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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Franks Beans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Radcliffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Franks Beans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Theo Radcliffe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beans drops Radcliffe with a left right combo! Beans follows him down to the ground into side control.
Radcliffe is rocked!
It looks like Theo Radcliffe has been cut.
Beans thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Radcliffe is still in real trouble! Can Beans finish him?
Beans looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beans tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Radcliffe seems to have recovered his senses.
Beans is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Radcliffe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beans is trying to get an arm triangle but Radcliffe is defending well.
Beans in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Radcliffe is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Franks Beans!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Valenzuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giuseppe Zaluchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guilherme Valenzuela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giuseppe Zaluchi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valenzuela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valenzuela swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valenzuela tries to close the distance and clinch but Zaluchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valenzuela avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valenzuela misses with a double jab
and Zaluchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valenzuela wants to clinch up but Zaluchi keeps it at a distance.
Valenzuela lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zaluchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valenzuela tries to clinch up but Zaluchi circles away and keeps his distance.
Valenzuela misses the body punch
and Zaluchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valenzuela takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Valenzuela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaluchi manages to avoid it.
Valenzuela is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaluchi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valenzuela can pounce on him.
Valenzuela throws a body punch but Zaluchi moves out of range.
Valenzuela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valenzuela sizes up Zaluchi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circling - Valenzuela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valenzuela lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking cross lands there for Valenzuela.
Valenzuela scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zaluchi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zaluchi counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valenzuela misses with a double jab
and Zaluchi counters with a nice body shot.
Valenzuela is looking to clinch but Zaluchi is avoiding it.
Zaluchi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Valenzuela counter with a right hand.
Valenzuela connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zaluchi misses with a double jab.
Zaluchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valenzuela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valenzuela tries to clinch there but Zaluchi circles away.
Valenzuela tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zaluchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zaluchi ducks under a wild hook from Valenzuela.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valenzuela throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zaluchi counters with a nice uppercut.
Valenzuela thows a body shot but no joy.
Valenzuela swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zaluchi counters with a one-two to the body.
Valenzuela is looking to slow Zaluchi down with leg kicks.
Valenzuela fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guilherme Valenzuela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaluchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valenzuela scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Valenzuela fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valenzuela tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zaluchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Valenzuela misses.
Valenzuela lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valenzuela tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zaluchi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zaluchi looks to throw the jab but Valenzuela is out of range.
Valenzuela misses the body punch
and Zaluchi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Valenzuela is breathing heavily.
Valenzuela scores with a sloppy right hand. Zaluchi should have avoided that one.
Valenzuela misses with a jab to the body
and Zaluchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Valenzuela misses its intended target.
Valenzuela closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zaluchi counters with a left and a right that hurts Valenzuela! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Zaluchi jumps into full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaluchi looking for a guillotine from mount but Valenzuela is having none of it.
Zaluchi has hold of Valenzuela's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Valenzuela manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Zaluchi dominated that 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.
Zaluchi keeps the fight on the outside.
Valenzuela tries to clinch but Zaluchi is having none of it.
Zaluchi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Valenzuela swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zaluchi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Valenzuela thinking.
Zaluchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valenzuela slips a jab and a cross from Zaluchi.
Zaluchi tries to move into range but Valenzuela moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Valenzuela tries to clinch up but Zaluchi circles away and keeps his distance.
Zaluchi misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valenzuela throws the left hand but Zaluchi avoids the punch easily.
Zaluchi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the body from Valenzuela misses
and Zaluchi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valenzuela thows a body shot but no joy.
Valenzuela swings for the body but Zaluchi moves out of range.
Zaluchi tries to bum rush Valenzuela with a series of wild strikes but Valenzuela uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valenzuela throws a leg kick which misses Zaluchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Zaluchi tries to avoid it.
Valenzuela slips a jab from Zaluchi.
Valenzuela feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zaluchi's calf.
Valenzuela takes a swing at Zaluchi's ribcage but misses.
Valenzuela falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zaluchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaluchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valenzuela.
Valenzuela swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zaluchi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaluchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valenzuela.
Valenzuela is looking to clinch.
Valenzuela avoids the body shot from Zaluchi.
Valenzuela misses with a looping left.
Valenzuela rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zaluchi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Valenzuela. That snapped Zaluchi's head back.
Valenzuela dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valenzuela tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zaluchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaluchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valenzuela tries to clinch but Zaluchi moves out of range.
Valenzuela misses with a straight right.
Zaluchi dodges the punch combination from Valenzuela.
Valenzuela throws a looping overhand right but Zaluchi ducks down to avoid it.
Valenzuela doesn't manage to clinch there - Zaluchi circles away.
Valenzuela swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zaluchi counters with a three punch combo that has Valenzuela backing up. Valenzuela nods at Zaluchi to acknowledge the strikes.
Zaluchi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Valenzuela tries to clinch up but Zaluchi circles away and keeps his distance.
Valenzuela connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valenzuela lands a body shot.
Zaluchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valenzuela.
A shot to de liver by Zaluchi. Beautiful body shot.
Zaluchi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaluchi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Valenzuela is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valenzuela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaluchi manages to avoid it.
Valenzuela misses with a hook. Zaluchi ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaluchi lands a two punch combo.
Valenzuela fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slapping leg kick lands for Valenzuela.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Zaluchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Valenzuela moves in looking to clinch but Zaluchi pushes him off.
Giuseppe Zaluchi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zaluchi fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Valenzuela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valenzuela misses with a straight left.
Zaluchi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Valenzuela in his tracks.
Zaluchi connects with the punch.
Zaluchi throws a series of punches but Valenzuela avoids them all with ease.
Valenzuela misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zaluchi counters with a right hand to the body.
The fighters circling - Valenzuela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Valenzuela.
Zaluchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valenzuela throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valenzuela throws a combination that misses
and Zaluchi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zaluchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zaluchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valenzuela is looking to clinch.
Valenzuela misses with a jab to the body
and Zaluchi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valenzuela moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Valenzuela jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Valenzuela misses.
Valenzuela lands with a thumping leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Valenzuela.
Valenzuela loads up on a big right hand but Zaluchi slips the punch.
Giuseppe Zaluchi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaluchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zaluchi checks a leg kick nicely.
Valenzuela scores with a nice body kick.
Zaluchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valenzuela chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valenzuela is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valenzuela doesn't manage to clinch there - Zaluchi circles away.
Zaluchi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Valenzuela fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valenzuela avoids the body shot from Zaluchi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Valenzuela darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Valenzuela tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Zaluchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valenzuela looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Valenzuela pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zaluchi is out of range and Valenzuela settles back down.
Valenzuela wants to clinch up but Zaluchi keeps it at a distance.
Valenzuela misses with a hook to the body
and Zaluchi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valenzuela swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zaluchi counters with a right hand to the body.
Zaluchi fails to land with a series of punches.
Valenzuela throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Zaluchi to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Zaluchi.
Valenzuela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaluchi manages to avoid it.
Guilherme Valenzuela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaluchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaluchi slips under a jab.
Zaluchi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zaluchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valenzuela misses with a shot to the body
and Zaluchi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zaluchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valenzuela looks to clinch
and Zaluchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valenzuela misses with a jab to the body
and Zaluchi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaluchi defending well as Valenzuela loads up on a big left hand.
Valenzuela throws a one two combo.
Zaluchi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valenzuela counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giuseppe Zaluchi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zaluchi 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe Zaluchi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren Galazin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck McBuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darren Galazin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck McBuck!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBuck connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McBuck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McBuck throws out a loose jab but Galazin uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBuck feints and as Galazin raises his hands in defense, McBuck changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Galazin wants to improve his position but instead McBuck has moved into half guard.
McBuck controlling the pace.
Let's hope that McBuck has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
McBuck scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBuck stalling.
Galazin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McBuck lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McBuck working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Galazin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McBuck on the ground.
McBuck controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Galazin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McBuck is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Galazin wants to improve his position but McBuck is controlling well.
Galazin actively working from the bottom here.
Galazin is looking for a sweep. McBuck is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBuck slows the pace down in half guard.
McBuck passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Galazin!
Galazin is looking to get to half guard.
McBuck controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Galazin is desperately trying to improve his position but McBuck has a good base and remains in 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.
McBuck lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Galazin hang on?
McBuck controlling the pace for now.
Galazin is working to get back to half guard.
McBuck has hold of Galazin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Galazin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck McBuck dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Galazin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting McBuck counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from McBuck misses the target.
Galazin with a lazy takedown attempt
and McBuck counters with a stiff right hand.
McBuck lands the left hand.
McBuck shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Galazin sprawls well. Galazin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McBuck gets slowly back to his feet.
Galazin tries for a takedown but McBuck circles away easily
and McBuck counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Galazin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McBuck throws a looping overhand right but Galazin ducks down to avoid it.
Galazin looks to clinch
and McBuck counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McBuck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBuck stopping the sweep attempt from Galazin.
McBuck not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBuck's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
McBuck distracts Galazin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McBuck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McBuck trying to control but Galazin is working from the bottom.
Galazin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McBuck with a nice head shot there.
Galazin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! McBuck has picked Galazin up and slammed him! Galazin can't keep hold of the triangle and McBuck manages to pass to side control!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McBuck controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galazin taking punishment in the form of punches.
McBuck is chipping away with strikes.
McBuck lands a decent elbow from side control.
McBuck advances to full mount.
Galazin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBuck looking to control and managing it successfully.
Galazin tries to lock up and control but McBuck gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McBuck sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck McBuck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Galazin moves in looking to clinch but McBuck pushes him off.
Galazin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McBuck drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Chuck McBuck has got the better of the ground game so far.
McBuck moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Despite being in the dominant position, Chuck McBuck just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Galazin pushes McBuck up against the ropes in a clinch.
Galazin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McBuck blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galazin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McBuck drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Galazin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Galazin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Galazin tries to land a knee to the head but McBuck blocks with his arms.
Galazin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Galazin misses with a knee to the head.
Galazin is trying to break the clinch but McBuck has him pressed against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, McBuck scores with a nice short uppercut.
Galazin looking to throw knees to the head but McBuck is blocking nicely.
Galazin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Galazin misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Galazin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McBuck blocks it with crossed arms.
McBuck is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Galazin can't fight it off and eventually McBuck manages to take the fight to the floor. Galazin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Galazin looking for a sweep. Not yet Galazin, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBuck slips nicely into half guard.
Nice strikes from McBuck there.
McBuck winds up and cracks Galazin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McBuck takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
McBuck passes into side control, despite Galazin's attempt to control the position.
McBuck working the head and body with strikes.
McBuck lands an elbow.
McBuck cracks Galazin with a big right hand but Galazin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBuck in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
McBuck taking a breather here.
McBuck lands a nice forearm strike.
Darren Galazin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McBuck is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Galazin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Galazin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McBuck wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBuck connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Galazin some visible discomfort.
McBuck gets to mount! Galazin was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Chuck McBuck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McBuck lands with some strikes.
McBuck raining down shots from the mount!
McBuck putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galazin can't escape the position.
McBuck sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck McBuck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McBuck winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck McBuck!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Gabriel Marcurius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huima Kostaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marcurius might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Burn in Hell by Twisted Sister. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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265 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Gabriel Marcurius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Huima Kostaja!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostaja jabs at Marcurius's body.
Huima Kostaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kostaja throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marcurius.
Marcurius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kostaja closes the distance and clinches.
Marcurius manages to pull guard.
Marcurius keeping moving, preventing Kostaja from controlling successfully.
Marcurius working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kostaja doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kostaja manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Marcurius escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kostaja gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kostaja working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Marcurius escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kostaja gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kostaja has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kostaja is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostaja decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Marcurius, up you get!
Marcurius shoots for a double leg takedown but Kostaja sprawls well. He's pushed Marcurius's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kostaja clinches up against the ropes.
Marcurius tries to score a body lock takedown but Kostaja shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kostaja drags the fight down to the ground.
Marcurius prevents Kostaja from getting back to his feet.
Kostaja wants to sweep here but Marcurius controlling him for the moment.
Kostaja is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marcurius defends well.
Marcurius working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostaja working for a triangle but Marcurius defends it easily.
Kostaja can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Marcurius controls the pace.
Kostaja thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
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.
Kostaja keeping full guard, as Marcurius tries to pass.
Kostaja working a defensive guard here.
Kostaja escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marcurius gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostaja is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marcurius defends well.
Marcurius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kostaja swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kostaja is trying to keep Marcurius in close.
Marcurius looking to pass the guard.
Marcurius chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four 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.
Marcurius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kostaja is keeping the position for now.
Marcurius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marcurius wanted to stand there but Kostaja had control of the position.
Marcurius wants to pass the guard but Kostaja is keeping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kostaja misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kostaja misses with a series of wild punches.
Marcurius shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kostaja is trying to defend but Marcurius finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huima Kostaja dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kostaja forces Marcurius back against the ropes and clinches.
Kostaja is leaning against Marcurius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kostaja misses with the head strike.
A short left from Kostaja.
Kostaja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kostaja lands a right hand.
Kostaja drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostaja wants to sweep here but Marcurius controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marcurius's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kostaja lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Marcurius!
Kostaja is working for a guillotine from mount but Marcurius frees his head quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostaja throwing strikes here but Marcurius is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
You get the feeling that Marcurius really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kostaja looking to secure an arm triangle but Marcurius defends it well.
Marcurius tries to hold on but Kostaja pushes him away.
Kostaja with shots to the head and body - Marcurius looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kostaja with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Marcurius knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kostaja on the ground.
Kostaja is breathing heavily.
Marcurius is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Marcurius throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kostaja. What's that going to do exactly?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostaja is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Marcurius is surviving well by controlling Kostaja's body position as best he can.
Marcurius tries to hold on but Kostaja postures up.
Kostaja throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Marcurius is looking to improve his position but Kostaja isn't that keen on the idea.
Kostaja looking to control but Marcurius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kostaja has control of Marcurius's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Marcurius regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostaja moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Marcurius has worked his arm free - good work by Marcurius!
Marcurius struggling a bit here.
Marcurius is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Marcurius wants to get back to his feet.
Kostaja taking a breather here.
Marcurius tries to bench press Kostaja off him but Kostaja keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kostaja trying to control the action but Marcurius is working from the bottom.
Marcurius struggling a bit here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kostaja is looking to take a break and control but Marcurius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kostaja closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcurius tries for a takedown but Kostaja manages to get underhooks.
Marcurius goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kostaja prevents it.
Kostaja throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huima Kostaja 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! This is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Kostaja.
Victor Gabriel Marcurius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kostaja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marcurius manages to avoid it.
Kostaja scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marcurius tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kostaja swivels and escapes.
A big left from Kostaja misses.
Marcurius shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kostaja pinned against the cage. Kostaja gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kostaja moves in looking to clinch but Marcurius pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marcurius swats away the attempt to clinch by Kostaja.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostaja throws a nice looking combination but Marcurius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kostaja misses with a series of wild punches.
Marcurius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Gabriel Marcurius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kostaja drops Marcurius with a beautiful combination! Marcurius stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kostaja is looking for the KO!
Marcurius is rocked!
It looks like Victor Gabriel Marcurius has been cut.
Kostaja closes the distance looking for a takedown. Kostaja picks Marcurius up and slams him brutally to the floor. Marcurius is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Huima Kostaja!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Senshi Nagasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauro Mateus dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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140 lbs
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26
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Senshi Nagasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauro Mateus dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nagasaki lands with a kick to the temple. dos Santos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as dos Santos checks a leg kick.
Nagasaki shoots in but dos Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
dos Santos misses with a straight right.
dos Santos tries to clinch there but Nagasaki circles away.
Nagasaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nagasaki has dos Santos up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nagasaki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. dos Santos smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Senshi Nagasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagasaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and dos Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Nagasaki. Nagasaki gets slowly back to his feet.
dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Nagasaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and dos Santos counters by clinching up.
dos Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right handed body shot lands from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki fails to pull guard.
Nagasaki works on dos Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
Nagasaki avoiding damage as dos Santos throws knees to the body.
Nagasaki tries to pull guard but dos Santos holds him up against the ropes and eventually Nagasaki drops back down to his feet.
Nagasaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nagasaki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. dos Santos smiles and moves away.
Nagasaki forces dos Santos back against the ropes and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nagasaki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as dos Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Nagasaki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nagasaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and dos Santos counters with a crisp one two that drops Nagasaki! dos Santos thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Nagasaki to his feet! Nagasaki is in big trouble!
Nagasaki is rocked!
Nagasaki pivots, looking for a leg kick but dos Santos is out of range and Nagasaki settles back down.
Mauro Mateus dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagasaki throws a sloppy head kick and dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Nagasaki throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Nagasaki misses.
dos Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagasaki looks for the body kick but dos Santos saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Nagasaki or perhaps it was just good defense by dos Santos which made him look bad.
Nagasaki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nagasaki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by dos Santos.
Nagasaki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nagasaki cracks dos Santos with a nice body shot.
Nagasaki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nagasaki throws a punch but it's blocked by dos Santos.
dos Santos lands a good knee to the midsection. Nagasaki won't want to take too many of those.
Nagasaki misses with the head strike.
Nagasaki misses with a punch to the body.
Nagasaki drops down looking for an ankle pick but dos Santos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nagasaki throws an overhand right that lands on dos Santos's shoulder, as dos Santos tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki throws a leg kick but dos Santos checks it.
Nagasaki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but dos Santos swivels and escapes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki tried to score with a low kick but dos Santos checks it.
Nagasaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from dos Santos.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagasaki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
dos Santos takes a swing at Nagasaki's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauro Mateus dos Santos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nagasaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Nagasaki fails with a takedown attempt.
dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nagasaki.
dos Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nagasaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nagasaki darts in and clinches dos Santos up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagasaki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Senshi Nagasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos Santos trying to land knees to the body.
dos Santos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nagasaki drops down looking for an ankle pick but dos Santos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nagasaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos is trying to stand up here but Nagasaki is controlling him well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
dos Santos tries to roll over but Nagasaki keeps him under control.
Nagasaki is taking a breather. dos Santos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
dos Santos wants to control but Nagasaki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
dos Santos is not content to let Nagasaki control the position.
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.
Nagasaki passes to side control.
dos Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nagasaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nagasaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but dos Santos keeps working.
Nagasaki decides to stand back up. Nagasaki steps back and let's dos Santos get back to his feet.
Nagasaki lands a jab.
Nagasaki misses with a jab to the body
and dos Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nagasaki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but dos Santos swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nagasaki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and dos Santos is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki shoots for a double leg takedown but dos Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Nagasaki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nagasaki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as dos Santos sprawls well. dos Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nagasaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Nagasaki throws out a loose jab but dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nagasaki throws an overhand right that lands on dos Santos's shoulder, as dos Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Nagasaki jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
dos Santos stuffs the takedown.
dos Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nagasaki misses with a low kick.
Nagasaki dives in and grabs dos Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. dos Santos pushes down on Nagasaki's head and hops out.
dos Santos blocks a head kick by Nagasaki.
That's four 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.
dos Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
dos Santos blocking some punches.
dos Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nagasaki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
dos Santos prevents a body shot from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. dos Santos smiles and moves away.
dos Santos with a nice cross.
Nagasaki tries to land a leg kick but dos Santos saw it coming and moves away.
dos Santos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nagasaki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
dos Santos tries to clinch but Nagasaki is having none of it.
Nagasaki looks to clinch
and dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by dos Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauro Mateus dos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
dos Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nagasaki clinches but dos Santos breaks the clinch
and dos Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nagasaki scoring well with a low kick there.
Nagasaki is looking to score with low kicks.
Nagasaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and dos Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nagasaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
dos Santos with a knee to the head.
Nagasaki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but dos Santos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
dos Santos landing knees to the head.
Nagasaki jumps guard but dos Santos stands there with Nagasaki around his waist. Nagasaki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nagasaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki avoiding damage as dos Santos throws knees to the body.
Nagasaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nagasaki throws a head punch that misses.
Nagasaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
dos Santos blocks an uppercut.
Nagasaki fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Senshi Nagasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos Santos scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nagasaki has a couple of punches blocked by dos Santos.
Nagasaki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but dos Santos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nagasaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. dos Santos obliges.
dos Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nagasaki avoids it.
Nagasaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nagasaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
dos Santos lands a nice knee to the body.
dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nagasaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mauro Mateus dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
dos Santos working Nagasaki over with knees to the body.
dos Santos misses with a knee to the head.
dos Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nagasaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
dos Santos keeps control of Nagasaki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nagasaki pulls dos Santos into guard.
Nagasaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but dos Santos is one step ahead there.
dos Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nagasaki 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos is looking to stand up but Nagasaki won't let him.
Nagasaki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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.
dos Santos tries to stand but Nagasaki is controlling from the bottom.
Senshi Nagasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
dos Santos stuffs the takedown.
dos Santos avoids the head kick by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki dives in and grabs dos Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. dos Santos pushes down on Nagasaki's head and hops out.
Mauro Mateus dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - dos Santos scores with a four punch combination!
dos Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
dos Santos tries to clinch up but Nagasaki circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nagasaki throws a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauro Mateus dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got dos Santos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauro Mateus dos Santos!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Ramen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiruki Nakeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramen comes to the ring accompanied by AC/DC - If You Want Blood . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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149 lbs
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132 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Ramen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiruki Nakeda!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakeda clinches with his opponent.
Ramen trying to control the position but instead, Nakeda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ramen into the ropes.
Ramen goes for a takedown attempt but Nakeda pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ramen lands a nice looking body shot.
Nakeda tries a head kick but it misses.
Nakeda defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ramen.
Ramen misses with a few strikes there.
Ramen doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakeda circles away.
Nakeda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nakeda throws a head kick but Ramen moves out of range.
Nakeda misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Nakeda as Ramen shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Ramen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakeda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nakeda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nakeda tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Ramen.
Ramen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nakeda displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ramen.
Ramen thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramen swinging wildly here.
Ramen is breathing heavily.
Nakeda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ramen avoids the head kick by Nakeda.
Ramen blocks a head kick by Nakeda.
Ramen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ramen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nakeda's head backwards.
Nakeda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nakeda goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nakeda throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramen digs a good hook to Nakeda's body.
Ramen connects with a body shot.
Nakeda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ramen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakeda delivers a nice body kick.
Nakeda misses with a head kick.
Ramen throws a head kick but Nakeda moves out of range.
Ramen throws a chopping leg kick but Nakeda manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramen lands a nice hook to Nakeda's body. Nakeda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nakeda lands with a slapping head kick.
Nakeda throws a head kick that misses.
Nakeda has Ramen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nakeda is working for takedown but Ramen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nakeda stops a takedown attempt from Ramen.
Nakeda drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ramen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ramen has Nakeda pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ramen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Nakeda tumbling to the mat - Ramen dives into Nakeda's guard.
Nakeda manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ramen tries to reverse the position but Nakeda maintains control.
Nakeda wants to control the pace but Ramen is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakeda has control of Ramen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ramen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ramen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nakeda looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ramen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ramen is looking to control Nakeda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ramen avoid being mounted?
Ramen is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Ramen is refusing to be controlled, as Nakeda sits in half guard.
Ramen is defending against the submission attempts here by Nakeda.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nakeda wants to stand up but Ramen is controlling the position.
Ramen wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakeda is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ramen regains half guard.
Nakeda seems to be working for a kimura but Ramen defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiruki Nakeda dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ramen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nakeda misses with a head kick.
Nakeda misses with a head kick.
Ramen dives in and grabs Nakeda's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nakeda pushes down on Ramen's head and hops out.
Ramen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramen takes a swing at Nakeda's ribcage but misses.
Nakeda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakeda tries to land a front kick but Ramen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nakeda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramen blocks a head kick by Nakeda.
Ramen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nakeda sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ramen somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakeda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nakeda.
Ramen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nakeda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Nakeda misses
and Ramen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nakeda scores with a leg kick.
Nakeda lands a nice looking body kick.
Nakeda throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nakeda misses with a head kick.
Nakeda throws a nice head kick!
Ramen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Ramen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramen shoots in for a takedown but Nakeda shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nakeda thows a body kick. Ramen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ramen is looking to wear down Nakeda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nakeda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramen closes the distance and pushes Nakeda back into the ropes.
Nakeda decides to pull guard.
Ramen preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakeda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nakeda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ramen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nakeda can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ramen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ramen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nakeda throws a leg kick which misses Ramen's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramen tries to avoid it.
Ramen avoids the head kick by Nakeda.
Nakeda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nakeda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramen. That did some damage!
Nakeda closes the distance and clinches.
Nakeda ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nakeda no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ramen lands a couple of digs.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nakeda. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nakeda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramen trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakeda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ramen postures up in Nakeda's guard and throws a big left but Nakeda blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakeda is looking for a triangle but Ramen pushes his legs off easily.
Nakeda wants to stand but Ramen is controlling the position.
Nakeda keeping moving, preventing Ramen from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ramen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakeda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ramen avoids the head kick by Nakeda.
Ramen's corner calls for a 1-2. Ramen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ramen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nakeda feints and then cracks Ramen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramen down.
Hiruki Nakeda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Ramen misses
and Nakeda counters with a big head kick but Ramen shrugs it off.
Nakeda scoring well with a low kick there.
Ramen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nakeda throws a head kick but Ramen moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramen gets a takedown into half guard.
Ramen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ramen thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Nakeda to regain full guard.
Ramen thows a big elbow that misses.
Nakeda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramen is one step ahead there.
Ramen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ramen thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nakeda's guard.
Nakeda gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiruki Nakeda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nakeda misses with a head kick.
Nakeda throws a head kick that misses.
Ramen moves into the clinch successfully.
Nakeda is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Ramen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nakeda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nakeda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ramen doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakeda circles away.
Ramen blocks a head kick by Nakeda.
Ramen lands a head kick. Nakeda smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ramen jabs at Nakeda's body.
Ramen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nakeda's head.
Ramen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nakeda counters with a head kick. That will keep Ramen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ramen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ramen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nakeda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nakeda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ramen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakeda lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nakeda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramen moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nakeda tries to avoid it but Ramen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nakeda to the ground. Nakeda escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ramen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nakeda - the referee stops the clock and Ramen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nakeda. Ramen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nakeda feints and then cracks Ramen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramen down.
Nakeda throws a head kick but Ramen moves out of range.
Ramen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nakeda connects with a high kick.
Ramen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nakeda avoids it really well and circles away.
Ramen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ramen tries to clinch but Nakeda is having none of it.
Ramen fails with the takedown
and Nakeda counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ramen's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Ramen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakeda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nakeda.
Nakeda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nakeda stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nakeda wants it to stay on the feet.
Ramen misses the body punch
and Nakeda counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kenji Ramen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Nakeda misses
and Ramen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nakeda thinking.
Both fighters circling a little - Nakeda finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nakeda slips a jab and a cross from Ramen.
Ramen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hiruki Nakeda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nakeda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramen fails with a takedown attempt.
Nakeda tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramen. Nakeda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenji Ramen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramen is looking to clinch.
Nakeda scores with a head kick.
Ramen tries to clinch there but Nakeda circles away.
Ramen tries for a takedown but Nakeda circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nakeda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakeda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nakeda throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nakeda on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nakeda throws a sloppy head kick and Ramen moves out of range easily.
Ramen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakeda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramen misses the shot to the body.
Ramen darts in trying to clinch
and Nakeda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nakeda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ramen shoots in and drives through. Nakeda sprawls well.
Nakeda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nakeda misses with a head kick.
Nakeda tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nakeda swivels and escapes.
Nakeda throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ramen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakeda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice body punch from Ramen.
Ramen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nakeda. That one must have hurt.
Nakeda throws a head kick but Ramen moves out of range.
Ramen jabs at Nakeda's body.
Nakeda throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ramen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nakeda throws a solid leg kick but Ramen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nakeda.
Ramen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A solid body kick from Nakeda.
Ramen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nakeda misses with a head kick.
Nakeda finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ramen misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nakeda.
Ramen lands a nice hook to Nakeda's body. Nakeda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hiruki Nakeda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramen throws an overhand right that lands on Nakeda's shoulder, as Nakeda tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hiruki Nakeda.
I've got Nakeda winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiruki Nakeda!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kwak Napieray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl van der Rohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl van der Rohen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kwak Napieray's chin.
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295 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwak Napieray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl van der Rohen!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van der Rohen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Napieray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from van der Rohen.
Kwak Napieray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by van der Rohen.
Napieray throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
van der Rohen throws a quick inside leg kick.
van der Rohen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Napieray.
van der Rohen connects with a body shot.
Napieray checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Napieray misses with an uppercut. van der Rohen saw that one coming.
van der Rohen misses with a looping left.
van der Rohen misses with the combination.
Napieray scores with a hook to the body. van der Rohen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napieray scores with a hook.
It looks like Karl van der Rohen has been cut.
Napieray throws a shot from downtown. van der Rohen moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from van der Rohen misses its intended target.
Napieray misses with a hook to the body
and van der Rohen counters with a series of strikes. Napieray will be more careful next time no doubt.
Napieray misses with a jab to the body
and van der Rohen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Napieray throws a hook but van der Rohen blocks it.
Napieray misses the body punch
and van der Rohen counters with an outside leg kick.
Napieray is breathing heavily.
van der Rohen throws a series of punches but Napieray moves out of range.
Napieray throws out a loose jab but van der Rohen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napieray swings and misses with a shot to the body
and van der Rohen counters with a straight right hand.
Napieray misses with a hook to the body
and van der Rohen counters with a right hand to the body.
Napieray tries to close the distance and clinch but van der Rohen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
van der Rohen moves out of range as Napieray strikes.
van der Rohen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Napieray.
Napieray throws out a loose jab but van der Rohen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Napieray checks a leg kick.
Napieray misses with a straight right.
van der Rohen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Napieray.
Napieray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Napieray throws the left hand but van der Rohen avoids the punch easily.
Napieray misses with a body punch
and van der Rohen counters with an outside leg kick.
Napieray throws a hook but van der Rohen avoids it easily.
Napieray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Napieray. van der Rohen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Napieray misses with a body shot
and van der Rohen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Napieray misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napieray misses with a straight left.
Napieray connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed van der Rohen momentarily.
Napieray throws a combination that misses
and van der Rohen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Napieray lands a straight punch to the body, keeping van der Rohen at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Napieray connects with a body shot.
Napieray ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Napieray throws a big shot that misses.
Napieray takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
van der Rohen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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 Kwak Napieray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karl van der Rohen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Napieray lands an overhand right.
A shot to the body from Napieray misses
and van der Rohen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
van der Rohen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Napieray.
Napieray misses with an uppercut. van der Rohen saw that one coming.
Napieray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from van der Rohen.
Napieray lands a right hook to the body.
van der Rohen takes a jab right on the kisser.
That has opened up Karl van der Rohen's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Napieray paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Napieray engages and cracks van der Rohen with a massive lead left hook - van der Rohen tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Napieray is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kwak Napieray!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Filipe Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Bartone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vince Bartone has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Filipe Melo's chin.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Filipe Melo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vince Bartone!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartone's corner calls for a 1-2. Bartone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bartone throws a series of punches but Melo moves out of range.
Bartone goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bartone avoids the head kick by Melo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Melo 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 Bartone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bartone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Melo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Melo throws a head kick that misses.
Melo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bartone to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bartone got a little sloppy there for a moment and Melo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bartone has managed to get both his arms back between Melo's legs - danger averted.
Bartone stands up over Melo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo looking for subs off his back but Bartone has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bartone is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Melo looking for submissions off his back.
Bartone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bartone is working for a submission of some sort.
Bartone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Melo tries to roll over but Bartone keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartone trying to control from half guard but Melo is working away.
Melo won't allow Bartone to pass to mount.
Melo is not content to let Bartone control the position.
Melo is looking for a sweep. Bartone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bartone has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bartone trying to control but Melo is having none of it.
Melo is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartone has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Melo's face.
Bartone with a couple of short strikes.
Bartone landing strikes from the mount.
Melo can't escape the position.
Bartone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Melo is looking to escape.
Melo is bucking up trying to escape but Bartone cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bartone with shots to the head and body - Melo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bartone lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Melo is looking to improve his position but Bartone isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Bartone connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartone raining down shots from the mount!
Bartone landing strikes from the mount.
Melo is squirming around, avoiding Bartone's attempts to control the action.
Bartone has control of Melo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Melo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Melo working to try and regain half guard.
Melo is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Bartone dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Melo throws a head kick that misses.
Melo throws a leg kick but Bartone sees it coming and moves out of range.
Melo is looking to clinch but Bartone is avoiding it.
Bartone blocks the body kick.
Bartone misses with a looping right.
Melo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bartone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Melo tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bartone.
Bartone swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Melo ducks under a wild hook from Bartone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo throws a sloppy head kick and Bartone moves out of range easily.
Bartone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bartone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Melo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bartone raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bartone cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bartone landing shots from mount.
Melo is rocked!
Bartone working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bartone lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oh Melo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartone is landing with some decent strikes but Melo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Melo seems to have got his legs back now.
Bartone scoring with strikes but Melo is staying in there.
Melo is desperately trying to improve his position but Bartone has a good base and remains in mount.
Melo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bartone working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bartone lands strikes from half guard.
Melo has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Bartone escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Bartone!
Bartone tries for a kimura but Melo is defending well.
Bartone is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Melo is trying to escape and Bartone transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Melo is forced to tap! Nice work there by Bartone! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vince Bartone!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Joe Joe jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell comes to the ring accompanied by Welcome To Jamrock. Joe Joe jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Moyuru (Sprouting). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Joe Joe jr!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe Joe jr misses with a two punch combination.
Campbell misses with a straight left.
Campbell throws a sloppy head kick and Joe Joe jr moves out of range easily.
Campbell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Campbell throws a hook to the side of Joe Joe jr's head but Joe Joe jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Campbell lands a nice shot to the body.
Joe Joe jr blocks a head kick by Campbell.
Campbell misses with a straight right.
Joe Joe jr looks to land a combination but Campbell avoids it well.
Campbell misses the shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Joe Joe jr.
Campbell misses with a head kick.
Campbell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Campbell does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Campbell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joe Joe jr defending well as Campbell loads up on a big left hand.
Joe Joe jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
Joe Joe jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
The fighters circling - Campbell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Campbell.
Campbell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Joe Joe jr is out of range.
Campbell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Joe Joe jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Campbell tries to land a leg kick but Joe Joe jr saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Joe Joe jr blocks the leg kick.
Joe Joe jr moves out of range as Campbell strikes.
Campbell slips a straight right by Joe Joe jr.
Campbell throws out a leg kick but Joe Joe jr moves out of range and Campbell only half commits.
Joe Joe jr misses with a double jab.
Campbell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Campbell.
A swing and a miss from Campbell.
Joe Joe jr defending well as Campbell loads up on a big left hand.
Joe Joe jr blocks a head kick by Campbell.
Campbell moves out of range of the strikes.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Joe Joe jr checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe Joe jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Campbell throws a lazy right hand but Joe Joe jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joe Joe jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Campbell counters with an outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Campbell.
Joe Joe jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Campbell counters with a stiff right hand.
Campbell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Joe Joe jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Campbell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Campbell misses with a straight right.
Campbell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Campbell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Joe Joe jr is rocked!
Campbell is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Joe Joe jr flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Joe Joe jr is out cold! Campbell holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Campbell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Stack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Stack is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Stack!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Verzosa.
Stack scores with a three punch combo!
A telegraphed right hand from Stack misses the target.
Stack listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stack lands a lovely overhand right.
Stack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stack takes a swing at Verzosa's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Stack.
Verzosa jabs at Stack's body.
Stack takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stack moves away from the strike by Verzosa.
Verzosa dodges the punch combination from Stack.
Stack connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Stack misses the target.
Verzosa tries to move into range but Stack moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verzosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Verzosa feints and as Stack raises his hands in defense, Verzosa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Verzosa throwing strikes from guard but Stack blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa throws and elbow that misses. Stack uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Verzosa's guard. Nice move by Stack!
Stack got a little sloppy there for a moment and Verzosa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stack has managed to get both his arms back between Verzosa's legs - danger averted.
Verzosa has a closed guard, preventing Stack from standing up.
Verzosa throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Stack escapes and throws Verzosa's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Stack tries to stand but Verzosa is controlling his head.
Stack decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stack throws a right hand that Verzosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Verzosa also avoids with ease.
Verzosa lands with a straight right. Stack didn't see that one coming.
David Stack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stack throws a right and a left that Verzosa avoids nicely.
Stack swinging wildly here.
Verzosa throws a body punch but Stack moves out of range.
Stack scores with a hook to the body. Verzosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Verzosa throws a shot to the body.
Stack defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Verzosa.
Stack throws a right hand that Verzosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Verzosa also avoids with ease.
Stack misses with a two punch combination.
Stack just misses with a punch to the body.
Verzosa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stack did well to prevent Verzosa getting side control.
Verzosa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Verzosa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stack is trying to stand back up but Verzosa is controlling him
Stack is staying active underneath Verzosa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Verzosa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stack tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Verzosa manages to move to mount!
Stack wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Verzosa.
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.
Stack really wants to buck Verzosa off and get back to his feet.
Stack wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Verzosa.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Verzosa landing strikes from the mount.
Stack takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verzosa goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Stack is on top in guard.
Verzosa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stack doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stack manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Stack dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stack missing with a left hand there. Verzosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Verzosa avoids the body shot from Stack.
Verzosa thows a body shot but no joy.
David Stack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Verzosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stack.
Stack fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
David Stack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verzosa defending well as Stack loads up on a big left hand.
Stack throws a series of punches but Verzosa moves out of range.
Verzosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stack.
Verzosa is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Verzosa.
Verzosa takes a swing at Stack's ribcage but misses.
Stack just misses with a punch to the body.
Stack on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Stack.
Verzosa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Verzosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Stack misses.
Verzosa misses with a hook to the body
and Stack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stack swinging wildly here.
Verzosa lands with a right hand.
Verzosa throws a sloppy body shot
and Stack counters with a three punch combo that has Verzosa backing up. Verzosa nods at Stack to acknowledge the strikes.
Verzosa is looking to wear down Stack with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab by Stack.
Verzosa misses with a body shot
and Stack counters with a nice uppercut.
Donk. Stack catches Verzosa right on the button with a cross.
Verzosa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stack looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa trying to control the position but Stack is working away.
Verzosa is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Stack's shoulder. That is not cool.
Verzosa creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stack sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Verzosa working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verzosa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Verzosa throws a strike aimed at the side of Stack's head but Stack avoids it well.
Verzosa creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stack sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Verzosa working the strikes but Stack uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa working over Stack with some ground and pound. Stack looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Verzosa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Verzosa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Verzosa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Verzosa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stack doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Verzosa.
Stack wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Verzosa 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stack thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Stack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Verzosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Verzosa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stack looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stack is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
An elbow from Verzosa crashes against the mat.
Verzosa misses with the ground and pound.
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.
Verzosa sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stack is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Verzosa with the ground and pound but Stack regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Verzosa 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.
Verzosa is looking to stall here but Stack recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa won't allow Stack to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stack takes one to the side of the head.
Stack scores with the left hand. Verzosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Stack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Verzosa circles away quickly and effectively.
Stack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Verzosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Stack is just out of range.
Stack swinging wildly here.
Stack throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Verzosa counter with a right hand.
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.
Verzosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stack swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Verzosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stack misses with a double jab
and Verzosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Verzosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stack misses with a looping left.
Verzosa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Verzosa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stack preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Verzosa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Verzosa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Verzosa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stack keeping moving, preventing Verzosa from controlling successfully.
Verzosa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Verzosa looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Verzosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stack.
Verzosa blocks a jab.
Stack throws a nice looking combination but Verzosa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Verzosa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stack's waist but Stack gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Verzosa off to one side.
Verzosa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Verzosa trying to pass the guard but Stack defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stack avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Verzosa.
Remedios Verzosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Verzosa is looking to stall here but Stack recovers full guard.
Verzosa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stack works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Verzosa stops Stack from standing up.
Verzosa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Verzosa with a nice cross.
Verzosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Verzosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Verzosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Stack is just out of range.
A jab from Verzosa does it's job there.
Stack cracks Verzosa with a good jab.
Verzosa moves out of range as Stack strikes.
Verzosa connects with a crisp jab.
David Stack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Stack misses its intended target.
Stack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stack connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A punch combination from Stack misses.
A left lands for Verzosa.
Stack throws a series of strikes that have Verzosa backpedaling.
Verzosa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Verzosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Stack misses with an uppercut. Verzosa saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stack has time to react.
Stack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stack is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Stack throws a combination that misses
and Verzosa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stack's guard.
Stack wants to get back to his feet but Verzosa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Verzosa looking to pass the guard.
Verzosa controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa stands and throws Stack's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Verzosa wants to take a breather but Stack manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Verzosa.
Verzosa throws and elbow that misses. Stack uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Verzosa's guard. Nice move by Stack!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stack stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Verzosa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stack tries to avoid it but Verzosa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stack to the ground. Stack escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stack moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Verzosa is landing with some decent strikes but Stack is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Verzosa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Verzosa thowing shots but they're missing.
Stack is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa unloads with some shots from mount but Stack bucks and avoids them well.
Verzosa throwing strikes here but Stack is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Verzosa won't let Stack get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Verzosa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Verzosa content just to control the position here.
Verzosa throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa had his way with David Stack in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Verzosa digs a good body shot into Stack's ribs.
Stack misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Verzosa.
Verzosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Verzosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the body from Stack misses
and Verzosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stack but Stack pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stack misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Verzosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stack lands a head shot.
Verzosa misses with a body shot.
Verzosa slips a straight right by Stack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Verzosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stack moves away.
Verzosa misses with a body shot.
Verzosa throws a jab when Stack was well out of range.
Stack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Verzosa circles away quickly and effectively.
Verzosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Stack.
Stack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stack dips to his left and cracks Verzosa with an uppercut!
Verzosa shoots in and drives through. Stack sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remedios Verzosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Stack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Verzosa thows a body shot but no joy.
Stack swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Verzosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Stack scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Verzosa blocks a jab.
Stack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stack is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Verzosa misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Verzosa wants to control from the top but Stack keeps moving.
Stack wants to stand and escape but Verzosa is having none of it.
Stack can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Verzosa controls the pace.
Verzosa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa looking to sit in guard and control but Stack gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Verzosa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stack doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stack manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stack stands and steps away. Verzosa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Verzosa misses with a wild body shot.
Stack comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa has a takedown stuffed.
Verzosa ducks right into an uppercut from Stack.
Stack bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Verzosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Verzosa misses with a wild body shot.
Stack misses with a combination
and Verzosa counters with a shoot takedown. Stack fights it but they end up in guard.
Verzosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stack is keeping the position for now.
Verzosa trying to control but Stack is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Stack.
I think Stack 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Stack!
David Stack is the new middleweight champion!
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