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MLF - 026 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martez Cortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shia Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shia Locke will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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219 lbs
9 - 14 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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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
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martez Cortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shia Locke!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Locke misses with a head kick.
Cortega clinches with his opponent.
Cortega with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Shia Locke has been cut.
Cortega keeps control of Locke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cortega wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Locke has him pressed against the cage.
Cortega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Locke lands a body shot.
Cortega tries to clinch but Locke is having none of it.
Cortega shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Locke's guard.
Cortega gets to his feet - Locke follows without any prompting.
Locke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Martez Cortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Locke is looking to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortega doesn't manage to clinch there - Locke circles away.
Cortega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Locke.
Locke tries to clinch but Cortega moves out of range.
Locke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cortega's calf.
Cortega circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cortega looks to land a left hand but Locke moved out of range nicely.
Cortega stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Locke lands a jab to the nose.
The fight stays on the outside here - Locke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Locke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortega swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Locke.
Cortega takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Locke throws a head kick that misses.
Locke defending well as Cortega loads up on a big left hand.
Cortega lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Locke at a distance.
Cortega drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Locke takes a swing at Cortega's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Cortega. Those never looked like landing.
Cortega has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke sizes up Cortega with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cortega tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Locke is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cortega.
Shia Locke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cortega fails to land with a series of punches.
Cortega looks to land a combination but Locke avoids it well.
Cortega misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cortega walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Locke throws a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Locke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Locke misses with a body kick.
Locke jabs at Cortega's body.
Cortega just misses with a punch to the body.
Locke lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick by Cortega misses
and Locke counters with an inside leg kick.
Locke looks to land a combination but Cortega avoids it well.
Cortega throws the kick towards the body but Locke avoids it.
Cortega circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke dodges the punch combination from Cortega.
Locke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cortega. Cortega circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Locke tests Cortega's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cortega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Locke.
Locke throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Cortega stumbling backwards into the cage! Cortega bounces back off the cage towards Locke, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Locke lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Locke celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shia Locke!
An intense looking Shia Locke took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'i love tokyo!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vince Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Neeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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146 lbs
11 - 20 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vince Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam Neeson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neeson tries for a takedown but Hardy circles away easily
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Liam Neeson has been cut.
Hardy 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.
Neeson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hardy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Neeson.
Neeson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
Neeson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Neeson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hardy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Neeson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hardy manages to pass to side control.
Neeson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hardy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neeson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hardy.
Neeson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neeson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hardy pulls his head out easily.
Neeson wants to get back to full guard.
Hardy slips a nice elbow through Neeson's hands, connecting with Neeson's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hardy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hardy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Hardy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy prevents Neeson from improving his position.
Neeson is controlling Hardy's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hardy stops Neeson from getting back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hardy connects with a nice short shot to Neeson's temple.
Hardy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Neeson's head.
Hardy throwing shots but Neeson is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Neeson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hardy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Neeson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hardy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy slips a nice elbow through Neeson's hands, connecting with Neeson's forehead.
Hardy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Hardy.
Neeson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hardy.
Hardy throwing shots but Neeson is blocking nicely.
Hardy lands with a punch from half guard.
Hardy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hardy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Neeson is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Hardy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy works his way into full mount!
Neeson is trying to escape the mount.
Neeson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hardy unloading with bombs!
Hardy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neeson gets back to half guard.
Hardy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Neeson is rocked!
That has opened up Liam Neeson's cut even more.
Ground and pound from Hardy.
Neeson is still in real trouble! Can Hardy finish him?
The cut above Liam Neeson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy lands a big elbow - Neeson is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Hardy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vince Hardy!
Vince Hardy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Tennant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Kaukalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaukalo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Anna rakas raju hetki. David Tennant had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 266.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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292 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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279 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Tennant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pekka Kaukalo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Kaukalo does no damage.
Kaukalo misses with a body shot.
Tennant connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slow jab from Kaukalo misses its intended target.
Tennant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tennant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kaukalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tennant.
Tennant swings widly with a right hand
and Tennant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tennant misses with a wild body shot.
Kaukalo throws the left hand but Tennant avoids the punch easily.
Tennant slips a jab and a cross from Kaukalo.
Kaukalo throws a hook to the side of Tennant's head but Tennant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kaukalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tennant.
Tennant slips under a jab from Kaukalo.
Tennant lands with a hook. Kaukalo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've been hearing reports that Tennant has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tennant misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Tennant misses the target.
David Tennant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaukalo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaukalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Tennant drops Kaukalo with a left right combo! Tennant follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Pekka Kaukalo has been cut.
Tennant decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Tennant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaukalo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tennant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tennant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kaukalo circles away quickly and effectively.
Tennant takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kaukalo scores with a jab to the head.
Kaukalo throws an overhand right that lands on Tennant's shoulder, as Tennant tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tennant. Kaukalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaukalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaukalo looks to land a combination but Tennant avoids it well.
Kaukalo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kaukalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tennant manages to avoid it.
Tennant misses with a series of wild punches.
Kaukalo misses the jab.
Tennant takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kaukalo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tennant.
Tennant misses with a straight right.
Tennant ducks under a wild hook from Kaukalo.
Kaukalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tennant moves away.
Tennant scores with a jab. Kaukalo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tennant lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tennant drops Kaukalo with a big left hand! Kaukalo is injured, injured bad! Tennant jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Tennant!
A relieved looking David Tennant 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Akira Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Bannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishikawa comes to the cage accompanied by mindshift genki sudo. The key to victory for Akira Ishikawa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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147 lbs
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140 lbs
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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
34 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Ishikawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeremy Bannon!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishikawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ishikawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishikawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jeremy Bannon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishikawa wants to clinch but Bannon slips to the side
and Bannon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bannon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ishikawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ishikawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Bannon.
Ishikawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bannon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bannon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bannon clinches with his opponent.
Ishikawa just leaning against Bannon, taking a breather.
Ishikawa tries to stall but Bannon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ishikawa lands an elbow that stopped Bannon in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jeremy Bannon has been cut.
Bannon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bannon avoiding damage as Ishikawa throws knees to the body.
Ishikawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ishikawa misses with an elbow strike.
Ishikawa lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishikawa misses with some punches.
Ishikawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bannon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa with a knee to the head.
Bannon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ishikawa is pushing Bannon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ishikawa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bannon is keeping busy.
Bannon looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Ishikawa.
Bannon blocks an elbow strike from Ishikawa.
Bannon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Bannon stalls.
Ishikawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bannon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ishikawa breaks the clinch.
Ishikawa tries to clinch there but Bannon circles away.
Bannon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bannon moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bannon pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ishikawa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bannon tries to score a body lock takedown but Ishikawa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bannon lands a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishikawa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bannon trying to control but Ishikawa is working from the bottom.
Bannon stopping the sweep attempt from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bannon prevents Ishikawa from getting back to his feet.
Bannon landing with the ground and pound.
Ishikawa keeping moving, preventing Bannon from controlling successfully.
Bannon won't allow Ishikawa to get back to his feet.
Bannon scoring with punches to the head and body.
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.
Ishikawa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bannon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bannon looking to sit in guard and control but Ishikawa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ishikawa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ishikawa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ishikawa is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Bannon has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Ishikawa is looking to defend but Bannon has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Ishikawa! Bannon pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Ishikawa taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jeremy Bannon!
After winning the bout, Jeremy Bannon 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Zenek Ziemski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisuke Numazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daisuke Numazawa will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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14 - 13 - 0 |
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150 lbs
16 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zenek Ziemski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Numazawa!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Numazawa works the jab nicely.
Ziemski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ziemski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Numazawa swivels and escapes.
Zenek Ziemski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Numazawa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ziemski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zenek Ziemski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ziemski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Numazawa. Numazawa obviously looking to wear him down.
Numazawa catches Ziemski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ziemski tries for a takedown but Numazawa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ziemski misses with a takedown
and Numazawa counters with a low kick, right behind Ziemski 's knee.
Ziemski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Numazawa keeps Ziemski at a distance using the push kick.
Numazawa cracks the inside of Ziemski's front leg.
Ziemski shoots in but Numazawa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
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!
Numazawa connects with a solid leg kick.
Ziemski misses with a takedown attempt
and Numazawa counters with a stiff right hand.
Ziemski is breathing heavily.
Numazawa digs a good hook to Ziemski's body.
Ziemski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Numazawa counters with a thumping low kick.
Ziemski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ziemski takes one to the side of the head.
Numazawa lands a right hook to the body.
Numazawa misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Numazawa throws a nice looking combination but Ziemski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ziemski has his takedown stuffed
and Numazawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Numazawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ziemski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Numazawa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ziemski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Numazawa counters with a low kick, right behind Ziemski 's knee.
Daisuke Numazawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Numazawa.
Ziemski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Numazawa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Numazawa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ziemski's head.
Ziemski is rocked!
Numazawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Ziemski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ziemski with a poor takedown
and Numazawa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ziemski seems to have got his legs back now.
A solid leg kick lands there for Numazawa.
Donk. Numazawa catches Ziemski right on the button with a cross.
Ziemski shoots and misses
and Numazawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Ziemski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Numazawa throws an overhand right that drops Ziemski like a sack of potatoes! Numazawa dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daisuke Numazawa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Bellanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiilo Rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellanca comes to the cage accompanied by Nightmare by Avenged Sevenfold. Rodrigo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jedi Mind Tricks- The Philosophy of Horror. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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197 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Romeo Bellanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hiilo Rodrigo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellanca rushes Rodrigo and presses him up against the cage.
Bellanca has Rodrigo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rodrigo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bellanca has Rodrigo pressed against the cage.
Bellanca prevents a body shot from Rodrigo.
Bellanca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Rodrigo finds it's way through Bellanca's defenses.
Bellanca tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rodrigo swivels and escapes.
Rodrigo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bellanca if he has to take too many more of those.
Rodrigo throws a body kick that misses.
Bellanca throws a series of punches but Rodrigo moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellanca shoots in for a takedown but Rodrigo shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romeo Bellanca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bellanca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Romeo Bellanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rodrigo.
A big right from Bellanca misses.
Rodrigo lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigo lands with a right hand.
Rodrigo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bellanca throws a combination that misses
and Rodrigo counters with a thumping low kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bellanca or perhaps it was just good defense by Rodrigo, which made it look bad.
Bellanca moves to clinch but Rodrigo breaks away
and Rodrigo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rodrigo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bellanca moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rodrigo connects with the punch.
Bellanca is rocked!
Rodrigo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bellanca had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bellanca looks to clinch
and Rodrigo scores with a counter punch that sends Bellanca to the canvas! Rodrigo smells blood - he's punishing Bellanca with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Bellanca has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiilo Rodrigo!
During a confident post fight interview, Hiilo Rodrigo 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between David Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroyuki Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle comes to the cage accompanied by Big Booty Woman. Okamoto has chosen Feel the Drive as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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32
152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Okamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle throws a nice head kick!
Okamoto connects with a body shot that sends Kyle's belly button to the back.
Kyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okamoto.
Okamoto thows a leg kick but Kyle checks it
and Kyle counters with a nice leg kick.
Okamoto scores with a leg kick.
Kyle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kyle works over Okamoto's head and body with a nice combination.
Okamoto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kyle is out of range and Okamoto settles back down.
Okamoto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A lazy body kick from Okamoto
and Kyle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kyle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okamoto 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 Kyle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kyle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Okamoto tries to score with a low kick but Kyle moves his leg out of the way.
Okamoto tries a low kick but Kyle avoids it.
Okamoto tries to score with a low kick but Kyle moves his leg out of the way.
Kyle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kyle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Okamoto is looking to slow Kyle down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Kyle.
Okamoto throws a leg kick
letting Kyle counter with a right hand.
Hiroyuki Okamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Okamoto misses
and Kyle counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Okamoto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Okamoto thumps Kyle with a low kick.
Kyle fakes the leg kick and cracks Okamoto in the body.
Kyle misses with a jab, cross combination.
A low kick from Okamoto is predictable there
and Kyle counters with a left and a right that stings Okamoto.
Kyle throws a head kick but Okamoto moves out of range.
Okamoto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kyle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyle throws a sloppy head kick and Okamoto moves out of range easily.
Okamoto throws a solid leg kick but Kyle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a leg kick
letting Kyle counter with a right hand.
Okamoto thows a leg kick but Kyle checks it
and Kyle counters with a nice body kick.
Kyle is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Okamoto throws a low kick but Kyle avoids it.
Okamoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kyle circles away quickly and effectively.
Okamoto takes a swing at Kyle's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Okamoto is predictable there
and Kyle counters with a big head kick but Okamoto shrugs it off.
Okamoto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Okamoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Okamoto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch lands to the side of Okamoto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Okamoto is looking to land body kicks.
Kyle lands a head kick. Okamoto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Okamoto is rocked!
Kyle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Okamoto throws a body kick that misses.
Okamoto is still on wobbly legs! Can Kyle finish him?
Okamoto throws a leg kick
and Kyle counters with a crisp right that sends Okamoto to the canvas! Kyle follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Kyle!
David Kyle very nearly forgot to thank KAISER amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Emmett Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanaka is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Yuudachi. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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147 lbs
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139 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emmett Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tanaka darts in looking for a takedown but Brown gets double underhooks and turns Tanaka into the cage.
Brown throws an elbow that misses.
Tanaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Tanaka gets control of Brown's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tanaka will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tanaka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Brown being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka is trying to keep Brown in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka being controlled here, momentarily.
Tanaka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tanaka looking to control.
Brown wants to control from the top but Tanaka keeps moving.
Tanaka isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Brown stacks Tanaka on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Brown!
Brown trying to control the action but Tanaka is working from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Tanaka manages to get back to half guard.
Brown content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tanaka keeps working.
Brown performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tanaka trying to control from the bottom.
Tanaka is looking to get back to full guard here but Brown has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tanaka is looking to reverse the position.
Tanaka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brown moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tanaka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tanaka is letting Brown control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tanaka is not content to let Brown control the position.
Tanaka is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brown's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Still in half guard, Brown seems content to control.
Tanaka gets full guard.
Tanaka is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tanaka is keeping the position for now.
Tanaka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tanaka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tanaka's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmett Brown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown scores with a nice head shot.
Tanaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tanaka staying out of range there.
Brown dips to his left and cracks Tanaka with an uppercut!
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Tanaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Tanaka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tanaka slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown connects with a single shot there.
Tanaka works Brown's body with a nice hook.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown takes a swing at Tanaka's ribcage but misses.
Brown connects with the punch.
Brown misses with a hook.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanaka.
Brown avoids the head kick by Tanaka.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tanaka blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tanaka closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. Tanaka pushes Brown against the cage but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Tanaka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brown moves into the clinch.
Emmett Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Tanaka.
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 fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brown taking a breather.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tanaka's defenses.
Tanaka dodges an elbow strike from Brown.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tanaka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brown walks away with a smile on his face. Tanaka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanaka can do to turn this around?
Brown looks to throw the jab but Tanaka is out of range.
Brown throws a solid leg kick but Tanaka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Tanaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emmett Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tanaka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tanaka slips under a jab.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka avoids the head kick by Brown.
Tanaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Emmett Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Brown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown delivers a nice body kick.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka looking to score a takedown here. Brown is defending well but Tanaka drives through and ends up in Brown's guard.
Tanaka trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Tanaka throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmett Brown dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tanaka has time to react.
Brown lands with a good body shot.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Tanaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tanaka slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Tanaka avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Tanaka slips the punch.
Tanaka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka has a takedown stuffed.
Brown throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brown scores with a jab. Tanaka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A low kick from Brown is predictable there
and Tanaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown lands a jab to Tanaka's midsection.
Brown throws a jab when Tanaka was well out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Tanaka shoots in.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown connects with a jab.
Brown tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Tanaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Tanaka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Emmett Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Tanaka.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tanaka counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tanaka or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown, which made it look bad.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Tanaka shoots in.
Brown cracks Tanaka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Tanaka avoids the head kick by Brown.
Tanaka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Brown's guard.
Tanaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanaka wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Tanaka is pushing down on Brown's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Tanaka has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tanaka is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tanaka is stalling here. Brown is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tanaka seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Brown has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tanaka manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tanaka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brown is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control but Tanaka is working from the bottom.
Tanaka looking for a sweep. Not yet Tanaka, not yet.
Tanaka trying to control the position.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brown won't allow Tanaka to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmett Brown clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brown throws out a powerful jab.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Tanaka saw that one coming.
Brown misses with the combination.
Tanaka checks the leg kick.
Tanaka tries a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tanaka counter with a right hand.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tanaka.
Tanaka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tanaka moves out of range of the body kick.
Brown throws a series of punches but Tanaka moves out of range.
Tanaka ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanaka manages to avoid it.
No luck for Tanaka with that takedown attempt.
Brown connects with a single shot there.
Brown takes a swing at Tanaka's ribcage but misses.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanaka moves away.
Tanaka looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Emmett Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Tanaka.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tanaka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brown wants to clinch up but Tanaka keeps it at a distance.
Brown leaves Tanaka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown avoids the body shot from Tanaka.
Brown leaves Tanaka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tanaka defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown has closed the distance and engaged Tanaka in a clinch.
Tanaka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown is pushing Tanaka up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tanaka misses with the head strike.
Tanaka blocks a body shot from Brown.
Tanaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Brown trying to control the position but instead, Tanaka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brown into the cage.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tanaka's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Tanaka is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Tanaka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tanaka tries to pull guard but Brown forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tanaka is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Tanaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tanaka is trying to maintain a safe position but Brown gets an underhook and turns Tanaka into the cage.
Tanaka takes a shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Tanaka's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmett Brown had his way with Shinji Tanaka in that round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tanaka jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tanaka wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side
and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown slows down the pace here.
Tanaka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tanaka's defenses.
A short uppercut from Brown.
Tanaka tries to stall but Brown uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Tanaka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tanaka fails to pull guard.
Brown avoiding damage as Tanaka throws knees to the body.
Brown lands an elbow just above Tanaka 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Brown is pushing Tanaka up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tanaka backwards.
Tanaka is rocked!
I was talking to Brown's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tanaka jumps guard but Brown turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tanaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tanaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanaka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brown darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tanaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Brown connects with a body shot.
Tanaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tanaka.
Tanaka seems to have recovered his senses.
Emmett Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Tanaka.
Tanaka gets tackled into the cage by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.
Tanaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brown takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brown trying to stall but Tanaka improves his position.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanaka controls his hands.
Brown lands a body punch.
Brown pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brown throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tanaka tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tanaka backwards.
Tanaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Tanaka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.
Brown scores with a punch to the head.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Emmett Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka works his way into full mount!
Tanaka forces the positional change into back control.
Brown trying to control the position but Tanaka manages to sink in the hooks.
Brown is in bad spot here.
Brown wants to control his opponent's hands but Tanaka gets his hands free.
Tanaka tightening his grip on Brown, looking for the choke.
Tanaka seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Brown's chin but Brown turns very nicely into Tanaka's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Brown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emmett Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emmett Brown!
Emmett Brown retains his bantamweight title!
Emmett Brown decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arstan Selmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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26
248 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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26
215 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yegor Klitschko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arstan Selmy!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selmy throws a leg kick
and Klitschko counters with a stiff right hand.
Klitschko throws the kick towards the body but Selmy avoids it.
Klitschko throws a hook to the side of Selmy's head but Selmy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Selmy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klitschko.
Klitschko misses with a series of wild punches.
Selmy shoots in for a takedown but Klitschko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Klitschko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Selmy.
Selmy throws a right hand that Klitschko ducks under and follows up with a left that Klitschko also avoids with ease.
Klitschko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Selmy.
A shot to the body from Klitschko misses
and Selmy moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Selmy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klitschkos head.
Come on Selmy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Selmy gets through Klitschko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selmy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Klitschko's efforts to push away.
Selmy pushes off an throws an elbow but Klitschko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Selmy misses with an elbow strike.
Selmy can't find room to land a body shot as Klitschko controls the action.
Klitschko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Klitschko manages to break the clinch.
Selmy wants to clinch.
Klitschko misses the shot to the body.
Klitschko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Selmy, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko just misses with a punch to the body.
Klitschko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Selmy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klitschko circles away quickly and effectively.
Yegor Klitschko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klitschko misses with a double jab.
Klitschko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Selmy.
Yegor Klitschko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Selmy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Klitschko to the ground. Selmy is now in Klitschko's guard.
Klitschko has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Selmy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Selmy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Klitschko swivels and escapes.
Klitschko scores with a nice head shot.
Selmy scores with a leg kick.
Selmy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yegor Klitschko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arstan Selmy.
Sloppy strikes from Klitschko. Those never looked like landing.
Selmy throws a hook to the side of Klitschko's head but Klitschko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko lands an overhand right.
Nice shot lands for Klitschko.
Selmy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Klitschko checks it well.
Klitschko fails to land with a series of punches.
Selmy 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.
Klitschko throws a head kick that misses.
Klitschko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Selmy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Selmy wants to control from the top but Klitschko keeps moving.
Selmy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Klitschko has his hands on Selmy's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selmy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Klitschko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Klitschko pulls Selmy in close to prevent any damage.
Selmy trying to control the position from guard on top but Klitschko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klitschko controlling Selmy's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yegor Klitschko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A combination from Klitschko does no damage.
Klitschko swinging wildly here.
Selmy blocks a leg kick.
Klitschko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Selmy.
Klitschko misses with an uppercut.
Selmy misses with an uppercut. Klitschko saw that one coming.
Selmy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Selmy throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klitschko throws a nice looking combination but Selmy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Klitschko does no damage.
Klitschko takes a swing at Selmy's ribcage but misses.
Yegor Klitschko is winning the standup battle so far.
Selmy misses with a low kick.
Selmy scores with a leg kick.
Selmy tries to score with a low kick but Klitschko moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko tries to close the distance and clinch but Selmy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Selmy throws a head kick but Klitschko moves out of range.
Selmy lands the left hand.
Klitschko slaps away a takedown attempt from Selmy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Klitschko lands with an overhand left.
Klitschko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Klitschko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Some wild striking there from Klitschko.
Klitschko throws an off balance right hand
and Selmy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Klitschko misses with a double jab.
Klitschko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
No joy there for Klitschko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Selmy tries to clinch up.
Selmy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klitschko scores with a hook to the body. Selmy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selmy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
No joy there for Klitschko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Selmy doesn't manage to clinch there - Klitschko circles away.
Selmy looks to throw the jab but Klitschko is out of range.
Klitschko misses with a hook.
Selmy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Klitschko throws a lazy uppercut
and Selmy counters by moving into the clinch.
Selmy tries to throw a body punch but Klitschko avoids it by throwing Selmy back against the cage.
Klitschko tries to circle away but Selmy has him pinned against the cage.
Selmy lands with a left to the head.
Selmy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Klitschko breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selmy looks to land a right hand but Klitschko moved out of range.
A low kick from Klitschko is predictable there
and Selmy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Klitschko's guard.
Selmy throws a big right hand that misses.
Selmy lands a couple of digs.
Selmy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Selmy trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Klitschko manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Selmy trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko throws a strike but Selmy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Arstan Selmy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Selmy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Selmy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Selmy content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Klitschko defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arstan Selmy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Selmy throws a right and a left that Klitschko avoids nicely.
Selmy throws a chopping leg kick but Klitschko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Selmy.
Selmy throws a nice looking combination but Klitschko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Klitschko lands with a shot to the body.
Selmy avoids a kick to the body.
Klitschko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Selmy.
Selmy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Klitschko leaves Selmy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Klitschko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Selmy tries to work over Klitschko's front leg with a kick but Klitschko checks it.
A slow jab from Klitschko misses its intended target.
Klitschko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Selmy. Selmy obviously looking to wear him down.
Klitschko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Selmy counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko working aggressively here.
Klitschko breaks the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Selmy. Beautiful body shot.
Klitschko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Selmy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Klitschko is trying to maintain a safe position but Selmy gets an underhook and turns Klitschko into the cage.
Klitschko pushes off an throws an elbow but Selmy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Klitschko breaks the clinch.
Selmy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Klitschko tries to keep at a distance but Selmy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Selmy stalling in the clinch but Klitschko improves position.
Selmy manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selmy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Klitschko's guard.
Klitschko keeping full guard, as Selmy tries to pass.
Selmy looking to sit in guard and control but Klitschko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klitschko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Selmy trying to keep a closed guard but Klitschko is proving a slippery customer.
Selmy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Klitschko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Klitschko wants to control from the top but Selmy keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selmy controls Klitschko momentarily but Klitschko frees himself.
Klitschko landing with the ground and pound.
Klitschko trying to control the position from guard on top but Selmy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klitschko postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
We've been hearing that Klitschko has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Selmy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Klitschko wants to control from the top but Selmy keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Selmy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Klitschko is doing well to control the position and prevent Selmy from advancing to side control.
Nice strikes from Selmy there.
Klitschko regains full guard. Nicely done.
Selmy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arstan Selmy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Selmy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arstan Selmy!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sim Salabim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malaipet Sasiprapa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sasiprapa has chosen Malaipet the Diamond as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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33
158 lbs
25 - 11 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sim Salabim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Malaipet Sasiprapa!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasiprapa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sasiprapa throws a low kick, looking for Salabim's leg but Salabim calmly moves out of range.
Sasiprapa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salabim misses the shot to the body.
Salabim throws a one two combo.
Salabim drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Salabim trying to control but Sasiprapa is working from the bottom.
Salabim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasiprapa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salabim is one step ahead there.
Salabim wants to control from the top but Sasiprapa keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasiprapa has momentary wrist control but Salabim slips an elbow through the middle.
Salabim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Salabim works over Sasiprapa with some ground and pound from guard.
Sasiprapa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Salabim postures up and lands a big shot to Sasiprapa's brow.
Salabim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sasiprapa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salabim makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sasiprapa keeping moving, preventing Salabim from controlling successfully.
Salabim 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.
Sasiprapa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa is trying to keep Salabim in close.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Salabim throwing strikes but missing.
Sasiprapa keeping moving, preventing Salabim from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Salabim takes one on the button.
Salabim misses the jab.
A low kick from Sasiprapa misses
and Salabim counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sasiprapa trying to control the position.
Salabim trying to control but Sasiprapa is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salabim passes Sasiprapa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sasiprapa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Salabim throws a strike but Sasiprapa avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Salabim keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sasiprapa's head.
Salabim is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Salabim landing with the ground and pound.
Salabim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Salabim looking to sit in guard and control but Sasiprapa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salabim looking for a guillotine here but Sasiprapa defends easily.
Sasiprapa distracts Salabim with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Salabim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sasiprapa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Salabim keeping moving, preventing Sasiprapa from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sim Salabim dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sasiprapa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Salabim.
Sasiprapa misses with a wild body shot.
Salabim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sasiprapa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Salabim misses.
Sasiprapa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sasiprapa lands a nice looking body kick.
Salabim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sasiprapa can pounce on him.
A lazy left from Salabim finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salabim tries to close the distance and clinch but Sasiprapa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sasiprapa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sim Salabim is winning the standup battle so far.
Sasiprapa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salabim.
Sasiprapa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sasiprapa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Salabim finds it's way round the side to connect with Sasiprapa's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim shoots in and drives through. Sasiprapa sprawls well.
Sasiprapa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Malaipet Sasiprapa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salabim avoids the body shot from Sasiprapa.
Salabim misses with a hook. Sasiprapa ducked under it nicely.
Salabim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sasiprapa manages to avoid it.
Sasiprapa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sasiprapa thows a leg kick but Salabim checks it
and Salabim counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Salabim missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Salabim thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sasiprapa's head.
Salabim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sasiprapa keeps working.
Salabim missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sasiprapa works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salabim tries to free his leg and advance position but Sasiprapa is retaining full guard.
Salabim passes Sasiprapa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Salabim content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sasiprapa keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Salabim trying to control the action but Sasiprapa is working from the bottom.
Salabim working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa has hold of Salabim's hands but Salabim slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sasiprapa is looking to control Salabim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sasiprapa avoid being mounted?
Salabim moves nicely into side control.
Salabim creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sasiprapa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Salabim is looking to take a break and control but Sasiprapa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sasiprapa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Salabim's best efforts.
Salabim wants to control but Sasiprapa is keeping him busy.
Salabim works his way into full mount!
Salabim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sasiprapa can do to turn this around?
Salabim sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Salabim throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Salabim trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sim Salabim dominated that second round.
That's time! Salabim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Salabim shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sasiprapa eats them both and turns towards Salabim to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Salabim bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sasiprapa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salabim takes a swing at Sasiprapa's ribcage but misses.
Sasiprapa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salabim.
A clash of legs there as Salabim blocks the low kick.
Sasiprapa lands with a nice body punch.
Salabim drives through and clinches with Sasiprapa against the cage.
Sasiprapa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sasiprapa misses with a body punch.
Salabim blocks the elbow strike.
Sasiprapa can't find room to land a body shot as Salabim controls the action.
Sasiprapa lands with a left to the head.
Salabim is rocked!
Sasiprapa has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Salabim - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Sasiprapa, and another! Salabim is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Malaipet Sasiprapa!
An out of breath and clearly excited Malaipet Sasiprapa thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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hype
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pop
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