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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Gannicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lasi Leuka will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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230 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Great elbows
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Philip Gannicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lasi Leuka!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leuka looks to clinch
and Gannicus counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Leuka down! Gannicus is looking to finish but Leuka is intelligently defending himself.
Leuka is rocked!
Gannicus won't allow Leuka to sweep him here.
Gannicus landing with the ground and pound.
Leuka is still in real trouble! Can Gannicus finish him?
Leuka wants to stand and escape but Gannicus is having none of it.
Leuka seems to have recovered his senses.
Leuka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Leuka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gannicus.
Gannicus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gannicus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gannicus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gannicus with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gannicus postures up and lands a big shot to Leuka's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gannicus throwing strikes but missing.
Gannicus is looking to work some ground and pound but Leuka has wrist control.
Gannicus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gannicus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gannicus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gannicus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gannicus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gannicus landing some decent shots from guard.
Leuka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leuka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leuka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gannicus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gannicus lands a couple of elbows.
Gannicus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leuka wants to stand but Gannicus is controlling the position.
Gannicus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gannicus throws a big elbow that misses.
Gannicus stands up over Leuka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gannicus throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gannicus landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gannicus works over Leuka with some ground and pound from guard.
Gannicus throwing strikes but missing.
Leuka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leuka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gannicus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gannicus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gannicus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gannicus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leuka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gannicus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leuka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gannicus is in close to Leuka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gannicus throwing strikes from guard but Leuka blocks nicely.
Leuka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gannicus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gannicus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Leuka wants to get back to his feet but Gannicus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gannicus cracks Leuka with a solid left hand.
Gannicus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gannicus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gannicus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leuka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gannicus prevents Leuka from getting back to his feet.
Gannicus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leuka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leuka wants to get back to his feet but Gannicus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gannicus postures up in Leuka's guard and throws a big left but Leuka blocks it.
Gannicus looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gannicus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka is trying to keep Gannicus in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Leuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gannicus went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Leuka throws a leg kick but Gannicus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Leuka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leuka doesn't manage to clinch there - Gannicus circles away.
Leuka tries to clinch but Gannicus moves away
and Gannicus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gannicus keeps the fight on the outside.
Leuka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gannicus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leuka wants to clinch.
As Leuka looks to move away, Gannicus throws a big counter combo bu Leuka just gets out of the way.
Leuka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gannicus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gannicus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Gannicus dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leuka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gannicus appears to be looking for a big counter.
Leuka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gannicus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gannicus appears to be looking for a big counter.
Leuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leuka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gannicus counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Leuka down! Gannicus is looking to finish but Leuka is intelligently defending himself.
Gannicus lands a couple of elbows.
Leuka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gannicus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leuka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gannicus stands up over Leuka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gannicus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gannicus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gannicus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gannicus stops Leuka from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gannicus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gannicus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gannicus is in close to Leuka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gannicus stops Leuka from standing up.
Gannicus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gannicus 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.
Leuka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gannicus postures up in Leuka's guard and throws a big left but Leuka blocks it.
Gannicus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Leuka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leuka throws the left hand but Gannicus avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka tries to clinch up.
Gannicus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leuka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leuka throws a lazy right hand but Gannicus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gannicus appears to be looking for a big counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leuka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leuka wants to clinch.
As Leuka looks to move away, Gannicus throws a big counter combo bu Leuka just gets out of the way.
Leuka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gannicus appears to be looking for a big counter.
Leuka loads up on a big right hand but Gannicus slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka doesn't manage to clinch there - Gannicus circles away.
Gannicus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gannicus keeps the fight on the outside.
Leuka tries to clinch up
and Gannicus counters with a series of strikes. Leuka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Leuka looks to land a left hand but Gannicus moved out of range nicely.
Leuka moves in looking to clinch but Gannicus pushes him off.
Lasi Leuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leuka throws a hook but Gannicus avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Leuka misses the target.
Leuka closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Leuka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gannicus is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Leuka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leuka lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Philip Gannicus has been cut.
Leuka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gannicus drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leuka lands an elbow just above Gannicus 's eye.
Leuka pushes off an throws an elbow but Gannicus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gannicus avoids a wild elbow strike from Leuka.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leuka.
Philip Gannicus's cut is getting worse.
With the fighters up against the cage, Leuka throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lasi Leuka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Philip Gannicus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Leuka tries to clinch but Gannicus moves out of range.
It looked like Gannicus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Leuka throws a big shot that misses.
Leuka tries to clinch
and Gannicus counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Leuka down! Gannicus is looking to finish but Leuka is intelligently defending himself.
Gannicus is working Leuka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gannicus distracts Leuka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gannicus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gannicus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leuka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leuka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leuka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gannicus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gannicus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gannicus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gannicus throwing strikes but missing.
Gannicus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka is trying to keep Gannicus in close.
Gannicus connects with a couple of short punches.
Gannicus lands a couple of digs.
Philip Gannicus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gannicus prevents Leuka from getting back to his feet.
Gannicus works over Leuka with some ground and pound from guard.
Gannicus chips away with some ground and pound.
Gannicus is looking to work some ground and pound but Leuka has wrist control.
Gannicus throwing strikes but missing.
Gannicus distracts Leuka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gannicus postures up in Leuka's guard and throws a big left but Leuka blocks it.
Leuka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gannicus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Leuka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gannicus scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gannicus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gannicus preventing the sweep.
Gannicus is in close to Leuka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gannicus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gannicus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gannicus is working Leuka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gannicus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gannicus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leuka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leuka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gannicus is in close to Leuka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Leuka wants to stand up but Gannicus is controlling him.
Gannicus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gannicus postures up in Leuka's guard and throws a big left but Leuka blocks it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gannicus prevents Leuka from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leuka wants to clinch but Gannicus slips to the side
and Gannicus counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Leuka down! Gannicus is looking to finish but Leuka is intelligently defending himself.
Leuka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gannicus.
Leuka wants to stand up but Gannicus is controlling him.
Gannicus postures up in Leuka's guard and throws a big left but Leuka blocks it.
Gannicus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Leuka's guard.
Gannicus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leuka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gannicus.
Gannicus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leuka defending well though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gannicus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leuka's head.
Leuka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Leuka has hold of Gannicus's hands but Gannicus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Leuka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gannicus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gannicus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gannicus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Leuka is trying to stand up here but Gannicus is controlling him well.
Gannicus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leuka's head.
Gannicus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gannicus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gannicus working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gannicus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gannicus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leuka defending well though.
Gannicus prevents Leuka from improving his position.
Gannicus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Leuka is trying to stand back up but Gannicus is controlling him
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Gannicus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gannicus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philip Gannicus!
During a confident post fight interview, Philip Gannicus 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Yeun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Moe Lester has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Moe Lester seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steven Yeun!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yeun is trying to defend but Lester finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lester passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Yeun!
Lester wants to control the pace but Yeun is squirming around nicely.
Lester looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester unloads with some shots from mount but Yeun bucks and avoids them well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester get's back to his feet.
Lester shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yeun sprawls well. Yeun wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lester gets slowly back to his feet.
Yeun throws a combination. Lester tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lester bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lester is trying to get an arm triangle but Yeun is defending well.
Lester is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Yeun sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lester wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yeun keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lester works to advance to full mount. Yeun defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Yeun looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lester content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lester wants to take his opponent's back but instead Yeun manages to regain half guard.
Lester thows a huge punch but Yeun dodges it nicely.
That's four 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.
Lester trying to control the action but Yeun is working from the bottom.
Yeun is looking to improve his position.
Lester is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yeun doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lester.
Lester passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Yeun!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yeun fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lester takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lester gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lester shoots and misses
and Yeun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lester looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yeun uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lester has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester shoots in for a takedown but Yeun shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moe Lester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lester misses with a takedown attempt - Yeun sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yeun tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lester will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yeun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lester.
Yeun tries to close the distance and clinch but Lester swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yeun has managed to clinch.
Yeun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yeun.
Lester can't get the takedown.
Lester takes a shot to the head.
Lester tries for a takedown but Yeun manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester.
Lester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yeun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yeun scores with a hook to the body.
Yeun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Yeun scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yeun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lester jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yeun walks away with a smile on his face. Lester gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yeun looks to land a combination but Lester avoids it well.
Lester has a takedown stuffed.
A little jabbing left from Yeun on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Moe Lester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lester on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lester changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yeun looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yeun is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Yeun wants to get back to his feet but Lester drags him back down.
Lester advances to mount.
Lester content just to control the position here.
Lester trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lester takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lester is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Yeun is surviving well by controlling Lester's body position as best he can.
Lester looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lester sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Yeun 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!
Yeun scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lester gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yeun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lester closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yeun circles away.
Yeun lands with a right hand.
Yeun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lester appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lester is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeun clinches with his opponent.
Yeun stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yeun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Yeun.
Yeun presses Lester against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yeun working aggressively here.
Yeun lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yeun.
Lester looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yeun stops a takedown attempt from Lester.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moe Lester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lester is working for takedown but Yeun is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lester drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yeun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yeun misses with the head strike.
Yeun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester can't get the takedown.
Yeun stops a takedown attempt from Lester.
Yeun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yeun lands with a light punch inside.
Lester is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yeun lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Yeun.
Yeun looking to stall.
Lester wants a takedown.
Yeun prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yeun pushes Lester back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yeun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeun has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
Yeun scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Yeun.
Lester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Yeun.
Yeun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yeun tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Yeun back against the cage.
Yeun gets through Lester's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yeun looking to slow down the pace here.
Yeun lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lester or not.
A right hand to the body from Yeun.
Yeun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yeun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Yeun.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lester tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yeun.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yeun scores with a shoulder strike.
Yeun scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yeun lands a body punch.
A short left from Yeun.
Yeun lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lester or not.
Yeun stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Yeun.
Yeun prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yeun.
Lester is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Yeun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yeun 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Yeun!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kazuki Katsuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and What Says (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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, Kazuki Katsuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, What Says!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsuo has closed the distance and engaged Says in a clinch.
I was talking to Katsuo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Katsuo breaks from the clinch.
Says swats away the attempt to clinch by Katsuo.
Says is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Katsuo with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Katsuo.
Katsuo has Says up against the cage in a clinch.
Katsuo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kazuki Katsuo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katsuo wants to clinch up but Says keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Says was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Katsuo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Says gets tackled into the cage by Katsuo. Katsuo maintains the clinch.
Katsuo breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsuo closes the distance and clinches.
Katsuo breaks the clinch.
Says swats away the attempt to clinch by Katsuo.
Says lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Katsuo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Katsuo tries to clinch up.
Says swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Left hook, right uppercut from Katsuo.
Katsuo lands with a straight right. Says didn't see that one coming.
Katsuo is looking to clinch but Says is avoiding it.
Says avoids the head kick by Katsuo.
Katsuo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Katsuo shoots in but Says avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsuo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Katsuo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Says doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Katsuo misses with a takedown
and Says counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katsuo is looking to clinch but Says is avoiding it.
Katsuo tries to clinch up but Says circles away and keeps his distance.
Katsuo tries to clinch up but Says circles away and keeps his distance.
Says unleashes a big counter combination but Katsuo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsuo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Says is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Katsuo clinches with his opponent.
Katsuo manages to break the clinch.
Katsuo closes the distance and clinches.
Katsuo swings wildly with an uppercut but Says uses good head movement to avoid it.
Says is trying to break the clinch but Katsuo has him pressed against the cage.
Katsuo digs a right hand into Says's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Says's gas tank.
Katsuo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Katsuo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Says gets underhooks to prevent Katsuo's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuki Katsuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsuo fails to pull guard.
Katsuo breaks from the clinch.
Katsuo fails to land the takedown.
Says is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Katsuo is breathing heavily.
Katsuo misses with an uppercut
and Says counters with a left and a right that stings Katsuo.
Katsuo misses with a body shot.
Katsuo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Katsuo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Says throws out a counter right but Katsuo avoids it with no problem.
Katsuo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Says swivels and escapes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katsuo misses with a hook
and Says counters with a crisp right that sends Katsuo to the canvas! Says follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). What Says!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Blackwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Django El Rojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Django El Rojo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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212 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gavin Blackwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Django El Rojo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Rojo thows a body kick. Blackwood tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A leg kick checked by Blackwood.
Blackwood shoots for a takedown but El Rojo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
El Rojo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Blackwood shoots and misses
and El Rojo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
El Rojo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Blackwood counters with a shoot takedown. El Rojo fights it but they end up in guard.
Blackwood is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
El Rojo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackwood throws a strike but El Rojo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
El Rojo wants to control from the top but Blackwood keeps moving.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Rojo looking to pass the guard.
Blackwood 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.
Blackwood keeping moving, preventing El Rojo from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackwood managing to control the position.
Blackwood has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
El Rojo trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackwood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
El Rojo won't allow Blackwood to sweep him here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
El Rojo closes the distance but Blackwood moves to the side
and Blackwood counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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. Blackwood connects with a nice short shot to El Rojo's temple.
Blackwood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
El Rojo tries to roll over but Blackwood keeps him under control.
Blackwood looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
It looks like Django El Rojo has been cut.
El Rojo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blackwood seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blackwood frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackwood scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Blackwood landing strikes from the mount and El Rojo is in trouble!
That has opened up Django El Rojo's cut even more.
El Rojo takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Blackwood's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gavin Blackwood!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buonaparte Sartine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
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218 lbs
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Brawler
KO power |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buonaparte Sartine!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sartine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sartine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sartine takes the fight into the clinch.
Sartine presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sartine.
Johnson has Sartine pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Johnson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sartine tumbling to the mat - Johnson dives into Sartine's guard.
Sartine looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sartine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sartine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sartine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sartine keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sartine is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sartine rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Sartine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sartine blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Sartine pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sartine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Sartine has double underhooks.
Sartine lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sartine stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Sartine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Sartine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sartine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sartine walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Sartine.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Sartine moved out of range.
Sartine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Sartine sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sartine moves into the clinch.
Sartine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Sartine on the inside.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Sartine.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Sartine pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sartine stalling against the cage.
Sartine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Sartine avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Sartine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sartine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Sartine slowing the pace effectively.
Sartine lands with a left to the head.
Sartine looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson letting Sartine take a breather here.
A short uppercut from Sartine.
Sartine looking to stall.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Sartine cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sartine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Sartine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sartine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sartine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Sartine pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sartine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sartine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sartine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sartine gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sartine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson wants to break free but Sartine has control.
Sartine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Sartine looking to slow down the pace here.
A short body shot lands from Sartine as the two fighters clinch.
Sartine lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buonaparte Sartine dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Sartine knocks Johnson out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Buonaparte Sartine!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Sorrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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18
215 lbs
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18
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Sorrow!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorrow tries to close the distance and clinch but Creed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Creed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sorrow clinches.
Sorrow has Creed pressed against the cage.
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sorrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Creed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sorrow has Creed up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Sorrow to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorrow throws a head punch that misses.
Creed wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sorrow keeps control of Creed as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sorrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Creed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorrow stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sorrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Creed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sorrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Creed controls his hands.
Sorrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Creed.
Creed is trying to force a seperation but Sorrow has the dominant position.
Sorrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Sorrow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Creed blocks an uppercut.
Creed is trying to pull guard but Sorrow has him pressed against the cage.
Sorrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Creed blocks an uppercut.
Sorrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Creed jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sorrow walks away with a smile on his face. Creed gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Creed has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ultimate MMA Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Sorrow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sorrow moves into range and clinches up with Creed.
Creed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sorrow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Creed can't break the clinch.
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Creed wants to break free but Sorrow has control.
Creed blocks an uppercut.
Sorrow prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Creed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Sorrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sorrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Sorrow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sorrow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sorrow has Creed pushed against the cage.
Sorrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Creed.
Sorrow misses with a body punch.
Sorrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sorrow is stalling here.
Sorrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sorrow has a couple of punches blocked by Creed.
Sorrow misses with a body punch.
Creed prevents a body shot from Sorrow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sorrow lands a right hand.
Sorrow lands a left hand.
Sorrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Creeds head.
Sorrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Creed.
Sorrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sorrow stalling.
Creed lands a nice uppercut.
Sorrow throws a head punch that misses.
Creed blocks a body shot from Sorrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Sorrow dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sorrow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sorrow misses with a body punch.
Sorrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sorrow avoiding damage.
Sorrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Creed controls his hands.
Creed has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sorrow after a bit of a struggle.
Creed breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sorrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sorrow. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed swats away the attempt to clinch by Sorrow.
Sorrow clinches.
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sorrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sorrow.
Creed takes a shot to the head.
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Creed pulls Sorrow into guard.
Sorrow is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sorrow passes Creed's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sorrow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Creed does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sorrow stalling away here and it's allowed Creed to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorrow wants to control from the top but Creed keeps moving.
Creed seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sorrow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sorrow tries to clinch
and Sorrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sorrow wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sorrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Creed uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sorrow has time to react.
Creed lands a really nice looking cross but Sorrow seems unphased.
Sorrow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Creed fails with a takedown attempt.
Creed swats away the attempt to clinch by Sorrow.
Sorrow drives through and clinches with Creed against the cage.
Creed scores with a shoulder strike.
Sorrow tries to stall but Creed uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sorrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Creed pulls guard effortlessly.
Creed is pulling down on Sorrow's head. It's preventing any offense from Sorrow, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorrow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Creed is keeping the position for now.
Creed is looking to stand up but Sorrow isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sorrow won't allow Creed to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Apollo Creed will probably get the nod.
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!
Sorrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Creed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Creed circles away from the clinch attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Creed misses its target.
Sorrow doesn't manage to clinch there - Creed circles away.
Creed throws a nice looking combination but Sorrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Creed tries to keep at a distance but Sorrow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Creed is trying to push Sorrow away but Sorrow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Creed blocking some punches.
Sorrow working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Sorrow.
Jonny Sorrow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sorrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sorrow.
Sorrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sorrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Creed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sorrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sorrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Creed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sorrow misses with a punch to the body.
Sorrow misses with some punches.
Sorrow lands a left hand.
Creed tries to pull guard but Sorrow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sorrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Creed.
Sorrow lands an uppercut.
Creed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sorrow closes the distance looking to clinch
and Creed counters with a nice uppercut.
Jonny Sorrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorrow moves into the clinch.
Creed is looking to break free of the clinch but Sorrow has double underhooks.
Sorrow stalling in the clinch but Creed improves position.
Creed prevents a body shot from Sorrow.
Creed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Creed looks to score with a jab to the body but Sorrow is just out of range.
Sorrow tries to clinch up.
Sorrow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Creed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Creed swats away the attempt to clinch by Sorrow.
Sorrow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Creed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sorrow moves into range and clinches up with Creed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sorrow misses with a body punch.
Sorrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Sorrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Creed is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sorrow lands with a left to the head.
Sorrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Sorrow misses with the head strike.
Sorrow is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Sorrow fails to land.
Sorrow throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sorrow.
Sorrow working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Creeds head.
Sorrow tries to work over Creed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Creed's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Creed.
Sorrow misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Sorrow.
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!
Sorrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sorrow is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short left from Sorrow.
Sorrow misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sorrow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Sorrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sorrow 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Sorrow!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuuto Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonsen Azumah (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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210 lbs
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224 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuuto Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonsen Azumah!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azumah dives in for a single leg takedown but Yoshida sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Azumah throws a looping overhand right but Yoshida ducks down to avoid it.
Azumah has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Azumah drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Azumah moves into full mount!
Yoshida holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Azumah tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Azumah avoids the attempt from Yoshida to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azumah landing strikes from the mount and Yoshida is in trouble!
Azumah throws some wild stikes that Yoshida manages to avoid easily.
Yoshida is in a horrible position here. Azumah smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Azumah there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Yoshida regains half guard.
Yoshida trying to control here.
Azumah thows a huge punch but Yoshida dodges it nicely.
Yoshida's coaches at Team Butcher Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Azumah throwing shots but Yoshida is blocking nicely.
Azumah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Azumah tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yoshida knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yoshida regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Azumah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Azumah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Azumah pushing down on Yoshida's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Azumah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Azumah winds up and cracks Yoshida with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Azumah throwing shots but Yoshida is blocking nicely.
Azumah throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Azumah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Azumah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Azumah not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azumah has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azumah lands a heavy elbow.
Azumah putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Azumah with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Azumah lands a big shot to the head and Yoshida winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jonsen Azumah!
A relieved looking Jonsen Azumah 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rama Udo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Tono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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165 lbs
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151 lbs
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Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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, Rama Udo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Tono!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tono throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tono has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Udo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tono. Tono obviously looking to wear him down.
Udo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Udo wants it to stay on the feet.
Tono lands with a kick to the ribs.
Udo connects with a body shot that sends Tono's belly button to the back.
Udo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tono was well out of range. Poor timing from Udo.
Tono tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Udo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tono.
Udo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Udo scores with a jab. Tono acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Udo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tono takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A shot to the liver by Udo. Beautiful body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Udo.
Tono throws a lazy uppercut
and Udo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Udo feints and then cracks Tono's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tono down.
Tono thows a leg kick but Udo checks it
and Udo counters with a three punch combo that has Tono backing up. Tono nods at Udo to acknowledge the strikes.
Rama Udo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Udo scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Udo lands a jab to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Udo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Udo lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Udo scores with a jab to the head.
Udo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Udo with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Udo.
Tono on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Udo. Udo obviously looking to wear him down.
Udo throws a body punch but Tono moves out of range.
Udo tests Tono's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Udo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tono tries to clinch
and Udo counters with a nice body shot.
Udo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Udo finds it's way through Tono's defenses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tono.
Udo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Udo's corner calls for a 1-2. Udo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Udo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rama Udo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tono throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Udo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Udo lunges at Tono with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tono's hand.
Udo throws a series of punches but Tono moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Udo lands a jab to Tono's midsection.
Tono takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tono keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Udo as he connects with a hook.
Udo works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rama Udo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tono is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Udo.
Some wild striking there from Udo.
Udo lands a two punch combo.
Tono misses with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Udo as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Udo lands with a shot to the body.
Tono throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Udo's head.
Tono throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tono with a lazy takedown attempt
and Udo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Udo throws a jab but it's blocked by Tono.
Udo lands a really nice looking cross but Tono seems unphased.
Good standup being displayed there by Udo as he connects with a hook.
Tono tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Udo is able to avoid easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tono might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Udo has got the better of the exchanges.
Tono fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Udo is out of range.
Udo lands a jab to Tono's midsection.
Tono swings for the body but Udo moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tono displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Udo throws out the jab.
Udo misses with a low kick.
Tono with the counter takedown but Udo avoids it easily.
Udo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tono.
Rama Udo is winning the standup battle so far.
Tono fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Udo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tono tries to work over Udo's front leg with a kick but Udo checks it.
Tono takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Udo blocks the body kick.
Udo checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Udo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Udo lands a glancing blow to the side of Tono's head.
The crowd cheers as Udo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tono doesn't seem phased though.
Tono scoring well with a low kick there.
Udo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tono can do to turn this around?
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Udo, as that shot connected.
Udo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Udo staying out of range there.
Udo takes a swing at Tono's ribcage but misses.
Udo connects with a right hand. Tono shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Udo lands with a nice body punch.
Udo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tono.
Tono takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Udo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tono is just out of range.
Udo lands a glancing blow to the side of Tono's head.
A jab lands there for Udo.
Udo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tono takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rama Udo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Udo with a jab.
Udo is looking to slow Tono down with leg kicks.
Tono is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Udo.
Udo catches Tono with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Udo checks a leg kick.
Udo lands with a shot to the body.
Udo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Udo connects with a nice looking jab.
Udo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tono.
Udo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tono uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Udo.
An inside leg kick lands from Udo.
Tono tries to land a leg kick but Udo saw it coming and moves away.
Udo throws the left hand but Tono avoids the punch easily.
Tono with the counter takedown but Udo avoids it easily.
Tono ducks under a wild hook from Udo.
Tono misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Udo to counter with a crisp jab.
Tono misses with a kick to the body
and Udo counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Udo misses
and Tono counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Udo misses with a low kick as Tono jumps back.
Udo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tono checks it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Udo.
Udo misses with a looping left.
Tono is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Udo works the jab nicely.
Udo throws a solid leg kick but Tono takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Udo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tono pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Udo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Udo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tono stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tono's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Udo thuds his right hand into Tono's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Udo sizes up Tono with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Udo keeps the fight on the outside.
Udo throwing a counter right hand but Tono manages to avoid it.
Udo misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tono walks into a jab.
Rama Udo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Udo throws a leg kick which misses Tono's front leg but catches the back leg as Tono tries to avoid it.
Udo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Udo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Takeshi Tono has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tono dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Udo. That did some damage!
Udo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rama Udo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Udo 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rama Udo!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Rautakallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rautakallio comes into the arena with Finlandia Hymni blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wick's choice of entrance music: Young Thug Lifestyle. John Wick will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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230 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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, Tarmo Rautakallio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Wick!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wick misses with a body punch
and Rautakallio counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Wick!
Rautakallio thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wick is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rautakallio is controlling him well.
Rautakallio in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Wick is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tarmo Rautakallio!
An out of breath Tarmo Rautakallio thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated John Wick had this to say: 'I HAVE TO GO!! ILL BE BACK IN WITH A BETTER PERFORMANCE!! GOD BLESS'.
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