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Destiny 107: Overdrive PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fabrici Gorfal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishima has chosen All I Do Is Win as his entrance music. Jin Mishima will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabrici Gorfal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Mishima!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorfal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mishima.
Mishima drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mishima drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gorfal manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mishima has Gorfal in his guard.
Gorfal advances position into side control!
Mishima defending against the ground and pound.
Gorfal tries to advance to mount but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mishima looking for a sweep but Gorfal has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Mishima tries to reverse the position but Gorfal maintains control.
Gorfal looking to control but Mishima is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima regains half guard.
Mishima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mishima looking for submissions off his back.
Gorfal is trying to work for a kimura but Mishima is defending well.
Gorfal is looking to take a break and control but Mishima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gorfal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mishima's head.
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.
Gorfal slows the pace down in half guard.
Gorfal trying to control the action but Mishima is working from the bottom.
Gorfal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mishima looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gorfal wants to control but Mishima is keeping him busy.
Mishima has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Gorfal. Oh but Mishima has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Gorfal goes limp - he's gone! Mishima jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jin Mishima!
A relieved looking Jin Mishima thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bembol Oblaks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Villegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Oblaks might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Wrestler by Bruce Springsteen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bembol Oblaks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fabio Villegas!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villegas looks to score with a jab to the body but Oblaks is just out of range.
A combination from Villegas does no damage.
Oblaks shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Villegas is trying to defend but Oblaks finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Oblaks trying to control from half guard but Villegas is working away.
Oblaks 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.
Villegas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oblaks with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Villegas looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oblaks is looking for a kimura but Villegas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Oblaks to get the leverage.
Villegas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oblaks pulls his head out easily.
Oblaks seems to be working for a kimura but Villegas defends the submission attempt.
Villegas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oblaks pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oblaks tries to pass the half guard into mount. Villegas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Villegas is defending against the submission attempts here by Oblaks.
Oblaks escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Oblaks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oblaks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Villegas gets caught flat footed, as Oblaks shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Oblaks passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Oblaks thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Villegas seems a little lost for a moment, as Oblaks dominates the positioning.
Villegas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Oblaks controlling the position.
Villegas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Oblaks's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villegas is not content to let Oblaks control the position.
Oblaks works his way into side control.
Villegas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Villegas is still trying to improve position.
Oblaks stands up and beckons Villegas to his feet.
Oblaks scores with a takedown into Villegas's guard.
Villegas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oblaks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oblaks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oblaks wants to control from the top but Villegas keeps moving.
Oblaks slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Oblaks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Villegas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oblaks drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oblaks jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Villegas has his foot on Oblaks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oblaks works his way back into a safe position though.
Oblaks slips nicely into half guard.
Oblaks stops Villegas from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oblaks wants to pass the guard but Villegas is defending well.
Oblaks controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bembol Oblaks dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Villegas digs a good hook to Oblaks's body.
Villegas throws a lazy uppercut
and Oblaks decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Villegas's guard.
Oblaks looking to pass the guard.
Villegas is looking for a triangle but Oblaks pushes his legs off easily.
Oblaks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oblaks slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Oblaks wants to control but Villegas is keeping him busy.
Oblaks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villegas is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oblaks tries to move to mount but Villegas blocks the move with his legs.
Villegas gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Oblaks in particular looking to stall.
Villegas manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Villegas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Oblaks's head backwards.
Oblaks closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Villegas's guard.
Oblaks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Villegas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oblaks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Villegas can do to turn this around?
Oblaks passes into half guard.
Villegas is trying to stand up here but Oblaks is controlling him well.
Oblaks takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Villegas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oblaks pulls his head out easily.
Oblaks trying to control from half guard but Villegas is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oblaks tries to pass to full mount but Villegas defends it.
Villegas actively working from the bottom here.
Villegas is defending against the submission attempts here by Oblaks.
Oblaks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Villegas keeps working.
Villegas looking for submissions off his back.
Oblaks is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oblaks is looking for a kimura here.
Oblaks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Villegas keeps working.
Villegas is defending against the submission attempts here by Oblaks.
Villegas is looking for a sweep. Oblaks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Villegas is refusing to be controlled, as Oblaks sits in half guard.
Villegas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Villegas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oblaks pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Villegas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oblaks pulls his head out easily.
Villegas is defending against the submission attempts here by Oblaks.
Villegas actively working from the bottom here.
Oblaks is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Villegas defends it well.
Oblaks is trying to work for a kimura but Villegas is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oblaks is trying to control. Villegas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Oblaks trying to pass the guard but Villegas defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bembol Oblaks dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A punch combination from Oblaks misses.
Oblaks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Villegas.
Oblaks closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Villegas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oblaks pulls his head out easily.
Oblaks wants to free his trapped foot but Villegas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Villegas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villegas looking for submissions off his back.
Villegas tries to get to full guard but Oblaks has control of the leg.
Villegas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oblaks uses his free foot to push down on Villegas's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Villegas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oblaks gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Villegas enables Oblaks to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Villegas manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Villegas keeping moving, preventing Oblaks from controlling successfully.
Oblaks is pushing down on Villegas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Villegas is fighting to maintain full guard but Oblaks has managed to sneak the leg through.
Oblaks stalling.
Oblaks stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Oblaks looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Villegas is trying to stand up here but Oblaks is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oblaks works his way into full mount!
Oblaks is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Villegas takes a swing at Oblaks's ribcage but misses.
Oblaks looks to score with a jab to the body but Villegas is just out of range.
Villegas avoids the head kick by Oblaks.
Jab from Villegas.
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!
Villegas swings for the body but Oblaks moves out of range.
Oblaks closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Villegas to the mat! Villegas manages to get full guard.
Oblaks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Villegas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Oblaks defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oblaks passes into half guard.
Oblaks seems to be looking for submissions.
Villegas looking for submissions off his back.
Oblaks is keen to just control but Villegas is a slippery customer.
Oblaks keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Oblaks is looking to advance position but Villegas won't allow it.
Oblaks is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Villegas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Oblaks.
Villegas is trying to stand up here but Oblaks is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Villegas looking for submissions off his back.
Oblaks trying to control the action but Villegas is working from the bottom.
Villegas looks like he's trying to stand up.
Oblaks seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Villegas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Oblaks is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Villegas wants to improve his position but Oblaks is controlling well.
Fabio Villegas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bembol Oblaks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bembol Oblaks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Villegas looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bembol Oblaks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oblaks, 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bembol Oblaks!
Post fight, an emotional Bembol Oblaks said 'I came here to fight my heart out but I have to be honest and say that I didn't expect to win. The only thing I am sure of when I step into the ring is that I will win or lose with guns blazing. Thanks for the support it means a lot to me. And my thanks to Sydney BEAST Clothing for providing me wit'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Riccardo Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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170 lbs
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178 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Riccardo Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ash Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez shoots and misses
and Thomas counters with a nice body kick.
Rodriguez darts in trying to clinch
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodriguez moves out of range of the leg kick from Thomas.
Rodriguez looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas lunges at Rodriguez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rodriguez's hand.
Thomas lands a front kick.
Rodriguez has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Thomas's guard.
Thomas 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.
Thomas has his hands on Rodriguez's head, controlling the position.
Rodriguez won't allow Thomas to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas controlling Rodriguez's posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thomas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rodriguez stopping the sweep attempt from Thomas.
Rodriguez passes Thomas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Thomas is doing well to control the position and prevent Rodriguez from advancing to side control.
Rodriguez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thomas sees it coming and defends easily.
Thomas wants to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riccardo Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas lands with a nice body kick.
Thomas lands a head kick. Rodriguez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Rodriguez's front leg but catches the back leg as Rodriguez tries to avoid it.
Thomas lands a nice shot that snaps Rodriguez's head back.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches up with Thomas, looking for a takedown. Rodriguez pushes Thomas against the cage but Thomas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thomas digs a good hook to Rodriguez's body.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Thomas scores with a nice right hand.
Rodriguez is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Rodriguez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thomas counters with a head kick that drops Rodriguez to the mat! Rodriguez scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Oh Rodriguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Rodriguez seems to have got his legs back now.
Thomas tries to score with a low kick but Rodriguez moves his leg out of the way.
Rodriguez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Thomas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice takedown defense from Thomas. No joy for Rodriguez on that attempt.
Ash Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodriguez shoots for a double leg takedown but Thomas sprawls well. He's pushed Rodriguez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thomas as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riccardo Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Rodriguez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Thomas on his heels. He'll look to pass Thomas's guard now, I'm sure.
Rodriguez stopping the sweep attempt from Thomas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Thomas has control of Rodriguez's left arm, preventing Rodriguez from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Thomas pulls Rodriguez in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Rodriguez blocks the body kick.
No luck for Rodriguez with that takedown attempt.
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.
Thomas stuffs the takedown.
Thomas steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Thomas.
Thomas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomas raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thomas, as that shot connected.
Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thomas connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas cracks Rodriguez with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rodriguez looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Thomas finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Rodriguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodriguez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Rodriguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thomas as he avoids it easily.
Thomas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thomas wants it to stay on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thomas.
Thomas lands a big uppercut and Rodriguez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rodriguez looks OK. Thomas waves Rodriguez back to his feet!
Rodriguez fails with the takedown
and Thomas counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ash Thomas!
After the fight, Ash Thomas was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mordecai Wollsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Hayway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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168 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mordecai Wollsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Hayway!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayway misses with a looping right.
Wollsey slips a straight right by Hayway.
Wollsey fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hayway just manages to avoid it.
Wollsey scores with a spinning back kick!
Wollsey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wollsey tries to keep at a distance but Hayway has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hayway misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wollsey.
Wollsey breaks the clinch.
Wollsey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hayway fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wollsey, pushing him back against the cage.
Hayway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wollsey backwards.
Hayway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayway misses with a knee to the head.
Hayway misses with a knee strike.
Wollsey swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayway misses with a knee to the head.
Wollsey managing to block the knees to the body from Hayway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wollsey working hard to break the clinch.
Hayway with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wollsey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hayway tries to land knees in the clinch but Wollsey avoids the damage to the body.
Hayway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wollsey avoids it.
Hayway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wollsey backwards.
Hayway throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wollsey blocks it with crossed arms.
Hayway lands a hook that snaps the head of Wollsey backwards.
Hayway lands a knee to the head.
Hayway has a couple of punches blocked by Wollsey.
Wollsey has had enough of the clinch but Hayway keeps him there for the moment.
Wollsey lands a right hand.
Hayway tries to land a knee to the head but Wollsey blocks with his arms.
Hayway tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hayway with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hayway tries a knee to the head but Wollsey blocks it.
Hayway lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wollsey avoids it.
Hayway is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wollsey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hayway has him pressed against the cage.
Wollsey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hayway taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wollsey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hayway tries to land a knee to the head but Wollsey blocks with his arms.
Wollsey breaks the clinch.
Wollsey digs a good body shot into Hayway's ribs.
Wollsey lands a two punch combo.
Hayway misses with a kick to the body.
Wollsey throws a hook to the side of Hayway's head but Hayway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hayway drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wollsey defends it well.
Wollsey looks to land a left hand but Hayway moved out of range nicely.
Hayway pushes Wollsey up against the cage in a clinch.
Hayway tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayway tries to stall but Wollsey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wollsey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wollsey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hayway.
Hayway loads up on a big right hand but Wollsey slips the punch.
Hayway lands a nice looking body shot.
Wollsey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hayway has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hayway throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hayway tries to land a front kick but Wollsey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wollsey. That's going to slow Hayway down.
Hayway tries to clinch but Wollsey is having none of it.
Nice straight punches there by Wollsey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wollsey.
Hayway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wollsey misses with a straight left.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wollsey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayway misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Wollsey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hayway looks to land a right hand but Wollsey moved out of range.
Wollsey misses with an uppercut. Hayway saw that one coming.
Hayway follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Wollsey checks a low kick from Hayway.
Wollsey blocks a low kick nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wollsey scores with a head kick.
Wollsey swats away the attempt to clinch by Hayway.
Hayway scores with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Wollsey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hayway walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wollsey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A solid body kick from Wollsey.
Wollsey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Hayway dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hayway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wollsey gets a takedown into half guard.
Hayway tries to get to full guard but Wollsey has control of the leg.
Hayway keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hayway won't allow Wollsey to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayway gets back to full guard.
Wollsey working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hayway's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wollsey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wollsey throwing strikes but missing.
Wollsey throws a big elbow that misses.
Wollsey throwing strikes from guard but Hayway blocks nicely.
Wollsey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hayway is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wollsey is aware though and is defending well.
Hayway working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wollsey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wollsey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wollsey is sitting in close to Hayway's body. Hayway has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Wollsey is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Wollsey is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Hayway.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nathan Hayway!
A relieved looking Nathan Hayway thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coconut Sprinkles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Kincaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kincaid's choice of entrance music: Converge - . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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270 lbs
29 - 27 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Coconut Sprinkles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincaid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sprinkles's sensitive parts.
Sprinkles with a jab.
Kincaid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sprinkles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sprinkles.
Sprinkles throws a leg kick but Kincaid checks it.
Kincaid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sprinkles's calf.
Sprinkles jabs Kincaid to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sprinkles connects with a single shot there.
Kincaid takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kincaid throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kincaid connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kincaid.
Sprinkles drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kincaid sprawls and moves away.
Billy Kincaid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kincaid throws out a loose jab but Sprinkles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sprinkles lands with a nice body kick.
Kincaid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kincaid.
Sprinkles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sprinkles throws a chopping leg kick but Kincaid manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sprinkles will feel that in the morning.
Sprinkles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kincaid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sprinkles ducks under a wild hook from Kincaid.
Kincaid checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sprinkles blocks a head kick by Kincaid.
A big right from Kincaid misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sprinkles.
Kincaid misses with a looping right.
Sprinkles shoots in for a takedown but Kincaid shows good takedown defense.
Kincaid wants to clinch but Sprinkles slips to the side
and Sprinkles counters with a body kick.
Kincaid misses with a body kick.
Kincaid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sprinkles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sprinkles, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles tries to work over Kincaid's front leg with a kick but Kincaid checks it.
Kincaid misses with an uppercut. Sprinkles saw that one coming.
Kincaid fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sprinkles to the ground. Kincaid is now in Sprinkles's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kincaid lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kincaid throwing strikes from guard but Sprinkles blocks nicely.
Sprinkles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kincaid is one step ahead there.
Sprinkles escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kincaid gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kincaid is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kincaid preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sprinkles is on top in guard.
We've been hearing that Sprinkles has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sprinkles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kincaid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kincaid working a defensive guard here.
Sprinkles being controlled here momentarily.
Kincaid looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kincaid bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sprinkles's guard.
Sprinkles 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.
Sprinkles had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kincaid defends it easily.
Sprinkles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kincaid trying to control but Sprinkles is working from the bottom.
Kincaid avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sprinkles looking for a sweep. Not yet Sprinkles, not yet.
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 Coconut Sprinkles will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kincaid getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Coconut Sprinkles has been cut.
Sprinkles moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kincaid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sprinkles feints and as Kincaid raises his hands in defense, Sprinkles changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kincaid is trying to hold Sprinkles in close to prevent damage but Sprinkles has managed to pass into half guard.
Sprinkles trying to pass the guard but Kincaid defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sprinkles is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sprinkles is thwarting Kincaid's attempts to control the position.
Sprinkles wants to free his trapped foot but Kincaid is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sprinkles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kincaid defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kincaid.
Sprinkles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sprinkles in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kincaid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sprinkles wants to pass the guard but Kincaid is keeping the position.
Kincaid is trying to keep Sprinkles in close.
Sprinkles looking to pass the guard.
Kincaid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two 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.
Sprinkles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kincaid can't keep his opponent in guard - Sprinkles advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kincaid wants to control but Sprinkles is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sprinkles takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sprinkles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kincaid defending well though.
Kincaid trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kincaid is in trouble now - Sprinkles has advanced to mount!
Kincaid tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid tries to hold on but Sprinkles pushes him away.
Sprinkles landing strikes from the mount.
Kincaid is bucking up trying to escape but Sprinkles cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kincaid is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sprinkles looking to finish Kincaid with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kincaid!
Sprinkles lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kincaid hang on?
Sprinkles looking to finish Kincaid with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kincaid!
Sprinkles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kincaid can do to turn this around?
Kincaid is trying desperately to improve position.
Sprinkles raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sprinkles lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles wants to control the pace but Kincaid is squirming around nicely.
Sprinkles raining down shots from the mount!
Kincaid is squirming around, avoiding Sprinkles's attempts to control the action.
Kincaid bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sprinkles throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sprinkles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kincaid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coconut Sprinkles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Coconut Sprinkles's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sprinkles looks to land a body kick but Kincaid moved away.
Sprinkles misses with a straight left.
Coconut Sprinkles is winning the standup battle so far.
Sprinkles chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sprinkles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kincaid.
Kincaid connects with the punch.
Sprinkles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kincaid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sprinkles moves away from the strike by Kincaid.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kincaid enables Sprinkles to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kincaid manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kincaid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sprinkles scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kincaid is on top in guard.
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!
Sprinkles lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sprinkles is one step ahead there.
Kincaid keeping full guard, as Sprinkles tries to pass.
Sprinkles has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kincaid being controlled here, momentarily.
Sprinkles trying to control the position from guard on top but Kincaid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sprinkles throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sprinkles distracts Kincaid with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sprinkles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sprinkles throws a big right hand that misses.
Kincaid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sprinkles lands a couple of digs.
Sprinkles slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Billy Kincaid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sprinkles with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sprinkles's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kincaid avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kincaid wants to control but Sprinkles passes easily into half guard.
Sprinkles not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sprinkles thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kincaid's head.
Kincaid on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sprinkles trying to control from half guard but Kincaid is working away.
Sprinkles working Kincaid over with strikes.
Kincaid trying to control here.
Sprinkles drops an elbow to the side of Kincaid's head.
Nice strikes from Sprinkles there.
Kincaid is looking for a sweep. Sprinkles is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid missing with punches from the bottom.
Sprinkles with the ground and pound but Kincaid uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Coconut Sprinkles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sprinkles working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kincaid's head.
Sprinkles advances position into side control!
Kincaid is looking to regain half guard here but Sprinkles keeps moving and retains side control.
Sprinkles works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sprinkles wants to control but Kincaid is keeping him busy.
Kincaid throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Coconut Sprinkles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sprinkles 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 Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coconut Sprinkles!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Sobrante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Sobrante has chosen Primus - Fisticuffs as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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40
210 lbs
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221 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nate Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Les Sobrante!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobrante checks a leg kick.
Barnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sobrante.
Barnes cracks the inside of Sobrante's front leg.
Sobrante blocks a low kick nicely.
Sobrante feints a counter leg kick.
Barnes cracks Sobrante with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Les Sobrante has been cut.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sobrante.
Barnes tried to counter with a leg kick but Sobrante avoided it.
That kick from Sobrante tenderised Barnes's leg. Barnes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barnes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Sobrante.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Sobrante.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobrante throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes throws a big counter combination but Sobrante scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A leg kick checked by Sobrante.
Barnes misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sobrante shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnes but Barnes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barnes is looking to counter punch.
A cross from Sobrante lands.
Sobrante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sobrante fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barnes is out of range.
Nate Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes scores with a shot to the body.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sobrante is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barnes with a body shot.
Barnes gets caught flat footed, as Sobrante shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sobrante stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes, not yet.
Barnes managing to control the position.
Sobrante passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobrante working the head with strikes.
Barnes stops Sobrante from passing to mount.
Barnes struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Barnes is trying to control Sobrante's posture but Sobrante avoids it.
Sobrante goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Barnes has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sobrante but great work by Barnes.
Sobrante tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Barnes presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Sobrante is trying desperately to improve position.
Barnes controlling the pace for now.
Sobrante really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sobrante is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barnes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Barnes tries to control but Sobrante wriggling away.
Sobrante is wriggling around trying to escape.
Barnes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sobrante gets back to half guard.
Sobrante gets back to full guard.
Barnes stays in close to Sobrante's body and controls the position.
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 Nate Barnes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Les Sobrante's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sobrante has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nate Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sobrante throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Sobrante throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
Barnes is looking to wear down Sobrante with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A cross from Barnes lands.
Sobrante slips a jab from Barnes.
Barnes throws a push kick but Sobrante slaps the foot to one side.
Sobrante feints the counter takedown.
Sobrante on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sobrante misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sobrante now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sobrante chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Barnes misses with a hook to the body
and Sobrante counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sobrante throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sobrante.
Barnes tries a low kick but Sobrante avoids it.
Sobrante decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sobrante wants to pass to mount but Barnes is defending the position.
Barnes wants to improve his position but Sobrante is controlling well.
Barnes moves into full guard.
Sobrante tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnes is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes 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.
Sobrante works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Barnes moves into full guard.
Sobrante stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barnes working a defensive guard here.
Sobrante looking to pass the guard.
Sobrante advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobrante is trying to work for a kimura but Barnes is defending well.
Sobrante wants to pass to mount but Barnes is defending the position.
Les Sobrante has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sobrante is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Barnes reverses the position - he's now on top in Sobrante's guard.
Barnes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Barnes takes a swing at Sobrante's ribcage but misses.
Barnes throws a low kick but Sobrante avoids it.
Sobrante is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Sobrante blocks the low kick.
Barnes checks a leg kick nicely.
Sobrante listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barnes leaves Sobrante with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sobrante takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Sobrante.
Sobrante blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Sobrante throws a fast counter high kick but Barnes manages to duck under it in time.
Sobrante shoots in and drives through. Barnes sprawls well.
Barnes misses with a low kick as Sobrante jumps back.
Sobrante let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sobrante shoots and misses
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nate Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Les Sobrante.
Sobrante is breathing heavily.
Barnes thumps Sobrante with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Barnes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Les Sobrante's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Barnes misses with a low kick.
A cross from Sobrante lands.
Barnes scores with a jab to the head.
Sobrante's coach down at Tōshi was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sobrante's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sobrante slips under a jab.
Barnes throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Sobrante's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Barnes dives in looking to finish as Sobrante flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Barnes's strikes! Barnes is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Sobrante's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Sobrante was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Barnes!
After winning the bout, Nate Barnes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ichi Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brabo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brabo Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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138 lbs
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140 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichi Takeshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brabo Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Takeshi fails with a takedown attempt.
Takeshi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Garcia's half guard.
Garcia wants to control but Takeshi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Takeshi trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Takeshi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garcia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Garcia misses with some strikes from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Takeshi has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Takeshi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeshi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garcia has one foot on Takeshi's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Takeshi moves into the clinch.
Garcia is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Takeshi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Garcia tries a knee to the head but Takeshi blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is fighting off a takedown attempt but Takeshi is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Garcia to the mat. Garcia regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Takeshi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Takeshi scores with punches from side control.
Takeshi has hold of Garcia's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Garcia seems comfortable defending it but Takeshi has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Garcia is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Garcia is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Takeshi couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ichi Takeshi!
A very excited looking Ichi Takeshi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rex Tyrannosaurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krug Barishkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrannosaurus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is MacArthurPark. Barishkov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Angel of Death - Slayer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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31
283 lbs
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280 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rex Tyrannosaurus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krug Barishkov!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrannosaurus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barishkov lands a nice looking body shot.
Krug Barishkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barishkov throws a looping overhand right but Tyrannosaurus ducks down to avoid it.
Tyrannosaurus defending well as Barishkov loads up on a big left hand.
Tyrannosaurus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barishkov throws the left hand but Tyrannosaurus avoids the punch easily.
No luck for Barishkov with that takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Barishkov. Beautiful body shot.
We've been told by Tyrannosaurus's head coaches at Nelson Fight Camp that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barishkov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tyrannosaurus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tyrannosaurus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barishkov throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Tyrannosaurus to counter with a crisp jab.
Barishkov misses the jab.
Tyrannosaurus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tyrannosaurus blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tyrannosaurus checks a leg kick.
Barishkov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barishkov drops his hands momentarily and Tyrannosaurus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barishkov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tyrannosaurus slips a jab from Barishkov.
Tyrannosaurus throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barishkov. Tyrannosaurus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyrannosaurus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barishkov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barishkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Barishkov.
Tyrannosaurus is looking to counter with a body kick.
Barishkov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tyrannosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus connects with a crisp jab.
Tyrannosaurus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrannosaurus feints and then cracks Barishkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barishkov down.
Barishkov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
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!
Barishkov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tyrannosaurus's waist but Tyrannosaurus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barishkov off to one side.
It looked like Tyrannosaurus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tyrannosaurus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tyrannosaurus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barishkov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barishkov loads up on a big right hand but Tyrannosaurus slips the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barishkov.
Tyrannosaurus checks a low kick from Barishkov.
Tyrannosaurus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barishkov. That did some damage!
Tyrannosaurus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Barishkov misses its intended target.
Tyrannosaurus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barishkov.
Tyrannosaurus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barishkov manages to avoid it.
Tyrannosaurus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barishkov throws an overhand right that lands on Tyrannosaurus's shoulder, as Tyrannosaurus tries to avoid the shot.
Tyrannosaurus fires out a quick counter leg kick but Barishkov just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barishkov fails with the takedown
and Tyrannosaurus counters with a straight right hand.
Rex Tyrannosaurus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krug Barishkov.
Tyrannosaurus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barishkov misses with a jab to the body
and Tyrannosaurus counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyrannosaurus drops Barishkov with a huge uppercut! Barishkov drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Tyrannosaurus is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rex Tyrannosaurus!
Rex Tyrannosaurus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rimhak Wonha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenshin Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenshin Yamamoto acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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147 lbs
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147 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rimhak Wonha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenshin Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonha slips a straight right by Yamamoto.
As Yamamoto backs away, Wonha returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yamamoto throws a good cross that connects.
Yamamoto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wonha tries to avoid it but Yamamoto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wonha to the ground. Wonha escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wonha throws a sloppy head kick
and Yamamoto counters with a single leg into guard. Wonha didn't expect that.
Wonha keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.
Yamamoto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wonha wants to improve his position but Yamamoto is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yamamoto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto trying to control from half guard but Wonha is working away.
Wonha tries to get to full guard but Yamamoto has control of the leg.
Wonha is staying active underneath Yamamoto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yamamoto is trying to work for a kimura but Wonha is defending well.
Yamamoto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yamamoto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yamamoto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yamamoto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wonha is just riding it out for now. Yamamoto eventually gives up the hold.
Wonha on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto slows the pace down in half guard.
Yamamoto seems to be working for a kimura but Wonha defends the submission attempt.
Wonha wants to improve his position but Yamamoto is controlling well.
Wonha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yamamoto.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yamamoto misses with a straight right.
Wonha tried to counter with a leg kick but Yamamoto avoided it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wonha throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yamamoto's head.
Wonha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Wonha moves out of range easily.
Wonha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wonha throws a leg kick but Yamamoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yamamoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wonha misses with a leg kick
so Yamamoto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wonha 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamoto postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wonha is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Yamamoto, into his guard.
Wonha might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Yamamoto wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenshin Yamamoto dominated that round.
That's time! Wonha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yamamoto avoids a kick to the body.
Yamamoto with the counter takedown but Wonha avoids it easily.
Yamamoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot.
Wonha looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yamamoto with a nice cross.
Yamamoto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wonha misses with a leg kick
and Yamamoto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Yamamoto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yamamoto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yamamoto is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto trying to mount his opponent but Wonha defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto is looking for a kimura but Wonha is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yamamoto to get the leverage.
Yamamoto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yamamoto throws a strike but Wonha avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Yamamoto wants to control from the top but Wonha keeps moving.
Yamamoto chips away with some ground and pound.
Yamamoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yamamoto won't allow Wonha to sweep him here.
Wonha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yamamoto throws a strike but Wonha rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wonha won't allow Yamamoto to sweep him here.
Kenshin Yamamoto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wonha trying to control but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
Yamamoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wonha is one step ahead there.
Yamamoto has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Wonha 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 Yamamoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to buck Wonha off but Wonha is having none of it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Yamamoto prevents Wonha from moving into mount.
Yamamoto is looking for a sweep.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wonha tries to move into range but Yamamoto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yamamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wonha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamamoto with the counter takedown but Wonha avoids it easily.
A low kick from Wonha misses
and Yamamoto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wonha won't be happy with that.
Yamamoto working away.
Yamamoto is trying to get an arm triangle but Wonha is defending well.
Wonha parries the strikes from Yamamoto easily there. Yamamoto is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wonha to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wonha tries to bench press Yamamoto off him but Yamamoto keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenshin Yamamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yamamoto fails with a takedown attempt.
Wonha tries to counter by clinching up but Yamamoto breaks away and moves out of range.
Yamamoto shoots in looking for a takedown. Wonha tries to sprawl out of it but Yamamoto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wonha manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wonha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonha buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamamoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wonha circles away.
Wonha appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rimhak Wonha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenshin Yamamoto.
Wonha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamamoto.
Wonha slips under a jab from Yamamoto.
A shot to the body from Yamamoto misses
and Wonha counters with a nice uppercut.
Wonha throws a sloppy head kick and Yamamoto moves out of range easily.
Yamamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamamoto throws out a loose jab but Wonha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wonha thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kenshin Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamamoto misses with a straight left.
Wonha is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yamamoto.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wonha. That's going to slow Yamamoto down.
Yamamoto throws a right hand that misses
and Wonha counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yamamoto's knee momentarily.
Yamamoto is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Yamamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wonha manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto misses with a right hand
enabling Wonha to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamamoto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wonha is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Wonha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wonha throws a low kick but Yamamoto moves out of range easily.
Yamamoto scores with a punch to the head.
Yamamoto throws a lazy right hand but Wonha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wonha is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yamamoto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto lands a body shot.
A big right from Yamamoto misses.
Wonha tries to counter by clinching up but Yamamoto breaks away and moves out of range.
Yamamoto avoids the head kick by Wonha.
Wonha misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wonha.
Yamamoto scores with a jab. Wonha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A head kick misses from Wonha.
Yamamoto dives in for a single leg takedown but Wonha sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
No luck for Yamamoto with that takedown attempt.
Wonha slips under a jab.
Wonha appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wonha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wonha misses with a head kick.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wonha sprawls well. Wonha wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yamamoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Yamamoto might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamamoto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yamamoto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wonha tries to counter by clinching up but Yamamoto breaks away and moves out of range.
Wonha lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wonha tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamamoto cracks Wonha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rimhak Wonha clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wonha wants to clinch up but Yamamoto keeps it at a distance.
Wonha throws a low kick but Yamamoto moves out of range easily.
Yamamoto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yamamoto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yamamoto goes for a double leg but Wonha avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wonha continues to drive forward.
Yamamoto blocks a head kick by Wonha.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that half lands.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown but Wonha shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wonha.
Yamamoto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yamamoto looks to land a left hand but Wonha moved out of range nicely.
Wonha is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yamamoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha thumps Yamamoto with a low kick.
Rimhak Wonha is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamamoto fails with a takedown attempt.
Rimhak Wonha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenshin Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses with a left hand
and Wonha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamamoto checks a leg kick.
Yamamoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rimhak Wonha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wonha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamamoto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yamamoto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto cracks Wonha with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yamamoto moves out of range as Wonha throws a body kick.
Yamamoto scores with a decent looking hook.
Wonha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yamamoto cracks Wonha with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wonha ducks under a wild hook from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wonha can pounce on him.
Wonha moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Wonha 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yamamoto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yamamoto throws a body punch but Wonha moves out of range.
Yamamoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wonha.
Yamamoto scores with the left hand. Wonha knows he should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Yamamoto.
That kick from Wonha tenderised Yamamoto's leg. Yamamoto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wonha connects with a jab.
Wonha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yamamoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wonha tries to avoid it but Yamamoto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wonha to the ground. Wonha escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wonha lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yamamoto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wonha.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto dives in for a single leg takedown but Wonha sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wonha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamamoto.
Wonha throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wonha scores with a spinning back kick!
Wonha scores with a leg kick.
Wonha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rimhak Wonha will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yamamoto scores with a hook to the body. Wonha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wonha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamamoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wonha tries to clinch up.
Wonha feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yamamotos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yamamoto misses the jab.
Wonha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yamamoto's sensitive parts.
Wonha throws a head kick that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a single leg into guard. Wonha didn't expect that.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yamamoto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto preventing the sweep.
Yamamoto stands up over Wonha, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yamamoto wants to control from the top but Wonha keeps moving.
Yamamoto passes Wonha's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yamamoto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wonha doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yamamoto.
Yamamoto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wonha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wonha holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Yamamoto is just content to waste time from the top position. Wonha takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Yamamoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wonha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto.
Wonha seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wonha throws a leg kick but Yamamoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wonha gets a clinch.
Wonha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yamamoto avoids a wild elbow strike from Wonha.
Yamamoto wants to take the fight to the mat but Wonha manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yamamoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wonha tries to clinch there but Yamamoto circles away.
Good leg kick by Wonha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yamamoto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wonha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Wonha tenderised Yamamoto's leg. Yamamoto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wonha misses with a low kick.
Yamamoto looks to land a left hand but Wonha moved out of range nicely.
Wonha lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wonha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wonha darts in trying to clinch
and Yamamoto counters with a takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenshin Yamamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yamamoto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:49
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenshin Yamamoto!
Kenshin Yamamoto is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Kenshin Yamamoto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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