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003 • Kamikaze PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cordin Siprus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeda Shingen (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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168 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cordin Siprus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeda Shingen!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shingen clinches with his opponent.
Shingen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Siprus trying to land knees to the body.
Shingen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shingen moves into the clinch.
Shingen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shingen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Siprus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Siprus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shingen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Siprus working aggressively here.
Shingen is pushing Siprus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shingen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Siprus tries to land knees in the clinch but Shingen avoids the damage to the body.
Siprus trying to land knees to the body.
Shingen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shingen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Siprus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shingen manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siprus gets a clinch.
Siprus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Siprus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shingen avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siprus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shingen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shingen avoiding damage.
Shingen has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Shingen should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Siprus tries to land knees in the clinch but Shingen avoids the damage to the body.
Siprus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shingen avoids it.
Siprus lands a good knee to the midsection. Shingen won't want to take too many of those.
Siprus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shingen managing to block the knees to the body from Siprus.
Siprus trying to land knees to the body.
Shingen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Siprus is breathing heavily.
Shingen lands with a short shot to the head.
Shingen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shingen lands an uppercut.
Shingen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shingen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shingen manages to break the clinch.
Shingen clinches with his opponent.
Shingen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siprus gets through Shingen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shingen avoiding damage as Siprus throws knees to the body.
Siprus tries to land knees in the clinch but Shingen avoids the damage to the body.
Shingen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shingen darts in and clinches Siprus up against the cage.
Siprus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shingen blocks it with crossed arms.
Siprus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shingen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shingen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shingen.
Shingen has Siprus pushed against the cage.
Shingen breaks from the clinch.
Shingen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Siprus's guard.
Shingen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shingen content to stall in guard here.
Siprus wants to stand but Shingen is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shingen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shingen stands and steps away. Siprus gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cordin Siprus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siprus moves into the clinch.
Shingen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shingen instigates a clinch.
Shingen drags the fight down to the ground.
Shingen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shingen seems keen to control Siprus's posture.
Siprus wants to stand but Shingen is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Shingen manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shingen is pushing Siprus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shingen lands a right hand.
Shingen managing to block the knees to the body from Siprus.
Shingen lands a left hand.
Shingen lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shingen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shingen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shingen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Siprus regains guard.
Shingen distracts Siprus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shingen working some strikes from top position.
Shingen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeda Shingen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shingen scores with a takedown into Siprus's guard.
Shingen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shingen throwing strikes but missing.
Shingen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shingen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shingen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shingen prevents Siprus from getting back to his feet.
Shingen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shingen is standing up over Siprus. Siprus looks to escape but Shingen dives into side control.
Shingen decides to take the fight back to the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siprus clinches up with Shingen and pushes him back against the cage.
Siprus tries to land knees in the clinch but Shingen avoids the damage to the body.
Siprus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shingen managing to block the knees to the body from Siprus.
Cordin Siprus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Shingen.
Shingen blocking some punches.
Siprus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Siprus throws a head punch that misses.
Siprus misses with a knee to the head.
Shingen breaks from the clinch.
Shingen has managed to clinch.
Siprus tries to land a knee to the head but Shingen blocks with his arms.
Shingen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shingen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shingen gets through Siprus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shingen managing to block the knees to the body from Siprus.
Shingen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Siprus has managed to clinch.
Shingen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shingen lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shingen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shingen moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siprus throws an elbow but it misses.
Shingen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sipruss head.
A short right from Shingen on the inside.
Shingen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sipruss head.
Shingen manages to pull guard.
Shingen seems keen to control Siprus's posture.
Shingen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Siprus's guard.
Shingen 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.
Shingen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shingen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shingen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shingen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Siprus's head.
Shingen stays in close to Siprus's body and controls the position.
Shingen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Siprus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shingen on the ground.
Shingen stands up from Siprus's guard - Shingen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Siprus clinches up against the cage.
Shingen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shingen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Siprus wants to stand and escape but instead Shingen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Shingen working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shingen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shingen is working Siprus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shingen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Takeda Shingen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shingen lands a couple of digs.
Shingen stands and steps away. Siprus gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Siprus clinches with his opponent.
Shingen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shingen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Siprus, pushing him back against the cage.
Siprus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shingen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Siprus swings wildly with an uppercut but Shingen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shingen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Siprus gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shingen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeda Shingen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Shingen pushes Siprus away with a front kick.
Siprus clinches.
Siprus looking to throw knees to the head but Shingen is blocking nicely.
Shingen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Shingen won't allow Siprus to get back to his feet.
Shingen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shingen pushing down on Siprus's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shingen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Siprus!
Shingen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Siprus is trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shingen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Shingen landing shots from mount.
Shingen looking to finish Siprus with some ground and pound. This is bad for Siprus!
Shingen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Shingen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Siprus can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Shingen lands a couple of good shots and Siprus has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Shingen. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Siprus defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Shingen's arms.
Shingen is looking for the choke from the back position but Siprus is controlling his hands well.
Shingen lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Shingen.
Shingen scores with strikes from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shingen has got one arm under Siprus's chin. This could be trouble... Siprus trying to control the other hand but Shingen gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Siprus has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Takeda Shingen!
During a confident post fight interview, Takeda Shingen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexy Innokenti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Django El Rojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Innokenti's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Russian National Anthem. This should be fireworks!
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215 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
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexy Innokenti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Django El Rojo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Innokenti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. El Rojo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
El Rojo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
El Rojo feints and then cracks Innokenti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Innokenti down.
A low kick from Innokenti is predictable there
and El Rojo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by El Rojo.
El Rojo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch blocked on the inside by El Rojo.
A bit of stalling here from Innokenti.
El Rojo blocks an uppercut.
Innokenti tries to throw a body punch but El Rojo avoids it by throwing Innokenti back against the cage.
Innokenti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
El Rojo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Rojo lands a knee to the body.
Innokenti lands a left hand that snaps the head of El Rojo backwards.
El Rojo lands a good knee to the midsection. Innokenti won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Innokenti throws a punch but it's blocked by El Rojo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Innokenti pushes El Rojo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
El Rojo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
El Rojo throws an elbow but it misses.
El Rojo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Innokenti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Innokenti controlling the action here for a moment.
El Rojo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Rojo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Innokenti is defending well for now.
Innokenti taking a breather.
El Rojo missing with knees to the body.
Innokenti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
El Rojo trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Rojo tries to work over Innokenti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
El Rojo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Innokenti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
El Rojo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Innokenti.
Innokenti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
El Rojo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Innokenti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Innokenti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Innokenti tries to work over El Rojo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Innokenti.
El Rojo blocks a body shot from Innokenti.
Innokenti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
El Rojo crunches a lovely knee into Innokenti's ribcage.
El Rojo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Innokenti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Django El Rojo has been cut.
El Rojo missing with knees to the body.
Innokenti misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Innokenti.
Innokenti tries to throw a body punch but El Rojo avoids it by throwing Innokenti back against the cage.
El Rojo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Innokenti avoids it.
Innokenti misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Innokenti.
Innokenti leaning against his opponent.
Innokenti tries to throw a body punch but El Rojo avoids it by throwing Innokenti back against the cage.
Innokenti managing to block the knees to the body from El Rojo.
Innokenti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Innokenti misses with a punch on the inside.
Innokenti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Innokenti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Rojo's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
El Rojo lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Rojo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Alexy Innokenti has been cut.
El Rojo tries to land knees in the clinch but Innokenti avoids the damage to the body.
Innokenti is struggling to control the position.
Innokenti misses with a punch to the body.
Innokenti trying to stall but El Rojo improves his position.
El Rojo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Innokenti is defending well for now.
El Rojo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Innokenti can't find room to land a body shot as El Rojo controls the action.
El Rojo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Innokenti.
Innokenti misses with the head strike.
Innokenti misses with some punches.
Innokenti avoiding damage as El Rojo throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Django El Rojo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Innokenti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Rojo moves away.
El Rojo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
El Rojo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
El Rojo clinches.
El Rojo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Innokenti is defending well for now.
El Rojo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Innokenti.
Innokenti will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning El Rojo up against the cage.
Innokenti misses with a punch to the body.
El Rojo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Innokenti.
Innokenti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Innokenti lands with a right to the head.
El Rojo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Innokenti misses with the head strike.
El Rojo can't find room to land a body shot as Innokenti controls the action.
El Rojo misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by El Rojo.
El Rojo looking to throw knees to the head but Innokenti is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Innokenti has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The referee is keeping an eye on Innokenti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
El Rojo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Innokenti takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Innokenti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of El Rojos head.
Innokenti managing to block the knees to the body from El Rojo.
El Rojo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Innokenti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
El Rojo missing with knees to the body.
Django El Rojo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Innokenti struggles to land a body shot inside as El Rojo controls his hands.
Innokenti is looking to control El Rojo's arms but El Rojo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Innokenti has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Innokenti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Rojo's elbow.
Innokenti is trying to stall.
Innokenti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Innokenti scores with a shoulder strike.
Innokenti stalling against the cage.
Innokenti takes a knee to the side of the body.
El Rojo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
El Rojo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
El Rojo misses with a hook from the clinch.
El Rojo struggles to land a body shot inside as Innokenti controls his hands.
El Rojo lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
El Rojo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by El Rojo as Innokenti tries to tie him up.
El Rojo landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Innokenti'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.
Innokenti blocks an elbow strike.
El Rojo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Innokenti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
El Rojo has a couple of punches blocked by Innokenti.
Innokenti lands with a light punch inside.
El Rojo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Innokenti misses with some punches.
Innokenti manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Innokenti tries a body shot but El Rojo blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Rojo misses with a short punch on the inside.
El Rojo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Innokenti is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Innokenti taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Innokenti gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
El Rojo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Innokenti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
El Rojo lands a nice knee to the body.
El Rojo working Innokenti over with knees to the body.
Innokenti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Innokenti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Rojo's elbow.
El Rojo landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Innokenti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Innokenti misses with a body punch.
Innokenti managing to block the knees to the body from El Rojo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Django El Rojo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Innokenti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
El Rojo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Innokenti.
Innokenti swings for the body but El Rojo moves out of range.
Alexy Innokenti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Rojo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Innokenti loads up on a big right hand but El Rojo slips the punch.
El Rojo connects with a leg kick. Innokenti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
El Rojo checks a low kick from Innokenti.
Innokenti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Rojo moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by El Rojo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Innokenti tries to work over El Rojo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
El Rojo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Innokenti blocks it with crossed arms.
Innokenti taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by El Rojo.
Innokenti stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Innokenti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
El Rojo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
El Rojo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Innokenti pressing his opponent against the cage.
Innokenti struggles to land a body shot inside as El Rojo controls his hands.
Innokenti lands a left hand that snaps the head of El Rojo backwards.
El Rojo working Innokenti over with knees to the body.
Innokenti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Innokenti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Innokenti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
El Rojo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Innokenti is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Innokenti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Innokenti wants to stall.
El Rojo trying to land knees to the body.
El Rojo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Innokenti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for El Rojo.
Innokenti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
El Rojo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
El Rojo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Innokenti.
Innokenti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
El Rojo can't break the clinch.
Innokenti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Innokenti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Innokenti tries to work over El Rojo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from El Rojo.
Innokenti slows down the pace here.
Innokenti throws a punch but it's blocked by El Rojo.
Django El Rojo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
El Rojo misses with a hook from the clinch.
El Rojo tries to land knees in the clinch but Innokenti avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Innokenti.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
El Rojo trying to land knees to the body.
El Rojo blocks an uppercut.
El Rojo throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Innokenti.
Innokenti misses with a hook from the clinch.
El Rojo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Innokenti can't find room to land a body shot as El Rojo controls the action.
El Rojo blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Innokenti.
Innokenti looking to slow down the pace here.
El Rojo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Innokenti wants to stall.
Alexy Innokenti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Innokenti fails to land.
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 Alexy Innokenti.
Well El Rojo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Django El Rojo!
Our winner, Django El Rojo, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meanie Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Meanie Moore enters the cage!
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25
140 lbs
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22
137 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meanie Moore!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yamamoto stops a takedown attempt from Moore.
Moore is trying to drag Yamamoto to the mat but Yamamoto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yuki Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Meanie Moore.
A short left from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moore wants a takedown but no success here.
Moore can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto looks for the body kick but Moore saw that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Yamamoto. No joy for Moore on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yamamoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yamamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Yamamoto connects with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Moore.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside that Moore shrugs off.
Yamamoto lands a nice uppercut.
Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Moore gets tackled into the cage by Yamamoto. Yamamoto maintains the clinch.
Yamamoto looking to throw knees to the head but Moore is blocking nicely.
Yamamoto just leaning against Moore, taking a breather.
Yamamoto manages to break the clinch.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto throws a nice looking combination but Moore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yamamoto, right into the meat.
Moore shoots in but no luck this time.
Yamamoto tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Moore circles away.
Moore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yamamoto defends it nicely.
Yamamoto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Yamamoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Moore checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Moore fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Moore fails to land the takedown.
Yamamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yamamoto manages to break the clinch.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch.
We've been informed that Moore has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Moore tries to keep at a distance but Yamamoto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moore is trying to force a seperation but Yamamoto has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Yamamoto.
Moore looking for a takedown.
Moore is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yamamoto scores a nice knee to the body.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Moore looks winded!
Moore takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Yamamoto moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamamoto leaning against his opponent.
Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Yamamoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yamamoto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Moore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moore has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yamamoto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Yamamoto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up.
Yuki Yamamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moore checks a leg kick.
Yamamoto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yamamoto rushes Moore and presses him up against the cage.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Moore avoids the damage to the body.
Yamamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moore is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yamamoto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yuki Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore fails with the takedown.
Yuki Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Meanie Moore.
Yamamoto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yamamoto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Moore is looking for a takedown.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto rushes Moore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yamamoto.
It looks like Meanie Moore has been cut.
Yamamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
Moore goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yamamoto prevents it.
Yamamoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto drives through and clinches with Moore against the cage.
Moore managing to block the knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Moore is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yuki Yamamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamamoto moves into the clinch.
Yamamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yamamoto is stalling here.
Moore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yamamoto smiles and moves away.
Moore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yamamoto circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yamamoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow.
Yamamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Moore tries to keep at a distance but Yamamoto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moore is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yamamoto is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to pull guard but Yamamoto won't allow it.
Moore has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yamamoto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Moore drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yamamoto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yuki Yamamoto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yamamoto missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto misses with a double jab.
Yuki Yamamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yamamoto closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Yamamoto breaks the clinch.
Moore shoots in and drives through. Yamamoto sprawls well.
Yamamoto throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Yamamoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Meanie Moore's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Yamamoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moore slips a straight right by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto moves into range and clinches up with Moore.
Moore is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yamamoto to keep the fight standing.
Moore wants a takedown.
Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Moore on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yamamoto pushes Moore up against the cage in a clinch.
Yamamoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore wants a takedown.
Yuki Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Meanie Moore.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamamoto closes the distance and pushes Moore back into the cage.
Moore takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Yamamoto.
Moore is trying to drag Yamamoto to the mat but Yamamoto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yamamoto is pushing Moore up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yamamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamamoto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Moore is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moore shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yamamoto pinned against the cage. Yamamoto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Moore shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yamamoto counters with a nice body kick.
Moore gets tackled into the cage by Yamamoto. Yamamoto maintains the clinch.
Yamamoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamamoto has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yamamoto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yamamoto displaying some good clinch control by pressing Moore up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto manages to break the clinch.
Yamamoto has closed the distance and engaged Moore in a clinch.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Moore avoids the damage to the body.
Yamamoto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto slowing the pace effectively.
Yamamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yamamoto.
Moore throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yamamoto's waist but Yamamoto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moore off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yamamoto moves into range and clinches up with Moore.
Yamamoto looking to throw knees to the head but Moore is blocking nicely.
Moore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamamoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamamoto clinches up against the cage.
Yamamoto lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meanie Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Yamamoto has managed to clinch.
Yuki Yamamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moore is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yamamoto is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuki Yamamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yamamoto 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:24
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuki Yamamoto!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hammer Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hammer Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ethan Powell!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hands can't do much from the bottom here.
Hands tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell controls the position from side control.
Powell wants to control but Hands is keeping him busy.
Hands is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hands is trying to control Powell's posture but Powell avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hands wants to lay and pray for a moment but Powell keeps working.
Powell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Powell has hold of Hands's hands but Hands slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Powell is pressing down on Hands's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Powell wants to sweep but no luck.
Powell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hands. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Powell working a defensive guard here.
Hands content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands trying to control the position from guard on top but Powell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Powell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hands is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hands pushing down on Powell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Powell is refusing to be controlled, as Hands sits in half guard.
Hands moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Powell.
Powell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Powell gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands wants to take a breather but Powell is having none of it.
Hands is thwarting Powell's attempts to control the position.
Hands is trying for a kimura here. Powell looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hands wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hammer Hands!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stu Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor McConnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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155 lbs
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157 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stu Kang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Conor McConnell!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang wants to clinch
and McConnell counters by clinching up.
Kang 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.
Kang looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
McConnell manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
McConnell wants to stand but Kang is controlling the position.
McConnell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kang is one step ahead there.
McConnell throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McConnell has control of Kang's left arm, preventing Kang from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McConnell is continuing to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang won't allow McConnell to get back to his feet.
McConnell looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McConnell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McConnell is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McConnell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McConnell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kang wants to control but McConnell passes into side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConnell working the ground and pound.
McConnell remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
McConnell tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kang dodges the ground and pound from McConnell.
McConnell tries to advance to mount but Kang denies him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McConnell tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McConnell tries to land a front kick but Kang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor McConnell dominated that 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.
McConnell has managed to clinch.
McConnell drags the fight down to the ground.
McConnell seems keen to control Kang's posture.
McConnell's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kang looking to sit in guard and control but McConnell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McConnell looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McConnell stays in close to Kang's body and controls the position.
McConnell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kang is keeping the position for now.
McConnell seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
McConnell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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.
McConnell tries to stand but Kang is controlling from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McConnell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kang, pushing him back against the cage.
McConnell is looking to break free of the clinch but Kang has double underhooks.
McConnell tries to circle away but Kang has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConnell jumps guard.
McConnell wants to stand up but Kang is controlling him.
McConnell controlling Kang's posture.
McConnell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kang manages to get himself to full guard.
Conor McConnell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kang being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that McConnell has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The adventures of McConnell the control monster continue. Boring.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McConnell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kang's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor McConnell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McConnell closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kang quickly recovers to half guard.
McConnell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
It looks like McConnell is going to stand back up.
McConnell is looking to advance position but Kang won't allow it.
McConnell content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McConnell wants to pass the guard but Kang is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McConnell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
McConnell slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McConnell closes the distance and clinches.
That's two 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.
McConnell is trying to force a seperation but Kang has the dominant position.
McConnell jumps guard.
McConnell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kang won't allow McConnell to sweep him here.
McConnell throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
McConnell wants to stand and escape but Kang is having none of it.
McConnell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConnell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McConnell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kang is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McConnell closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kang's guard.
McConnell seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang has a closed guard, preventing McConnell from standing up.
McConnell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kang can't keep his opponent in guard - McConnell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McConnell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conor McConnell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McConnell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 24:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 24:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor McConnell!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Yarborough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tenko Shinata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emmanuel Yarborough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tenko Shinata!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yarborough gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yarborough breaks from the clinch.
Shinata shoots for a takedown but Yarborough saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yarborough moves into the clinch.
Shinata has Yarborough pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yarborough manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yarborough's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shinata has a takedown stuffed.
Emmanuel Yarborough has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tenko Shinata.
Shinata closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yarborough quickly recovers to half guard.
Shinata seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Yarborough is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tenko Shinata!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahti Kaleva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sher Shah Suri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaleva's entrance music is Jääkärimarssi. A fine choice. Suri comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bohemia-2 Of The Best Ft. RD kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ahti Kaleva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sher Shah Suri's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ahti Kaleva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sher Shah Suri!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaleva shoots in but no luck this time.
Kaleva shoots in for a takedown but Suri shows good takedown defense.
Suri connects with an inside leg kick.
Kaleva dives in for a single leg takedown but Suri sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahti Kaleva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suri lands with a light punch inside.
Suri pushes Kaleva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Suri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Suri, as that shot connected.
It looks like Ahti Kaleva has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Suri.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kaleva or perhaps it was just good defense by Suri, which made it look bad.
Kaleva is looking to clinch.
Kaleva wants to clinch but Suri slips to the side
and Suri counters with a nice uppercut.
Ahti Kaleva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaleva shoots in for a double leg but Suri sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Suri connects with a leg kick. Kaleva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kaleva shoots in and drives through. Suri sprawls well.
Kaleva is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kaleva or perhaps it was just good defense by Suri, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaleva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Suri defends it nicely.
Suri connects with a solid leg kick.
Suri sends Kaleva crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Suri is motioning to the referee to let Kaleva up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Suri lands a nice looking body kick.
Suri lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaleva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Suri lands with a shot to the body.
Suri has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Suri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Suri scores with a jab. Kaleva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ahti Kaleva's cut is getting worse.
Suri connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Suri tenderised Kaleva's leg. Kaleva is trying to keep his angry face on.
A good leg kick by Suri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaleva leaves his chin hanging out and Suri seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Kaleva crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sher Shah Suri!
Sher Shah Suri 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harry Panchal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Shimaburi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shimaburi's choice of entrance music: Dont Thread On Me. Harry Panchal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Panchal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Shimaburi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimaburi shoots and misses
and Panchal counters with a shoot takedown. Shimaburi fights it but they end up in guard.
Panchal preventing the sweep.
Shimaburi trying to keep a closed guard but Panchal is proving a slippery customer.
Panchal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shimaburi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shimaburi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shimaburi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panchal is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Panchal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shimaburi keeping moving, preventing Panchal from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panchal tries to free his leg and advance position but Shimaburi is retaining full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Panchal seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Shimaburi tries for a takedown but Panchal circles away easily
and Panchal counters with a takedown into side control.
Shimaburi looks to move to half guard but instead Panchal has passed into mount! Damn!
Shimaburi is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Panchal has taken his back.
Panchal trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Shimaburi doesn't escape.
Shimaburi preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Panchal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimaburi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panchal controlling the position well here. Shimaburi rolled but Panchal kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Panchal punches the canvas rather than the man.
Panchal has the hooks in. Shimaburi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Shimaburi defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Shimaburi rolls, trying to escape but Panchal keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panchal is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Panchal working for a choke but Shimaburi reverses nicely into Panchal 's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shimaburi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Panchal controlling Shimaburi's posture.
Shimaburi works over Panchal with some ground and pound from guard.
Panchal tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panchal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shimaburi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Panchal's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Panchal's back!
Panchal has hold of Shimaburi's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Shimaburi is striking from the back but Panchal escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Shimaburi thows a huge punch but Panchal dodges it nicely.
Panchal actively working from the bottom here.
Shimaburi working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are battling for position here. Panchal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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!
Shimaburi throws a strike but Panchal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Panchal won't allow Shimaburi to sweep him here.
Shimaburi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Panchal dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shimaburi misses with a takedown
and Panchal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shimaburi keeping full guard, as Panchal tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shimaburi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shimaburi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panchal looking to pass the guard.
Panchal stands and throws Shimaburi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shimaburi is not content to let Panchal control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panchal controlling the position from side mount.
Shimaburi is not content to let Panchal control the position.
The ground and pound from Panchal seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shimaburi tries to buck Panchal off but Panchal is having none of it.
Panchal trying to control the position but Shimaburi is working away.
Panchal goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Shimaburi rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Panchal's guard! Nice work there by Shimaburi!
Panchal is adopting a defensive guard.
Shimaburi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Panchal wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Panchal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panchal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shimaburi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Panchal looking for a sweep. Not yet Panchal, not yet.
Shimaburi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shimaburi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shimaburi throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shimaburi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shimaburi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shimaburi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Panchal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Panchal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shimaburi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Panchal somewhat.
Harry Panchal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimaburi has his takedown stuffed
and Panchal counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Panchal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shimaburi keeping full guard, as Panchal tries to pass.
Panchal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shimaburi is not content to let Panchal control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shimaburi is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Panchal 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.
Panchal closes the distance and clinches up with Shimaburi, looking for a takedown. Panchal pushes Shimaburi against the cage but Shimaburi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shimaburi misses with a takedown
and Panchal counters with a single leg into guard. Shimaburi didn't expect that.
Panchal trying to control the position from guard on top but Shimaburi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Panchal passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panchal wants to control but Shimaburi is keeping him busy.
Panchal passes the guard and advances to mount!
Panchal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shimaburi can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimaburi blocking the ground and pound.
Panchal looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Shimaburi stops Panchal from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Shimaburi is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Harry Panchal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Panchal has hold of Shimaburi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Shimaburi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Panchal fails to advance to Shimaburi's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panchal throws some wild stikes that Shimaburi manages to avoid easily.
Panchal jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Shimaburi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Panchal misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Panchal is looking to take a break and control but Shimaburi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Panchal is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Shimaburi's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panchal tries to move into full mount but can't pass Shimaburi's legs.
Shimaburi regains half guard there - taking advantage of Panchal's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Shimaburi tries to get to full guard but Panchal has control of the leg.
Panchal prevents Shimaburi from standing back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
We've been informed that Shimaburi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
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.
Shimaburi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shimaburi throws a strike but Panchal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Panchal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shimaburi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Panchal wants to control from the top but Shimaburi keeps moving.
Panchal tries to free his leg and advance position but Shimaburi is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Panchal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Panchal trying to control but Shimaburi is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Panchal clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Shimaburi fails with the takedown
so Panchal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Panchal showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Panchal looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panchal advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panchal tries to advance to mount but Shimaburi instead regains half guard.
Panchal seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Shimaburi is staying active underneath Panchal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Panchal prevents Shimaburi from improving his position.
Shimaburi is staying active underneath Panchal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shimaburi trying to hold on to Panchal's head to control him but Panchal postures up.
Shimaburi is trying to get back to full guard.
Shimaburi moves into full guard.
Panchal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Panchal advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimaburi is trying to control but can't.
Panchal tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shimaburi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Panchal trying to control from half guard but Shimaburi is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shimaburi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Panchal counters with a takedown into side control.
Shimaburi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Panchal wants to control but Shimaburi is keeping him busy.
Panchal takes a little break here. Shimaburi wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Panchal working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panchal tries to advance to mount but can't.
Panchal trying to control the action but Shimaburi is working from the bottom.
Shimaburi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Panchal working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Panchal had his way with Kenji Shimaburi in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Shimaburi misses with a takedown
and Panchal counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Shimaburi's face as Panchal controls the position.
Shimaburi is not content to let Panchal control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shimaburi tries to buck Panchal off but Panchal is having none of it.
Shimaburi is not content to let Panchal control the position.
Shimaburi tries to bench press Panchal off him but Panchal keeps the position.
Shimaburi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimaburi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Panchal passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Shimaburi!
Shimaburi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Panchal goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Shimaburi is on top in guard.
Shimaburi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shimaburi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Panchal managing to control the position.
Panchal wants to sweep here but Shimaburi controlling him for the moment.
Panchal pulls Shimaburi in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimaburi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Panchal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Panchal closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Panchal lands in his opponent's guard.
Panchal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shimaburi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shimaburi controls Panchal momentarily but Panchal frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panchal trying to control but Shimaburi is working from the bottom.
Panchal passes Shimaburi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Panchal is trying to control the action in half guard but Shimaburi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shimaburi is trying to control but can't.
Panchal passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shimaburi!
Kenji Shimaburi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harry Panchal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Panchal tries to control but Shimaburi wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Panchal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Panchal, 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Panchal!
Harry Panchal is the new bantamweight champion!
In defeat, Kenji Shimaburi stepped up to the mic, saying 'Rematch!'.
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A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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