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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Hannibal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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248 lbs
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275 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yegor Klitschko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Hannibal!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hannibal throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hannibal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Klitschko can pounce on him.
Klitschko instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Hannibal.
Hannibal misses with a punch on the inside.
Klitschko has had enough of the clinch but Hannibal keeps him there for the moment.
Hannibal misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Klitschko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hannibal throws a punch but it's blocked by Klitschko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klitschko looking for a takedown.
Hannibal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hannibal misses with a punch to the body.
Hannibal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klitschko.
A hook to the body from Hannibal.
Klitschko is breathing heavily.
Klitschko blocks a body shot from Hannibal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klitschko.
Hannibal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hannibal lands with a left to the head.
Hannibal misses with a punch to the body.
Hannibal tries a body shot but Klitschko blocks it.
Hannibal misses with an elbow over the top.
Klitschko blocks an uppercut.
Hannibal trying to land knees to the body.
Klitschko has picked Hannibal up - he's going for a ride! Klitschko dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hannibal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hannibal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Klitschko is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hannibal works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hannibal keeping moving, preventing Klitschko from controlling successfully.
Hannibal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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!
Hannibal lands a decent shot there.
Klitschko being controlled here momentarily.
Klitschko trying to control but Hannibal is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko won't allow Hannibal to sweep him here.
Hannibal is trying to control the position but Klitschko postures up.
Hannibal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klitschko is one step ahead there.
Hannibal working a defensive guard here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jason Hannibal wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hannibal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Klitschko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hannibal's waist but Hannibal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Klitschko off to one side.
Klitschko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Klitschko blocks a head kick by Hannibal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yegor Klitschko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klitschko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klitschko 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.
Jason Hannibal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hannibal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hannibal misses with a head kick.
Hannibal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hannibal missing with a left hand there. Klitschko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Klitschko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klitschko misses with a combination
and Hannibal counters with a big head kick but Klitschko shrugs it off.
Klitschko looks to score with a jab to the body but Hannibal is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hannibal is looking to slow Klitschko down with leg kicks.
Hannibal misses with an uppercut.
Hannibal gets a clinch.
Klitschko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Hannibal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hannibal slips under a jab from Klitschko.
Hannibal avoids the body shot from Klitschko.
Hannibal tries to land a front kick but Klitschko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Klitschko misses with a combination
and Hannibal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jason Hannibal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hannibal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hannibal throws an elbow but it misses.
Klitschko prevents a body shot from Hannibal.
Hannibal misses with the head strike.
Hannibal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klitschko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hannibal avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hannibal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hannibal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klitschko managing to block the knees to the body from Hannibal.
Klitschko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hannibal has a couple of punches blocked by Klitschko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hannibal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hannibal keeps control of Klitschko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Klitschko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hannibal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hannibal pushes Klitschko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Klitschko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hannibal avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Klitschko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Klitschko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Klitschko working hard to break the clinch.
Hannibal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Klitschko blocks it with crossed arms.
Hannibal slows down the pace here.
Hannibal lands a nice uppercut.
Hannibal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko tightens his grip and picks Hannibal up, before dumping him to the ground. Hannibal manages to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hannibal lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Klitschko!
Hannibal throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Klitschko because Hannibal loaded up on that one.
Hannibal thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hannibal misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Klitschko wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hannibal.
Klitschko wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hannibal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannibal misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hannibal wants to control the pace but Klitschko is squirming around nicely.
Klitschko bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Klitschko is in close to Hannibal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Klitschko wants to pass the guard but Hannibal is keeping the position.
Klitschko advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko is controlling the pace.
Hannibal punching from the bottom.
Hannibal gets back to full guard.
Jason Hannibal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hannibal is trying to keep Klitschko in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hannibal keeping moving, preventing Klitschko from controlling successfully.
Hannibal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klitschko is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Hannibal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hannibal throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Klitschko tries to work over Hannibal's front leg with a kick but Hannibal checks it.
Hannibal misses the body punch
and Klitschko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Klitschko.
Klitschko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Klitschko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hannibal gets tackled into the cage by Klitschko. Klitschko maintains the clinch.
Hannibal misses with some punches.
Klitschko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klitschko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hannibal up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Klitschko can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannibal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hannibal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hannibal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yegor Klitschko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klitschko shoots in and drives through. Hannibal sprawls well.
Hannibal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hannibal. Klitschko shrugs it off though.
Klitschko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hannibal can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hannibal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Hannibal does it's job there.
Hannibal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hannibal throws a wild body kick that Klitschko sees coming a mile off.
Klitschko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hannibal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klitschko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hannibal thumps Klitschko with a low kick.
Jason Hannibal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Hannibal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hannibal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Klitschko.
Hannibal wants to clinch up but Klitschko keeps it at a distance.
Hannibal cracks the inside of Klitschko's front leg.
A head kick misses from Hannibal.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hannibal.
Klitschko slips a straight right by Hannibal.
Klitschko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hannibal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hannibal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Klitschko.
Sloppy strikes from Hannibal. Those never looked like landing.
Hannibal cracks Klitschko with a good jab.
Hannibal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Hannibal misses the target.
Hannibal tries a head kick but it misses.
Hannibal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Klitschko's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hannibal can pounce on him.
Hannibal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hannibal clinches.
Hannibal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Klitschko is trying to force a seperation but Hannibal has the dominant position.
Hannibal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hannibal misses with a punch to the body.
Yegor Klitschko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Klitschko on the inside.
Klitschko wants to get back to striking at distance but Hannibal won't allow it.
Hannibal lands a nice shot to the body.
Hannibal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hannibal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Klitschko or not.
Hannibal tries a body shot but Klitschko blocks it.
Hannibal pushes Klitschko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannibal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Klitschko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klitschko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jason Hannibal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, Hannibal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hannibal stalling in the clinch but Klitschko improves position.
Klitschko blocking some punches.
Jason Hannibal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hannibal leaning against his opponent.
Klitschko wants to break free but Hannibal has control.
Klitschko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hannibal's elbow.
Hannibal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hannibal can't find room to land a body shot as Klitschko controls the action.
Klitschko throws a punch but it's blocked by Hannibal.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hannibal.
Hannibal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hannibal scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Hannibal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hannibal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Jason Hannibal!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Jason Hannibal!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jason Hannibal!
Jason Hannibal wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Jason Hannibal thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cub Galloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azrael Arkane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galloway comes to the cage accompanied by Jump Around by House of Pain. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cub Galloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Azrael Arkane!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galloway keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Galloway stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Galloway wants it to stay on the feet.
Galloway gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Galloway is looking to control Arkane's arms but Arkane gets an underhook and turns him. Now Galloway has his back to the cage.
Arkane goes for a takedown attempt but Galloway pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cub Galloway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Azrael Arkane.
Arkane moves out of range as Galloway throws a body kick.
Galloway definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Arkane shoots for a double leg takedown but Galloway sprawls well. He's pushed Arkane's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Galloway pushes Arkane up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Arkane can't get the takedown.
Galloway prevents the takedown attempt.
Arkane drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Galloway gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Galloway is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arkane looking for a takedown.
Arkane is looking to take this one to the mat.
Arkane can't get the takedown.
Arkane looking for a takedown.
Arkane has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Galloway is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Galloway throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A bit of stalling here from Galloway.
Arkane drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Galloway gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Arkane has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Galloway is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Galloway holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Arkane is looking for a takedown.
Arkane is trying to pull guard but Galloway turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Arkane changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Galloway fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No luck for Arkane with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galloway throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arkane stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Galloway clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galloway creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arkane's defenses.
Arkane drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Galloway gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Galloway.
Galloway misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arkane.
Galloway is stalling here.
Arkane gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Arkane not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galloway has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Arkane is working away from the top position though.
Arkane throwing shots but Galloway is blocking nicely.
Arkane prevents Galloway from standing back up.
Well, if Arkane is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Arkane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arkane fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Galloway clinches up with Arkane and pushes him back against the cage.
Arkane tries to score a body lock takedown but Galloway shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Galloway takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Arkane works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Arkane trying to control the position from guard on top but Galloway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arkane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Arkane advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Azrael Arkane will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Arkane fails with a takedown attempt.
Arkane takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Galloway takes the fight into the clinch.
Galloway is trying to stall.
Galloway throws an elbow but it misses.
Galloway looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arkane is looking to take this one to the mat.
Galloway is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cub Galloway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Azrael Arkane.
Arkane drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Galloway gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Arkane blocks an elbow strike from Galloway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arkane dodges an elbow strike from Galloway.
Galloway is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Arkane has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Galloway is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Galloway is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Galloway is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arkane is defending well for now.
Arkane has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Galloway avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Arkane is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Arkane is looking to take this one to the mat.
Arkane drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Galloway gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Arkane avoids the elbow strike from Galloway, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Arkane is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Galloway can't fight it off and eventually Arkane manages to take the fight to the floor. Galloway looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Arkane prevents Galloway from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arkane connects with a couple of short punches.
Galloway is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Arkane is controlling him.
Arkane trying to control but Galloway is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arkane is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Azrael Arkane hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Galloway has taken the fight to the clinch.
Arkane drops down looking for an ankle pick but Galloway pulls his leg out and moves away.
Arkane ducks right into an uppercut from Galloway.
Arkane tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Galloway swivels and escapes.
Arkane rushes Galloway and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cub Galloway has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Galloway gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Arkane.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arkane as Galloway tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arkane goes for a takedown attempt but Galloway pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Galloway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Galloway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arkane darts in and clinches Galloway up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Galloway just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arkane's brow.
Arkane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arkane goes for a takedown in the clinch but Galloway prevents it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Galloway misses with an elbow strike.
Galloway misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arkane is working for takedown but Galloway is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cub Galloway dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Arkane tries to keep at a distance but Galloway has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arkane has clasped his hands together around Galloway's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Galloway parries the strikes from Arkane easily there. Arkane is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Galloway to escape.
Arkane in side control, throwing shots but Galloway defends.
A lull in the action here.
Arkane postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Galloway on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Galloway tries to get out of the position.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arkane scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Galloway to see if he's OK.
Arkane is looking to take a break and control but Galloway is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Arkane stalls from top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Arkane works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arkane is looking to take a break and control but Galloway is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Galloway knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Arkane on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Azrael Arkane hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Arkane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Galloway circles away.
Galloway drives through and clinches with Arkane against the cage.
Galloway looking to stall.
Arkane tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arkane drops down looking for an ankle pick but Galloway pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cub Galloway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Azrael Arkane.
Galloway clinches up against the cage.
Galloway prevents a takedown attempt there.
Arkane goes for a takedown in the clinch but Galloway prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arkane blocks an elbow strike.
Arkane is looking to take this one to the mat.
Galloway is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Galloway prevents the takedown attempt.
Arkane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Galloway is pressed up against the cage. Arkane has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Galloway down to the mat. Galloway avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Arkane fails with a takedown attempt.
Cub Galloway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arkane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Galloway counters with a low kick, right behind Arkane 's knee.
Arkane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Galloway misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galloway moves into the clinch.
Arkane is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Galloway is keeping busy.
Arkane stalling against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Azrael Arkane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Arkane has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Azrael Arkane!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Cub Galloway!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Azrael Arkane!
Azrael Arkane wins by split decision!
Our winner, Azrael Arkane, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Cub Galloway stepped up to the mic, saying 'I absolutley suck'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Bernstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Yu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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25
250 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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255 lbs
20 - 26 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eli Bernstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yu!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bernstein throws a jab but it's blocked by Yu.
Yu tries to keep at a distance but Bernstein has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bernstein backwards.
Bernstein wants a takedown but no success here.
Yu lands a shoulder strike.
Yu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bernstein is looking to clinch.
Yu scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Yu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bernstein.
Jab from Yu.
The crowd cheers as Yu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bernstein doesn't seem phased though.
Bernstein throws a hook to the side of Yu's head but Yu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bernstein scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yu doesn't seem bothered though.
A left lands for Yu.
A head kick misses from Bernstein.
Yu stuffs the takedown.
Bernstein looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu works Bernstein's body with a nice hook.
Yu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yu lands a glancing blow to the side of Bernstein's head.
Jack Yu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bernstein's head backwards.
Yu feints and then cracks Bernstein's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bernstein down.
Yu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bernstein. That did some damage!
Yu dips to his left and cracks Bernstein with an uppercut!
Yu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yu lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bernstein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by Yu.
Bernstein looks to land a right hand but Yu moved out of range.
Yu avoids the body shot from Bernstein.
Good work by Yu as he checks the leg kick.
Yu lands a lovely overhand right.
Yu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bernstein throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yu connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernstein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yu cracks a nice hook into Bernstein's ribs.
Bernstein thows a leg kick but Yu checks it
and Yu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bernstein throws out a loose jab but Yu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bernstein fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Bernstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bernstein backs up against the cage.
Yu doesn't manage to clinch there - Bernstein circles away.
Bernstein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yu swinging wildly here.
Bernstein takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yu throws a sloppy head kick and Bernstein moves out of range easily.
Bernstein looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bernstein throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yu.
It looks like Jack Yu has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Yu blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bernstein had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bernstein wants to clinch.
Yu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oooooh!!! Yu has knocked Bernstein down with a huge combo! Yu steps away and waves a wobbly Bernstein back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bernstein is rocked!
It looks like Eli Bernstein has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oh Bernstein is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bernstein gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Yu gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Bernstein is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Yu!
A very excited looking Jack Yu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorne has chosen Finntroll - Trollhammaren as his entrance music. Larry Thorne is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phoenix Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Larry Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thorne throws a nice head kick!
Miyamoto lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Larry Thorne has been cut.
We've been informed that Thorne has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thorne rushes Miyamoto and presses him up against the cage.
Miyamoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thorne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thorne blocks an uppercut.
Miyamoto working aggressively here.
Miyamoto lands an elbow that stopped Thorne in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Miyamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thorne is defending well for now.
Thorne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miyamoto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thorne throws an elbow but it misses.
Thorne crunches a lovely knee into Miyamoto's ribcage.
Miyamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miyamoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thorne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miyamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Miyamoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thorne connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Phoenix Miyamoto has been cut.
Miyamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Miyamoto tries to stall but Thorne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Miyamoto avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Miyamoto.
Thorne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thorne misses with a knee strike.
Thorne scores with a knee to the head.
Thorne scores a nice knee to the body.
Thorne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thorne lands an elbow that stopped Miyamoto in his tracks for a moment.
Miyamoto tries to throw a body punch but Thorne avoids it by throwing Miyamoto back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Miyamoto has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Miyamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thorne lands a knee to the head.
Miyamoto is rocked!
Thorne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miyamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oh Miyamoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thorne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyamoto avoids the elbow strike from Thorne, against the cage.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miyamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miyamoto misses with an elbow strike.
Thorne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thorne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thorne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miyamoto's brow.
Miyamoto working aggressively here.
Thorne misses with an elbow over the top.
Thorne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thorne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but Miyamoto blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto blocks an elbow strike.
Thorne misses with an elbow over the top.
Thorne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miyamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Thorne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thorne blocks the elbow strike.
Thorne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thorne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thorne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thorne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thorne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miyamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miyamoto blocks an elbow strike from Thorne.
Thorne blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thorne throws an elbow but misses.
Thorne misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Miyamoto.
Thorne looks winded!
Thorne tries a knee to the head but Miyamoto blocks it.
Thorne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thorne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miyamoto's brow.
Thorne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miyamoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Miyamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Thorne misses with a knee strike.
Miyamoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thorne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miyamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Miyamoto blocks an elbow strike.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but Miyamoto blocks it.
Miyamoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Thorne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miyamoto seems to have got his legs back now.
Miyamoto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Miyamoto is leaning against Thorne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Miyamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miyamoto misses with an elbow strike.
Miyamoto pushes Thorne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorne trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thorne as Miyamoto tries to tie him up.
Thorne blocks the elbow strike.
Miyamoto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thorne up against the cage.
Miyamoto tries to throw a body punch but Thorne avoids it by throwing Miyamoto back against the cage.
Thorne avoids the elbow strike from Miyamoto, against the cage.
Thorne lands an elbow inside.
Thorne working Miyamoto over with knees to the body.
Miyamoto slows down the pace here.
Miyamoto throws a head punch that misses.
Miyamoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miyamoto misses with some punches.
Miyamoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto takes an elbow to the temple.
Come on Miyamoto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Miyamoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miyamoto misses with the head strike.
Thorne connects with a knee to the head.
Miyamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorne avoids the damage to the body.
Thorne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Miyamoto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorne lands a nice elbow.
Thorne blocks the elbow strike.
Miyamoto looking to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thorne.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside that Thorne shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorne lands a big knee! That's hurt Miyamoto! Oh, he's all over the place! Thorne lands another knee that sends Miyamoto to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Thorne!
A relieved looking Larry Thorne thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuuto Kawasati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisuke Numazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daisuke Numazawa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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110 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuuto Kawasati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Numazawa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Numazawa cracks Kawasati with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kawasati is rocked!
Kawasati swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oh Kawasati is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kawasati misses with a low kick as Numazawa jumps back.
Kawasati seems to have got his legs back now.
Numazawa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kawasati.
Numazawa tries to bum rush Kawasati with a series of wild strikes but Kawasati uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Numazawa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kawasati sprawls well initially but Numazawa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Numazawa is pressing down on Kawasati's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kawasati is holding on for now.
Kawasati trying to hold on to Numazawa's head to control him but Numazawa postures up.
Kawasati controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Still in half guard, Numazawa seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A clash of legs there as Numazawa blocks the low kick.
Numazawa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kawasati's head.
An inside leg kick from Kawasati misses.
Numazawa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Numazawa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Numazawa blocks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Kawasati misses.
Kawasati throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Numazawa.
Numazawa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kawasati defends it nicely.
Numazawa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A good leg kick by Kawasati.
Numazawa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Numazawa tries to clinch but Kawasati moves out of range.
Numazawa throws a body punch but Kawasati moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati misses with a low kick.
Kawasati swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kawasati throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Numazawa counters with a shoot takedown. Kawasati fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Numazawa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kawasati swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Numazawa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kawasati keeping moving, preventing Numazawa from controlling successfully.
Kawasati really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Numazawa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Daisuke Numazawa was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Some wild striking there from Kawasati.
Kawasati avoids the body shot from Numazawa.
A nice combination there by Kawasati.
Yuuto Kawasati is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Numazawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Numazawa misses with an uppercut.
Numazawa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kawasati misses with a few strikes there.
Kawasati throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Numazawa.
Kawasati throws the kick towards the body but Numazawa avoids it.
Kawasati tries to land a front kick but Numazawa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Some bone on bone action there as Numazawa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Numazawa is looking to slow Kawasati down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Numazawa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kawasati tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Numazawa is in Kawasati's guard.
Kawasati keeping moving, preventing Numazawa from controlling successfully.
Numazawa looking to pass the guard.
Kawasati wants to stand and escape but Numazawa is having none of it.
Numazawa controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Numazawa wants to control from the top but Kawasati keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daisuke Numazawa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Numazawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Kawasati looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daisuke Numazawa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Numazawa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kawasati stuffs the takedown attempt from Numazawa. Numazawa gets slowly back to his feet.
Numazawa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kawasati misses with a double jab.
Numazawa throws a head kick that misses.
Kawasati lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Numazawa circles away quickly and effectively.
Kawasati uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Numazawa.
Numazawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Kawasati will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Numazawa misses with a low kick as Kawasati jumps back.
A combination from Kawasati does no damage.
Kawasati's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kawasati duly obliges.
Numazawa shoots in but no luck this time.
Numazawa 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.
Numazawa lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawasati wants to land a leg kick but Numazawa is out of range.
Kawasati will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kawasati misses with a double jab.
Kawasati misses with a low kick.
Numazawa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yuuto Kawasati has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daisuke Numazawa.
Numazawa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yuuto Kawasati is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kawasati gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kawasati attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A right-left combo lands from Kawasati.
Kawasati misses with a double jab.
Kawasati throws a low kick, looking for Numazawa's leg but Numazawa calmly moves out of range.
Numazawa goes for a double leg but Kawasati avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kawasati continues to drive forward.
Kawasati lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Numazawa or not.
Kawasati looking to throw knees to the head but Numazawa is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati can't break the clinch.
Kawasati with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Numazawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kawasati tries to circle away but Numazawa has him pinned against the cage.
Kawasati misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kawasati is trying to break the clinch but Numazawa is controlling him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Kawasati fails to land.
Kawasati's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Numazawa slips a jab and a cross from Kawasati.
Numazawa lands a right hook to the body.
Kawasati throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Numazawa.
Kawasati takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kawasati lands a nice looking body kick.
Kawasati dodges the punch combination from Numazawa.
Kawasati blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati slips under a jab from Numazawa.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Numazawa checks a leg kick.
Numazawa fails with a takedown attempt.
Yuuto Kawasati is winning the standup battle so far.
Numazawa connects with a nice looking jab.
Kawasati connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Numazawa. Beautiful body shot.
Numazawa looks to land a body kick but Kawasati moved away.
Kawasati misses with a double jab.
Kawasati lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kawasati thuds his shin into the meat of Numazawa's side.
Numazawa scores with a nice right hand.
Numazawa steps in with a hook that catches Kawasati right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Numazawa follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Kawasati looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daisuke Numazawa!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Kakashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kakashi comes to the cage accompanied by Nas - Hate Me Now. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Penn!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakashi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Penn wants to control but Kakashi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kakashi is trying to work for a kimura but Penn is defending well.
Penn tries to roll over but Kakashi keeps him under control.
Penn is positioning himself well to prevent Kakashi advancing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kakashi trying to pass the guard but Penn defending well.
Kakashi is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Penn wants to control but Kakashi is keeping busy.
Penn desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Penn is trying to control but Kakashi passes into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakashi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Penn has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kakashi wants to control but Penn is keeping him busy.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kakashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.
Penn is looking to reverse the position.
Penn wants to control but Kakashi postures up.
Penn is looking for a sweep.
Penn is not content to let Kakashi control the position.
Penn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kakashi off and has taken his back!
Kakashi trying to control but not successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn keeps control of the position as Kakashi tries to break free.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kakashi trying to control the action but Penn just sinks the hooks in.
Penn trying to control momentarily.
Penn lands with a hammerfist to the side of Kakashi's head.
Penn struggling to keep hold of the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Penn has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kakashi has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Penn throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to control.
Penn looking for the choke but no joy.
Kakashi breaks Penn's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kakashi pushing down on Penn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kakashi passes the guard and advances to mount!
Penn manages to control the position for a moment.
Kakashi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Penn wants to hold on but Kakashi pushes him away.
Penn is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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 wants to control but Kakashi is having none of it.
Penn is working to get back to half guard.
Kakashi is looking to work his way around to Penn's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Kakashi lands a couple of good shots and Penn has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Penn looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kakashi.
You can see the frustration on Penn's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Penn is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kakashi.
Kakashi lands shots from the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kakashi is persistently looking for the submission but Penn is defending it well.
Penn trying to control the position but Kakashi manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Kakashi dominated that round.
That's time! Kakashi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kakashi closes the distance and clinches.
Kakashi pulls guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Penn working his ground and pound in the gym.
Kakashi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Penn!
Penn is trying to escape the mount.
Kakashi goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Penn turns into him and now he's in Kakashi's guard.
Kakashi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kakashi trying to control the position.
Kakashi is looking for a triangle here but Penn uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Penn cracks Kakashi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kakashi tries to buck Penn off but Penn is having none of it.
Kakashi regains half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Penn lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Penn connects with a nice short shot to Kakashi's temple.
Penn stalling away here and it's allowed Kakashi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Penn trying to control but Kakashi is working from the bottom.
Penn content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Penn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kakashi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kakashi trying to control the position.
Kakashi looking for a guillotine here but Penn defends easily.
Penn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kakashi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kakashi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Penn wants to control but Kakashi is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kakashi wants to finish this one by submission but Penn is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kakashi.
Kakashi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Penn's face.
Penn tries to lock up and control but Kakashi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Penn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Aoki Kakashi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kakashi working Penn over with strikes here.
Kakashi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Penn is squirming around, avoiding Kakashi's attempts to control the action.
Kakashi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kakashi tries to control but Penn wriggling away.
Kakashi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kakashi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Penn is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kakashi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Penn is trying desperately to improve position.
Penn wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Kakashi dominated that second round.
That's time! Kakashi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kakashi.
Penn tries to improve position but can't.
Kakashi trying to control the action but Penn is working from the bottom.
Kakashi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Penn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kakashi scoring with punches from side control.
Penn struggling a bit here.
Penn sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kakashi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Penn won't allow Kakashi to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to get to full guard but Kakashi has control of the leg.
Penn controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kakashi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Penn is just riding it out for now. Kakashi eventually gives up the hold.
Penn is holding on to half guard well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Penn moves into full guard.
Penn 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.
Kakashi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Penn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kakashi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Penn has his foot on Kakashi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kakashi works his way back into a safe position though.
Penn trying to keep a closed guard but Kakashi is proving a slippery customer.
Kakashi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kakashi connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Penn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kakashi chips away with some ground and pound.
Kakashi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Kakashi from controlling successfully.
Penn looking to control.
Kakashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn wants to sweep here but Kakashi controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aoki Kakashi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kakashi closes the distance and clinches.
Kakashi lands with a right to the head.
Kakashi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Penn can't fight it off and eventually Kakashi manages to take the fight to the floor. Penn looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn keeping full guard, as Kakashi tries to pass.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Kakashi from controlling successfully.
Penn looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn is looking for a triangle but Kakashi pushes his legs off easily.
Penn working for a triangle but Kakashi defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aoki Kakashi showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Aoki Kakashi!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Aoki Kakashi!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Aoki Kakashi!
Aoki Kakashi wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Aoki Kakashi thanked Project Mayhem for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Damien Penn spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you for the great fight, I am going to review the tapes and trainer harder. Next time you are going to have to work harder for the W against me!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent comes to the cage accompanied by I'll be Back. Wilkins has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Peter Kent has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
196 lbs
16 - 15 - 2 |
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193 lbs
21 - 28 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent 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
16 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kent backs up against the cage.
Kent misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wilkins!
Kent fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kent slips a jab and a cross from Wilkins.
Kent staying out of range there.
Wilkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kent.
A leg kick checked by Kent.
Kent on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A left and a right from Wilkins both land. Nice combination.
Wilkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilkins moves out of range as Kent strikes.
Kent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilkins.
Wilkins throws a good cross that connects.
Kent checks a low kick from Wilkins.
Kent misses with a wild body shot.
Wilkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kent swings for the body but Wilkins moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Wilkins misses.
Kent takes a swing at Wilkins's ribcage but misses.
Kent swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wilkins throws a head kick but Kent moves out of range.
Wilkins lands a jab to the nose.
Peter Kent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kent displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilkins throws out the jab.
Wilkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kent clinches.
Wilkins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kent pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wilkins is trying to drag Kent to the mat but Kent just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kent is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Peter Kent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Wilkins.
Kent breaks the clinch.
Wilkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wilkins has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kent darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wilkins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Jay Wilkins has been cut.
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!
Kent takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kent drops Wilkins with a left right combo! Kent follows him down to the ground into side control.
Wilkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kent landing a few strikes.
Wilkins is rocked!
Kent happy to just control the position for now.
Wilkins is still in real trouble! Can Kent finish him?
Kent lands a few punches from side control.
A big shot lands for Kent! That's hurt Wilkins! Will he recover? Kent fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Kent!
Peter Kent thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Delphine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachary Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delphine comes to the cage accompanied by Let the bodies hit the floor!. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mendoza's choice of entrance music: Back For More. Zachary Mendoza acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
23 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Delphine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zachary Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mendoza thows a body shot but no joy.
Delphine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zachary Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendoza misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Delphine.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendoza. Delphine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendoza misses the jab.
Mendoza throws a hook but Delphine avoids it easily.
Mendoza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendoza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Delphine decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mendoza's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Delphine is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Delphine really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Delphine looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Delphine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Delphine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendoza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Delphine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've been hearing good reports from Delphine's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendoza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Delphine is one step ahead there.
Mendoza is still trying to improve position.
Delphine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mendoza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Delphine pushes down on Mendoza's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mendoza is pressing down on Delphine's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Delphine wants to pass the guard but Mendoza is keeping the position.
Mendoza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Delphine defends well.
Delphine is pushing down on Mendoza's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mendoza is fighting to maintain full guard but Delphine has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mendoza wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mendoza tries to get to full guard but Delphine has control of the leg.
Mendoza has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Delphine is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Delphine winds up and cracks Mendoza with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Delphine lands strikes from half guard.
Delphine thows a huge punch but Mendoza dodges it nicely.
Mendoza is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Delphine's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Delphine's back!
Mendoza gets his hands free as Delphine looks to control.
Mendoza keeps control of the position as Delphine tries to break free.
Delphine is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delphine tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Mendoza working for a guillotine from mount but Delphine is in no mood to give up.
Delphine is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Delphine is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mendoza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Delphine wants to hold on but Mendoza pushes him away.
Delphine regains half guard.
Delphine is looking to improve his position.
Mendoza is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Delphine 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delphine is trying to get back to full guard.
Mendoza wants to control but Delphine is keeping him busy.
Delphine has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mendoza is working away from the top position though.
Delphine is looking to improve his position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mendoza is working for a kimura but Delphine is defending it quite comfortably.
Mendoza has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delphine is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Delphine 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.
Mendoza thows a body shot but no joy.
Mendoza sizes up Delphine with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mendoza just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Mendoza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendoza misses the target.
Nice body punch from Mendoza.
Mendoza is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendoza. Delphine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendoza scores with a one two! Delphine had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Delphine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mendoza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza missing with a left hand there. Delphine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Delphine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendoza.
A swing and a miss from Mendoza.
Mendoza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut.
Mendoza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Delphine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Danny Delphine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delphine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with a straight right.
Mendoza swings for the body but Delphine moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Mendoza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zachary Mendoza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Delphine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delphine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Delphine.
Delphine moves out of range as Mendoza strikes.
Mendoza misses with a straight right.
Delphine needs to keep his hands up - Mendoza had a free shot at his head there.
Mendoza throws a right and a left that Delphine avoids nicely.
Mendoza is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Delphine slips a jab from Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendoza missing with a left hand there. Delphine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendoza swings for the body but Delphine moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza misses with a straight right.
Delphine slips a jab and a cross from Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with a straight left.
Delphine slips a straight right by Mendoza.
Delphine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a right hand that misses
so Delphine counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Delphine is working Mendoza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Delphine's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Delphine preventing the sweep.
Delphine working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Delphine scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendoza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Delphine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendoza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mendoza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delphine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Delphine throwing strikes but missing.
Delphine is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mendoza is rocked!
Mendoza 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.
Mendoza is still in real trouble! Can Delphine finish him?
Delphine postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Delphine gets to his feet and stands over Mendoza, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Mendoza felt that one! Delphine unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Mendoza from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Delphine!
An out of breath and clearly excited Danny Delphine thanked Meet the Future for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otis Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ha Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otis Gein has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
39 - 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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ha Young!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gein tries to clinch
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gein needs to keep his hands up - Young had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Gein closes the distance but Young moves to the side
and Young counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Young listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gein tries to clinch there but Young circles away.
Gein has Young up against the cage in a clinch.
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gein prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gein slowing the pace effectively.
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!
Young has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gein after a bit of a struggle.
Young's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gein holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gein misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Young scores with a nice short uppercut.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gein tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Young tries to throw a body punch but Gein avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
Young throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gein blocks it with crossed arms.
Gein scores with a shot to the side of Young's head.
Gein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gein looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Young!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gein in side control, throwing shots but Young defends.
Gein throws an elbow but Young slips to the side and avoids it well.
Young is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein lands some shots froms side control.
Young on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Young parries the strikes from Gein easily there. Gein is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Young to escape.
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Young regains half guard, as Gein was trying to land strikes.
Young has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Gein not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gein misses with a head shot. Young uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gein.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gein.
Gein throws a big elbow that misses.
Gein has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gein stopping the sweep attempt from Young.
Gein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gein postures up.
Gein postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
Gein pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Young is keeping the position for now.
Gein throws a strike but Young rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Young working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gein's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gein looking for a guillotine here but Young defends easily.
Gein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otis Gein dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Gein takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gein fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gein was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Gein looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt
and Young counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gein tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gein moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
Young lands with a nice body punch.
Young takes a swing at Gein's ribcage but misses.
Gein on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gein closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young tries a knee to the head but Gein blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gein has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Young goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gein throws a head punch that misses.
Young struggles to land a body shot inside as Gein controls his hands.
Gein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gein lands with a light punch inside.
Young tries to break the clinch but Gein is controlling the position.
Gein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gein is trying to maintain a safe position but Young gets an underhook and turns Gein into the cage.
Gein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young tries to throw a body punch but Gein avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
Young misses with a knee strike.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Gein avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gein.
Otis Gein has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young lands a nice looking body shot.
Young tries to clinch but Gein is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein forces Young back against the cage and clinches.
Young throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gein blocks it with crossed arms.
Young tries a knee to the head but Gein blocks it.
Young tries a knee to the head but Gein blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Gein.
A short right from Gein on the inside.
Gein misses with a body punch.
Gein stalling in the clinch but Young improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Gein fails to land.
Young looking to throw knees to the head but Gein is blocking nicely.
Young tries a knee to the head but Gein blocks it.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gein is stalling here.
Gein throws a head punch that misses.
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Young throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein just leaning against Young, taking a breather.
Gein avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Gein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Young obliges.
Young tries a knee to the head but Gein blocks it.
Gein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Youngs head.
Young misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gein.
Gein breaks the clinch.
Gein tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Young defends well and Gein ends up having to push Young into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Gein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gein wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gein lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Young or not.
Young misses with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gein pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gein scores with a shoulder strike.
Young misses with a knee to the head.
Gein lands a left hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Gein stalling in the clinch.
Gein working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Young tries to break free but Gein pushes him back against the cage.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Young breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gein.
Gein tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gein wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gein doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
Gein tries to clinch there but Young circles away.
Gein shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Young pinned against the cage. Young gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otis Gein dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Gein moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
Gein drops Young with a nice combination! Gein dives into Young's guard, looking to finish!
Young is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gein keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Young's head.
Gein throws a big elbow that misses.
Gein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gein makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Young looking for a sweep. Not yet Young, not yet.
Gein stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Young swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gein will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gein throws an elbow that misses. Young uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gein's guard. Nice move by Young!
Gein escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Young gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Young wants to control from the top but Gein keeps moving.
Young lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gein is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Young slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Young off and has taken his back!
Gein is looking for the choke from the back position but Young is controlling his hands well.
Young is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gein off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young covering up well and avoiding damage.
Gein is throwing shots to the body but Young manages to wriggle free. Gein pounces on him again and ends up in Young's guard.
Young not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gein stopping the sweep attempt from Young.
Gein working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Young manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gein manages to get himself to full guard.
Gein wants to stand and escape but Young is having none of it.
Young trying to control but Gein is working from the bottom.
Gein 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.
Young stops Gein from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Young manages to pass to side control.
Gein is pressing down on Young's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Otis Gein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Young scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Young avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Young working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gein's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gein wants to get back to his feet but Young passes into half guard.
Ha Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gein looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otis Gein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gein 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Otis Gein!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Otis Gein!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Otis Gein!
Otis Gein wins by unanimous decision!
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