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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Inoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Lee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Inoki! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lee throws a right and a left that both miss. The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Inoki slips under a jab. Lee rushes Inoki and presses him up against the ropes. Lee scores with a nice hook to the head. A nice right hand lands inside from Lee. A shot in the inside from Lee. Lee lands an uppercut. Inoki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Inoki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Lee scores with a hook. Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Inoki. Lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Inoki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Inoki looks gassed! Lee wants to stand but Inoki is controlling his arm. Lee in the domination position with Inoki hanging on. Lee landing strikes.
Inoki is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Inoki to see if he's OK. Inoki is still in real trouble! Can Lee finish him? Lee working the body and head with strikes. Lee stands up. Inoki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee. Inoki blocks a jab. Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Inoki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Inoki. Lee manages to break the clinch.
Chuck Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Lee slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Lee lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Chuck Lee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ukko Ilmarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Airaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ilmarinen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Konevitsan kirkonkellot. Airaldi has chosen Three days grace - Pain as his entrance music. Ricardo Airaldi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ukko Ilmarinen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukko Ilmarinen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Airaldi! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ilmarinen slow jab from Airaldi misses its intended target. Ilmarinen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Airaldi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ilmarinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Airaldi stopping the sweep attempt from Ilmarinen. Ilmarinen had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Airaldi is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ilmarinen Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Airaldi's back instead. Ilmarinen is trying to stick to Airaldi's back but Airaldi is turning into Ilmarinen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ilmarinen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Airaldi. Ilmarinen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Airaldi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Ilmarinen is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Airaldi is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Ilmarinen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Airaldi is working for a guillotine from mount but Ilmarinen frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Ilmarinen manages to regain half guard. Good work. Ilmarinen tries to get to full guard but Airaldi has control of the leg. Ilmarinen trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Ilmarinen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Airaldi. Airaldi gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks! Ilmarinen is breathing heavily. Ilmarinen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Airaldi lands a body shot.
Ilmarinen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Airaldi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Ilmarinen tries for a takedown but Airaldi circles away easily and Airaldi counters with a series of strikes. Ilmarinen will be more careful next time no doubt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ukko Ilmarinen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Airaldi scores with a head kick.
Airaldi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Airaldi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ilmarinen paws at him with a jab and circles away. Ricardo Airaldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Airaldi with a poor takedown and Ilmarinen counters with a shoot takedown. Airaldi fights it but they end up in guard. Airaldi wants to sweep but no luck. Ilmarinen scoring with punches to the head and body. Ilmarinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Airaldi swivels though and keeps the full guard. Ilmarinen lands a couple of elbows. Ilmarinen lands a couple of digs. Ilmarinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Airaldi 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. Ilmarinen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Ilmarinen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Ilmarinen lands a couple of decent looking shots. Ilmarinen with a nice head shot there. Ilmarinen stands up over Airaldi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Ilmarinen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Ilmarinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Airaldi is keeping the position for now. Ilmarinen wants to control from the top but Airaldi keeps moving. Airaldi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ilmarinen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Ilmarinen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ilmarinen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Ilmarinen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Ilmarinen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Airaldi's head. Ilmarinen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Airaldi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Airaldi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Airaldi! Airaldi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Ilmarinen tries to improve position but can't. Airaldi is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Ilmarinen is trying to escape and Airaldi transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Ilmarinen is forced to tap! Nice work there by Airaldi! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Airaldi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Drucqule (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drunken Terror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vlad Drucqule has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vlad Drucqule! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drunken Terror! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Terror decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Terror is nestled in close to Drucqule, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Drucqule is trying to get back to full guard. Terror should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Drucqule on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Terror wants to control but Drucqule is keeping him busy. Drucqule is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Drucqule is breathing heavily. Terror wants to free his trapped foot but Drucqule is holding on for dear life with his legs. Terror is looking to take a break and control but Drucqule is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Ground and pound from Terror. Terror wants to pass the guard but Drucqule is defending well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Terror closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round. Drucqule is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Terror is looking to take a break and control but Drucqule is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Drucqule tries to roll over but Terror keeps him under control. Terror takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Drucqule won't allow Terror to pass to mount. Terror landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Terror lands a nice short elbow. Drucqule is refusing to be controlled, as Terror sits in half guard. Terror working Drucqule over with strikes. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Terror drops an elbow to the side of Drucqule's head. Terror keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Drucqule is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Terror pulls his head out easily. Terror lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Terror looks to land a strike but Drucqule avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Terror stopping the sweep attempt from Drucqule. Drucqule will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Terror trying to control but Drucqule is working from the bottom. Terror postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Drucqule looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. Drucqule misses with a takedown and Terror counters with a takedown into side control. Drucqule manages to work his way to half guard, despite Terror's best efforts. Drucqule makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Drucqule. Drucqule preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Terror is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Drucqule is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Drucqule has escaped and now he's on top! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Terror throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Terror is trying to control the position but Drucqule postures up. Terror looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drucqule is one step ahead there. Drucqule trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Drucqule is working hard here to advance position. Terror looking to sweep here. No luck so far. We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Terror has eaten all the pies! Terror keeping moving, preventing Drucqule from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Terror shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Drucqule's guard. Terroris looking to pass into half guard but Drucqule pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Drucqule is in guard. Terror lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Terror working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drucqule doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drucqule manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Terror wants to stand up but Drucqule is controlling him. Terror throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drucqule drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Terror manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Drucqule has Terror in his guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Drucqule is on top in guard.
Drucqule wants to control from the top but Terror keeps moving. Terror manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Drucqule has his takedown stuffed and Terror counters with a single leg into guard. Drucqule didn't expect that.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Drucqule throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Terror trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Terror wants to control from the top but Drucqule keeps moving. Terror cracks Drucqule with a solid left hand. Terror trying to control the position from guard on top but Drucqule is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Terror trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Terror must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Terror distracts Drucqule with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Terror is in close to Drucqule's body, working some short punches and elbows. Terror postures up and lands a big shot to Drucqule's brow. Terror looking to pass the guard. Terror wants to control from the top but Drucqule keeps moving. Terror postures up and lands a big shot to Drucqule's brow.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Terror tries to free his leg and advance position but Drucqule is retaining full guard. Terror wants to control from the top but Drucqule keeps moving. Terror stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drucqule swivels though and keeps the full guard. Drucqule throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Terror passes into half guard. Drucqule actively working from the bottom here. Drucqule is refusing to be controlled, as Terror sits in half guard. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Terror connects with a nice short shot to Drucqule's temple. Terror is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! BOOM! Terror connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Terror is landing with some decent strikes but Drucqule is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Terror tries to control but Drucqule wriggling away. Terror is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Drucqule has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Drucqule! Terror working a defensive guard here.
Terror has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drucqule can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Drucqule drops back looking for a leg! Terror is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Terror manages to kick Drucqule off! Drucqule jumps back into Terror's guard. Terror looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drucqule is one step ahead there. Drucqule pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Terror is keeping the position for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Drucqule is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Terror looking to control.
Terror 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Drucqule tries to clinch there but Terror circles away.
Drucqule misses with a takedown attempt so Terror counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vlad Drucqule. That's going to take a lot out of him. Terror trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Terror thows a big elbow that misses. Terror scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Drucqule is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Terror passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Terror working the ground and pound. Drucqule manages to work his way to half guard, despite Terror's best efforts. Drucqule looking for submissions off his back. Drucqule regains full guard. Nicely done. Drucqule is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Terror trying to control but Drucqule is working from the bottom. Terror missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Drucqule not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Terror stands up from Drucqule's guard - Terror perhaps looking for a knockout. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Drucqule gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Terror lands a couple of digs. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drunken Terror dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Terror drives through with a takedown into guard. Drucqule trying to keep a closed guard but Terror is proving a slippery customer.
Drucqule throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Terror cracks Drucqule with a solid left hand. Drucqule is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Terror postures up and lands a big shot to Drucqule's brow. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Terror has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Drucqule is proving hard to escape from. Terror trying to control the position from guard on top but Drucqule is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Terror avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Terror gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Drucqule has his takedown stuffed and Terror counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Terror really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drucqule. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Drucqule has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Terror is working away from the top position though. Terror is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Terror trying to control from half guard but Drucqule is working away. Terror is controlling the pace.
Terror slips a nice elbow through Drucqule's hands, connecting with Drucqule's forehead. Terror trying to pass the guard but Drucqule defending well. Ground and pound from Terror.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Terror is trying to control the action in half guard but Drucqule is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Drucqule misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Drucqule wants to improve his position but Terror is controlling well.
Terror is trying to control the action in half guard but Drucqule is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Terror stalling. Terror tries to pass to full mount but Drucqule defends it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Nice sprawl there from Terror as Drucqule shoots in. Terror closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Terror scoring with punches from side control. Drucqule manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Terror trying to control from the bottom.
Drucqule is trying to work for a kimura but Terror is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Terror tries to get to full guard but Drucqule has control of the leg. Terror works his way to full guard. Good work. Terror looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Terror is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Terror wants to sweep here but Drucqule controlling him for the moment. Drucqule looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Terror bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Drunken Terror has got the better of the ground game so far. Drucqule taking a bit of punishment here - Terror scoring with strikes. Terror working away. Drucqule is trying to get back to his feet. Drucqule is trying to control Terror's posture but Terror avoids it. Terror wants to control but Drucqule is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Terror working the ground and pound. Drucqule takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Terror connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Drucqule some visible discomfort.
Drucqule struggling a bit here. Terror has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Drucqule with a poor takedown and Terror counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Terror. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vlad Drucqule. That's going to take a lot out of him. Terror distracts Drucqule with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Terror looking to pass the guard. Drucqule keeping moving, preventing Terror from controlling successfully. Terror drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Drucqule dives on top into guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage! Terror has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drucqule can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Drucqule trying to control the position from guard on top but Terror is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Terror is striking off his back. Drucqule thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard. Drucqule wants to pass to mount but Terror is defending the position. Terror trying to control but Drucqule postures up.
Terror is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Drucqule wants to lay and pray for a moment but Terror keeps working.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Terror with a nice cross. Terror shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Terror wants to pass to mount but Drucqule is defending the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Drucqule is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Terror is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Drucqule is pressing down on Terror's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Terror makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Drucqule has a closed guard, preventing Terror from standing up. Drucqule working a defensive guard here.
Drucqule is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Terror landing some decent shots from guard. Drucqule is trying to control the position but Terror postures up. Drucqule keeping full guard, as Terror tries to pass.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Drucqule has his foot on Terror's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Terror works his way back into a safe position though. Drucqule keeping moving, preventing Terror from controlling successfully. Terror lands a couple of elbows. Terror looking to pass the guard. Drucqule lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Terror! Terror is trying desperately to improve position. Drucqule looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Terror keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Terror regains half guard. Drucqule prevents Terror from improving his position. Terror lands with a few short shots to the body. Terror tries to get to full guard but Drucqule has control of the leg. Terror looking for submissions off his back. Drucqule is trying for a kimura here. Terror looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Drucqule wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vlad Drucqule!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Take Ogenawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacen Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Take Ogenawa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacen Fields! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ogenawa fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Ogenawa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Ogenawa shoots for a double leg takedown but Fields sprawls well. He's pushed Ogenawa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Take Ogenawa. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ogenawa shoots in for a takedown but Fields shows good takedown defense. Nice takedown defense from Fields. No joy for Ogenawa on that attempt. Ogenawa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Ogenawa is looking to clinch but Fields is avoiding it.
Take Ogenawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ogenawa shoots for a double leg takedown but Fields sprawls well. He's pushed Ogenawa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Ogenawa is breathing heavily. Fields stuffs the takedown. Ogenawa fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Fields shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Fields is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ogenawa is just riding it out for now. Fields eventually gives up the hold. Fields is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ogenawa gets full guard. Fields avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ogenawa 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. Fields trying to control but Ogenawa is working from the bottom. Fields slips nicely into half guard. Fields is tying to control. Ogenawa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Fields is taking a breather. Ogenawa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Ogenawa is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Fields pulls his head out easily. Ogenawa tries to get to full guard but Fields has control of the leg. Ogenawa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fields pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ogenawa is keeping the position for now. Ogenawa tries to land a sweep but no joy. Ogenawa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fields avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fields is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ogenawa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ogenawa has escaped and now he's on top! Ogenawa slips nicely into half guard. Ogenawa trying to control from Fields's half guard. Fields has other ideas though and has regained full guard. Fields working for a triangle but Ogenawa defends it easily.
Ogenawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fields is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ogenawa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ogenawa forces his way into half guard. Ogenawa passes to full mount! Ogenawa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fields manages to avoid the submission attempt. Fields is trying to improve his position. Ogenawa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fields, who protects the arm well. Fields is not content to let Ogenawa control the position. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fields is looking for a sweep. Ogenawa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Fields prevents Ogenawa from improving position. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Ogenawa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ogenawa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Ogenawa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fields is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Ogenawa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Ogenawa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Ogenawa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Ogenawa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Fields gets back to half guard. Fields looking for subs from the bottom but Ogenawa mounts him! Fields is desperately trying to improve his position but Ogenawa has a good base and remains in mount. Ogenawa looking for a guillotine from mount but Fields is having none of it. Ogenawa punching from mount but Fields doing a good job of avoiding damage. Fields defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ogenawa. Ogenawa wants to finish this one by submission but Fields is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ogenawa.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Ogenawa stands up from mount. Strange move. Ogenawa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Ogenawa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Ogenawa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fields keeps working. Ogenawa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fields is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Ogenawa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Fields regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ogenawa's attempt to lay and pray for a moment. Ogenawa seems to be looking for submissions.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Ogenawa is working for a submission of some sort.
Ogenawa is working for a submission of some sort.
Ogenawa is working for a submission of some sort.
Still in half guard, Ogenawa seems content to control. Fields manages to get to full guard.
Ogenawa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Ogenawa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fields's guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. The fighters are battling for position here. Fields manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Fields looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ogenawa passes into side control.
Fields is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Fields gets back to half guard. Fields is looking to improve his position.
Ogenawa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ogenawa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fields doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ogenawa. Fields makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fields.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Ogenawa decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Ogenawa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ogenawa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Ogenawa looking to isolate an arm here. Fields doesn't see it coming and as Ogenawa extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Ogenawa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Take Ogenawa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between hazem el magic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaw Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, hazem el magic! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shaw Maxwell! The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Maxwell throws a head kick but el magic moves out of range.
Maxwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
el magic darts in and out, connecting with a jab. el magic drops his shoulder and cracks Maxwell with a huge uppercut! Maxwell goes down! Can el magic finish him?
Maxwell is rocked!
It looks like Shaw Maxwell has been cut. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Maxwell is working an open guard so el magic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Maxwell is still on wobbly legs! Can el magic finish him? A punch combination from Maxwell misses. Maxwell throws a series of punches but el magic avoids them all with ease. el magic throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Maxwell crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). hazem el magic!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tao Bai Bai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Negro Casas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tao Bai Bai! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Negro Casas! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bai Bai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Casas as he jumps to the side. Bai Bai tries to clinch there but Casas circles away.
Bai Bai tries to clinch up. Casas gets caught flat footed, as Bai Bai shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Bai Bai trying to control but Casas is working from the bottom. Casas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Bai Bai not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Bai Bai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Bai Bai won't allow Casas to sweep him here. Casas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bai Bai would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Bai Bai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Casas is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Casas keeping moving, preventing Bai Bai from controlling successfully. Bai Bai is pushing down on Casas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Casas is fighting to maintain full guard but Bai Bai has managed to sneak the leg through. Bai Bai is controlling the pace.
Bai Bai looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Casas actively working from the bottom here. Bai Bai is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Casas looks gassed! Bai Bai looking to control but Casas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Bai Bai is working for a guillotine from mount but Casas frees his head quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bai Bai lands a heavy elbow. Bai Bai is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Casas can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bai Bai trying to control but Casas is having none of it. Bai Bai with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Bai Bai trying to control but he's not successful this time. Bai Bai swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Casas is now in Bai Bai's guard. A big mistake from Bai Bai there, giving up the dominant position! Bai Bai wants to sweep here but Casas controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bai Bai wants to hit a switch here but Casas passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bai Bai there! Bai Bai is squirming around, avoiding Casas's attempts to control the action. Casas wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it. Bai Bai is desperately trying to improve his position but Casas has a good base and remains in mount. Bai Bai is working hard here to advance position. Casas trying to control but he's not successful this time. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Casas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Casas working away from the top, dropping strikes. Bai Bai is trying to escape the mount.
Casas lands with some strikes. Bai Bai tries to lock up and control but Casas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Casas trying to control but he's not successful this time. Bai Bai is working to get back to half guard.
Bai Bai is squirming around, avoiding Casas's attempts to control the action.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Casas is landing with some decent strikes but Bai Bai is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Bai Bai regains half guard. Bai Bai tries to kick Casas off but Casas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Bai Bai regains full guard. Nicely done. Bai Bai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bai Bai looking for a sweep. Not yet Bai Bai, not yet. Bai Bai wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Casas is now in half guard. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Casas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bai Bai defending well though. Bai Bai actively working from the bottom here. Casas is looking to stall here but Bai Bai recovers full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bai Bai is on top in guard.
Casas has a closed guard, preventing Bai Bai from standing up. Casas trying to keep a closed guard but Bai Bai is proving a slippery customer.
Casas wants to sweep here but Bai Bai controlling him for the moment. Bai Bai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Bai Bai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Casas working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bai Bai has passed into half guard!
Casas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Bai Bai is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Bai Bai working Casas over with strikes. Bai Bai is looking for a kimura here.
Bai Bai not landing any meaningful shots this time. Bai Bai is working for a submission of some sort.
Bai Bai trying to pass the guard but Casas defending well. Casas tries to get to full guard but Bai Bai has control of the leg. Bai Bai looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's eight 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. Casas trying to control from the bottom.
Bai Bai wants to pass the guard but Casas is defending well. Bai Bai trying to control the action but Casas is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Casas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bai Bai shoots in for a double leg but Casas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Bai Bai fails with the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tao Bai Bai. That's going to take a lot out of him. Casas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bai Bai's head. Casas takes a body punch but keeps moving. Bai Bai closes this distance looking for a takedown but Casas circles away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Bai Bai looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Casas working for a triangle but Bai Bai defends it easily.
Casas had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bai Bai is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Casas Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bai Bai's back instead. Bai Bai manages to reverse the position and now he's in Casas's guard. Nice work there by Bai Bai.
Casas working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bai Bai has passed into half guard!
Casas is defending against the submission attempts here by Bai Bai.
Casas is trying to get back to full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tao Bai Bai dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bai Bai throws a hook to the side of Casas's head but Casas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Bai Bai tries to bum rush Casas with a series of wild strikes but Casas uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Casas misses with a double jab.
Bai Bai throws a sloppy head kick and Casas counters with a solid body kick. Casas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Bai Bai digs a good body shot into Casas's ribs. Bai Bai misses with an uppercut. Bai Bai throws a big shot that misses. Casas swats away the attempt to clinch by Bai Bai. Tao Bai Bai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Bai Bai throws a poor cross that misses
and Casas counters with a three punch combo that has Bai Bai backing up. Bai Bai nods at Casas to acknowledge the strikes. Casas throws a sloppy head kick and Bai Bai moves out of range easily. Bai Bai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Casas counters with a flying knee. Nice. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Bai Bai misses with a hook
and Casas counters with a nice leg kick. A big right from Bai Bai misses. Bai Bai tries to clinch up and Casas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bai Bai misses with the combination.
Bai Bai dodges the punch combination from Casas.
Casas stuffs the takedown. Nice takedown defense from Bai Bai. No joy for Casas on that attempt. Bai Bai changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Casas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Casas taking a bit of punishment here - Bai Bai scoring with strikes. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. You can see the frustration on Casas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Bai Bai tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bai Bai has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Bai Bai wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Casas, who protects the arm well. Bai Bai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Casas tries to get back to half guard but can't. Bai Bai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Casas sneaks back into half guard. Casas wants to get back to full guard. Bai Bai is tying to control. Casas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Casas wants to control but Bai Bai is keeping busy and won't allow it. Bai Bai is looking for a kimura here.
Casas wants to improve his position but Bai Bai is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bai Bai is keen to just control but Casas is a slippery customer. Casas throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. Bai Bai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Casas staying out of range there. Bai Bai throws a lazy uppercut
and Casas counters with a series of strikes. Bai Bai will be more careful next time no doubt. Bai Bai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Casas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bai Bai to score with a decent uppercut. Casas looks to land a combination. Bai Bai sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Casas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Casas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Casas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Casas ducks under a wild hook from Bai Bai. Bai Bai is looking to clinch. Bai Bai misses with an uppercut
and Casas counters with a series of strikes. Bai Bai will be more careful next time no doubt. Bai Bai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Casas swats away the attempt to clinch by Bai Bai. Bai Bai misses with a right hand and Casas counters with a nice leg kick. Bai Bai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Casas. Casas tries to bum rush Bai Bai with a series of wild strikes but Bai Bai uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Bai Bai shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Casas pinned against the cage. Casas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Bai Bai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bai Bai tries to clinch up and Casas counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Bai Bai tries to clinch and Casas counters with a series of strikes. Bai Bai will be more careful next time no doubt. Casas circles away from the clinch attempt and Casas counters with an outside leg kick.
Bai Bai tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Bai Bai throws a body punch but Casas moves out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Bai Bai forces Casas back against the ropes and clinches. Casas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Casas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bai Bai gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Bai Bai won't allow Casas to sweep him here. Casas throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bai Bai escapes and throws Casas's legs to the side, diving into side control! Casas tries to bench press Bai Bai off him but Bai Bai keeps the position. Casas can't do much from the bottom here. Bai Bai swings around for an armbar but Casas sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bai Bai's guard. Casas passes Bai Bai's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Casas is thwarting Bai Bai's attempts to control the position. Bai Bai gets back to full guard.
Bai Bai lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Casas!
That's six minutes gone in the round. Bai Bai landing shots from mount. Bai Bai trying to control but he's not successful this time. Bai Bai lands a heavy elbow. Casas has given up his back. Will we see Bai Bai going for some submissions?
Bai Bai connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Casas to escape the position.
Bai Bai is punishing Casas with strikes - can he finish him?! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage! Casas is taking damage to the body and head.
Casas is rocked! Casas breaks Bai Bai's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bai Bai looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Bai Bai lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Casas! Bai Bai tries to control but Casas wriggling away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Casas working to try and regain half guard.
Casas tries to hold on but Bai Bai pushes him away. Bai Bai goes for an armbar but Casas turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Casas. Casas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Bai Bai escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Casas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Bai Bai manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bai Bai landing strikes from the mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Bai Bai prevents Casas from getting the reversal. Tao Bai Bai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Bai Bai looking to finish Casas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Casas! Bai Bai wants to finish this one by submission but Casas is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bai Bai. Bai Bai moves to the back. Casas showing good submission defense here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Casas is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bai Bai scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Casas is looking for a way out. Casas tries to break free.
Bai Bai is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Casas defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Casas rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bai Bai is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Casas is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tao Bai Bai!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between klaus kluubert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Hagler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, klaus kluubert! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Hagler! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hagler gets caught flat footed, as kluubert shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Hagler is looking for a triangle but kluubert pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. kluubert advances position into side control! kluubert scoring with punches from side control. kluubert in side control lands a decent elbow. kluubert is working Hagler over with some ground and pound from side control. Hagler is looking for a sweep. kluubert scoring with punches and elbows. kluubert is looking to take a break and control but Hagler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Hagler is working to avoid the ground and pound but kluubert connects with a decent elbow.
Hagler is rocked! kluubert scores with a couple of short elbows. Hagler is still in real trouble! Can kluubert finish him? This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! kluubert lands a decent elbow from side control. kluubert in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. kluubert landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. kluubert lands a decent elbow from side control. kluubert cracks Hagler with a big right hand but Hagler just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
kluubert works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. kluubert scoring with punches from side control. Hagler is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hagler on the wrong end of some ground and pound. kluubert lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hagler down.
kluubert scoring with punches from side control. Hagler takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
kluubert lands a few punches from side control. Check out the look on kluubert's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hagler is working to avoid the ground and pound but kluubert connects with a decent elbow. Hagler tries to improve position but can't. kluubert lands an elbow. Hagler tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but kluubert presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! kluubert cracks Hagler with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by kluubert. kluubert lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! kluubert in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
kluubert looking to finish Hagler with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hagler! kluubert with good strikes from the mount here! kluubert is breathing heavily. kluubert scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hagler is in a horrible position here. kluubert smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
kluubert landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. kluubert landing strikes, looking to finish! kluubert with shots to the head and body - Hagler looks very uncomfortable down there. kluubert lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hagler hang on? The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, kluubert cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hagler regains half guard. kluubert content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. kluubert prevents Hagler from improving his position. kluubert is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Hagler is trying to defend against the ground and pound but kluubert scores with a couple of nice shots. kluubert slips a nice elbow through Hagler's hands, connecting with Hagler's forehead. kluubert passes to side control. Hagler looking for a sweep but kluubert has passed into full mount! Oh no! kluubert is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. kluubert scoring with strikes but Hagler is staying in there. kluubert working the ground and pound effectively.
kluubert with the ground and pound from mount. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. kluubert landing strikes, looking to finish! kluubert postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hagler looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Hagler that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hagler tries to reverse the position but kluubert maintains control. kluubert unloading with bombs! Hagler is desperately trying to improve his position but kluubert has a good base and remains in mount. Hagler takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. kluubert raining down shots from the mount! kluubert pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. kluubert lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
kluubert with a couple of short strikes. Hagler tries to reverse the position but kluubert maintains control. kluubert cracks Hagler with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round. kluubert breaks from Hagler's wrist control and lands an elbow. kluubert with a couple of short strikes. kluubert punishing his opponent with strikes. kluubert connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hagler is in a horrible position here. kluubert smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hagler is bucking up trying to escape but kluubert cracks him with another couple of good strikes. kluubert cracks Hagler with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
kluubert punishing his opponent with strikes. Hagler is working to get back to half guard.
kluubert unloading with bombs! Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! kluubert lands a big shot there that rocks Hagler but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
kluubert fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hagler can't escape the position.
kluubert dominating with strikes here. kluubert lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hagler hang on? kluubert punishing his opponent with strikes. kluubert in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. kluubert has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hagler's face.
Hagler taking shots to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round. kluubert lands a heavy elbow. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, kluubert cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
kluubert landing strikes, looking to finish! kluubert landing strikes, looking to finish! BOOM! kluubert connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. kluubert looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
kluubert lands a big shot there that rocks Hagler but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hagler is in a horrible position here. kluubert smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
kluubert landing strikes from the mount. kluubert working away from the top, dropping strikes. kluubert looking to finish Hagler with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hagler! kluubert lands a big elbow. kluubert cracks Hagler with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by kluubert. kluubert is in the full mount, landing strikes. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, kluubert cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
kluubert landing strikes, looking to finish! kluubert lands a big elbow. A nice elbow there by kluubert. kluubert is landing with some decent strikes but Hagler is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. kluubert unloading with bombs!
That's six minutes gone in the round. kluubert lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hagler hang on? kluubert scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hagler?
kluubert connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
kluubert scores with a couple of good head shots there.
kluubert with good strikes from the mount here! kluubert landing strikes from the mount and Hagler is in trouble! Hagler tries to reverse the position but kluubert maintains control. Hagler is in a horrible position here. kluubert smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hagler is bucking up trying to escape but kluubert cracks him with another couple of good strikes. kluubert dominating with strikes here. kluubert landing punches. kluubert scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hagler taking shots to the head. Hagler takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. kluubert connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
kluubert connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
kluubert pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Hagler is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. kluubert postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hagler looks a forlorn figure.
kluubert is landing with some decent strikes but Hagler is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Hagler is desperately trying to improve his position but kluubert has a good base and remains in mount. kluubert lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
kluubert punishing his opponent with strikes. Hagler working to try and regain half guard.
kluubert fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
kluubert looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hagler tries to reverse the position but kluubert maintains control. kluubert with the ground and pound from mount. kluubert landing shots from mount. Hagler is trying to escape the mount.
kluubert working the ground and pound effectively.
kluubert fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's eight minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. kluubert raining down shots from the mount! Hagler really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
kluubert scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hagler?
kluubert breaks from Hagler's wrist control and lands an elbow. kluubert punishing his opponent with strikes. kluubert scoring with strikes but Hagler is staying in there. Hagler is looking to improve his position but kluubert isn't that keen on the idea. kluubert scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hagler?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, kluubert cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hagler is bucking up trying to escape but kluubert cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Hagler taking shots to the head. kluubert is landing with some decent strikes but Hagler is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. kluubert working Hagler over with strikes here. kluubert with good strikes from the mount here! kluubert landing punches. kluubert is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. A nice elbow there by kluubert. kluubert connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
kluubert lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hagler hang on? Hagler takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Hagler taking shots to the head. kluubert with the ground and pound from mount. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage! Hagler can't escape the position.
Hagler in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. kluubert lands a big shot there that rocks Hagler but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hagler tries to get back to half guard but can't. Hagler in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. kluubert lands a big elbow. kluubert landing strikes from the mount and Hagler is in trouble! kluubert lands a big elbow. kluubert lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hagler hang on? The referee warns Hagler that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! kluubert is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hagler can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
kluubert working Hagler over with strikes here. kluubert cracks Hagler with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hagler is looking to improve his position but kluubert isn't that keen on the idea. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
klaus kluubert dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
kluubert closes the distance and clinches up with Hagler, looking for a takedown. kluubert pushes Hagler against the ropes but Hagler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. kluubert shoots for a takedown but Hagler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from kluubert. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for klaus kluubert. That's going to take a lot out of him. kluubert fails with the takedown. kluubert shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hagler pinned against the cage. Hagler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. kluubert shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hagler as he avoids it easily. kluubert shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. kluubert shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Hagler stuffs the takedown attempt from kluubert. kluubert gets slowly back to his feet. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from kluubert. George Hagler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. kluubert misses with a takedown attempt - Hagler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. kluubert shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hagler as he jumps to the side. kluubert throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hagler's waist but Hagler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing kluubert off to one side. kluubert changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hagler tries to avoid it but kluubert manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hagler to the ground. Hagler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. kluubert tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hagler swivels and escapes. kluubert shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hagler pinned against the cage. Hagler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. kluubert shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hagler as he jumps to the side. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. kluubert shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hagler as he jumps to the side. George Hagler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. kluubert changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hagler tries to avoid it but kluubert manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hagler to the ground. Hagler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. kluubert shoots in but Hagler avoids the takedown attempt easily. kluubert fails to land the takedown. kluubert tries for a takedown but Hagler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Hagler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. No luck for kluubert with that takedown attempt. kluubert misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Nice sprawl there from Hagler as kluubert shoots in. Hagler stuffs the takedown attempt from kluubert. kluubert gets slowly back to his feet. kluubert tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hagler swivels and escapes. kluubert shoots in looking for a takedown. Hagler tries to sprawl out of it but kluubert keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hagler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Nice takedown defense from Hagler. No joy for kluubert on that attempt. kluubert fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. kluubert throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hagler's waist but Hagler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing kluubert off to one side. kluubert closes the distance and clinches up with Hagler, looking for a takedown. kluubert pushes Hagler against the ropes but Hagler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. kluubert shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hagler but Hagler pushes him off and we're back to square one. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from kluubert. kluubert fails to land the takedown. kluubert shoots in for a takedown but Hagler shows good takedown defense. kluubert shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hagler pinned against the cage. Hagler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Hagler stuffs the takedown attempt from kluubert. kluubert gets slowly back to his feet. kluubert shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hagler as he jumps to the side. Hagler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. kluubert fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. kluubert shoots in but no luck this time. kluubert changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hagler tries to avoid it but kluubert manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hagler to the ground. Hagler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. kluubert shoots in for a double leg but Hagler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. kluubert shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hagler as he jumps to the side. kluubert looks for a takedown but Hagler sprawls well. Nice sprawl there from Hagler as kluubert shoots in. kluubert shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hagler but Hagler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round. kluubert fails with a takedown attempt from distance. kluubert fails with a takedown attempt. kluubert shoots in for a double leg but Hagler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. kluubert shoots in and drives through. Hagler sprawls well. No luck for kluubert with that takedown attempt. kluubert looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hagler is fending him off so far but kluubert persists. Nope, Hagler circles away and we're back to standing. kluubert shoots for a takedown but Hagler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. kluubert has a takedown stuffed. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from kluubert. kluubert fails with the takedown. kluubert shoots for a double leg takedown but Hagler sprawls well. He's pushed kluubert's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. kluubert shoots for a takedown but Hagler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. kluubert misses with a takedown attempt - Hagler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. kluubert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hagler can do to turn this around? kluubert tries for a takedown but Hagler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Hagler stuffs the takedown attempt from kluubert. kluubert gets slowly back to his feet. kluubert looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. kluubert looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. kluubert shoots for a takedown but Hagler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. kluubert fails to land the takedown. kluubert fails with a takedown attempt from distance. kluubert shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hagler as he jumps to the side. kluubert has a takedown stuffed. Hagler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. kluubert tries for a takedown but Hagler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. kluubert misses with a takedown attempt - Hagler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. kluubert shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hagler as he avoids it easily. kluubert shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hagler as he jumps to the side. kluubert shoots in looking for a takedown. Hagler tries to sprawl out of it but kluubert keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hagler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. kluubert looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. kluubert fails to land the takedown. kluubert looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hagler is fending him off so far but kluubert persists. Nope, Hagler circles away and we're back to standing. kluubert fails with a takedown attempt. kluubert looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hagler is fending him off so far but kluubert persists. Nope, Hagler circles away and we're back to standing.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Nice takedown defense from Hagler. No joy for kluubert on that attempt. kluubert shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hagler pinned against the cage. Hagler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. kluubert has a takedown stuffed. George Hagler seems to be getting the better of the standup. Hagler stuffs the takedown. Hagler stuffs the takedown attempt from kluubert. kluubert gets slowly back to his feet. Hagler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. kluubert misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. kluubert misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. kluubert fails miserably with a takedown attempt. kluubert fails with the takedown. No luck for kluubert with that takedown attempt. kluubert shoots in looking for a takedown. Hagler tries to sprawl out of it but kluubert keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hagler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. kluubert closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hagler circles away.
That's six minutes gone in the round. kluubert shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hagler as he jumps to the side. kluubert misses with a takedown attempt - Hagler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. kluubert shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hagler but Hagler pushes him off and we're back to square one. kluubert looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hagler is fending him off so far but kluubert persists. Nope, Hagler circles away and we're back to standing. Hagler stuffs the takedown. kluubert closes the distance and clinches up with Hagler, looking for a takedown. kluubert pushes Hagler against the ropes but Hagler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. kluubert fails with the takedown. Hagler stuffs the takedown attempt from kluubert. kluubert gets slowly back to his feet. kluubert shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hagler but Hagler pushes him off and we're back to square one. kluubert looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hagler is fending him off so far but kluubert persists. Nope, Hagler circles away and we're back to standing. kluubert fails to land the takedown. Hagler stuffs the takedown. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from kluubert. kluubert looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. No luck for kluubert with that takedown attempt. kluubert fails miserably with a takedown attempt. kluubert shoots in for a double leg but Hagler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. kluubert shoots in and drives through. Hagler sprawls well. kluubert closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hagler circles away. kluubert shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. kluubert looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hagler is fending him off so far but kluubert persists. Nope, Hagler circles away and we're back to standing. kluubert shoots in for a takedown but Hagler shows good takedown defense. kluubert shoots in for a takedown but Hagler shows good takedown defense. kluubert shoots for a double leg takedown but Hagler sprawls well. He's pushed kluubert's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. kluubert fails with a takedown attempt from distance. kluubert shoots for a double leg takedown but Hagler sprawls well. He's pushed kluubert's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. kluubert shoots for a double leg takedown but Hagler sprawls well. He's pushed kluubert's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Horrible takedown by kluubert or perhaps it was just good defense by Hagler which made him look bad. kluubert has a takedown stuffed. kluubert fails to land the takedown. kluubert shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hagler but Hagler pushes him off and we're back to square one. kluubert fails with a takedown attempt. kluubert changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hagler tries to avoid it but kluubert manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hagler to the ground. Hagler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. kluubert closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hagler circles away. kluubert closes the distance and clinches up with Hagler, looking for a takedown. kluubert pushes Hagler against the ropes but Hagler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. kluubert shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hagler pinned against the cage. Hagler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Horrible takedown by kluubert or perhaps it was just good defense by Hagler which made him look bad.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. kluubert shoots in and drives through. Hagler sprawls well. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from kluubert. kluubert misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. kluubert fails with the takedown. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Hagler stuffs the takedown attempt from kluubert. kluubert gets slowly back to his feet. kluubert shoots in for a double leg but Hagler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Nice sprawl there from Hagler as kluubert shoots in. kluubert misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. kluubert misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. kluubert shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hagler as he avoids it easily. kluubert shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hagler but Hagler pushes him off and we're back to square one. kluubert misses with a takedown attempt - Hagler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. kluubert shoots in and drives through. Hagler sprawls well. kluubert shoots for a double leg takedown but Hagler sprawls well. He's pushed kluubert's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. kluubert shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hagler as he jumps to the side. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from kluubert. George Hagler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from kluubert. Nice sprawl there from Hagler as kluubert shoots in. Hagler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. kluubert tries for a takedown but Hagler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. kluubert fails with a takedown attempt from distance. kluubert fails with the takedown. kluubert closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hagler circles away. kluubert looks for a takedown but Hagler sprawls well. kluubert changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hagler tries to avoid it but kluubert manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hagler to the ground. Hagler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. kluubert shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hagler as he jumps to the side. kluubert closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hagler circles away. kluubert fails with a takedown attempt from distance. kluubert shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hagler as he jumps to the side. kluubert shoots for a double leg takedown but Hagler sprawls well. He's pushed kluubert's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. kluubert shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hagler pinned against the cage. Hagler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. kluubert fails with a takedown attempt. kluubert looks for a takedown but Hagler sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight! George Hagler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for klaus kluubert! Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for klaus kluubert! Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for klaus kluubert!
klaus kluubert wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kashihiro Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and C S Kitiona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kashihiro Akiyama has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kashihiro Akiyama! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, C S Kitiona! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Akiyama changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kitiona tries to avoid it but Akiyama manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kitiona to the ground. Kitiona escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Akiyama lands a lovely overhand right. Akiyama gets a takedown into half guard. Kitiona wants to get back to full guard. Akiyama is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kitiona manages to get to full guard.
Akiyama drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Akiyama jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Akiyama wants to pass the guard but Kitiona is keeping the position. Kitiona is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Akiyama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. Akiyama looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Kitiona tries to roll over but Akiyama keeps him under control. Akiyama throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Akiyama not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Akiyama wants to pass to mount but Kitiona is defending the position. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Kitiona keeping control of the position. Akiyama is looking to advance position but Kitiona won't allow it. Kitiona is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Akiyama throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Akiyama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kitiona is fending him off so far but Akiyama persists. Nope, Kitiona circles away and we're back to standing. Kitiona tries for a takedown but Akiyama circles away easily and Akiyama decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kitiona's guard. Akiyama being controlled here momentarily. Akiyama drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kitiona manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Akiyama has Kitiona in his guard. Kitiona avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Akiyama is breathing heavily. Akiyama striking off his back but it's not causing Kitiona any problems. Akiyama keeping moving, preventing Kitiona from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kitiona looking to sit in guard and control but Akiyama gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Akiyama is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Akiyama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kitiona is keeping the position for now. Akiyama drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kitiona looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kitiona looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kitiona! Kitiona controlling the position. Kitiona decides to stand up, so the ref orders Akiyama to his feet. Kitiona drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Akiyama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kitiona wants to pass the guard but Akiyama is keeping the position. Kitiona trying to control but Akiyama is working from the bottom. Akiyama has his foot on Kitiona's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kitiona works his way back into a safe position though. Kitiona postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Kitiona trying to control the position from guard on top but Akiyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Akiyama had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kitiona is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Akiyama Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kitiona's back instead. Akiyama misses with a punch to the head. Kitiona looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. Kitiona is trying to keep from getting into a worse position than he's already in but Kitiona is working away and isn't letting himself get tied up.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Kitiona defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kitiona manages to reverse the position and now he's in Akiyama's guard. Nice work there by Kitiona.
Akiyama throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kitiona uses it to pass to side control.
Kitiona taking a breather here. Akiyama is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's six 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. Akiyama is working hard here to advance position. Kitiona blocks the strikes from Akiyama.
Akiyama is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kitiona off and has taken his back! I really don't envy Kitiona right now.
Akiyama looking for the choke from the back. Akiyama is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Kitiona knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Kitiona for a finish. Akiyama throwing wild punches that miss their target. Kitiona turns into Akiyama and is now in his guard.
Akiyama had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kitiona is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Akiyama Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kitiona's back instead. Kitiona is trapped and Akiyama is scoring with shots to the head and body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Akiyama working for the choke. Kitiona defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard. Kitiona trying to control the position from guard on top but Akiyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Akiyama looking for a sweep. Not yet Akiyama, not yet. Akiyama working for a triangle but Kitiona defends it easily.
Akiyama has an active guard here but Kitiona has managed to pass into half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Kitiona prevents Akiyama from improving his position. Akiyama throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kitiona blocks the strikes from Akiyama.
Akiyama tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. Akiyama tries to roll over but Kitiona keeps him under control. Akiyama regains full guard. Nicely done. Kitiona looking to sit in guard and control but Akiyama gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Akiyama advances to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Akiyama works his foot free and advances to mount. Akiyama is landing with some decent strikes but Kitiona is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Akiyama is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kitiona can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Akiyama postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kitiona looks a forlorn figure.
Kitiona is rocked! Akiyama lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kitiona is still in real trouble! Can Akiyama finish him? Akiyama working for a submission but Kitiona is keeping him at bay. Kitiona defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Akiyama. Akiyama lands a nice shot to the head. Akiyama looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kitiona is bucking up trying to escape but Akiyama cracks him with another couple of good strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kashihiro Akiyama dominated that round. That's time! Akiyama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Akiyama changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kitiona looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Akiyama in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Akiyama tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Akiyama has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Akiyama looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Kitiona sneaks back into half guard. Kitiona is looking to control Akiyama's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kitiona avoid being mounted? Kitiona seems to have recovered his senses. Kitiona is pressing down on Akiyama's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Kitiona lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Akiyama! Akiyama is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Akiyama bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Akiyama stops Kitiona from standing up. Akiyama content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Kitiona has his hands on Akiyama's head, controlling the position. Kitiona trying to control the position.
Akiyama tries to free his leg and advance position but Kitiona is retaining full guard. Kitiona is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kitiona wants to sweep but no luck. Kitiona pulls Akiyama in close to prevent any damage. Akiyama drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kitiona dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kitiona is pushing down on Akiyama's leg trying to pass to half guard. Akiyama is fighting to maintain full guard but Kitiona has managed to sneak the leg through. Kitiona perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Let's hope that Kitiona has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Akiyama misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kitiona decides to stand and escape the position. Akiyama scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Akiyama is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Akiyama throwing shots but Kitiona is blocking nicely. Akiyama is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Akiyama sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kitiona defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Akiyama passes the guard and advances to mount! Kashihiro Akiyama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Akiyama cracks Kitiona with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kashihiro Akiyama!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Roshan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lima comes to the ring accompanied by Enter Sandman, Metallica. Damian Roshan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabio Lima! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damian Roshan! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Roshan tries to keep at a distance but Lima has taken the fight into the clinch. Roshan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lima lands a knee to the body.
Lima breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roshan works Lima's body with a nice hook. Lima scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Roshan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Roshan keeping moving, preventing Lima from controlling successfully. Roshan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Lima has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Lima tries to free his leg and advance position but Roshan is retaining full guard. Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Roshan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Lima stopping the sweep attempt from Roshan. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Lima stops Roshan from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Lima has closed the distance and engaged Roshan in a clinch.
Lima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roshan blocks it with crossed arms. Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Roshan is blocking nicely.
Roshan wants to get back to striking at distance but Lima won't allow it.
Lima throws an elbow that misses.
Roshan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good body shot from Lima.
Lima lands a knee to the head.
Lima lands a nice knee to the body. Lima manages to pull guard.
Lima looking for a guillotine here but Roshan defends easily.
Lima is breathing heavily. Lima working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Roshan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Roshan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Roshan pushes down on Lima's leg and manages to get into half guard. Roshan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lima defends it well. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Roshan missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Lima wants to improve his position but Roshan is controlling well.
Lima is defending against the submission attempts here by Roshan.
Lima is looking to control Roshan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lima avoid being mounted? Roshan is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Lima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Lima moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lima has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Roshan is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lima. Roshan tries to advance to mount but can't. Lima is looking to reverse the position. Lima wants to get back to his feet but Roshan drags him back down. Lima sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Lima slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Lima looking for a guillotine here but Roshan defends easily.
Lima had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Roshan is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lima Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Roshan's back instead. Lima is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Roshan knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Roshan for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lima patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here? Roshan is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lima gets his way!
Lima is persistently looking for the submission but Roshan is defending it well.
Roshan looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. Lima working for the choke. Lima is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Roshan with him. Roshan is trying to defend but Lima has an arm under the chin now! Roshan grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fabio Lima!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the ring accompanied by Alice in Chains - Them Bones. Clegane is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Deftones - Engine # 9. Sandor Clegane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Jones! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sandor Clegane! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Clegane. Jones cracks Clegane with a good jab. Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones slips a jab from Clegane. Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Clegane misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a straight right hand. Jones throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Clegane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clegane moves away. Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Jones thuds a left hand into Clegane's body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Clegane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Jones connects with a single shot there. Jones scores with a hook.
Clegane is rocked! Jones lands with a nice body punch. Clegane looks gassed! Jones throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Clegane colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Jones as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Clegane is left battered and dazed whilst Jones and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Jones!
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