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Destiny 64: Sila vs. Genia 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michal Materla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Materla comes to the cage accompanied by Sobota - Do góry łeb. Michal Materla has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michal Materla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson looks to land a body kick but Materla moved away.
Michael Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson misses with a double jab
so Materla counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Robinson controlling the position.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Materla from controlling successfully.
Robinson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Materla trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oooooh!!! Robinson has knocked Materla down with a huge combo! Robinson steps away and waves a wobbly Materla back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Michal Materla 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!
Materla tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Robinson swivels and escapes.
Robinson lands a body shot.
Materla is breathing heavily.
Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robinson drops Materla with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Materla looks back up at him and smiles so Robinson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Materla is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materla keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oh Materla is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Materla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Materla closes this distance looking for a takedown but Robinson circles away.
Materla seems to have got his legs back now.
Materla blocks the body kick.
Robinson misses with a leg kick.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Materla avoids nicely.
Robinson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Robinson misses with a combination
and Materla counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Materla stopping the sweep attempt from Robinson.
Robinson pulls Materla in close to his closed guard and prevents Materla from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Materla is controlling him.
Robinson controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Robinson is working an open guard so Materla takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Materla shoots in looking for a takedown. Robinson tries to sprawl out of it but Materla keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Robinson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Materla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Robinson misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Robinson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
Materla shoots in and drives through. Robinson sprawls well.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Robinson slaps away a takedown attempt from Materla, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Robinson lands with a good body shot.
Robinson looks to land a combination but Materla avoids it well.
Materla shoots in but no luck this time.
Materla is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Robinson.
Michal Materla's cut is getting worse.
A punch combination from Robinson misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Robinson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Materla has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Materla and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Robinson lands with an uppercut that bounces Materla off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a looping left.
Materla shoots in and gets a takedown into Robinson's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson wants to get back to his feet but Materla is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Materla looking to sit in guard and control but Robinson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Materla being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Materla is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Robinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michal Materla's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Robinson is looking to land body kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Robinson. No joy for Materla on that attempt.
Robinson swinging wildly here.
Robinson lands a lovely overhand right.
Robinson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robinson throws a right hand that Materla ducks under and follows up with a left that Materla also avoids with ease.
Materla shoots in looking for a takedown. Robinson tries to sprawl out of it but Materla keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Robinson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Robinson digs a good body shot into Materla's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Robinson lands a left and a right that send Materla crashing to the mat, dazed. Robinson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Materla dodges the punch combination from Robinson.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Materla circles away quickly and effectively.
Materla slips a jab and a cross from Robinson.
Robinson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Materla's head backwards.
Robinson swinging wildly here.
Robinson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Materla avoids nicely.
Materla takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Robinson.
Michal Materla's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Robinson gets caught flat footed, as Materla shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Robinson keeping full guard, as Materla tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Materla throws a big right hand that misses.
Robinson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Robinson pulls Materla in close to prevent any damage.
Robinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materla wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michael Robinson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Materla misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Materla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Robinson misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Robinson!
A lazy left from Robinson finds it's target.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Materla avoids them all with ease.
Robinson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Robinson throws a body punch but Materla moves out of range.
Robinson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Materla.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Materla moves out of range.
Robinson throws a head kick but Materla moves out of range.
Robinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robinson throws a right hand that Materla ducks under and follows up with a left that Materla also avoids with ease.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Materla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Materla.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson lands a front kick.
Materla tries for a takedown but Robinson circles away easily
and Materla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michal Materla's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A right-left combo lands from Robinson.
Materla changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Robinson tries to avoid it but Materla manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Robinson to the ground. Robinson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Robinson lands with a straight right. Materla didn't see that one coming.
Robinson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Materla backs up against the cage.
Robinson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Materla.
Robinson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robinson scores with a sloppy right hand. Materla should have avoided that one.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Materla avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Materla tries to move into range but Robinson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Robinson misses.
No joy there for Robinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Materla has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Materla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Materla gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Robinson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Materla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Materla shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Robinson but Robinson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Materla shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Robinson as he avoids it easily.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Materla avoids them all with ease.
Robinson throws a right hand that Materla ducks under and follows up with a left that Materla also avoids with ease.
Michael Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Materla manages to avoid it.
Robinson looks to land a body kick but Materla moved away.
Materla closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Robinson did well to prevent Materla getting side control.
Robinson trying to control from the bottom.
Materla is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Robinson defends it well.
Materla tries to pass to full mount but Robinson defends it.
Robinson wants to improve his position but Materla is controlling well.
Robinson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Materla is working for a kimura but Robinson is defending it quite comfortably.
Materla not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Materla wants to take a breather but Robinson is having none of it.
Robinson is positioning himself well to prevent Materla advancing to mount.
Robinson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson manages to get to full guard.
Materla trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Materla is working hard here to advance position.
Materla pushes down on Robinson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Michal Materla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Materla is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson is looking for a sweep. Materla is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Robinson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Robinson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JunJun Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Call Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Call Me told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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189 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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197 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JunJun Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Call Me!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Me but Me pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jones enables Me to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jones manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Me looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Me with a flurry of punches that miss.
Me loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Me in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Me throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Me throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones gets to his feet. Me looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Me as he checks the leg kick.
Jones seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Me goes for a double leg but Jones avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jones continues to drive forward.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Me managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Me wants a takedown.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Me has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Me is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
JunJun Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Call Me.
Me tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Me looking for a takedown.
Jones wants to take the fight to the mat but Me manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Me has Jones pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Me pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jones tumbling to the mat - Me dives into Jones's guard.
Me trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Me tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Jones is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Me wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones is looking to slow Me down with leg kicks.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Me's waist but Me gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Me closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Me lands in his opponent's guard.
Me with a flurry of punches that miss.
Me loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Me from controlling successfully.
Me looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones won't allow Me to sweep him here.
Me working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Me can do anything to dispel that myth.
Me looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones postures up.
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Me's head.
Jones won't allow Me to sweep him here.
Me is still trying to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that JunJun Jones will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Me fails with the takedown.
Me shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Me working the strikes but Jones uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Me trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Me stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Call Me has got the better of the ground game so far.
Me sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Me stalling away here and it's allowed Jones to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Jones 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 one minute gone in the round.
Me is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Me is having none of it.
Call Me has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Me blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Me will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones clobbers Me with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me 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.
Me fails with the takedown.
JunJun Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Call Me.
Me shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Me sprawls well.
Me fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Me is breathing heavily.
A head kick from Jones lands but Me takes it in his stride.
Jones's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Me on that attempt.
Jones throws a head kick but Me moves out of range.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Me displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Me gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Me moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
JunJun Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Me avoids the head kick by Jones.
Me shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Me fails to land the takedown.
Me dodges the punch combination from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to slow Me down with leg kicks.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Crunch! Jones slams his shin into Me's torso.
Me will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones tries to sprawl but Me drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Me scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jones is not content to let Me control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Me throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JunJun Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Me throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Me off to one side.
JunJun Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Me pinned against the cage. Me gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Me shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Me misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
JunJun Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Call Me.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones scores with a takedown into Me's guard.
Me utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones postures up in Me's guard and throws a big left but Me blocks it.
Me takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Me utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones postures up in Me's guard and throws a big left but Me blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Me works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Me has wrist control.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Me has wrist control.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jones postures up in Me's guard and throws a big left but Me blocks it.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Me avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones being controlled here momentarily.
Me uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Me.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Me closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Me working the strikes but Jones uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Me wants to advance to full mount but Jones doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Jones wants to stand up but Me is controlling him.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Me from controlling successfully.
Me controls from within his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Me accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Call Me was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jones lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Me has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Me and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Me has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Me dives in for a single leg takedown but Jones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jones is working for takedown but Me is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones is looking for a takedown.
Me is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jones is defending well.
Jones is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Me is defending well.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Me goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Call Me has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
JunJun Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Me is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that's the end of the fight!
JunJun Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JunJun Jones!
A relieved looking JunJun Jones 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ddddddd Ddddddd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Erikkson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ddddddd Ddddddd has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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130 lbs
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135 lbs
4 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ddddddd Ddddddd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Erikkson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erikkson misses with a double jab
and Ddddddd counters with a nice kick to the body.
Erikkson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ddddddd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Erikkson circles away quickly and effectively.
Ddddddd shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Erikkson eats them both and turns towards Ddddddd to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Erikkson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Erikkson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Erikkson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ddddddd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Erikkson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ddddddd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ddddddd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ddddddd misses with the combination.
Erikkson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Erikkson throws a series of punches but Ddddddd moves out of range.
Ddddddd slips a jab and a cross from Erikkson.
A nice combination there by Ddddddd.
Erikkson fails to land with a series of punches.
Ddddddd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Erikkson throws a right hand that Ddddddd ducks under and follows up with a left that Ddddddd also avoids with ease.
Ddddddd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ddddddd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ddddddd looks to land a combination but Erikkson avoids it well.
Erikkson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ddddddd defends it nicely.
Erikkson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ddddddd really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Erikkson misses with the combination.
Erikkson tries to bum rush Ddddddd with a series of wild strikes but Ddddddd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Erikkson looks winded!
Ddddddd slips a jab and a cross from Erikkson.
Danga de danga de dang - Ddddddd scores with a four punch combination!
Ddddddd throws a leg kick but Erikkson moved away.
Erikkson closes the distance and pushes Ddddddd back into the cage.
Ddddddd tries to break the clinch but Erikkson is controlling the position.
Ddddddd is trying to push Erikkson away but Erikkson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Erikkson tries for a takedown but Ddddddd manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ddddddd working hard to break the clinch.
Erikkson breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Ddddddd.
Erikkson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ddddddd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ddddddd looks for the body kick but Erikkson saw that one coming.
Erikkson throws a right and a left that Ddddddd avoids nicely.
Ddddddd connects with a solid leg kick.
Erikkson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ddddddd slips a jab and a cross from Erikkson.
Ddddddd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Erikkson.
Erikkson closes the distance but Ddddddd moves to the side
letting Ddddddd counter with a right hand.
Erik Erikkson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ddddddd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ddddddd throws a series of punches but Erikkson avoids them all with ease.
Erikkson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ddddddd.
Ddddddd dodges the punch combination from Erikkson.
Erikkson misses with a two punch combination.
Ddddddd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Erikkson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ddddddd.
No joy there for Ddddddd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Erikkson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ddddddd lands a glancing blow to the side of Erikkson's head.
A slow jab from Erikkson misses its intended target.
Ddddddd lands with a nice body kick.
Ddddddd Ddddddd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Erikkson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ddddddd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ddddddd does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Erikkson swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ddddddd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ddddddd throws a low kick but Erikkson moves out of range easily.
Erikkson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Erikkson misses with a hook
and Ddddddd counters with a good low kick that Erikkson was not able to check.
Ddddddd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ddddddd lands a jab-cross combination.
Ddddddd throws a right and a left that Erikkson avoids nicely.
Erikkson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Erikkson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Erikkson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ddddddd feints a jab promting Erikkson to slip. Ddddddd then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Erikkson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Erikkson misses with a series of wild punches.
Erikkson checks a low kick from Ddddddd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Erikkson misses with a low kick.
Erikkson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Erikkson falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Ddddddd counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Erik Erikkson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ddddddd.
Ddddddd lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ddddddd misses with a few strikes there.
Ddddddd lands with an uppercut that bounces Erikkson off the cage and back into range.
Ddddddd Ddddddd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Erikkson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Erikkson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Erikkson tries to clinch but Ddddddd moves out of range.
Ddddddd slips a jab and a cross from Erikkson.
Ddddddd throws a nice looking combination but Erikkson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Erikkson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Erikkson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ddddddd misses with a few strikes there.
Erikkson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ddddddd is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Erikkson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ddddddd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ddddddd connects with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Erikkson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Erikkson is breathing heavily.
Ddddddd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Erikkson.
Erikkson tries to bum rush Ddddddd with a series of wild strikes but Ddddddd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikkson misses with a hook
and Ddddddd counters with a one-two to the body.
Ddddddd scores with a spinning back kick!
Ddddddd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Erikkson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ddddddd counters with a one-two to the body.
Ddddddd throws a head kick but Erikkson moves out of range.
Ddddddd throws a sloppy head kick and Erikkson moves out of range easily.
Erikkson blocks the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Erikkson.
Good work by Erikkson as he checks the leg kick.
Ddddddd looks to land a combination but Erikkson avoids it well.
Erikkson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ddddddd throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Erikkson misses.
Ddddddd slips a jab and a cross from Erikkson.
A clash of legs there as Erikkson blocks the low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Ddddddd. Those never looked like landing.
Erikkson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ddddddd counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Erikkson thinking.
Ddddddd tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Erikkson is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikkson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ddddddd. That one must have hurt.
Good work by Erikkson as he checks the leg kick.
Ddddddd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Erikkson.
Ddddddd lands a lovely overhand right.
Ddddddd is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Erikkson checks a low kick from Ddddddd.
Ddddddd tried to score with a low kick but Erikkson checks it.
Erikkson walks into a jab.
Ddddddd swats away the attempt to clinch by Erikkson.
Ddddddd Ddddddd is winning the standup battle so far.
Erikkson throws out a leg kick but Ddddddd moves out of range and Erikkson only half commits.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ddddddd dodges the punch combination from Erikkson.
Ddddddd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Erikkson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ddddddd counters with a two punch combo.
Ddddddd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ddddddd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Erikkson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ddddddd makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Erikkson really felt that one!
Ddddddd is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Ddddddd.
Erikkson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ddddddd.
Ddddddd lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ddddddd scores with a three punch combo!
Erikkson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ddddddd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ddddddd misses with a few strikes there.
Erikkson lands with an uppercut that bounces Ddddddd off the cage and back into range.
Ddddddd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Erikkson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good work by Erikkson as he checks the leg kick.
Erikkson tries to bum rush Ddddddd with a series of wild strikes but Ddddddd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ddddddd does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ddddddd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Erikkson circles away quickly and effectively.
Ddddddd throws a leg kick which misses Erikkson's front leg but catches the back leg as Erikkson tries to avoid it.
Ddddddd tries to land a leg kick but Erikkson saw it coming and moves away.
Ddddddd throws a combination. Erikkson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ddddddd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Erikkson avoids the head kick by Ddddddd.
Ddddddd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Erikkson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ddddddd misses with a kick to the body.
Ddddddd scores with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Erikkson.
Ddddddd does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Erikkson checks the leg kick nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ddddddd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Erikkson fails to land with a series of punches.
Erikkson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ddddddd explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A leg kick checked by Erikkson.
Erikkson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Erikkson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Erikkson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Erikkson throws a right and a left that Ddddddd avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ddddddd Ddddddd dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ddddddd throws a series of punches but Erikkson moves out of range.
Erikkson throws a push kick but Ddddddd slaps the foot to one side.
Erikkson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ddddddd is able to avoid easily.
Ddddddd feints a jab promting Erikkson to slip. Ddddddd then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Erikkson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ddddddd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Erikkson misses with a head kick.
Ddddddd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Erikkson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ddddddd throws a leg kick but Erikkson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Erikkson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ddddddd counters with a body kick that stops Erikkson in his tracks momentarily.
Erikkson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ddddddd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ddddddd's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ddddddd duly obliges.
A punch combination from Erikkson misses.
Erikkson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ddddddd lands a head kick. Erikkson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Erikkson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ddddddd throws a head kick but Erikkson moves out of range.
Erikkson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ddddddd counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ddddddd's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ddddddd duly obliges.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Erikkson checks a leg kick.
Ddddddd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Erikkson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A left lands for Ddddddd.
Ddddddd swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Erikkson.
Erikkson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Ddddddd. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Erikkson misses.
Ddddddd bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Erikkson's head backwards.
Ddddddd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ddddddd throws a low kick but it's checked well by Erikkson.
Erikkson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ddddddd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ddddddd throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ddddddd lands a jab-cross combination.
Ddddddd throws a sloppy head kick and Erikkson moves out of range easily.
Erikkson checks a low kick from Ddddddd.
Ddddddd looks to land a combination. Erikkson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ddddddd moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ddddddd throws a nice looking combination but Erikkson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Erikkson throws a series of punches but Ddddddd avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Ddddddd misses.
Erikkson misses with a double jab
and Ddddddd counters with a leg kick.
Erikkson 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.
Erikkson sizes up Ddddddd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ddddddd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Erikkson misses with a wild combination.
Erikkson misses with a combination
and Ddddddd counters with an outside leg kick.
Erikkson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Erikkson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ddddddd throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Erikkson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ddddddd tries a head kick but it misses.
Erikkson throws a combination that misses
and Ddddddd counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ddddddd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ddddddd goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ddddddd throws a sloppy head kick and Erikkson moves out of range easily.
Erikkson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ddddddd throws a leg kick but Erikkson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ddddddd stalks Erikkson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Erikkson's face. Erikkson staggers backwards, shaken.
Erikkson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ddddddd lands a jab-cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Erikkson. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Ddddddd does it's job there.
Erikkson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ddddddd is able to avoid easily.
Ddddddd connects with a jab.
Ddddddd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Erikkson is out of range and Ddddddd settles back down.
Erikkson dives in and grabs Ddddddd's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ddddddd pushes down on Erikkson's head and hops out.
Erikkson checks a low kick from Ddddddd.
Ddddddd lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ddddddd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Erikkson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Erikkson checks a leg kick nicely.
Ddddddd tries to land a leg kick but Erikkson saw it coming and moves away.
Ddddddd misses with a wild combination.
Ddddddd fails to land with a series of punches.
Erikkson rushes Ddddddd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Erikkson jumps guard but Ddddddd stands there with Erikkson around his waist. Erikkson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ddddddd is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ddddddd is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ddddddd Ddddddd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ddddddd has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ddddddd Ddddddd!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Krejzi Kure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaspard Caderousse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kure's entrance music is BIG SHUG - who's hard. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
150 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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20
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krejzi Kure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaspard Caderousse!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caderousse tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kure sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Caderousse somewhat.
Kure pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kure fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caderousse manages to avoid it.
Caderousse shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kure counters with a single leg into guard. Caderousse didn't expect that.
Kure is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Nordic Top Team that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kure postures up and lands a big shot to Caderousse's brow.
Caderousse is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Caderousse wants to sweep but no luck.
Caderousse looking for a guillotine here but Kure defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kure throws a big elbow that misses.
Caderousse looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Caderousse controls Kure momentarily but Kure frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kure's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Caderousse looking for a guillotine here but Kure defends easily.
Kure throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Caderousse looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Kure is defending well. Caderousse quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Kure has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Caderousse celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gaspard Caderousse!
During a confident post fight interview, Gaspard Caderousse thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jabber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishima has chosen All I Do Is Win as his entrance music. The key to victory for Jim Jabber has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Jabber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Mishima!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabber throws a head kick that half lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jabber.
Mishima's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jabber connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mishima scrambles back to his feet.
Jabber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mishima moves away.
Mishima dodges the punch combination from Jabber.
A punch combination from Jabber misses.
Jabber throws a hook but Mishima avoids it easily.
Mishima on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jabber seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jabber misses with the combination.
Jabber attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jabber looks to throw the jab but Mishima is out of range.
Mishima will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mishima checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jabber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jabber throws the left hand but Mishima avoids the punch easily.
Mishima gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mishima is rocked!
Jabber throws a lazy right hand but Mishima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mishima is still on wobbly legs! Can Jabber finish him?
Jabber fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Mishima square on the jaw! Damn, Mishima is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jim Jabber!
After winning the bout, Jim Jabber thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mazais Censonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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182 lbs
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176 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mazais Censonis!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Censonis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Best fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Censonis sprawls well initially but Best persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Best wants to free his trapped foot but Censonis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Best looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've been hearing that Best has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Censonis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Best stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Johnny Best just wasn't active enough.
Best moves into the clinch successfully.
Censonis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Censonis fails to pull guard.
Censonis keeps control of Best as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Best avoiding damage.
Censonis blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Censonis is trying to pull guard but Best turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Johnny Best has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mazais Censonis.
Best wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Censonis has him pressed against the cage.
Best pressing his opponent against the cage.
Censonis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Censonis up against the cage.
Best is trying to force a seperation but Censonis has the dominant position.
Best has Censonis pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Censonis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Best walks away with a smile on his face. Censonis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Censonis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Best takes a swing at Censonis's ribcage but misses.
Censonis moves into the clinch successfully.
Best escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Best lands with an overhand left.
Best has closed the distance and engaged Censonis in a clinch.
Best avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Best dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Censonis tries to clinch but Best is having none of it.
Best leaves Censonis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Censonis tries for a takedown but Best circles away easily
and Best counters by moving into the clinch.
Censonis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Best walks away with a smile on his face. Censonis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnny Best has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mazais Censonis.
Best scores with a jab to the body.
Censonis tries to sprawl but Best drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Best takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Censonis is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnny Best has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Best scores with a body shot.
Best gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Censonis tries to pull guard but Best holds him up against the cage and eventually Censonis drops back down to his feet.
Censonis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Censonis tries to pull guard but Best forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Best happy to just control the position for now.
Censonis looking for a sweep but Best has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Censonis is controlling an arm, preventing Best from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Censonis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Best controlling the pace for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Johnny Best has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Best swinging wildly here.
A combination from Best does no damage.
Johnny Best seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Best goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Best has Censonis up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Censonis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Best is trying to break the clinch but Censonis is controlling him.
Best is pushing Censonis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Best dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Best closes the distance and clinches.
Censonis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Censonis tries to pull guard but Best holds him up against the cage and eventually Censonis drops back down to his feet.
Best breaks the clinch.
Best just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Best will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Best lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Censonis circles away quickly and effectively.
Best moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Best is looking to wear down Censonis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Best throws a one two combo.
Best dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Best throws a nice head kick!
Censonis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Best.
Censonis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Censonis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnny Best has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mazais Censonis.
Censonis avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Censonis tries to keep at a distance but Best has taken the fight into the clinch.
Best manages to break the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Censonis blocks the leg kick.
Best scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Censonis doesn't seem bothered though.
Best lands a right hook 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!
Best throws a nice looking combination but Censonis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Best fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Best. No joy for Censonis on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Censonis gets caught napping as Best dives in and scores a takedown. Censonis manages to retain guard.
Censonis being controlled here, momentarily.
Best is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Censonis can do to turn this around?
Censonis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Best controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Johnny Best has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Best fails to land with a series of punches.
Best looks to land a combination. Censonis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Johnny Best is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Best shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Censonis's guard.
Best is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Best wants to pass the guard but Censonis is keeping the position.
Censonis has his foot on Best's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Best works his way back into a safe position though.
Best slips nicely into half guard.
Best slows the pace down in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Censonis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mazais Censonis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Censonis tries to roll over but Best keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Best showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Best 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Best!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aatish Sunuwar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wyatt comes to the cage accompanied by ''Broken Out In Love''. Sunuwar has chosen Peace Sells as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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223 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Wyatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aatish Sunuwar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunuwar scores with a jab to the head.
Sunuwar scores with a nice head shot.
Sunuwar lands a right hook to the body.
Wyatt shoots in but no luck this time.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sunuwar has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Wyatt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sunuwar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wyatt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sunuwar counters with a left to the body.
Wyatt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sunuwar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Wyatt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wyatt is breathing heavily.
Wyatt throws a lazy uppercut
and Sunuwar finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sunuwar connects with a single shot there.
Wyatt is rocked!
Sunuwar flashes Wyatt a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Wyatt's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Wyatt crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Sunuwar punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aatish Sunuwar!
Our winner, Aatish Sunuwar, 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.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Toreo Morimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeya Sanada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanada has chosen zetsubou billy by maximum the hormone as his entrance music. Takeya Sanada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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156 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toreo Morimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takeya Sanada!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanada swinging wildly here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morimoto throws a body punch but Sanada moves out of range.
Sanada lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morimoto fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sanada sprawls well initially but Morimoto persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Morimoto stalling.
Morimoto wants to stand but Sanada has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Morimoto decides to stand and escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanada staying out of range there.
Sanada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morimoto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanada catches Morimoto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morimoto is rocked!
BAM! Sanada delivers a spinning backfist that drops Morimoto like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Takeya Sanada!
Our winner, Takeya Sanada, 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.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Farrelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krug Barishkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barishkov has chosen Angel of Death - Slayer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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262 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
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280 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus Farrelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krug Barishkov!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrelly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Farrelly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Farrelly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Killers Concentration Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Barishkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farrelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barishkov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Farrelly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barishkov scrambles back to his feet.
Farrelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barishkov misses with a wild body shot.
Farrelly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrelly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barishkov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Farrelly looks to land a right hand but Barishkov moved out of range.
Farrelly drops Barishkov with a beautiful combination! Barishkov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Farrelly is looking for the KO!
Farrelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Barishkov.
Barishkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farrelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farrelly scores with a nice head shot.
Barishkov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Farrelly circles away.
Farrelly scoring well with a low kick there.
Crack! Farrelly connects with the perfect overhand right and Barishkov falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Farrelly!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Seamus Farrelly!
An intense looking Seamus Farrelly took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Fuck your life'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Afa Sila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Genia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Afa Sila!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Will Genia!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Genia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sila.
Sila swings widly with a right hand
and Genia counters with a thumping low kick.
Sila scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Sila misses.
Afa Sila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Genia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sila avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Genia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sila connects with a body shot that sends Genia's belly button to the back.
Genia misses with a head kick.
Sila with a hook.
Genia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sila.
Genia throws a low kick but Sila moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Genia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sila throws a body shot but no joy.
Sila throws out a powerful jab.
Genia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sila bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Genia's head.
Sila takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Genia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Genia clinches up against the cage.
Sila digs a right hand underneath Genia's ribcage. Genia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Genia taking a breather.
Genia lands with a left to the head.
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!
Sila tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sila blocks an elbow strike from Genia.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Genia lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sila.
Sila lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sila is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Genia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Genia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sila blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sila.
Genia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Genia wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Sila fails to land.
Sila pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sila lunges at Genia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Genia's hand.
Genia throws out a loose jab but Sila uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sila shoots in but Genia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sila takes a kick to the side of the head.
Genia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sila.
Genia takes a swing at Sila's ribcage but misses.
Sila listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sila shoots in for a takedown but Genia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Afa Sila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Genia throws an off balance right hand
and Sila counters with a shoot takedown. Genia fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sila wants to pass the guard but Genia is keeping the position.
Sila postures up.
Genia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sila 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.
Sila being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sila is looking to work some ground and pound but Genia has wrist control.
Genia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sila.
Sila trying to control the position from guard on top but Genia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Genia is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sila postures up in Genia's guard and throws a big left but Genia blocks it.
Genia trying to control the position.
Will Genia has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sila swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Genia counters with a nice uppercut.
Genia tries to work over Sila's front leg with a kick but Sila checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Genia tries a head kick but it misses.
Genia throws a leg kick which misses Sila's front leg but catches the back leg as Sila tries to avoid it.
Sila shoots in looking for a takedown but Genia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sila's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Afa Sila will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Genia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sila misses with a wild body shot.
Genia doesn't manage to clinch there - Sila circles away.
Genia is looking to clinch.
Genia takes one to the chin there.
Will Genia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sila takes a swing at Genia's ribcage but misses.
Sila misses with a looping right.
Genia scores with a kick to the body.
Sila connects with a body shot.
Sila shoots in looking for a takedown but Genia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sila's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sila throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Genia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Genia wants it to stay on the feet.
Genia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Genia ducks under a wild hook from Sila.
Genia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sila throws a big shot that misses.
Sila throws a body punch but Genia moves out of range.
Sila looks to score with a jab to the body but Genia is just out of range.
Sila slips a jab from Genia.
Genia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Genia throws a sloppy head kick and Sila moves out of range easily.
A cross from Genia lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sila throws an overhand right that lands on Genia's shoulder, as Genia tries to avoid the shot.
Will Genia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sila. Genia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Genia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sila swings for the body but Genia moves out of range.
Genia takes a swing at Sila's ribcage but misses.
Genia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Genia wants to clinch.
Sila dives in and grabs Genia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Genia pushes down on Sila's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Afa Sila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Genia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sila with a lazy takedown attempt
and Genia counters with a nice body shot.
Genia doesn't manage to clinch there - Sila circles away.
Sila misses with a body punch
and Genia counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sila is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sila blocks a head kick by Genia.
Sila scores with a jab to the head.
Sila checks a low kick from Genia.
A punch lands to the side of Sila 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Genia lands a leg kick that knocks Sila off balance momentarily.
Genia tries to clinch but Sila is having none of it.
Sila dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sila jabs at Genia's body.
Sila is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Genia.
Genia throws a leg kick but Sila checks it.
Will Genia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Sila misses.
Sila's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Genia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sila scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Genia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Genia lands a head kick. Sila smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sila just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sila misses with a hook.
Genia throws a solid leg kick but Sila takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Genia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Will Genia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Genia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sila is out of range and Genia settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sila. Genia does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sila lands a jab.
Genia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sila misses with a wild body shot.
Sila swings for the body but Genia moves out of range.
Sila misses the jab.
Genia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A good leg kick by Genia.
Genia tries to bum rush Sila with a series of wild strikes but Sila uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genia misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Genia.
Genia staying out of range there.
Sila throws a shot from downtown. Genia moves away and avoids it.
Genia throws a low kick but Sila moves out of range easily.
Genia moves in looking to clinch but Sila pushes him off.
Sila lands a nice looking body shot.
Genia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sila's head.
Genia tries to close the distance and clinch but Sila swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab lands there for Sila.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia throws a head kick but Sila moves out of range.
Sila throws a shot from downtown. Genia moves away and avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sila checks a leg kick.
Sila misses with an uppercut. Genia saw that one coming.
Sila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Genia throws a low kick but Sila avoids it.
Genia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Genia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sila thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sila tests Genia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Genia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sila.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sila misses with a wild body shot.
Genia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sila jabs Genia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sila throws a big shot that misses.
Genia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sila.
Sila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Genia misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sila. Genia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Genia throws a nice head kick!
Sila shoots in and drives through. Genia sprawls well.
Sila throws a body punch but Genia moves out of range.
Sila tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Genia defends well and Sila ends up having to push Genia into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Afa Sila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Genia trying to control the position but instead, Sila has worked for underhooks and has pushed Genia into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Genia fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sila lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Genia controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Will Genia just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Genia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sila throws out a loose jab but Genia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Genia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Genia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sila counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Genia's guard now.
Genia working a defensive guard here.
Genia is adopting a defensive guard.
Sila passes Genia's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genia trying to hold on to Sila's head to control him but Sila postures up.
Sila throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sila is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Genia slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sila is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sila stops Genia from getting back to his feet.
Sila trying to control the action but Genia is working from the bottom.
Genia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sila wants to control from the top but Genia keeps moving.
Sila won't allow Genia to sweep him here.
Genia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sila wants to control from the top but Genia keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Genia pulls Sila in close to prevent any damage.
Genia wants to sweep here but Sila controlling him for the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Will Genia hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sila checks a leg kick.
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!
Sila just misses with a punch to the body.
Genia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia throws a low kick, looking for Sila's leg but Sila calmly moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Genia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sila avoids the head kick by Genia.
Genia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sila throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sila fails with the takedown.
Genia throws a leg kick that misses.
Sila moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sila loads up on a big right hand but Genia slips the punch.
Sila throws a body punch but Genia moves out of range.
Genia looks to land a body kick but Sila moved away.
Genia drops his hands momentarily and Sila takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Genia gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sila to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sila with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sila postures up.
Sila stands and throws Genia's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Genia is looking to regain half guard here but Sila keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afa Sila had his way with Will Genia in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Genia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sila scores with a hook to the body. Genia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sila digs a good body shot into Genia's ribs.
Sila throws an overhand right that lands on Genia's shoulder, as Genia tries to avoid the shot.
Nice jab there from Sila.
Genia is looking to land body kicks.
Genia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sila.
Genia tries to clinch up but Sila circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sila is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sila dives in and grabs Genia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Genia pushes down on Sila's head and hops out.
Sila shoots for a takedown but Genia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Genia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sila. That did some damage!
Crunch! Genia slams his shin into Sila's torso.
Genia wants to slow Sila down by chopping away at his legs.
Sila checks a low kick from Genia.
Genia bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Genia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sila.
Genia tries to work over Sila's front leg with a kick but Sila checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Genia.
Genia throws a head kick that misses
and Sila counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Genia 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.
Afa Sila overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sila is pushing down on Genia's leg trying to pass to half guard. Genia is fighting to maintain full guard but Sila has managed to sneak the leg through.
Genia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sila's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sila's back!
Sila trying to control the action but Genia just sinks the hooks in.
Genia is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Genia keeps control of the position as Sila tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sila just trying to survive but Genia is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Sila tries to escape but Genia has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Sila manages to reverse the position and now he's in Genia's guard. Nice work there by Sila.
Genia looking for a sweep. Not yet Genia, not yet.
Genia keeping full guard, as Sila tries to pass.
Genia lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sila avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sila has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Genia is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sila.
Genia landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sila sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Genia wants to take a breather but Sila is having none of it.
Sila tries to get to full guard but Genia has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Afa Sila.
I think Sila has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Afa Sila!
Afa Sila retains his lightweight title!
Afa Sila decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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