a body shot.
Nguyen throws a head kick but Osei Tutu moves out of range.
Nguyen throws out a loose jab but Osei Tutu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Osei Tutu looks to land a left hand but Nguyen moved out of range nicely.
Osei Tutu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Osei Tutu wants to land a leg kick but Nguyen is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osei Tutu slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Nguyen misses the target.
Nguyen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Osei Tutu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Nguyen.
Nguyen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nguyen throws a right and a left that Osei Tutu avoids nicely.
Nguyen slips a straight right by Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Osei Tutu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Osei Tutu tries to bum rush Nguyen with a series of wild strikes but Nguyen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Osei Tutu connects with a body shot.
Osei Tutu loads up on a big right hand but Nguyen slips the punch.
Osei Tutu misses the shot to the body.
Osei Tutu tries to clinch but Nguyen moves away
and Nguyen counters with a nice uppercut.
Osei Tutu tries to clinch there but Nguyen circles away.
Nguyen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Osei Tutu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osei Tutu lands with a nice body punch.
Nguyen lands with a good body shot.
Osei Tutu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nguyen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Osei Tutu closes the distance but Nguyen moves to the side
letting Nguyen counter with a right hand.
Nguyen throws a low kick but Osei Tutu moves out of range easily.
Jab from Nguyen.
A big left from Osei Tutu misses.
Osei Tutu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nguyen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Osei Tutu.
Nguyen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Osei Tutu backwards.
Osei Tutu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Osei Tutu struggles to land a body shot inside as Nguyen controls his hands.
Osei Tutu misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nguyen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osei Tutu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nguyen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Osei Tutu is looking to clinch but Nguyen is avoiding it.
Osei Tutu pushes Nguyen up against the cage in a clinch.
Osei Tutu trying to land knees to the body.
Nguyen can't break the clinch.
Osei Tutu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nguyen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Osei Tutu has Nguyen pressed against the cage, preventing Nguyen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Osei Tutu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Osei Tutu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nguyen blocks it with crossed arms.
Nguyen throws a head punch that misses.
Nguyen lands an uppercut.
Osei Tutu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Osei Tutu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Osei Tutu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nguyen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Osei Tutu lands an elbow just above Nguyen 's eye.
Nguyen blocking some punches.
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 Chevy Nguyen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Osei Tutu is looking to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Osei Tutu as he connects with a hook.
Nguyen throws a hook but Osei Tutu blocks it.
Nguyen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danny Osei Tutu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Osei Tutu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nguyen swats away the attempt to clinch by Osei Tutu.
Nguyen misses with a looping right.
Nguyen swats away the attempt to clinch by Osei Tutu.
Nguyen lands an overhand right.
Nguyen avoids the body shot from Osei Tutu.
Nguyen slips a jab and a cross from Osei Tutu.
A shot to the body from Osei Tutu misses
and Nguyen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Osei Tutu thinking.
Nguyen misses with a two punch combination.
Osei Tutu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nguyen.
Osei Tutu throws a series of punches but Nguyen avoids them all with ease.
Osei Tutu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nguyen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osei Tutu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nguyen.
Osei Tutu misses with an uppercut.
Osei Tutu connects with the punch.
Osei Tutu swings for the body but Nguyen moves out of range.
Nguyen lands a really nice looking cross but Osei Tutu seems unphased.
Nguyen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Osei Tutu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Osei Tutu doesn't manage to clinch there - Nguyen circles away.
Osei Tutu avoids the head kick by Nguyen.
A telegraphed right hand from Nguyen misses the target.
Osei Tutu misses with a wild body shot.
Nguyen throws a body punch but Osei Tutu moves out of range.
Nguyen scores with a nice body kick.
Osei Tutu scores with a hook.
Nguyen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Osei Tutu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Osei Tutu looks to land a combination but Nguyen avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osei Tutu ducks under a wild hook from Nguyen.
Osei Tutu throws a big shot that misses.
Nguyen scores with a hook to the body. Osei Tutu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Osei Tutu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nguyen to score with a decent uppercut.
Osei Tutu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Osei Tutu moves in looking to clinch but Nguyen pushes him off.
Nguyen lands with an overhand left.
Nguyen misses with a hook. Osei Tutu ducked under it nicely.
Nguyen tried to score with a low kick but Osei Tutu checks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nguyen scores with a leg kick.
Chevy Nguyen is winning the standup battle so far.
Osei Tutu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Osei Tutu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Osei Tutu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nguyen throws out the jab.
Osei Tutu misses with a left hand
and Nguyen counters with a right hand to the body.
Nguyen throws a jab but it's blocked by Osei Tutu.
Nice straight punches there by Nguyen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nguyen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osei Tutu moves in looking to clinch but Nguyen pushes him off.
Osei Tutu tries to close the distance and clinch but Nguyen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nguyen thows a body shot but no joy.
Osei Tutu lands with a nice combination. Nguyen backs away looking to recover.
Osei Tutu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Osei Tutu scores with a three punch combo!
Nguyen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nguyen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nguyen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nguyen gets the takedown into side control.
Nguyen controls the position.
Nguyen lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nguyen trying to control the action but Osei Tutu is working from the bottom.
Nguyen controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen looks up at the clock and then as Osei Tutu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nguyen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Osei Tutu is rocked!
Nguyen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Osei Tutu is still in real trouble! Can Nguyen finish him?
Nguyen working the body and head with strikes.
Osei Tutu is trying to control Nguyen's posture but Nguyen avoids it.
Nguyen controlling the position.
Osei Tutu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
A big shot lands for Nguyen! That's hurt Osei Tutu! Will he recover? Nguyen fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chevy Nguyen!
An out of breath and clearly excited Chevy Nguyen thanked Merciless Gladiators for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Kim!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim avoids the head kick by Verzosa.
Verzosa forces Kim back against the cage and clinches.
Verzosa blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Verzosa avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
We've been informed that Kim 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.
Verzosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verzosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Verzosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Kim misses with an elbow strike.
Kim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Verzosa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Verzosa avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
Verzosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Verzosa has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Verzosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Remedios Verzosa has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kim blocking some punches.
Verzosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Verzosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verzosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Verzosa lands a left hand.
Verzosa misses with a punch to the body.
Verzosa lands a right hand.
Kim takes a shot to the head.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verzosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Verzosa avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
Verzosa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Verzosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verzosa blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Verzosa.
Verzosa is stalling here.
Kim blocks a body shot from Verzosa.
Verzosa just leaning against Kim, taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Verzosa's brow.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Verzosa has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Verzosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Kim controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verzosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Verzosa.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Verzosa is defending well for now.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Verzosa.
Verzosa tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Kim blocking some punches.
Kim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Verzosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Verzosa working aggressively here.
Verzosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Verzosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Verzosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Verzosa.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Kim blocks a body shot from Verzosa.
Verzosa tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Verzosa back against the cage.
Verzosa avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Verzosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Kim controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Verzosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Verzosa avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
Verzosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Verzosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Verzosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verzosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Kim controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Verzosa fails to land.
A knee to the head by Kim.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Verzosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Verzosa on the inside.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Kim.
Verzosa avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Verzosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Verzosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verzosa is leaning against Kim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Verzosa blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Verzosa is working Kim over against the cage.
Verzosa blocks an elbow strike.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Verzosa avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Verzosa has Kim pushed against the cage.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Verzosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Verzosa throws a head punch that misses.
Verzosa working aggressively here.
Kim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Verzosa's face.
Verzosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Verzosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verzosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Verzosa avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Verzosa tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Verzosa's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verzosa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Remedios Verzosa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kim lands with a thumping leg kick.
Verzosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Verzosa thuds his shin into the meat of Kim's side.
Kim thumps Verzosa with a low kick.
Kim moves into range and clinches up with Verzosa.
Verzosa misses with a punch to the body.
Verzosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verzosa has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
Kim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Verzosa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verzosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Verzosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kim scores with a shot to the side of Verzosa's head.
Verzosa is pushing Kim up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim lands an elbow inside that Verzosa shrugs off.
Verzosa tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Verzosa dodges an elbow strike from Kim.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Verzosa fails to land.
Verzosa lands with a light punch inside.
Verzosa trying to control the position but instead, Kim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Verzosa into the cage.
Verzosa misses with some punches.
Verzosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Verzosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Verzosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Verzosa wants to stall.
Kim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Verzosa's defenses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Verzosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Verzosa avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Verzosa scores with a shoulder strike.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Verzosa.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Verzosa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim lands with a right to the head.
Remedios Verzosa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Verzosa misses with the head strike.
Verzosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kim misses with a knee to the head.
Verzosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Kim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Verzosa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Kim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Verzosa misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Verzosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Verzosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Verzosa tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Verzosa back against the cage.
Verzosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Verzosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Good body shot from Verzosa.
A short body shot lands from Verzosa as the two fighters clinch.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Verzosa stalling in the clinch but Kim improves position.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Verzosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Verzosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
Kim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Verzosa's elbow.
Verzosa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verzosa is working Kim over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verzosa.
Verzosa digs a right hand underneath Kim's ribcage. Kim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kim or not.
Verzosa throws a head punch that misses.
Verzosa misses with a body punch.
Verzosa lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Verzosa on the inside.
A short uppercut from Verzosa.
A nice left hand lands by Verzosa.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Verzosa's elbow.
Verzosa lands an uppercut.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Verzosa stalling in the clinch but Kim improves position.
Kim misses with a body punch.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Verzosa.
Kim pushes Verzosa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Verzosa tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Verzosa back against the cage.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Verzosa's brow.
Verzosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Remedios Verzosa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kim throws the kick towards the body but Verzosa avoids it.
Verzosa misses with a head kick.
A cross from Kim lands.
Mikey Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Verzosa.
Kim moves into the clinch.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
Verzosa misses with a punch to the body.
Verzosa blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Kim.
Verzosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Verzosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A hook to the body from Verzosa.
Verzosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Verzosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Verzosa lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Verzosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Verzosa is defending well for now.
Verzosa pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Verzosa stalling in the clinch but Kim improves position.
Verzosa avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
Verzosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kim is rocked!
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Kim misses with a body punch.
Verzosa blocks the elbow strike.
Verzosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim blocking some punches.
Verzosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Verzosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Verzosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Verzosa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kim.
Verzosa working aggressively here.
Verzosa tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Verzosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Verzosa.
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!
Verzosa avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kim throws an elbow but misses.
Kim blocks a body shot from Verzosa.
Verzosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kims head.
Kim is still on wobbly legs! Can Verzosa finish him?
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Verzosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Verzosa lands with a right to the head.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Verzosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kim takes a shot to the head.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Verzosa.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verzosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Verzosa digs a right hand into Kim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kim's gas tank.
Verzosa lands a shot to the body.
Verzosa digs a right hand underneath Kim's ribcage. Kim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Verzosa cracks Kim with a nice body shot.
Verzosa lands a right hand.
Verzosa scores with a hook to the body.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Verzosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Verzosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Verzosa lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Verzosa.
Verzosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Verzosa.
Verzosa lands a body shot.
Kim takes a shot to the head.
The referee calls for Verzosa to work.
Verzosa lands a big right hand that drops Kim! The killer instinct kicks in and Verzosa finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Verzosa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remedios Verzosa!
Remedios Verzosa retains his middleweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Remedios Verzosa made sure he mentioned Project Mayhem, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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