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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pepeng Pinakamalupet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pepeng Pinakamalupet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benson Henderson !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinakamalupet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pinakamalupet definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pinakamalupet pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Henderson misses with a left hand
and Pinakamalupet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pinakamalupet tries to land a front kick but Henderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pinakamalupet will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pinakamalupet swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Henderson counter with a right hand.
It looks like Pepeng Pinakamalupet has been cut.
Pinakamalupet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pinakamalupet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinakamalupet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinakamalupet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson jabs Pinakamalupet right on the nose. Pinakamalupet blinks but takes it well.
Pinakamalupet misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pinakamalupet.
Pinakamalupet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henderson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Pinakamalupet to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Pinakamalupet looks to clinch but Henderson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Pinakamalupet taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Benson Henderson !
A very excited looking Benson Henderson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mikey Walsh enters the ring!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Bonifacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Walsh!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walsh swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio closes the distance and pushes Walsh back into the ropes.
Bonifacio pushes off an throws an elbow but Walsh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bonifacio throws an elbow but misses.
Bonifacio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walsh avoids it.
Bonifacio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walsh is defending well for now.
Walsh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Walsh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bonifacio is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walsh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walsh breaks the clinch.
Bonifacio gets caught flat footed, as Walsh shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Walsh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh is pushing down on Bonifacio's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bonifacio is fighting to maintain full guard but Walsh has managed to sneak the leg through.
Walsh frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bonifacio is in a horrible position here. Walsh smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Walsh throws some wild stikes that Bonifacio manages to avoid easily.
Walsh throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Walsh thowing shots but they're missing.
Bonifacio is bucking up trying to escape but Walsh cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Walsh raining down hammerfists from mount.
Walsh landing strikes from the mount.
Bonifacio is breathing heavily.
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!
Walsh tries to control but Bonifacio wriggling away.
Walsh lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
You get the feeling that Bonifacio really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The referee warns Bonifacio that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bonifacio is squirming around, avoiding Walsh's attempts to control the action.
Walsh tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh trying to control but Bonifacio is having none of it.
Walsh landing shots from mount.
Bonifacio blocking the ground and pound.
Walsh lands with some strikes.
Bonifacio wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Walsh punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Walsh locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Bonifacio is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mikey Walsh!
During a confident post fight interview, Mikey Walsh thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miller Gozu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Von Thronstahl - Dressed in black uniforms kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Miller Gozu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bruce Lee's chin.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miller Gozu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Miller Gozu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gozu back to the ropes. Lee follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Lee throws a right and a left that Gozu avoids nicely.
Lee lands a two punch combo.
Gozu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gozu throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gozu backs up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Gozu dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Gozu is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Gozu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gozu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gozu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gozu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gozu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gozu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
Lee throws a right hand that Gozu ducks under and follows up with a left that Gozu also avoids with ease.
Gozu doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gozu.
A combination from Gozu does no damage.
Lee looks to land a combination. Gozu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gozu circles away quickly and effectively.
Bruce Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee staying out of range there.
Gozu doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Gozu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gozu misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gozu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gozu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gozu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gozu tries for a takedown but Lee manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gozu jumps guard.
Lee is looking to stand up but Gozu won't let him.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Gozu.
Lee has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gozu is proving hard to escape from.
Lee stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lee lands a jab-cross combination.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gozu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gozu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Gozu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gozu duly obliges.
Gozu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gozu looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gozu throws a big shot that misses.
Lee throws a counter combo.
Lee's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lee duly obliges.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gozu throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gozu connects with a nice looking jab.
Gozu wants to clinch
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Gozu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Gozu does no damage.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Gozu throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws a right and a left that Gozu avoids nicely.
Gozu throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gozu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gozu.
Gozu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gozu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Gozu misses.
Gozu looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gozu tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it.
Lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee.
Gozu misses with a body kick.
Gozu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lee looks to land a combination. Gozu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gozu circles away quickly and effectively.
Gozu tries to clinch
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lee is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gozu throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Gozu.
Gozu dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Gozu's head and hops out.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Gozu throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee tries to bum rush Gozu with a series of wild strikes but Gozu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee unleashes a big counter combination but Gozu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gozu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gozu throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Lee is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gozu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lee prevents the takedown attempt.
Gozu jumps guard but Lee stands there with Gozu around his waist. Gozu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miller Gozu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gozu successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lee gets to his feet. Gozu looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee slips a jab from Gozu.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Gozu.
Lee throws a series of punches but Gozu moves out of range.
Gozu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Gozu backing up. Gozu nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.
Gozu tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gozu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left and a right from Lee both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gozu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lee pinned against the ropes. Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gozu tries to clinch up.
Gozu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lee tries to sprawl but Gozu drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gozu is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lee has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gozu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lee pushes Gozu off looking to stand but Gozu dives back in and keeps control.
Lee is not content to let Gozu control the position.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lee pushes Gozu off looking to stand but Gozu dives back in and keeps control.
Gozu wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Gozu stops Lee from getting back to his feet.
Gozu thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Lee manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Lee's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A big right from Gozu misses.
Gozu instigates a clinch.
Gozu wants to take the fight to the mat but Lee manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gozu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gozus head.
Lee misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gozu misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gozu.
Gozu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lee is defending well.
Gozu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gozu backwards.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Gozu wants a takedown.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Gozu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Gozu misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee 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!
Lee pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gozu back to the ropes. Lee follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gozu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gozu looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gozu circles away quickly and effectively.
Gozu lands a jab to the head.
Gozu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.
Gozu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gozu loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee looks to land a combination. Gozu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Lee throws a series of punches but Gozu avoids them all with ease.
Gozu is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Bruce Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee slips under a jab.
Gozu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gozu has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Gozu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee is pressed up against the ropes. Gozu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bruce Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gozu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gozu throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Gozu backs off Lee throws a huge counter combo but Gozu manages to avoid it all.
Lee looks to land a combination but Gozu avoids it well.
Gozu missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gozu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Gozu throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gozu circles away quickly and effectively.
Gozu throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Miller Gozu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gozu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gozu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee slips under a jab from Gozu.
Gozu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lee slips under a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Lee scores with a four punch combination!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gozu has Lee pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Lee manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lee pushes Gozu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gozu tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Gozu wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miller Gozu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozu misses with an elbow over the top.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Gozu.
Gozu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Lee.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Gozu.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bruce Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gozu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Gozu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Lee to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Gozu.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee lands a right hand.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gozu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gozu takes a shot to the head.
Gozu blocking some punches.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Gozu throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Gozu uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gozu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lee shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gozu eats them both and turns towards Lee to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gozu is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Lee!
Bruce Lee tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Miller Gozu was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you! Its a great night of fights so stick around!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Apolinario The Sublime Paralytic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Sublime Paralytic comes to the ring accompanied by Chop Suey. Slime has chosen Captain Sensible - Happy Talk as his entrance music. Kimbo Slime has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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186 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apolinario The Sublime Paralytic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimbo Slime!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a straight right.
Kimbo Slime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slime throws an overhand right that lands on The Sublime Paralytic's shoulder, as The Sublime Paralytic tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from The Sublime Paralytic.
The Sublime Paralytic lands a jab.
Jab by The Sublime Paralytic.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Slime.
The Sublime Paralytic connects with a single shot there.
Slime looks to score with a jab to the body but The Sublime Paralytic is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Sublime Paralytic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slime bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slime moves away from the strike by The Sublime Paralytic.
And Slime tries to counter it with a takedown but The Sublime Paralytic pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Slime feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slime throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Slime working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slime throwing strikes from guard but The Sublime Paralytic blocks nicely.
The Sublime Paralytic wants to sweep here but Slime controlling him for the moment.
Slime postures up and lands a big shot to The Sublime Paralytic's brow.
Slime pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Sublime Paralytic is keeping the position for now.
Slime scoring with some ground and pound.
Slime throwing strikes but missing.
Slime throws a big right hand that misses.
Slime scoring with some ground and pound.
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.
The Sublime Paralytic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slime lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Slime working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Sublime Paralytic's head.
Slime is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The Sublime Paralytic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slime working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slime stopping the sweep attempt from The Sublime Paralytic.
The Sublime Paralytic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slime on the ground.
Slime trying to control the position from guard on top but The Sublime Paralytic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slime tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Sublime Paralytic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slime tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slime fails with a takedown attempt.
Slime fails with a takedown attempt.
The Sublime Paralytic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The Sublime Paralytic scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Slime darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Slime fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Sublime Paralytic manages to avoid it.
Slime digs a good body shot into The Sublime Paralytic's ribs.
Slime getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Slime misses.
The Sublime Paralytic takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slime throws out a counter right but The Sublime Paralytic avoids it with no problem.
Slime misses with a hook. The Sublime Paralytic ducked under it nicely.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a hook but Slime avoids it easily.
A slow jab from The Sublime Paralytic misses its intended target.
Slime's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Sublime Paralytic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Slime scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slime slips a jab from The Sublime Paralytic.
Slime uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Sublime Paralytic.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a straight right.
Slime looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Sublime Paralytic connects with the punch.
Slime misses with a takedown
and The Sublime Paralytic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Apolinario The Sublime Paralytic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Slime.
The Sublime Paralytic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Sublime Paralytic lands with a hook. Slime tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Slime fails to land the takedown.
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 Apolinario The Sublime Paralytic will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Slime scores with the left hand. The Sublime Paralytic knows he should have avoided that one.
Good exchange - The Sublime Paralytic coming out on top.
The Sublime Paralytic scores with a nice right hand.
The Sublime Paralytic stuns Slime with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice jab there from The Sublime Paralytic.
The Sublime Paralytic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Slime connects with an inside leg kick.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a shot from downtown. Slime moves away and avoids it.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a jab when Slime was well out of range.
Slime steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from The Sublime Paralytic.
Slime ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Sublime Paralytic moves away.
The Sublime Paralytic lands a jab.
Slime is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Sublime Paralytic closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Slime! The Sublime Paralytic dives in looking to finish! Slime is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apolinario The Sublime Paralytic!
A very excited looking Apolinario The Sublime Paralytic 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.
Kimbo Slime was interviewed post fight and said 'Well done dude. This is just a blip, I'll be back stronger and better.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sajin Komamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Mercy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Komamura comes to the ring accompanied by Killing In The Name. Melvin Mercy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sajin Komamura's chin.
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210 lbs
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28
210 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sajin Komamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Melvin Mercy!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Komamura misses with a double jab.
Komamura shoots for a takedown but Mercy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A nice side step and Mercy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Komamura throws a combination. Mercy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mercy lands with a kick to the temple. Komamura shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Sajin Komamura has been cut.
Mercy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Komamura shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Komamura lands a nice short elbow.
Mercy is trying to stand back up but Komamura is controlling him
Mercy has hold of Komamura's hands but Komamura slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Komamura content to control rather than advance.
Komamura lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komamura wants to take a breather but Mercy is having none of it.
Mercy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Komamura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mercy is trying to stand up here but Komamura is controlling him well.
Komamura is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Komamura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Komamura seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Komamura stops Mercy from getting back to his feet.
Mercy is not content to let Komamura control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Komamura drops an elbow to the side of Mercy's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komamura slips a nice elbow through Mercy's hands, connecting with Mercy's forehead.
Komamura is keen to just control but Mercy is a slippery customer.
Mercy is trying to stand up here but Komamura is controlling him well.
Komamura working the head and body with strikes.
Komamura slows the pace down in half guard.
Komamura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Komamura will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mercy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mercy is rocked!
Komamura lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Mercy quite badly. Mercy pulls Komamura in close trying to recover. Komamura postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Mercy on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Mercy doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sajin Komamura!
After winning the bout, Sajin Komamura 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Seun Adedji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby McBarz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McBarz's choice of entrance music: Pharrell - How does it feel?. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seun Adedji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby McBarz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBarz throws a body punch but Adedji moves out of range.
McBarz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adedji is looking to counter the offense by McBarz and move into the clinch.
Adedji scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from McBarz. Adedji does a little dance to reset his feet.
McBarz's coach down at The Factory was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McBarz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Adedji wants to clinch up but McBarz keeps it at a distance.
McBarz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Adedji lands a really nice looking cross but McBarz seems unphased.
McBarz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adedji has McBarz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Adedji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McBarz avoids it.
Adedji with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Bobby McBarz has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Adedji.
Adedji tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McBarz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adedji tries a knee to the head but McBarz blocks it.
Adedji lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adedji misses with a knee strike.
McBarz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adedji with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adedji avoiding damage as McBarz throws knees to the body.
McBarz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McBarz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adedji avoids it.
McBarz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
McBarz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adedji creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Adedji tries a knee to the head but McBarz blocks it.
Adedji swings wildly with an uppercut but McBarz uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adedji lands an elbow inside that McBarz shrugs off.
Adedji is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
McBarz blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on McBarz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Adedji lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adedji throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adedji is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McBarz is defending well for now.
McBarz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adedji pushes off an throws an elbow but McBarz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
McBarz takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBarz blocks an uppercut.
McBarz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adedji.
Adedji keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McBarz's efforts to push away.
Adedji misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adedji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McBarz avoids it.
Adedji avoiding damage as McBarz throws knees to the body.
Adedji keeps control of McBarz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Adedji looking to stall.
Adedji throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McBarz blocks it with crossed arms.
Adedji connects with a nasty looking knee right to McBarz's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adedji using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McBarz.
Adedji leaning against his opponent.
McBarz managing to block the knees to the body from Adedji.
Adedji throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adedji tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adedji landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McBarz blocking some punches.
McBarz takes a shot to the head.
McBarz avoiding damage as Adedji throws knees to the body.
Adedji with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adedji looking to throw knees to the head but McBarz is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seun Adedji dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby McBarz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McBarz digs a good body shot into Adedji's ribs.
Adedji is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McBarz can do to turn this around?
Adedji dodges the punch combination from McBarz.
As McBarz tries to get set, Adedji tries to push him back and clinch up but McBarz manages to avoid the attempt.
McBarz tries to bum rush Adedji with a series of wild strikes but Adedji uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McBarz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bobby McBarz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adedji tries to clinch but McBarz moves out of range.
McBarz staying out of range there.
McBarz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adedji.
McBarz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Adedji misses with an uppercut. McBarz saw that one coming.
McBarz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Adedji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McBarz.
McBarz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Adedji finds it's way round the side to connect with McBarz's head.
Adedji thows a left - swing and a miss!
McBarz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adedji was well out of range. Poor timing from McBarz.
Adedji wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Adedji misses the target.
McBarz slips a jab from Adedji.
A countering left hand to the body from McBarz misses.
Adedji is looking to clinch.
It seemed like McBarz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McBarz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Adedji rather than just go for the knockout.
McBarz throws a series of punches but Adedji avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McBarz circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adedji walks into a straight right hand from McBarz.
A decent looking cross lands there for Adedji.
Adedji throws out a powerful jab.
Adedji jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Seun Adedji is winning the standup battle so far.
Adedji connects with a crisp jab.
Bobby McBarz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBarz misses with a two punch combination.
McBarz scores with a jab. Adedji acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McBarz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adedji misses with a straight right.
Adedji sizes up McBarz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Adedji does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adedji waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McBarz.
Adedji connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McBarz momentarily.
McBarz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McBarz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McBarz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adedji misses with a looping right.
Adedji moves in looking to clinch but McBarz pushes him off.
Adedji drives through and clinches with McBarz against the ropes.
Adedji misses with a knee to the head.
Adedji tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adedji landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Adedji with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Bobby McBarz's cut even more.
Adedji lands an elbow just above McBarz 's eye.
McBarz wants to get back to striking at distance but Adedji won't allow it.
Adedji misses with some punches.
Adedji with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adedji lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBarz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McBarz wants to get back to striking at distance but Adedji won't allow it.
Adedji tries to land knees in the clinch but McBarz avoids the damage to the body.
McBarz avoiding damage as Adedji throws knees to the body.
Adedji misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McBarz.
McBarz blocks an elbow strike.
Adedji lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McBarz breaks the clinch.
McBarz defending well as Adedji loads up on a big left hand.
McBarz misses with a combination
and Adedji counters by clinching up.
Adedji is trying to maintain a safe position but McBarz gets an underhook and turns Adedji into the ropes.
McBarz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adedji misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Adedji.
McBarz blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Adedji.
McBarz managing to block the knees to the body from Adedji.
McBarz avoiding damage as Adedji throws knees to the body.
McBarz is looking to break free of the clinch but Adedji has double underhooks.
Seun Adedji has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adedji missing with knees to the body.
Adedji trying to land knees to the body.
Adedji misses with an elbow over the top.
Adedji's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Adedji with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seun Adedji dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby McBarz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Adedji uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McBarz.
A combination from McBarz does no damage.
McBarz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Adedji tries to move into range but McBarz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McBarz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adedji is looking to counter the offense by McBarz and move into the clinch.
McBarz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adedji moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adedji is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Adedji avoids a punch combination nicely.
McBarz throws a right hand that Adedji ducks under and follows up with a left that Adedji also avoids with ease.
Adedji clinches with his opponent.
Adedji connects with a nasty looking knee right to McBarz's face.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McBarz as Adedji tries to tie him up.
Adedji tries a knee to the head but McBarz blocks it.
McBarz avoids the elbow strike from Adedji, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBarz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Adedji fails to land.
Adedji stalling in the clinch but McBarz improves position.
Adedji lands a nice elbow.
Adedji swings wildly with an uppercut but McBarz uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBarz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Adedji.
Adedji misses with a short punch on the inside.
McBarz blocks an elbow strike from Adedji.
Adedji with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adedji lands a good knee to the midsection. McBarz won't want to take too many of those.
Adedji connects with a nasty looking knee right to McBarz's face.
McBarz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adedji has him pressed against the ropes.
Adedji lands with a light punch inside.
Adedji lands an uppercut.
Adedji misses with a knee strike.
Adedji lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adedji misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McBarz.
Adedji looking to stall.
McBarz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBarz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adedji lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The cut above Bobby McBarz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Adedji throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Adedji is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McBarz is defending well for now.
Bobby McBarz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McBarz breaks from the clinch.
Seun Adedji is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adedji has McBarz up against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Adedji.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adedji obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBarz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McBarz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adedji avoids it.
Adedji lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McBarz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Adedji on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seun Adedji showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adedji, 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 Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seun Adedji!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aleks Breznhev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Rizal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breznhev comes to the ring accompanied by Death Grips - No Love. Rizal has chosen urbandub - hover as his entrance music. Jose Rizal will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleks Breznhev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Rizal!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizal misses with a hook.
Rizal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Breznhev.
Rizal's coach down at Plant works was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rizal's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rizal missing with a left hand there. Breznhev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rizal throws a good cross that connects.
Breznhev scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Breznhev is nestled in close to Rizal, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Breznhev is just content to waste time from the top position. Rizal takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Breznhev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rizal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Breznhev has managed to get both his arms back between Rizal's legs - danger averted.
Breznhev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Breznhev with a nice head shot there.
Breznhev is looking to work some ground and pound but Rizal has wrist control.
Breznhev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Breznhev distracts Rizal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Breznhev is working Rizal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Breznhev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Breznhev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rizal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Breznhev controls the pace.
Breznhev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Breznhev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rizal can't keep his opponent in guard - Breznhev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rizal moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Breznhev throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Breznhev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Breznhev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rizal working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev postures up and lands a big shot to Rizal's brow.
Breznhev stands up over Rizal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rizal has momentary wrist control but Breznhev slips an elbow through the middle.
Breznhev scoring with some ground and pound.
Breznhev wants to pass the guard but Rizal is keeping the position.
Breznhev trying to control but Rizal is working from the bottom.
Breznhev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rizal keeping moving, preventing Breznhev from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev postures up and lands a big shot to Rizal's brow.
Breznhev trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rizal looking to control.
Breznhev is pushing down on Rizal's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rizal is fighting to maintain full guard but Breznhev has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rizal is looking to control Breznhev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rizal avoid being mounted?
Rizal has hold of Breznhev's hands but Breznhev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Breznhev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rizal with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Breznhev connects with a nice short shot to Rizal's temple.
Breznhev slips a nice elbow through Rizal's hands, connecting with Rizal's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Breznhev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Breznhev is looking to take a break and control but Rizal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Breznhev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Breznhev with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Breznhev has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Breznhev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rizal won't allow Breznhev to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleks Breznhev dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Breznhev scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Breznhev moves into full mount! Rizal won't be happy about that!
Rizal wants to hold on but Breznhev pushes him away.
Breznhev with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Breznhev cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Breznhev lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rizal hang on?
Breznhev avoids the attempt from Rizal to control.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Breznhev here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Breznhev lands a couple of good shots and Rizal has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
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!
Breznhev connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Rizal to escape the position.
Breznhev seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Rizal trying to control the hands but Breznhev won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznhev lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Rizal.
The referee is taking a good look at Rizal as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Breznhev!
Breznhev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rizal can do to turn this around?
Rizal looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Breznhev gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Breznhev is landing with strikes. Rizal can't take much more of this.
Breznhev avoiding Rizal 's attempts to control his hands.
Breznhev 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.
Breznhev has Rizal flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Breznhev lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Rizal looking very determined here, making life difficult for Breznhev.
Breznhev is punishing Rizal with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizal trying to control the hands but Breznhev breaks the grip.
Breznhev punishes Rizal with strikes from the back mount.
Can Rizal hold on?! Breznhev is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Rizal is trapped and Breznhev is scoring with shots to the head and body.
You can see the frustration on Rizal's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Breznhev lands a shot to the body.
Rizal showing good submission defense here.
Rizal trying to control the action but Breznhev just sinks the hooks in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Breznhev scores with punches from the back.
Rizal looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Rizal is trying to break free.
Breznhev looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Breznhev lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Breznhev lands shots from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizal is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Rizal is trying to remain composed but Breznhev is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Breznhev is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Rizal. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Breznhev throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Rizal!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Breznhev avoiding Rizal 's attempts to control his hands.
Rizal tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Breznhev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Breznhev scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rizal?
Aleks Breznhev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Breznhev lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Breznhev raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleks Breznhev dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Breznhev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rizal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Breznhev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Breznhev with a nice head shot there.
Breznhev tries to free his leg and advance position but Rizal is retaining full guard.
Breznhev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Breznhev trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breznhev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breznhev chips away with some ground and pound.
Breznhev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rizal's head.
Breznhev stands up over Rizal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznhev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rizal is keeping the position for now.
Breznhev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Breznhev wants to control from the top but Rizal keeps moving.
Breznhev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Breznhev trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breznhev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rizal keeping moving, preventing Breznhev from controlling successfully.
Breznhev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Breznhev lands a couple of digs.
Breznhev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Breznhev trying to control but Rizal is working from the bottom.
Breznhev working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Breznhev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Breznhev distracts Rizal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev passes into half guard.
Breznhev is keen to just control but Rizal is a slippery customer.
Breznhev works his way into side control.
Breznhev in side control lands a decent elbow.
Breznhev lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rizal down.
Rizal tries to buck Breznhev off but Breznhev is having none of it.
Rizal struggling a bit here.
Breznhev lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Breznhev scores with punches from side control.
Rizal is looking to regain half guard here but Breznhev keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev grinds an elbow into Rizal's temple.
Breznhev working the head with strikes.
Breznhev grinds an elbow into Rizal's temple.
Breznhev gets to mount! Rizal was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Breznhev looking to control but Rizal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Breznhev in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Breznhev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Breznhev working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Breznhev pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleks Breznhev clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Breznhev shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rizal manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Breznhev sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Rizal doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Breznhev paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Rizal - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jose Rizal!
Jose Rizal is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Jose Rizal 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.
In defeat, Aleks Breznhev stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yonglong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikkaku Madarame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madarame is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bleed It Out. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yonglong Li!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikkaku Madarame!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madarame staying out of range there.
Madarame ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Li throws a big shot that misses.
Li looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Li scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Madarame digs a good body shot into Li's ribs.
Madarame throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Li throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Li misses.
Madarame defending well as Li loads up on a big left hand.
Madarame moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madarame on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Madarame.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Madarame misses with a double jab.
Madarame scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li misses with a lunging right hand
and Madarame counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Madarame uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Li.
Madarame swinging wildly here.
Li swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Li connects with a solid leg kick.
Li lands with a hook. Madarame tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Li misses with an uppercut. Madarame saw that one coming.
Madarame looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Madarame slips a straight right by Li.
Madarame rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Li moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A quick step to the side and Li tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Madarame, pushing him back against the ropes.
Li softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madarame.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Madarame.
Li lands with a left to the head.
Madarame blocks an elbow strike from Li.
Madarame is trying to push Li away but Li has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Li misses with a body punch.
Li lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Li working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Madarame is rocked!
Madarame blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Li working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Madarame is still on wobbly legs! Can Li finish him?
Li lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Madarame.
Knees to the body from Li.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a head punch that misses.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Madarame is defending well for now.
Madarame blocking some punches.
Madarame has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Madarame seems to have recovered his senses.
Li lands a right hand that snaps the head of Madarame backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Li can't find room to land a body shot as Madarame controls the action.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Madarame is blocking nicely.
Madarame wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Li lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Madarame has had enough of the clinch but Li keeps him there for the moment.
Li has Madarame pressed against the ropes, preventing Madarame from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Madarame trying to stall but Li improves his position.
Li misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li gets through Madarame's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Madarame letting Li take a breather here.
Li makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Li lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Li.
Li lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li just leaning against Madarame, taking a breather.
Li softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Madarame has had enough of the clinch but Li keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but Madarame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonglong Li dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Li has closed the distance and engaged Madarame in a clinch.
Madarame wants to get back to striking at distance but Li won't allow it.
Li lands a knee to the body.
Madarame tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li working aggressively here.
Li struggles to land a body shot inside as Madarame controls his hands.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Madarame.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but Madarame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madarame being controlled against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madarame is trying to push Li away but Li has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Madarame looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Li just misses with a elbow thrown towards Madarame's brow.
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Madarame won't want to take too many of those.
Li presses Madarame against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Li misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Li looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Li.
Li lands with a right to the head.
Li misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Madarame.
Li tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Madarame's elbow.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Madarame.
Li working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madarame is trying to force a seperation but Li has the dominant position.
Li blocks an uppercut.
Li misses with a punch on the inside.
Li misses with a hook from the clinch.
Li lands a hook that snaps the head of Madarame backwards.
A right hand to the body from Li.
Li working aggressively here.
Li doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Li has Madarame pressed against the ropes, preventing Madarame from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Madarame.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Li creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li lands a left hand.
Madarame prevents a body shot from Li.
Madarame blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Madarame can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
Li lands a left hand.
Madarame tries to break free but Li pushes him back against the ropes.
Li creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Madarame's defenses.
Madarame is looking to break free of the clinch but Li has double underhooks.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but Madarame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madarame prevents a body shot from Li.
Li just leaning against Madarame, taking a breather.
Madarame tries to break free but Li pushes him back against the ropes.
Madarame misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Li.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madarame looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Li creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Madarame's defenses.
Li avoiding damage.
Li lands a nice elbow.
Li lands a body shot in the clinch.
Madarame blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Madarame blocks a body shot from Li.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
Yonglong Li has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Li scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Li.
Madarame tries to break free but Li pushes him back against the ropes.
Li misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonglong Li dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Li scores with a one two! Madarame had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ikkaku Madarame is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li misses with an uppercut. Madarame saw that one coming.
Li connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Madarame tumbling to the canvas! Li pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Madarame was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yonglong Li!
Yonglong Li retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Yonglong Li 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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RATING
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