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QFC Tournament 517 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wu Xian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kayden Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wu Xian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kayden Li!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee calls for Li to work.
Li scores with a knee to the head.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Xian is blocking nicely.
Li stalling in the clinch.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Xian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Li landing knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
Xian takes a knee to the side of the body.
Li has Xian pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li landing knees to the body.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Xian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Li prevents Xian from breaking the clinch.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Xian managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Li stalling.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Xian is blocking nicely.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Xian blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li tries a knee to the head but Xian blocks it.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Li landing knees to the head.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Li is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Xian is blocking nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Li tries a knee to the head but Xian blocks it.
Xian tries to circle away but Li has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li leaning against his opponent.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Xian is blocking nicely.
Xian working hard to break the clinch.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Li tries a knee to the head but Xian blocks it.
Li tries a knee to the head but Xian blocks it.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Xian blocks with his arms.
Li looks winded!
Li trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Li.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Xian blocks it with crossed arms.
Xian is trying to stall.
Li dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Li scores with a knee to the head.
Li stalling the fight.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Li misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Li.
Xian is trying to force a seperation but Li has the dominant position.
Xian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Xian looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Xian working hard to break the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kayden Li dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Xian scores with a jab to the head.
Li takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Xian.
Xian cracks Li with a good jab.
Xian cracks Li with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Xian has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Li to stand back up!
Li is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xian is stalking Li. Li circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Xian, and it's lights out! Li really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wu Xian!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hasan Amiksah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Savitskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hasan Amiksah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexandr Savitskiy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savitskiy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Savitskiy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Savitskiy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Savitskiy gets through Amiksah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Savitskiy digs a right hand into Amiksah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Amiksah's gas tank.
Savitskiy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Amiksah up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Savitskiy.
A right handed body shot lands from Savitskiy.
Savitskiy lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Hasan Amiksah has been cut.
Savitskiy scores with a hook to the body.
Savitskiy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Savitskiy.
Savitskiy lands an elbow that stopped Amiksah in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Savitskiy - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savitskiy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Amiksah up against the cage.
Savitskiy digs a right hand underneath Amiksah's ribcage. Amiksah let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Savitskiy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Amiksah's defenses.
Savitskiy lands a body shot.
Savitskiy stalling against the cage.
Savitskiy lands a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Savitskiy.
Savitskiy lands an elbow just above Amiksah 's eye.
Hasan Amiksah's cut is getting worse.
Savitskiy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Savitskiy digs a right hand into Amiksah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Amiksah's gas tank.
Amiksah taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savitskiy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Amiksah backwards.
Savitskiy lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savitskiy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Savitskiy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Amiksah tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice left hand lands by Savitskiy.
Savitskiy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Savitskiy lands a damaging elbow.
Hasan Amiksah's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Savitskiy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Savitskiy has Amiksah pressed against the cage.
Savitskiy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Savitskiy lands an elbow just above Amiksah 's eye.
Jeez, Hasan Amiksah's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Amiksah takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitskiy scores with a shot to the side of Amiksah's head.
A short uppercut from Savitskiy.
Savitskiy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Savitskiy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hasan Amiksah's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexandr Savitskiy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Neil Herstag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Eriksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neil Herstag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Eriksen!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eriksen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Herstag clinches.
Herstag controlling the action here for a moment.
Herstag will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Eriksen up against the cage.
Herstag pressing his opponent against the cage.
Eriksen letting Herstag take a breather here.
Herstag gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A hook to the body from Herstag.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eriksen tries to throw a body punch but Herstag avoids it by throwing Eriksen back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Herstag.
Herstag scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Herstag scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stalling in the clinch from Herstag.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Herstag for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Neil Herstag.
Herstag misses with the combination.
Herstag gets a clinch.
Herstag misses with a body punch.
Eriksen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Herstag is keeping busy.
Herstag stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Herstag.
Herstag lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eriksen or not.
Herstag manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herstag lands with a light punch inside.
Herstag escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Herstag stuffs the takedown attempt from Eriksen. Eriksen gets slowly back to his feet.
Herstag lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Herstag closes the distance and clinches.
Eriksen is looking to break free of the clinch but Herstag has double underhooks.
Herstag tries to land knees in the clinch but Eriksen avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Herstag.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Herstag.
Eriksen is trying to pull guard but Herstag turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Herstag avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Herstag fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Neil Herstag has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Eriksen.
Herstag misses with a wild combination.
Herstag gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Herstag lands a left hand.
Eriksen tries to land knees in the clinch but Herstag avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Herstag.
Herstag pressing his opponent against the cage.
Herstag leaning against his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Herstag.
Herstag breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herstag gets a clinch.
Herstag pushes Eriksen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Herstag creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eriksen wants to stall.
Herstag has Eriksen pushed against the cage.
Herstag is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Herstag as the two fighters clinch.
Herstag displaying some good clinch control by pressing Eriksen up against the cage.
Herstag manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Herstag.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Herstag dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Herstag lands a jab to Eriksen's midsection.
Herstag instigates a clinch.
Eriksen letting Herstag take a breather here.
Herstag pressing his opponent against the cage.
Herstag seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Neil Herstag.
Herstag slaps away a takedown attempt from Eriksen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eriksen tries to keep at a distance but Herstag has taken the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Herstag.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eriksen pulls guard effortlessly.
Eriksen keeping moving, preventing Herstag from controlling successfully.
Herstag throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herstag landing with the ground and pound.
Herstag trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Eriksen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Herstag defends it easily.
Herstag is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eriksen can do to turn this around?
Herstag trying to control but Eriksen is working from the bottom.
Herstag avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Eriksen trying to keep a closed guard but Herstag is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Herstag is looking to pass into half guard but Eriksen pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Eriksen is in guard.
Eriksen trying to control but Herstag is working from the bottom.
Herstag trying to control the position here.
Eriksen won't allow Herstag to get back to his feet.
Eriksen pushes down on Herstag's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen trying to control the action but Herstag is working from the bottom.
Herstag on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Herstag tries to get out of the position.
Herstag wants to get back to full guard.
Herstag pushes Eriksen off looking to stand but Eriksen dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Herstag looks to land a combination. Eriksen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Eriksen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herstag closes the distance and clinches.
Herstag just leaning against Eriksen, taking a breather.
Herstag digs a right hand into Eriksen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Eriksen's gas tank.
Herstag stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Neil Herstag has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Herstag works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Eriksen is breathing heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Herstag takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Eriksen is looking to break free of the clinch but Herstag has double underhooks.
Eriksen taking a breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A right handed body shot lands from Herstag.
A hook to the body from Herstag.
Herstag stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Herstag is struggling to control the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Herstag dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Eriksen tries to keep at a distance but Herstag has taken the fight into the clinch.
Eriksen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eriksen is looking to break free of the clinch but Herstag has double underhooks.
Eriksen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Herstag lands a hook that snaps the head of Eriksen backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Herstag.
Herstag pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eriksen gets tackled into the cage by Herstag. Herstag maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herstag digs a right hand underneath Eriksen's ribcage. Eriksen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Herstag lands a nice shot to the body.
Eriksen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Herstag lands an uppercut.
A short right from Herstag on the inside.
Eriksen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Herstag stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herstag breaks from the clinch.
Herstag clinches up with Eriksen and pushes him back against the cage.
Herstag pushes Eriksen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Herstag.
Herstag stalling.
A right hand to the body from Herstag.
Herstag lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Herstag - that landed with a thud.
Herstag is struggling to control the position.
Nice body punch from Herstag.
Herstag tries to land knees in the clinch but Eriksen avoids the damage to the body.
Herstag lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eriksen backwards.
Herstag is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice body punch from Herstag.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herstag softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Herstag lands a hook that snaps the head of Eriksen backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Herstag.
Herstag lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Eriksen.
Herstag is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Herstag cracks Eriksen with a nice body shot.
Neil Herstag is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Herstag stalling in the clinch.
Herstag leaning against his opponent.
Eriksen is trying to force a seperation but Herstag has the dominant position.
Herstag's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herstag closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Eriksen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Herstag gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Herstag is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Neil Herstag has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Eriksen.
Herstag throws a knee to the head but misses.
Herstag has Eriksen pushed against the cage.
Eriksen tries to pull guard but Herstag won't allow it.
Herstag tries to land knees in the clinch but Eriksen avoids the damage to the body.
Eriksen jumps guard but Herstag turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen avoids a wild elbow strike from Herstag.
Herstag scores with a hook to the body.
Herstag lands a nice shot to the body.
Herstag dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Herstag pushes Eriksen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Herstag scores with a nice short uppercut.
Herstag breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
John Eriksen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eriksen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Herstag.
Herstag moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neil Herstag showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Herstag, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Neil Herstag!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Neil Herstag!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Neil Herstag!
Neil Herstag wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shaner Schneider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Bustamante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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139 lbs
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Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shaner Schneider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Bustamante!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Schneider.
Schneider lands with a slapping head kick.
Schneider shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bustamante slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bustamante is looking for a triangle but Schneider pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schneider in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schneider really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bustamante has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Schneider can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Schneider stopping the sweep attempt from Bustamante.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schneider pushes down on Bustamante's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bustamante is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schneider is trying to control. Bustamante wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Schneider tries to pass to full mount but Bustamante defends it.
Bustamante slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bustamante tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bustamante is trying to hold Schneider in close to prevent damage but Schneider has managed to pass into half guard.
Bustamante trying to control but Schneider postures up.
Bustamante moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Schneider wants to stand but Bustamante is controlling his posture from full guard.
Schneider works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Schneider is going to stand back up.
Schneider content to control rather than advance.
Bustamante wants to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bustamante shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Schneider manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bustamante manages to get himself to full guard.
Bustamante looking for a sweep. Not yet Bustamante, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bustamante pulls Schneider in close to prevent any damage.
Bustamante lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bustamante tries to free his leg and advance position but Schneider is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schneider wants to sweep here but Bustamante controlling him for the moment.
Bustamante looking to pass the guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shaner Schneider will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bustamante fails to land the takedown.
Bustamante goes for a double leg but Schneider avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Schneider continues to drive forward.
Bustamante misses with a takedown attempt
and Schneider cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shaner Schneider has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Bustamante.
Bustamante gets caught napping as Schneider dives in and scores a takedown. Bustamante manages to retain guard.
Bustamante pulls Schneider in close to his closed guard and prevents Schneider from doing any damage or advancing position.
Schneider trying to control the position from guard on top but Bustamante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schneider is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bustamante can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schneider postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bustamante trying to control the position.
Schneider trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schneider shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bustamante's guard.
Schneider wants to control from the top but Bustamante keeps moving.
Bustamante trying to keep a closed guard but Schneider is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schneider wants to get up but he can't break Bustamante's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bustamante looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schneider is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bustamante is on top in guard.
Schneider 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.
Bustamante looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante wants to pass the guard but Schneider is keeping the position.
Bustamante looking to sit in guard and control but Schneider gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bustamante 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.
Bustamante trying to control the position here.
Bustamante is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bustamante keeping moving, preventing Schneider from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bustamante controls Schneider momentarily but Schneider frees himself.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaner Schneider dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bustamante shoots in looking for a takedown but Schneider manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bustamante's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bustamante drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Schneider keeping moving, preventing Bustamante from controlling successfully.
Bustamante slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bustamante wants to control from the top but Schneider keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bustamante postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bustamante's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bustamante trying to control but Schneider is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bustamante tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Schneider swivels and escapes.
Schneider fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bustamante to the ground. Schneider is now in Bustamante's guard.
Schneider avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Schneider won't allow Bustamante to sweep him here.
Bustamante has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Schneider has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante tries to improve position but can't.
Bustamante sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bustamante wants to get back to full guard.
Bustamante is looking to control Schneider's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bustamante avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schneider is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Schneider looking to control but Bustamante is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bustamante really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Schneider controlling from mount.
Schneider can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bustamante is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bustamante controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Schneider wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bustamante looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shaner Schneider.
Well Schneider has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Shaner Schneider!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Shaner Schneider!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Shaner Schneider!
Shaner Schneider wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Long Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Long Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jamie Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Roberts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roberts is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Roberts misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roberts circles away quickly and effectively.
Roberts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roberts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Roberts changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wang tries to avoid it but Roberts manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wang to the ground. Wang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roberts scores with a nice body kick.
Wang dodges the punch combination from Roberts.
Roberts closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Roberts throws a right and a left that Wang avoids nicely.
Roberts scores with a sloppy right hand. Wang should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wang misses with the ground and pound.
Wang works to advance to full mount. Roberts defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang misses with a head shot.
Wang landing strikes from the mount.
Wang is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Roberts has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Roberts!
Roberts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wang looking for a triangle here. Roberts is fighting it but it looks tight! Wang pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Roberts is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Long Wang!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Fusukioka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlon Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lyoto Fusukioka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marlon Moraes!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moraes moves out of range of the strikes.
Moraes lands a big head kick that sends Fusukioka tumbling to the mat! Moraes takes a step backwards and waves Fusukioka back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Lyoto Fusukioka has been cut.
Moraes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fusukioka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moraes clinches up against the cage.
Moraes tries to land a knee to the head but Fusukioka blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moraes landing knees to the head.
Fusukioka looking to throw knees to the head but Moraes is blocking nicely.
Moraes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Moraes jerks Fusukioka's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Fusukioka drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Moraes goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Moraes because Fusukioka was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Marlon Moraes!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Taoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeya Morimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Taoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeya Morimoto!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morimoto throws a body kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morimoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morimoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Taoka tries for a takedown but Morimoto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morimoto throws a low kick but Taoka avoids it.
Taoka forces Morimoto back against the cage and clinches.
Morimoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morimoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Tony Taoka has been cut.
Taoka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Morimoto looking to throw knees to the head but Taoka is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taoka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morimoto or not.
Morimoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morimoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taoka really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morimoto looking to throw knees to the head but Taoka is blocking nicely.
Morimoto misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taoka is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Morimoto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Taoka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taoka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taoka goes for a takedown attempt but Morimoto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Taoka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morimoto is looking to clinch but Taoka is avoiding it.
Taoka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Morimoto wants to clinch.
Taoka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Morimoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Morimoto.
Taoka tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Morimoto defends well and Taoka ends up having to push Morimoto into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Morimoto checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taoka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morimoto is fending him off so far but Taoka persists. Nope, Morimoto circles away and we're back to standing.
Taoka has a takedown stuffed.
Taoka is breathing heavily.
Morimoto throws a low kick but Taoka avoids it.
Morimoto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Morimoto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morimoto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morimoto closes the distance and pushes Taoka back into the cage.
Morimoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morimoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morimoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morimoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taoka managing to block the knees to the body from Morimoto.
Morimoto misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morimoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Taoka won't want to take too many of those.
Morimoto looking to throw knees to the head but Taoka is blocking nicely.
Morimoto scores with a knee to the head.
Morimoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morimoto with a knee to the head.
Morimoto missing with knees to the body.
Morimoto crunches a lovely knee into Taoka's ribcage.
Morimoto tries a knee to the head but Taoka blocks it.
Morimoto misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morimoto misses with a knee strike.
Morimoto prevents Taoka from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morimoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Taoka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morimoto crunches a lovely knee into Taoka's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morimoto connects with a knee to the head.
Morimoto working Taoka over with knees to the body.
Morimoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morimoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taoka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morimoto misses with a knee to the head.
Morimoto controlling the action here for a moment.
Taoka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morimoto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeya Morimoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Taoka's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morimoto has closed the distance and engaged Taoka in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morimoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taoka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taoka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morimoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morimoto tries to land a knee to the head but Taoka blocks with his arms.
Takeya Morimoto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Taoka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morimoto.
Morimoto misses with a knee to the head.
Morimoto scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morimoto lands a knee to the head.
Taoka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morimoto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Taoka up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morimoto stalling in the clinch.
Morimoto missing with knees to the body.
Taoka has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Morimoto after a bit of a struggle.
Morimoto tries to land a knee to the head but Taoka blocks with his arms.
Morimoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morimoto controlling the action here for a moment.
Morimoto misses with a knee to the head.
Morimoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taoka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morimoto's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taoka tries to score a body lock takedown but Morimoto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morimoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morimoto looking to throw knees to the head but Taoka is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Morimoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morimoto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Morimoto looking to throw knees to the head but Taoka is blocking nicely.
Morimoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Morimoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taoka is trying to break the clinch but Morimoto is controlling him.
Morimoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taoka is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Taoka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taoka has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Morimoto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Morimoto tries a knee to the head but Taoka blocks it.
Morimoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taoka blocks it with crossed arms.
Morimoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morimoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taoka goes for a takedown attempt but Morimoto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Morimoto throws a head kick that misses.
Taoka misses with an uppercut. Morimoto saw that one coming.
Taoka tries to keep at a distance but Morimoto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morimoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morimoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Taoka avoids the damage to the body.
Taoka missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taoka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morimoto misses with a knee strike.
Morimoto misses with a knee strike.
Taoka avoiding damage as Morimoto throws knees to the body.
Morimoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Taoka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morimoto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Taoka up against the cage.
Morimoto missing with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taoka wants to get back to striking at distance but Morimoto won't allow it.
Morimoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Taoka won't want to take too many of those.
Morimoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Morimoto misses with a knee to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeya Morimoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Taoka's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Taoka moves into the clinch successfully.
Morimoto taking a breather.
Taoka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Taoka is trying to drag Morimoto to the mat but Morimoto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Morimoto landing knees to the head.
Morimoto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Morimoto landing knees to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morimoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taoka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimoto landing knees to the body.
Morimoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taoka.
Morimoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taoka is defending well for now.
Morimoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morimoto misses with a knee to the head.
Taoka lands an elbow that stopped Morimoto in his tracks for a moment.
Morimoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taoka is trying to break the clinch but Morimoto is controlling him.
Come on Morimoto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Morimoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Taoka avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto missing with knees to the body.
Morimoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taoka blocks it with crossed arms.
Morimoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taoka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morimoto lands a knee to the head.
Morimoto misses with a knee strike.
Morimoto prevents Taoka from breaking the clinch.
Taoka avoiding damage as Morimoto throws knees to the body.
Taoka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morimoto smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Taoka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morimoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taoka swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morimoto. That's going to slow Taoka down.
Nice sprawl there from Morimoto as Taoka shoots in.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taoka blocks a low kick nicely.
Taoka seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Morimoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taoka, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Morimoto.
Knees to the body from Morimoto.
Taoka tries to pull guard but Morimoto holds him up against the cage and eventually Taoka drops back down to his feet.
Taoka managing to block the knees to the body from Morimoto.
Taoka trying to control the position but instead, Morimoto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Taoka into the cage.
Morimoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taoka avoids it.
Morimoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morimoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morimoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Morimoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto gets underhooks to prevent Taoka's takedown attempt.
Morimoto looking to throw knees to the head but Taoka is blocking nicely.
Taoka avoiding damage as Morimoto throws knees to the body.
Morimoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taoka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morimoto lands a knee to the head.
Morimoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taoka tries to land knees in the clinch but Morimoto avoids the damage to the body.
Taoka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Morimoto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Taoka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tony Taoka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taoka tries to work over Morimoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeya Morimoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morimoto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Takeya Morimoto!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Takeya Morimoto!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Takeya Morimoto!
Takeya Morimoto wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Donay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Hagiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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135 lbs
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167 cm
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138 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Donay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Hagiwara!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donay fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Donay.
Donay shoots in looking for a takedown. Hagiwara tries to sprawl out of it but Donay keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hagiwara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Donay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hagiwara moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hagiwara lands a takedown into guard.
Hagiwara seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Donay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagiwara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Donay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Donay throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hagiwara uses it to pass to side control.
Hagiwara tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hagiwara controls the position.
It looks like Hagiwara might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Donay wants to control but Hagiwara postures up.
You can see the frustration on Donay's face as Hagiwara controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagiwara is continuing to stall.
Hagiwara lands a decent elbow from side control.
You can see the frustration on Donay's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagiwara tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hagiwara has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Donay is not content to let Hagiwara control the position.
Hagiwara working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donay fails with a takedown attempt.
Donay changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hagiwara tries to avoid it but Donay manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hagiwara to the ground. Hagiwara escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hagiwara feints the counter takedown.
Hagiwara shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hagiwara showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donay is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hagiwara pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donay is trying to maintain the position but Hagiwara is very close to passing his half guard.
Donay is breathing heavily.
Hagiwara looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Donay wants to control but Hagiwara is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hagiwara uses his free foot to push down on Donay's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Donay.
Hagiwara looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hagiwara's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Hagiwara dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Donay shoots in but no luck this time.
Hagiwara is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hagiwara rushes Donay and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hagiwara prevents the takedown attempt.
Hagiwara has Donay pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hagiwara pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Donay tumbling to the mat - Hagiwara dives into Donay's guard.
Donay is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hagiwara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hagiwara looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donay can't keep his opponent in guard - Hagiwara advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagiwara perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hagiwara landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hagiwara is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Donay on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hagiwara with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hagiwara lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hagiwara is trying to control. Donay wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hagiwara wants to work for an arm triangle but Donay is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Donay is trying to maintain the position but Hagiwara is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Hagiwara seems content to control.
Donay wants to control but Hagiwara passes into side.
Hagiwara happy to just control the position for now.
Hagiwara tries to move to mount but Donay blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagiwara looks up at the clock and then as Donay takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hagiwara smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hagiwara tries to stand but Donay is controlling his head.
Hagiwara tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hagiwara has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Donay is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Donay can't do much from the bottom here.
Donay takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hagiwara is staying tight to Donay's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagiwara working away.
Yuki Hagiwara has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Let's hope that Hagiwara 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hagiwara advances to full mount.
Hagiwara lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hagiwara lands a nice shot to the head.
Hagiwara landing punches.
Hagiwara controlling his opponent.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Hagiwara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Donay tries to sprawl but Hagiwara drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hagiwara moves into full mount! Donay won't be happy about that!
Donay is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hagiwara raining down shots from the mount!
Hagiwara tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hagiwara connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hagiwara with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hagiwara controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagiwara avoids the attempt from Donay to control.
Hagiwara trying to control but Donay is having none of it.
Hagiwara avoids the attempt from Donay to control.
Hagiwara fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hagiwara sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hagiwara breaks from Donay's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Donay is rocked!
Hagiwara with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Donay is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hagiwara postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Donay in real trouble here! The ref calls for Donay to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuki Hagiwara!
An out of breath Yuki Hagiwara thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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FIGHT
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