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ONI 24 - dos Santos vs Edgar PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ico Hakuza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Combos (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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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ico Hakuza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Combos!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Combos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Combos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hakuza working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Combos's head.
Combos is working an open guard so Hakuza takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Combos misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Combos. That snapped Hakuza's head back.
Hakuza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Combos looks to score with a jab to the body but Hakuza is just out of range.
Hakuza staying out of range there.
Combos lands a right hook to the body.
Hakuza decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hakuza prevents Combos from standing back up.
Hakuza is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hakuza has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakuza passes into side control, despite Combos's attempt to control the position.
Hakuza stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Combos digs a good hook to Hakuza's body.
Combos loads up on a big right hand but Hakuza slips the punch.
Hakuza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Combos throws out the jab.
Hakuza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Combos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hakuza to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakuza prevents Combos from getting back to his feet.
Combos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hakuza is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hakuza gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Combos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hakuza looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Combos!
Hakuza is breathing heavily.
Hakuza postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Combos looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Combos is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hakuza is trying to take his opponent's back.
Combos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hakuza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hakuza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Combos is looking to get to half guard.
Hakuza avoids the attempt from Combos to control.
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.
Hakuza with the ground and pound from mount.
Combos is trying desperately to improve position.
Combos wants to hold on but Hakuza pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ico Hakuza dominated that round.
That's time! Hakuza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hakuza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Combos is looking to clinch but Hakuza is avoiding it.
Hakuza shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Combos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hakuza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Combos keeping moving, preventing Hakuza from controlling successfully.
Hakuza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hakuza controlling from the top position.
Combos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Combos looking to control but Hakuza passes into half guard.
Combos tries to get to full guard but Hakuza has control of the leg.
Hakuza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Combos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Combos looks to land a combination. Hakuza sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Combos connects with a nice looking jab.
Combos works Hakuza's body with a nice hook.
Combos lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakuza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hakuza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jeff Combos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Combos jabs at Hakuza's body.
Combos misses with a wild combination.
Combos scores with a punch to the head.
Combos connects with a crisp jab.
Hakuza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Combos scores with a hook to the body. Hakuza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hakuza takes one to the side of the head.
Combos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hakuza. Hakuza circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hakuza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hakuza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Combos scores with a punch to the head.
Combos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hakuza rather than just go for the knockout.
Combos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Combos.
Combos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Combos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Combos scores with a hook to the body. Hakuza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Combos lands a jab to the head.
Combos takes the fight into the clinch.
Combos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Combos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hakuza backwards.
Hakuza takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hakuza.
Combos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hakuza backwards.
Combos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hakuza backwards.
Combos misses with a punch on the inside.
Combos lands with a short shot to the head.
Combos throws a head punch that misses.
Combos lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Combos.
Combos scores with a shoulder strike.
Combos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Combos throws a punch but it's blocked by Hakuza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Combos misses with some punches.
Combos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Combos works the jab nicely.
Combos has Hakuza up against the cage in a clinch.
Combos misses with a punch on the inside.
Hakuza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Combos is pressed up against the cage. Hakuza has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Combos down to the mat. Combos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hakuza gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Combos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Combos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Combos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hakuza at a distance.
Combos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Combos digs a good body shot into Hakuza's ribs.
Combos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Combos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Combos scores with a nice strike.
Combos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hakuza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hakuza moves forwards but Combos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Combos tries to clinch up.
Combos doesn't manage to clinch there - Hakuza circles away.
Combos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hakuza instigates a clinch.
A short right from Combos on the inside.
Hakuza breaks the clinch.
Combos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hakuza at a distance.
Combos misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Combos throws a body punch but Hakuza moves out of range.
Combos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Combos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hakuza counters with a nice double leg into side control. Combos won't be happy with that.
Combos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hakuza wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hakuza has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Combos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Combos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ico Hakuza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Combos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Combos lands a nice hook to Hakuza's body. Hakuza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hakuza looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hakuza tries for a takedown but Combos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Combos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Combos lands with a good body shot.
Combos tries to bum rush Hakuza with a series of wild strikes but Hakuza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Combos throws a good cross that connects.
Combos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab, jab by Combos - just one landing.
Combos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Combos scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Combos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Combos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Combos moves in looking to clinch but Hakuza pushes him off.
Combos gets a clinch.
Combos swings wildly with an uppercut but Hakuza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Combos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Combos misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Combos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hakuza.
Combos throws a head punch that misses.
Combos lands a hook that snaps the head of Hakuza backwards.
Hakuza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Combos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Combos misses with a punch on the inside.
Hakuza jumps guard but Combos stands there with Hakuza around his waist. Hakuza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Combos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Combos tries to circle away but Hakuza has him pinned against the cage.
Combos can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Combos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hakuza blocks an uppercut.
Hakuza takes a shot to the head.
Combos has a couple of punches blocked by Hakuza.
Combos lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hakuza.
Hakuza tries a knee to the head but Combos blocks it.
Combos lands a shoulder strike.
Combos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Combos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hakuza's efforts to push away.
A shot in the inside from Combos.
Combos is working Hakuza over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hakuza.
Combos working aggressively here.
Combos lands with a short shot to the head.
Combos has a couple of punches blocked by Hakuza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hakuza blocks an uppercut.
Combos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Combos tries to circle away but Hakuza has him pinned against the cage.
Combos throws a punch but it's blocked by Hakuza.
Combos swings wildly with an uppercut but Hakuza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Combos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Combos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Combos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hakuza backwards.
Hakuza tries to pull guard but Combos won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ico Hakuza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Combos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Combos.
Combos misses with the head strike.
Hakuza blocking some punches.
Hakuza is trying to drag Combos to the mat but Combos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hakuza tries to break free but Combos pushes him back against the cage.
Combos misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 Ico Hakuza.
I think Hakuza 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ico Hakuza!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krejzi Madafaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Custer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesse Custer will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krejzi Madafaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesse Custer!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madafaka misses with a head kick.
Madafaka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Madafaka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Jesse Custer has been cut.
Madafaka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Custer looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madafaka throws a head kick but Custer moves out of range.
Madafaka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Custer circles away quickly and effectively.
Custer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Madafaka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Some wild striking there from Madafaka.
Custer throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Custer misses.
Madafaka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Madafaka throws a quick head kick that knocks Custer silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Madafaka is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Krejzi Madafaka!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Halme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulf Gurnisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Halme might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tony Halme - Kuningas Voittamaton. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Halme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ulf Gurnisson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halme just misses with a punch to the body.
Gurnisson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Halme circles away quickly and effectively.
Halme missing with a left hand there. Gurnisson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halme misses with a hook. Gurnisson ducked under it nicely.
Halme just misses with a punch to the body.
Halme takes a swing at Gurnisson's ribcage but misses.
Gurnisson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gurnisson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gurnisson wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halme tries to circle away but Gurnisson has him pinned against the cage.
Gurnisson has Halme pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Halme manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tony Halme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ulf Gurnisson.
Gurnisson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Halme walks away with a smile on his face. Gurnisson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gurnisson tries to clinch but Halme moves out of range.
Gurnisson tries to clinch but Halme is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurnisson lands the left hand.
Halme throws a series of punches but Gurnisson avoids them all with ease.
Gurnisson ducks under a wild hook from Halme.
Halme missing with a left hand there. Gurnisson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gurnisson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gurnisson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halme throws a right hand that Gurnisson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gurnisson also avoids with ease.
Halme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Halme throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gurnisson doesn't manage to clinch there - Halme circles away.
Gurnisson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gurnisson instigates a clinch.
Gurnisson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Halme blocks an uppercut.
Gurnisson fails to pull guard.
Halme presses Gurnisson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Halme tries to circle away but Gurnisson has him pinned against the cage.
Halme is working for takedown but Gurnisson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Halme breaks from the clinch.
Gurnisson dodges the punch combination from Halme.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halme misses the shot to the body.
Gurnisson tries to clinch up but Halme circles away and keeps his distance.
Halme swats away the attempt to clinch by Gurnisson.
Halme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gurnisson forces Halme back against the cage and clinches.
Halme tries to break free but Gurnisson pushes him back against the cage.
Halme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gurnisson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gurnisson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halme throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gurnisson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halme throws a head kick that misses.
Gurnisson tries to clinch up but Halme circles away and keeps his distance.
Gurnisson is looking to clinch.
Gurnisson tries to clinch up but Halme circles away and keeps his distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gurnisson wants to clinch.
Halme circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulf Gurnisson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Halme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halme throws a body punch but Gurnisson moves out of range.
Gurnisson tries to clinch but Halme is having none of it.
Gurnisson swings for the body but Halme moves out of range.
Halme misses with a few strikes there.
Gurnisson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Halme counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Ulf Gurnisson has been cut.
Gurnisson has managed to clinch.
Halme wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gurnisson has him pressed against the cage.
Gurnisson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Halme has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gurnisson is working away from the top position though.
Gurnisson passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurnisson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gurnisson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Halme turns into him and now he's in Gurnisson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halme stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gurnisson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halme postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Halme loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gurnisson 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.
Gurnisson pulls Halme in close to prevent any damage.
Halme is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Halme tries to free his leg and advance position but Gurnisson is retaining full guard.
Halme stays in close to Gurnisson's body and controls the position.
Halme looking to sit in guard and control but Gurnisson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gurnisson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Halme is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gurnisson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gurnisson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halme is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gurnisson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gurnisson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Halme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gurnisson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gurnisson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halme falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gurnisson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gurnisson jumps guard and drags Halme to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Halme postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gurnisson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gurnisson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Halme manages to get himself to full guard.
Gurnisson sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gurnisson tries to free his leg and advance position but Halme is retaining full guard.
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 Tony Halme will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ulf Gurnisson's cut.
That's time! Halme's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gurnisson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halme lands a big right hand that sends Gurnisson crashing to the mat! Halme stays standing though and waves Gurnisson back to his feet!
Gurnisson tries to clinch up
and Halme counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Gurnisson has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tony Halme!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KENTA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). has chosen KENTA theme as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Myers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KENTA !
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
throws a wild body kick that Myers sees coming a mile off.
tries to land a leg kick but Myers saw it coming and moves away.
clinches up against the cage.
Myers struggles to land a body shot inside as controls his hands.
is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Myers is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Myers lands a left hand.
Myers stalling against the cage.
throws a knee to the head but misses.
lands a nice knee to the body.
Myers is pushing up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Myers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
missing with knees to the body.
Myers slows down the pace here.
tries a knee to the head but Myers blocks it.
Myers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lands a good knee to the midsection. Myers won't want to take too many of those.
Myers misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Myers.
Myers tries to work over 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Myers.
tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Myers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Myers.
misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from .
Myers tries to clinch up
and counters with a solid body kick.
is looking to clinch but Myers is avoiding it.
Myers tries to close the distance and clinch up but swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Myers clinches but breaks the clinch
and holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Myers.
blocks a body shot from Myers.
tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Myers avoids it.
Myers stalling.
unloads a knee to the mid-section. Myers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
with an attempt at a knee that misses.
is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Myers is keeping busy.
with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Myers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
looking to throw knees to the head but Myers is blocking nicely.
tries to stall but Myers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Myers will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning up against the cage.
stalling.
tries to land a knee to the head but Myers blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Myers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Myers.
throws a knee to the head but misses.
tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
tries a knee to the head but Myers blocks it.
landing knees to the head.
Myers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by .
connects with a nasty looking knee right to Myers's face.
tries to land a knee to the head but Myers blocks with his arms.
tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Myers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Myers is leaning against and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Myers has a couple of punches blocked by .
misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Myers.
tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Myers avoids it.
with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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.
Myers lands a right hand that snaps the head of backwards.
throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Myers blocks it with crossed arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Myers.
looks gassed!
Myers'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.
with an attempt at a knee that misses.
letting Myers take a breather here.
throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Myers blocks it with crossed arms.
throws a knee to the head but misses.
displaying some good clinch control by pressing Myers up against the cage.
Myers misses with a hook from the clinch.
with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Myers avoiding damage.
A short body shot lands from Myers as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but KENTA will probably get the nod.
That's time! Myers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Myers drives through and clinches with against the cage.
Myers scores with a hook to the body.
with an attempt at a knee that misses.
slows down the pace here.
Myers is stalling here.
throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Myers blocks it with crossed arms.
stalling in the clinch but Myers improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
throws a push kick but Myers slaps the foot to one side.
Myers clinches but breaks the clinch
and counters with a solid body kick.
Myers tries to clinch but moves away
and counters with a leg kick.
avoids the body shot from Myers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers closes the distance but moves to the side
and counters with a nice body kick.
Myers gets a clinch.
being controlled against the cage.
can't break the clinch.
Myers pressing his opponent against the cage.
Myers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
wants to stall.
tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Myers scores with a hook to the body. takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Myers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Myers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Myers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Myers tries to clinch up
and counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by .
wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Myers avoiding damage as throws knees to the body.
pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Myers clinches but breaks the clinch
and counters with an outside leg kick.
goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Myers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
throws a knee to the head but misses.
Myers tries to throw a body punch but avoids it by throwing Myers back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Myers.
is trying to break the clinch but Myers has him pressed against the cage.
Myers is stalling here.
Myers lands a body shot.
is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Myers is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
tries a knee to the head but Myers blocks it.
Myers leaning against his opponent.
Myers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt or not.
is breathing heavily.
A short left from Myers.
Myers leaning against his opponent.
looking to throw knees to the head but Myers is blocking nicely.
misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Myers.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Myers.
taking a breather.
breaks the clinch.
Myers lands a jab to 's midsection.
lands a nice leg kick that just misses Myers's sensitive parts.
keeps the fight on the outside.
Myers moves out of range of the body kick from .
Myers darts in trying to clinch
and counters with a body kick that stops Myers in his tracks momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers checks a leg kick.
Myers is looking to clinch but is avoiding it.
Myers clinches with his opponent.
is trying to stall.
blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Myers.
trying to stall but Myers improves his position.
Good body shot from Myers.
Myers avoiding damage as throws knees to the body.
using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Myers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Myers'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.
blocks a body shot from Myers.
blocks a body shot from Myers.
tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Myers presses against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Myers tries to stall but uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
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 Jason Myers will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
keeps the fight on the outside.
Myers wants to clinch.
fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Myers checks it well.
Jason Myers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
takes the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Myers can't find room to land a body shot as controls the action.
missing with knees to the body.
Myers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Myers is trying to maintain a safe position but gets an underhook and turns Myers into the cage.
tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
trying to land knees to the body.
Myers is looking to control 's arms but gets an underhook and turns him. Now Myers has his back to the cage.
missing with knees to the body.
tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Myers avoids it.
Myers prevents from breaking the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Myers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Myers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
stalling in the clinch but Myers improves position.
lands a nice knee to the body.
Myers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
stalling.
Myers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
blocks an uppercut.
Myers digs a right hand underneath 's ribcage. let out a lung full of air as it connected.
prevents a body shot from Myers.
Myers pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
looking to throw knees to the head but Myers is blocking nicely.
blocks a body shot from Myers.
using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Myers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Myers.
Myers is trying to maintain a safe position but gets an underhook and turns Myers into the cage.
Myers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with 's elbow.
Myers is looking to control 's arms but gets an underhook and turns him. Now Myers has his back to the cage.
pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Myers wants to clinch
and counters with a leg kick.
Myers tries to clinch there but circles away.
Myers darts in trying to clinch
and holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
looking to throw knees to the head but Myers is blocking nicely.
is looking to break free of the clinch but Myers has double underhooks.
Myers managing to block the knees to the body from .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Myers.
tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
missing with knees to the body.
throws a knee to the head but misses.
Myers has pressed against the cage, preventing from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Myers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Myers lands a nice shot to the body.
Myers misses with a body punch.
is looking to break free of the clinch but Myers has double underhooks.
throws a knee to the head but misses.
is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A left hand lands to the body for Myers.
Myers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Myers scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
stalls.
escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Myers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
throws a half hearted mid kick.
Myers looks to score with a jab to the body but is just out of range.
tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Myers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Myers throws a shot to the body.
Myers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Myers tries to clinch but moves away
and counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Myers closes the distance and clinches.
tries to land knees in the clinch but Myers avoids the damage to the body.
Myers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
blocks an uppercut.
Myers scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Myers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Myers 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Myers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Top Dawg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Top Dawg could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Batista's chin.
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Top Dawg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Batista!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawg drops Batista with a beautiful combination! Batista stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dawg is looking for the KO!
Batista is rocked!
It looks like John Batista has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batista takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Batista is still on wobbly legs! Can Dawg finish him?
Batista looks gassed!
Dawg lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Batista falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Top Dawg!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oni Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Henderson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oni Black!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Black attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black looks to clinch
and Henderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Black is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Henderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Henderson throws an elbow but misses.
Henderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Henderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Black gets an underhook and turns Henderson into the cage.
Henderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Oni Black has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henderson is defending well for now.
Black lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Henderson goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Black in side control.
Henderson is rocked!
It looks like Randy Henderson has been cut.
Black controls the position.
Oh Henderson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Henderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Black darts in trying to clinch
and Henderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Black lands a big knee to the head and Henderson goes down! Black is looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black decides to stand back up.
Black tries to clinch
and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
Black tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Black takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Black looks gassed!
Henderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Henderson throws an elbow that misses.
Black tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson is trying to stall.
Henderson lands with a light punch inside.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Black blocking some punches.
Henderson stalling in the clinch.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henderson looking to stall.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Black looking to slow down the pace here.
Henderson wants to stall.
Henderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Black blocks an elbow strike.
Henderson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Black.
A knee to the head by Black.
Black takes an elbow to the temple.
Black connects with a knee to the head.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henderson is defending well for now.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson trying to control the position but instead, Black has worked for underhooks and has pushed Henderson into the cage.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Black avoids a wild elbow strike from Henderson.
Black lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Henderson is looking to control Black's arms but Black gets an underhook and turns him. Now Henderson has his back to the cage.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses.
Henderson looking to stall.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Black shrugs off.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Black avoids the elbow strike from Henderson, against the cage.
Black takes an elbow to the forehead.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Henderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Black tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Black avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Black blocks with his arms.
Black dodges an elbow strike from Henderson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Henderson throws an elbow but misses.
Black dodges an elbow strike from Henderson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Henderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Black in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson stalls.
Black landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oni Black dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Henderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Black counters by moving into the clinch.
Black is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black avoids it.
Black will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Henderson up against the cage.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Black looking to slow down the pace here.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Henderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
Black is struggling to control the position.
Henderson managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
With the fighters up against the cage, Henderson throws an elbow but misses.
Henderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Black unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henderson has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Henderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Black avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Black landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henderson is defending well for now.
Henderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
Black with a knee to the head.
Black holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Black dodges an elbow strike from Henderson.
Black blocks an elbow strike.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Good body shot from Henderson.
Good body shot from Henderson.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Black has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
Henderson taking a breather.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Henderson lands with a right to the head.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Black landing knees to the head.
Henderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Black 's eye.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Black manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Black connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson's face.
Henderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henderson 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.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Henderson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henderson.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Henderson.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Black shrugs off.
Henderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Black gets an underhook and turns Henderson into the cage.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Black blocks an elbow strike.
Black dodges an elbow strike from Henderson.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Henderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Henderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Black lands a knee to the body.
Black is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
Black is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses.
Henderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Henderson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Henderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Black using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Henderson leaning against his opponent.
Henderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Black landing knees to the head.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black avoids a wild elbow strike from Henderson.
Black on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Black is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Henderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Henderson throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Henderson throws an elbow but misses.
Black tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Black 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oni Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Black closes the distance but Henderson moves to the side
and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Henderson is working Black over against the cage.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black dodges an elbow strike from Henderson.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henderson is defending well for now.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Black trying to control the position but instead, Henderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Black into the cage.
Henderson pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson taking a breather.
Henderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson wants to stall.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Oni Black seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Black blocks an elbow strike from Henderson.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson tries to stall but Black uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Black avoids the elbow strike from Henderson, against the cage.
Henderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Black in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson looking to slow down the pace here.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Black tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Black trying to control the position but instead, Henderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Black into the cage.
Henderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
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.
Black blocks an elbow strike from Henderson.
Henderson misses with an elbow strike.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses.
Henderson is looking to control Black's arms but Black gets an underhook and turns him. Now Henderson has his back to the cage.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Black putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Henderson.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson stalling in the clinch but Black improves position.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Black 's eye.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Henderson throws an elbow but misses.
Henderson trying to control the position but instead, Black has worked for underhooks and has pushed Henderson into the cage.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson just leaning against Black, taking a breather.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Black tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Black avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Henderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Black blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Black as Henderson tries to tie him up.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Henderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Black tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Black dodges an elbow strike from Henderson.
Black tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Black takes an elbow to the forehead.
Black managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Randy Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Henderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Black trying to control the position but instead, Henderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Black into the cage.
Henderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Black avoids the elbow strike from Henderson, against the cage.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black is defending well for now.
Black unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Henderson trying to stall but Black improves his position.
Henderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Henderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Black gets an underhook and turns Henderson into the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oni Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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 Randy Henderson.
Well Black 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oni Black!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Torrem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy Torrem will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeremy Torrem!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torrem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torrem stuffs the takedown attempt from Parker. Parker gets slowly back to his feet.
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
Torrem is looking to clinch.
Torrem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torrem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Parker.
Torrem is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Torrem's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Parker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Torrem is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Parker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Torrem has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrem wants to get back to his feet.
Parker wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Torrem, who protects the arm well.
Torrem wants to get back to his feet but Parker drags him back down.
Parker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Torrem has escaped the position, nice work there.
Parker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Torrem has escaped the position, nice work there.
Torrem explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Parker is breathing heavily.
Torrem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torrem instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Torrem.
Torrem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Torrem lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Torrem prevents the takedown attempt.
Torrem landing knees to the head.
Torrem scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bruce Parker has been cut.
Torrem lands a good knee to the midsection. Parker won't want to take too many of those.
Torrem crunches a lovely knee into Parker's ribcage.
Parker takes an elbow to the temple.
Torrem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parker's face.
Parker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Torrem lands a damaging elbow.
Torrem lands an elbow that stopped Parker in his tracks for a moment.
Torrem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parker's face.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Torrem takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrem connects with a knee to the head.
Bruce Parker's cut is getting worse.
Torrem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Parker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Torrem effectively controlling the action here.
Torrem scores with a knee to the head.
Torrem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Torrem landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Torrem.
Torrem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parker's face.
A knee to the head by Torrem.
Torrem connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrem slowing the pace effectively.
Torrem is pressed up against the cage. Parker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Torrem down to the mat. Torrem avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torrem closes the distance and pushes Parker back into the cage.
Torrem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Torrem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Torrem lands a knee to the head.
Parker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Parker is working for takedown but Torrem is calmly controlling the position for now.
Torrem scores with a knee to the head.
Torrem displaying some good clinch control by pressing Parker up against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Parker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Parker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Torrem gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Torrem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parker's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Torrem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Parker's cut.
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.
Torrem tries to clinch up.
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
Parker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Parker fails to land the takedown.
Torrem takes the fight into the clinch.
Torrem scores with a knee to the head.
Torrem connects with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Torrem - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Torrem receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Torrem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Torrem is stalling here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrem landing knees to the head.
Torrem scores with a knee to the head.
Torrem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parker's defenses.
Nice elbow from Torrem.
Torrem is stalling here.
Torrem gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Parker.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Torrem.
Parker tries for a takedown but Torrem manages to get underhooks.
Torrem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Torrem stalling against the cage.
Parker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Torrem fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Torrem misses with a wild body shot.
Torrem tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torrem.
Torrem tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Torrem doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Jeremy Torrem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Torrem dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Torrem pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Torrem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bruce Parker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Torrem holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Torrem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Torrem using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torrem lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Torrem.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jeremy Torrem.
Torrem doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Bruce Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torrem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Torrem closes the distance and clinches.
Parker takes an elbow to the temple.
Torrem prevents a takedown attempt there.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Torrem.
Jeremy Torrem seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Torrem crunches a lovely knee into Parker's ribcage.
Torrem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Torrem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Torrem slows down the pace here.
Parker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Torrem lands an elbow just above Parker 's eye.
Parker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Torrem fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Torrem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruce Parker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Torrem instigates a clinch.
Torrem lands a damaging elbow.
Torrem unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Torrem landing knees to the body.
Torrem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Parker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Torrem scores with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Bruce Parker's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Stalling in the clinch from Torrem.
Torrem lands an elbow that stopped Parker in his tracks for a moment.
Torrem lands an elbow just above Parker 's eye.
Torrem lands an elbow inside that Parker shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruce Parker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeremy Torrem!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ratto Macfedries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Yap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yap has chosen Tubthumping as his entrance music. Ratto Macfedries is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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
11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ratto Macfedries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Yap!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macfedries gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yap missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yap looking to sit in guard and control but Macfedries gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yap keeping moving, preventing Macfedries from controlling successfully.
Macfedries pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yap is keeping the position for now.
Yap is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Macfedries is controlling him.
Macfedries trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yap's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macfedries not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Yap trying to keep a closed guard but Macfedries is proving a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yap avoids the head kick by Macfedries.
Macfedries misses with a body shot.
Macfedries throws a head kick but Yap moves out of range.
Macfedries throws a head kick that misses.
Macfedries misses with a body shot.
Yap gets the takedown into side control.
Yap fails to land a wild elbow strike.
An elbow from Yap crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yap looks up at the clock and then as Macfedries takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yap smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Macfedries is looking for a sweep.
Macfedries manages to get back to half guard.
Yap is looking to advance position but Macfedries won't allow it.
Macfedries trying to control here.
Yap looks to land a strike but Macfedries avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Macfedries is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yap is controlling him.
Macfedries working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yap throws a strike but Macfedries rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Macfedries stopping the sweep attempt from Yap.
Macfedries is fighting to break Yap's control of his arms but Yap is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Macfedries looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Macfedries trying to control but Yap is working from the bottom.
Macfedries decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Macfedries slaps away a takedown attempt from Yap, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Macfedries. No joy for Yap on that attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Macfedries lands a big head kick that sends Yap tumbling to the mat! Macfedries takes a step backwards and waves Yap back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jay Yap has been cut.
Macfedries throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Macfedries misses with a head kick.
Macfedries tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yap was well out of range. Poor timing from Macfedries.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ratto Macfedries dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Yap's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Macfedries stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Macfedries wants it to stay on the feet.
Macfedries slaps away a takedown attempt from Yap, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yap looks for a takedown but Macfedries sprawls well.
Ratto Macfedries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Yap.
Macfedries throws a series of punches but Yap avoids them all with ease.
Crack! A monster head kick from Macfedries and Yap falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Macfedries!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ratto Macfedries!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nelio dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Edgar's choice of entrance music: Rick Ross- The Boss. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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149 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nelio dos Santos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar tries to clinch up but dos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Edgar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Edgar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
dos Santos wants to control from the top but Edgar keeps moving.
dos Santos is really struggling to control Edgar but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Edgar looking for submissions from the bottom but instead dos Santos passes into side control.
dos Santos swings around for an armbar but Edgar sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into dos Santos's guard.
Edgar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. dos Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Edgar from controlling successfully.
Edgar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Edgar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos 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.
Edgar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Edgar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Edgar with a lazy takedown attempt
so dos Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
dos Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
dos Santos tries to stand but Edgar is controlling from the bottom.
Edgar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. dos Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as dos Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Edgar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dos Santos landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dos Santos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Edgar's guard.
dos Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and dos Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Edgar wants to stand but dos Santos is controlling the position.
Edgar is looking for a triangle here but dos Santos uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Edgar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Edgar is looking for a sweep.
Edgar pushes dos Santos away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, dos Santos gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
dos Santos working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
dos Santos tries to advance to mount but can't.
dos Santos scores with punches from side control.
Edgar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but dos Santos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Edgar is trying to work for a sweep but dos Santos has mounted him!
Edgar is desperately trying to improve his position but dos Santos has a good base and remains in mount.
Edgar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos looking to control but Edgar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
dos Santos looking to finish Edgar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Edgar!
dos Santos landing strikes, looking to finish!
dos Santos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Edgar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Edgar tries to reverse the position but dos Santos maintains control.
Edgar looks gassed!
dos Santos punishing his opponent with strikes.
dos Santos controlling the pace for now.
Edgar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelio dos Santos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
dos Santos gets a takedown into half guard.
Edgar is refusing to be controlled, as dos Santos sits in half guard.
Edgar wants to sweep but dos Santos has passed to side control!
dos Santos trying to control the position but Edgar is working away.
Edgar looking for a sweep but dos Santos has passed into full mount! Oh no!
dos Santos is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Edgar can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Edgar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos tries to control but Edgar wriggling away.
dos Santos working for a submission but Edgar is keeping him at bay.
dos Santos prevents Edgar from getting the reversal.
dos Santos won't let Edgar get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
dos Santos looking to secure an arm triangle but Edgar defends it well.
Nelio dos Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
dos Santos prevents Edgar from getting the reversal.
dos Santos working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
dos Santos lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Edgar defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from dos Santos.
Edgar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Edgar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of dos Santos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take dos Santos's back!
Edgar missing with strikes.
Edgar tries to keep control of the position but dos Santos is staying busy.
Edgar looking to hold on to the position here but dos Santos rolls and ends up regaining guard.
dos Santos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Edgar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Edgar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Edgar has his takedown stuffed
and dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Edgar won't be happy with that.
Edgar sneaks back into half guard.
Edgar pushes dos Santos off but dos Santos dives into side control.
Edgar tries to improve position but can't.
dos Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Edgar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Edgar is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
dos Santos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no dos Santos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Edgar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Edgar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on dos Santos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Edgar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Edgar is not content to let dos Santos control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelio dos Santos dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Edgar is looking to clinch.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Edgar napping and manages to drive through into side control!
dos Santos is putting a hurting on Edgar here, landing some big shots from side control.
Edgar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
dos Santos working over Edgar with some ground and pound. Edgar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
dos Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Edgar is trying to stand up here but dos Santos is controlling him well.
Edgar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of dos Santos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take dos Santos's back!
dos Santos manages to reverse the position and now he's in Edgar's guard. Nice work there by dos Santos.
Edgar working for a triangle but dos Santos defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos stands and throws Edgar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
dos Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Edgar tries to buck dos Santos off but dos Santos is having none of it.
Edgar takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Edgar is looking for a sweep.
dos Santos is trying to get an arm triangle but Edgar is defending well.
Edgar is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos is working to tighten is grip on Edgar's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Edgar has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but dos Santos is really squeezing tight and eventually Edgar passes out! dos Santos breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Nelio dos Santos!
Nelio dos Santos retains his featherweight title!
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