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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanishi Toshiyuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toshiyuki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fuck you. On his way into the cage it seems that Dmitry Putin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dmitry Putin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dmitry Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tanishi Toshiyuki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toshiyuki darts in and clinches Putin up against the cage.
Putin is trying to drag Toshiyuki to the mat but Toshiyuki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Toshiyuki lands a knee to the head.
Putin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Toshiyuki smiles and moves away.
Putin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Toshiyuki counters with a straight right hand.
Putin throws a lazy head kick
and Toshiyuki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Toshiyuki is struggling to control the position.
Toshiyuki tries to circle away but Putin has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putin is trying to push Toshiyuki away but Toshiyuki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Putin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Toshiyuki pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Putin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toshiyuki closes the distance and pushes Putin back into the cage.
Putin can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin has Toshiyuki pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Toshiyuki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Toshiyuki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Putin is looking to slow Toshiyuki down with leg kicks.
Toshiyuki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Putin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Toshiyuki lands with a shot to the body.
A combination from Putin does no damage.
Toshiyuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Putin.
Toshiyuki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Putin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Toshiyuki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Putin wants to get back to his feet but Toshiyuki passes into half guard.
Putin controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Putin is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin is looking for a sweep. Toshiyuki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Toshiyuki 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.
Toshiyuki blocks the strikes from Putin.
Putin tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Toshiyuki manages to move to mount!
Toshiyuki lands with some strikes.
Toshiyuki content just to control the position here.
Putin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Putin tries to get out of the position.
Putin is desperately trying to improve his position but Toshiyuki has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toshiyuki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Toshiyuki prevents Putin from getting the reversal.
Putin wants to control but Toshiyuki is having none of it.
Toshiyuki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Toshiyuki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Putin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toshiyuki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Putin tries to hold on but Toshiyuki pushes him away.
Putin is bucking up trying to escape but Toshiyuki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toshiyuki lands a big elbow.
Toshiyuki scoring with strikes but Putin is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toshiyuki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Putin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Putin is in a horrible position here. Toshiyuki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Putin is rocked!
Putin has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Putin wants to control but Toshiyuki is having none of it.
Oh Putin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toshiyuki lands a couple of good shots and Putin has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Toshiyuki cracks Putin with a big right hand from the back mount! Putin immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Toshiyuki takes this one by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tanishi Toshiyuki!
Tanishi Toshiyuki spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lars Romanow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lars Romanow has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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156 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Romanow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Abbot!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbot throws a lazy right hand but Romanow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romanow feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lars Romanow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbot throws a lazy uppercut
and Romanow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romanow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abbot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romanow.
Abbot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romanow manages to avoid it.
Abbot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romanow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romanow. Abbot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romanow digs a good body shot into Abbot's ribs.
Romanow has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hunter MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Romanow swings for the body but Abbot moves out of range.
A jab from Romanow misses.
Romanow throws a poor cross that misses
letting Abbot counter with a right hand.
Abbot ducks under a wild hook from Romanow.
Romanow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abbot, pushing him back against the cage.
Romanow misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Romanow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
With the fighters up against the cage, Romanow throws an elbow but misses.
Romanow tries to throw a body punch but Abbot avoids it by throwing Romanow back against the cage.
Abbot content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow has a couple of punches blocked by Abbot.
Romanow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abbot.
Romanow misses with a body punch.
Abbot lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abbot takes an elbow to the forehead.
Romanow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Romanow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romanow misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Romanow as the two fighters clinch.
Abbot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Romanow avoiding damage as Abbot throws knees to the body.
Romanow has Abbot pressed against the cage.
Abbot throws a head punch that misses.
Abbot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romanow is defending well for now.
Abbot throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abbot.
Abbot scores a nice knee to the body.
Romanow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abbot lands with a left to the head.
Abbot misses with the head strike.
Abbot tries to land knees in the clinch but Romanow avoids the damage to the body.
Abbot lands a right hand.
Abbot leaning against his opponent.
Romanow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abbot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romanow backwards.
Abbot scores with a shot to the side of Romanow's head.
Romanow pushes Abbot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romanow lands an elbow just above Abbot 's eye.
Abbot tries to land knees in the clinch but Romanow avoids the damage to the body.
Abbot has Romanow pushed against the cage.
Romanow misses with a body punch.
Abbot is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abbot scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abbot misses with the head strike.
Romanow throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow stalling in the clinch but Abbot improves position.
Romanow tries a body shot but Abbot blocks it.
Abbot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romanow avoids it.
Abbot is struggling to control the position.
Abbot stalling in the clinch.
Romanow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abbot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romanows head.
Abbot takes an elbow to the temple.
Abbot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abbot prevents Romanow from breaking the clinch.
Abbot blocks a body shot from Romanow.
Romanow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romanow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Romanow throws an elbow but misses.
Abbot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Abbot trying to land knees to the body.
Abbot is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abbot takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abbot content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Abbot scores with a shoulder strike.
Romanow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romanow avoiding damage as Abbot throws knees to the body.
Abbot lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Abbot.
Romanow avoiding damage as Abbot throws knees to the body.
The referee calls for Abbot to work.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abbot.
Romanow struggles to land a body shot inside as Abbot controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Romanow.
Abbot keeps control of Romanow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abbot throws a punch but it's blocked by Romanow.
Romanow misses with an elbow over the top.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Abbot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Abbot dominated that round.
That's time! Romanow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Romanow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abbot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Romanow misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut lands for Abbot. That snapped Romanow's head back.
Abbot throws a solid leg kick but Romanow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Abbot.
Romanow throws a looping overhand right but Abbot ducks down to avoid it.
Abbot fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Romanow to the ground. Abbot is now in Romanow's guard.
Abbot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Romanow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Romanow keeping moving, preventing Abbot from controlling successfully.
Romanow seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Abbot controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow is trying to keep Abbot in close.
Romanow is looking to stand up but Abbot isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Abbot sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Abbot throws a hook but Romanow blocks it.
Abbot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Romanow can pounce on him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Romanow darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Romanow. Beautiful body shot.
Jab, jab by Romanow - just one landing.
Abbot misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanow connects with the punch.
Abbot shoots in but Romanow avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Abbot avoids the body shot from Romanow.
Abbot scores with a jab to the head.
Romanow digs a good body shot into Abbot's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abbot throws a body punch but Romanow moves out of range.
Abbot misses with a straight right.
Abbot cracks Romanow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Romanow throws out a powerful jab.
Romanow scoring well with a low kick there.
Romanow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Abbot finds it's way through Romanow's defenses.
Abbot ducks right into an uppercut from Romanow.
Abbot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romanow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romanow is looking for a counter combo.
Romanow lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow throws out a loose jab but Abbot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abbot takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Romanow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Romanow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abbot fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Romanow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abbot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romanow throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Abbot.
Romanow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Romanow throws an overhand right that lands on Abbot's shoulder, as Abbot tries to avoid the shot.
Abbot walks into a jab.
Abbot shoots in and drives through. Romanow sprawls well.
Lars Romanow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Abbot.
Romanow throws a hook but Abbot avoids it easily.
Lars Romanow is winning the standup battle so far.
Abbot throws an overhand right that lands on Romanow's shoulder, as Romanow tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Romanow.
Abbot might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romanow throws a low kick but Abbot moves out of range easily.
Romanow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Abbot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Romanow looks to land a left hand but Abbot moved out of range nicely.
Abbot on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Abbot keeps the fight on the outside.
Romanow is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A jab from Romanow misses.
Abbot blocks a leg kick.
Lars Romanow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romanow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Romanow throws the left hand but Abbot avoids the punch easily.
Abbot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romanow counters with a body kick that stops Abbot in his tracks momentarily.
Abbot moves away from the strike by Romanow.
Romanow cracks Abbot with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Abbot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Romanow blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Romanow dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fighters circling - Abbot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romanow is looking to slow Abbot down with leg kicks.
Romanow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abbot throws a shot from downtown. Romanow moves away and avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Romanow misses its target.
Romanow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abbot manages to avoid it.
As Romanow backs off Abbot throws a huge counter combo but Romanow manages to avoid it all.
Abbot misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Romanow throws an overhand right that lands on Abbot's shoulder, as Abbot tries to avoid the shot.
Abbot misses with the combination.
Romanow throws a body punch but Abbot moves out of range.
Abbot tries a quick counter leg kick but Romanow is wise to it.
Romanow misses with a hook
and Abbot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbot throws a poor cross that misses
and Romanow counters with a left to the body.
Abbot ducks under a wild hook from Romanow.
Abbot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Romanow bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Romanow misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Romanow darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romanow slips under a jab.
Romanow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow darts in and clinches Abbot up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romanow.
Romanow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abbot can do to turn this around?
Abbot digs a right hand into Romanow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Romanow's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Romanow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abbot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abbot misses with a punch on the inside.
Romanow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Abbot blocks a body shot from Romanow.
Romanow can't find room to land a body shot as Abbot controls the action.
Abbot missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Abbot scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abbot misses with some punches.
Romanow gets through Abbot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romanow scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Romanow.
Abbot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abbot lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romanow pushes off an throws an elbow but Abbot leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanow tries a body shot but Abbot blocks it.
Frank Abbot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Abbot.
Romanow can't find room to land a body shot as Abbot controls the action.
Romanow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abbot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abbot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romanow avoids it.
Romanow pushes off an throws an elbow but Abbot leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Romanow throws an elbow that misses.
Romanow scores with a shoulder strike.
Romanow throws an elbow but it misses.
Romanow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abbot tries to land knees in the clinch but Romanow avoids the damage to the body.
Abbot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abbot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romanow is defending well for now.
Abbot tries to land knees in the clinch but Romanow avoids the damage to the body.
Abbot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Romanow's efforts to push away.
Romanow misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abbot missing with knees to the body.
Romanow pushes Abbot back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Romanow digs a right hand into Abbot's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abbot's gas tank.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Romanow cracks Abbot with a nice body shot.
Romanow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Romanow.
Romanow can't find room to land a body shot as Abbot controls the action.
Romanow tries a body shot but Abbot blocks it.
Abbot is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Romanow blocks an uppercut.
Abbot lands a nice elbow.
Abbot throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Romanow blocking some punches.
Abbot takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abbot missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Romanow throws an elbow but misses.
Romanow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow blocks an uppercut.
Romanow scores with a shot to the side of Abbot's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abbot misses with the head strike.
Romanow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abbot backwards.
Romanow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Romanow as the two fighters clinch.
Abbot is looking to control Romanow's arms but Romanow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Abbot has his back to the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Romanow - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from Romanow - that landed with a thud.
Romanow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romanow lands a head shot.
Abbot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romanow. Romanow obviously looking to wear him down.
Romanow lands the left hand.
Romanow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Abbot drops his hands momentarily and Romanow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Abbot is rocked!
Romanow throws the left hand but Abbot avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Romanow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Romanow has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Romanow!
An out of breath Lars Romanow thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Rizal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Gravano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizal comes to the cage accompanied by ONE OK ROCK - The Way Back. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Rizal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sammy Gravano!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Gravano.
Nice shot lands for Rizal.
Gravano thows a leg kick but Rizal checks it
letting Rizal counter with a right hand.
Rizal takes a swing at Gravano's ribcage but misses.
Gravano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rizal's calf.
Gravano tries to bum rush Rizal with a series of wild strikes but Rizal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've been told by Rizal's head coaches at England Fight Club MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gravano throws a nice looking combination but Rizal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick from Gravano lands but Rizal takes it in his stride.
Gravano feints and then cracks Rizal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rizal down.
Gravano connects with an inside leg kick.
Gravano throws a lazy head kick
and Rizal counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rizal connects with a single shot there.
Gravano throws a leg kick
and Rizal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sammy Gravano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gravano throws a sloppy head kick and Rizal moves out of range easily.
Rizal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gravano on the side of the head.
Gravano throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rizal.
Rizal's corner calls for a 1-2. Rizal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gravano has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A slow jab from Rizal misses its intended target.
Gravano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gravano connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravano takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gravano is rocked!
Gravano fails to land with a series of punches.
Gravano is still on wobbly legs! Can Rizal finish him?
Gravano misses with a leg kick
and Rizal counters with a huge left! Gravano is in big trouble! He's backing up but Rizal isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Gravano from any more damage. A dominating finish by Rizal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Rizal!
Jose Rizal thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hwai Ja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Rothschild has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andy Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hwai Ja!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Rothschild.
Ja has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ja fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ja throws a head kick but Rothschild moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Rothschild on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rothschild scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ja doesn't seem bothered though.
Rothschild throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ja works Rothschild's body with a nice hook.
We've been told by Rothschild's head coaches at Wild Card that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ja thumps Rothschild with a low kick.
Ja tries to clinch but Rothschild is having none of it.
Ja throws a leg kick but Rothschild sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ja looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rothschild throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ja avoids it.
Ja moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rothschild.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothschild struggles to land a body shot inside as Ja controls his hands.
Ja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ja working aggressively here.
Rothschild misses with some punches.
Rothschild softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rothschild creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rothschild prevents the takedown attempt.
Rothschild tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rothschild working hard to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Rothschild as the two fighters clinch.
Rothschild working aggressively here.
Ja pushes Rothschild back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rothschild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rothschild.
Ja tries to work over Rothschild's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ja misses with a punch on the inside.
Rothschild gets through Ja's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rothschild misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ja lands a hook that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ja misses with some punches.
Rothschild tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ja misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Ja.
Rothschild escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Rothschild.
A head kick from Ja lands but Rothschild takes it in his stride.
Ja jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ja lands a jab-cross combination.
Ja lands a lovely overhand right.
Ja moves into the clinch.
Ja is working for takedown but Rothschild is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rothschild managing to block the knees to the body from Ja.
Ja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ja fails to land.
Rothschild is trying to break the clinch but Ja has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ja.
A short left from Ja.
Rothschild prevents a body shot from Ja.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ja.
Rothschild pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ja tries to clinch up
and Rothschild counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hwai Ja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothschild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ja misses with a double jab.
Rothschild lands with a cross.
Ja throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rothschild fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ja just manages to avoid it.
Ja missing with a left hand there. Rothschild was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ja throws out a loose jab but Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
It appears Rothschild was looking to counter with a kick there.
Rothschild lands a slapping body shot.
Rothschild throws a leg kick that misses.
Rothschild tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ja stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rothschild.
Ja lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ja lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rothschild keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ja.
Rothschild scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ja clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Ja on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hwai Ja dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters circling - Ja throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Rothschild wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ja throws a combination that misses
enabling Rothschild to counter with a crisp jab.
Rothschild lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ja will feel that in the morning.
Rothschild throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rothschild avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hwai Ja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ja throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rothschild's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ja has Rothschild up against the cage in a clinch.
Ja struggles to land a body shot inside as Rothschild controls his hands.
Ja lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
Rothschild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ja lands with a right to the head.
Ja working aggressively here.
Ja throws a head punch that misses.
Rothschild lands with a right to the head.
Rothschild breaks the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ja 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 Rothschild has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rothschild and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ja lands a right hook to the body.
Ja misses with a right hand
and Rothschild cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ja is rocked!
Rothschild circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rothschild counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ja is still on wobbly legs! Can Rothschild finish him?
Ja misses with a low kick.
Ja seems to have recovered his senses.
Ja stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothschild. Ja does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Rothschild does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothschild on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A cross from Ja lands.
Rothschild throws a low kick, looking for Ja's leg but Ja calmly moves out of range.
Ja is looking to clinch but Rothschild is avoiding it.
Rothschild was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rothschild swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ja! But no joy.
That kick from Rothschild tenderised Ja's leg. Ja is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rothschild rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ja counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ja moves away from the strike by Rothschild.
Ja scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rothschild takes a swing at Ja's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ja swinging wildly here.
Rothschild fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ja just manages to avoid it.
Rothschild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ja was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothschild.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ja! But no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ja.
Rothschild throws a big shot that misses.
Ja fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rothschild has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rothschild thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rothschild throws a low kick but Ja moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Ja was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice body punch from Rothschild.
Rothschild thuds a left hand into Ja's body.
Ja scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ja walks into a stiff left hand from Rothschild.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ja darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ja moves into the clinch successfully.
Rothschild has a couple of punches blocked by Ja.
Ja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rothschild's elbow.
Rothschild swings wildly with an uppercut but Ja uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rothschild.
Rothschild tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rothschild's elbow.
Rothschild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rothschild scores with a hook to the body.
Rothschild blocks an uppercut.
Rothschild misses with some punches.
Rothschild breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hwai Ja will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
No joy there for Ja, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rothschild moves away from the strike by Ja.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rothschild.
Rothschild dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ja. That did some damage!
Ja darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ja throws a leg kick which misses Rothschild's front leg but catches the back leg as Rothschild tries to avoid it.
Ja misses with a right hand
and Rothschild counters with a left to the body.
Ja jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rothschild looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ja throws a body punch but Rothschild moves out of range.
Rothschild is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ja misses with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Rothschild.
Rothschild has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rothschild lands a big head kick that sends Ja tumbling to the mat! Rothschild takes a step backwards and waves Ja back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Hwai Ja has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Rothschild misses
and Ja counters with a straight right hand.
Rothschild takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donk. Ja catches Rothschild right on the button with a cross.
Rothschild on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ja. Ja obviously looking to wear him down.
Rothschild slips a jab from Ja.
Ja thumps Rothschild with a low kick.
Ja throws the left hand but Rothschild avoids the punch easily.
Ja looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ja misses with a leg kick
and Rothschild counters with a nice body kick.
Rothschild with a nice cross.
Rothschild slips a jab and a cross from Ja.
Andy Rothschild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ja finds it's way round the side to connect with Rothschild's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rothschild stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rothschild swats away the attempt to clinch by Ja.
Rothschild walks into a straight right hand from Ja.
Rothschild throws a low kick, looking for Ja's leg but Ja calmly moves out of range.
Ja pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Rothschild as he connects with a hook.
Rothschild lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Ja falls backwards - clearly groggy! Rothschild dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Rothschild!
After winning the bout, Andy Rothschild thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bertil Bengtsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bengtsson has chosen Easy Does It - WILDSTREET as his entrance music. Alessandro Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alessandro Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bertil Bengtsson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bengtsson throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bengtsson won't be happy with that.
Bengtsson is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Silva wants to control but Bengtsson is keeping him busy.
Silva goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bengtsson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Silva's guard! Nice work there by Bengtsson!
Bengtsson stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bengtsson is aware though and is defending well.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva wants to sweep here but Bengtsson controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengtsson content to stall in guard here.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bengtsson's guard.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Bengtsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bengtsson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Bengtsson is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bengtsson has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position.
Bengtsson keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bengtsson trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva fails with the takedown
enabling Bengtsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bengtsson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bengtsson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Silva looking for the choke from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson showing good submission defense here.
Bengtsson is keeping busy.
Silva working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Bengtsson is doing well to defend. Silva seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Bengtsson is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alessandro Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Von Kormrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Tuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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275 lbs
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265 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Von Kormrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robin Tuck!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuck throws a lazy uppercut
and Kormrok counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kormrok changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tuck looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tuck wants to control but Kormrok postures up.
Tuck is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kormrok connects with a decent elbow.
It looks like Robin Tuck has been cut.
Kormrok working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That has opened up Robin Tuck's cut even more.
Kormrok trying to control the action but Tuck is working from the bottom.
Kormrok fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kormrok creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tuck sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kormrok throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Tuck works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kormrok is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kormrok not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kormrok lands a big elbow - Tuck is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Kormrok!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Von Kormrok!
Robin Tuck spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck the refs!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parker Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoko Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoko Honda is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Parker Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoko Honda!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Lewis misses
and Honda counters with a single leg into guard. Lewis didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Honda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lewis is looking to stand up but Honda isn't so interested in that idea.
Lewis being controlled here, momentarily.
Honda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lewis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Honda from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Honda trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lewis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lewis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Honda tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lewis is in Honda's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've been hearing that Lewis has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lewis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Honda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lewis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lewis stopping the sweep attempt from Honda.
Honda keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
Honda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Honda controls Lewis momentarily but Lewis frees himself.
Honda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lewis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Honda's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Honda's back!
Lewis doesn't have the hooks in and Honda manages to turn into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis wants to stand but Honda is controlling the position.
Lewis working a defensive guard here.
Honda 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.
Lewis has momentary wrist control but Honda slips an elbow through the middle.
Lewis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Honda is one step ahead there.
Honda throwing strikes but missing.
Honda looking to pass the guard.
Honda trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis wants to sweep but no luck.
Honda got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lewis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Honda has managed to get both his arms back between Lewis's legs - danger averted.
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.
Honda wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Honda advances to half guard.
Lewis wants to control but Honda is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Honda there.
Lewis has hold of Honda's hands but Honda slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Honda wants to take a breather but Lewis is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis looking for submissions off his back.
Honda content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Honda dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Honda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Honda throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lewis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Honda is in Lewis's guard.
Honda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Honda working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lewis's head.
Honda looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Honda postures up.
Honda stopping the sweep attempt from Lewis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Honda trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lewis manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lewis stopping the sweep attempt from Honda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Honda wants to sweep but no luck.
Lewis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Honda looking for a sweep. Not yet Honda, not yet.
Lewis throwing strikes but missing.
Lewis scoring with some ground and pound.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Honda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis stopping the sweep attempt from Honda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis landing with the ground and pound.
Lewis is looking to work some ground and pound but Honda has wrist control.
Lewis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Honda's head.
Honda trying to keep a closed guard but Lewis is proving a slippery customer.
Lewis looking to sit in guard and control but Honda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Honda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Honda trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lewis manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lewis wants to pass the guard but Honda is keeping the position.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Honda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Honda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lewis's guard.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Honda from controlling successfully.
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.
Lewis is adopting a defensive guard.
Lewis lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Honda looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lewis puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Honda is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lewis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lewis's back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
I really don't envy Lewis right now.
Lewis trying to control the hands but Honda won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Parker Lewis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Honda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lewis swivels and escapes.
Lewis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Honda throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lewis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Honda is in Lewis's guard.
Honda trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Lewis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lewis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Honda is one step ahead there.
Lewis working for a triangle but Honda defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis has control of Honda's left arm, preventing Honda from doing any damage.
Honda controls from within his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lewis looking for a sweep. Not yet Lewis, not yet.
Lewis has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Honda has passed into side control.
Honda cracks Lewis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lewis holds on to Honda's head and controls the position momentarily.
Lewis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda controls the position.
Honda tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Honda fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Honda trying to control the position but Lewis is working away.
Lewis is looking to reverse the position.
Honda taking a break here but Lewis is having none of it and regains half guard.
Honda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to control but can't.
Lewis is trying to get back to full guard.
Honda content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lewis is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Honda throwing shots but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Lewis is not content to let Honda control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Honda changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lewis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Honda taking a breather here.
Lewis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Honda wants to get back to full guard.
Lewis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yoko Honda.
I think Honda 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Yoko Honda!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Segey Taranin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Perben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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155 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Segey Taranin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Perben!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taranin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Perben's guard.
Perben looking to control.
We've been hearing that Taranin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Taranin postures up in Perben's guard and throws a big left but Perben blocks it.
Taranin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perben keeping full guard, as Taranin tries to pass.
Perben is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Taranin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Taranin trying to control but Perben is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perben looking for a guillotine here but Taranin defends easily.
Taranin trying to control the position from guard on top but Perben is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taranin is looking to work some ground and pound but Perben has wrist control.
Perben tries to strike from the bottom.
Taranin won't allow Perben to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Perben is defended easily by Taranin.
A low kick from Perben is predictable there
and Taranin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Perben!
Perben is letting Taranin control him for a moment.
Taranin lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perben is being controlled here.
Perben is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Taranin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Perben is trying to get back to full guard.
Taranin trying to control the action but Perben is working from the bottom.
Perben is looking to control Taranin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Perben avoid being mounted?
Perben has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Taranin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Perben is trying to get back to full guard.
Taranin seems to be working for a kimura but Perben defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taranin thows a huge punch but Perben dodges it nicely.
Perben moves into full guard.
Taranin preventing the sweep.
Taranin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Perben has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Taranin has passed into side control.
Taranin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Taranin 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.
Taranin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taranin is looking to take a break and control but Perben is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perben struggling a bit here.
Taranin wants to control but Perben is keeping him busy.
Perben is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Taranin is chipping away with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taranin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perben keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taranin working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Segey Taranin 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.
A head kick by Perben misses
and Taranin counters with a single leg into guard. Perben didn't expect that.
Perben looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Perben working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Taranin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Taranin with a nice head shot there.
Perben escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taranin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taranin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Taranin 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taranin trying to control but Perben is working from the bottom.
Taranin stays in close to Perben's body and controls the position.
Taranin won't allow Perben to sweep him here.
Taranin pushing down on Perben's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Taranin wants to pass the guard but Perben is defending well.
Taranin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Perben has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Perben controlling the position well.
Perben trying to hold on to Taranin's head to control him but Taranin postures up.
Perben gets back to full guard.
Perben keeping moving, preventing Taranin from controlling successfully.
Taranin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perben controls Taranin momentarily but Taranin frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Perben tries a head kick but it misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Taranin.
Perben struggling a bit here.
Taranin landing a few strikes.
Check out the look on Taranin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Taranin working the ground and pound.
Perben sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taranin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Taranin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Perben has managed to free his arm - good work.
Taranin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Perben doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Taranin.
Taranin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Segey Taranin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Perben throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy body kick from Perben
and Taranin counters with a single leg into guard. Perben didn't expect that.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taranin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Taranin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taranin with a nice head shot there.
Perben throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Taranin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perben controls Taranin momentarily but Taranin frees himself.
Taranin landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taranin lands a couple of digs.
Taranin connects with a couple of short punches.
Taranin looking to sit in guard and control but Perben gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Perben advances position into side control!
Taranin struggling a bit here.
Taranin stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Perben trying to control the action but Taranin is working from the bottom.
Taranin tries to buck Perben off but Perben is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taranin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Perben's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Perben thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Taranin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perben can do to turn this around?
Taranin trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Taranin working to try and regain half guard.
Segey Taranin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taranin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Taranin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perben not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taranin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Perben scores with a couple of nice shots.
Perben content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Taranin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Taranin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Perben preventing the sweep.
Perben is posturing up here but Taranin has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Perben tries to roll out but it's too tight and Perben has to tap! Slick submission there by Taranin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Segey Taranin!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seun Adedji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Kruglov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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176 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seun Adedji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kruglov!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adedji looks to throw the jab but Kruglov is out of range.
Adedji thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anton Kruglov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruglov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adedji in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Kruglov.
Adedji looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adedji throws a poor cross that misses
and Adedji takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adedji paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kruglov scores with a hook.
Kruglov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adedji throws a hook but Kruglov avoids it easily.
Adedji moves out of range of the body kick from Kruglov.
Kruglov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adedji is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've been informed that Kruglov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Adedji misses with a hook
and Kruglov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Adedji misses with a straight left.
Adedji takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adedji closes the distance and clinches.
Kruglov is trying to push Adedji away but Adedji has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kruglov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kruglov struggles to land a body shot inside as Adedji controls his hands.
Adedji lands a nice knee to the body.
Kruglov pushes Adedji back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kruglov breaks from the clinch.
Kruglov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kruglov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adedji connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kruglov scrambles back to his feet.
Jab, jab by Adedji - just one landing.
Adedji throws the left hand but Kruglov avoids the punch easily.
Adedji throws a shot from downtown. Kruglov moves away and avoids it.
Jab from Adedji.
Adedji misses the jab.
Kruglov throws the left hand but Adedji avoids the punch easily.
Adedji tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kruglov manages to circle out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Kruglov.
Adedji looks to land a left hand but Kruglov moved out of range nicely.
Kruglov unleashes a big counter combination but Adedji bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kruglov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kruglov misses with an uppercut. Adedji saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Adedji.
Adedji throws a jab when Kruglov was well out of range.
Adedji waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kruglov.
The fighters circling - Adedji throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kruglov tries to land a front kick but Adedji steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kruglov defending well as Adedji loads up on a big left hand.
Kruglov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Adedji tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kruglov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kruglov unleashes a big counter combination but Adedji bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Decent striking displayed by Kruglov there.
Kruglov takes one on the button.
Kruglov looks to land a right hand but Adedji moved out of range.
Adedji looks to land a right hand but Kruglov moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adedji misses with a hook.
Adedji ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruglov moves away.
Kruglov misses with a double jab
and Adedji counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kruglov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kruglov leaning against his opponent.
Kruglov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adedji prevents Kruglov from breaking the clinch.
Adedji using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kruglov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adedji is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kruglov is defending well for now.
Kruglov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kruglov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adedji wants to clinch but Kruglov slips to the side
and Kruglov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kruglov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adedji misses with a hook
enabling Kruglov to counter with a crisp jab.
Adedji throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adedji throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adedji scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adedji tries to clinch but Kruglov moves out of range.
Kruglov misses with a hook.
Adedji is looking to counter the offense by Kruglov and move into the clinch.
Kruglov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Adedji had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Adedji steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kruglov. That one must have hurt.
Kruglov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adedji steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kruglov. That one must have hurt.
Adedji is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kruglov scores with a decent looking hook.
Adedji misses with a right hand
and Kruglov counters with a stiff right hand.
Adedji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruglov.
Adedji misses with a straight right.
Adedji slips a jab from Kruglov.
Kruglov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruglov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adedji.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Kruglov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Adedji scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Adedji tries to clinch up.
A jab from Kruglov finds it's way through Adedji's defenses.
Kruglov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Adedji is rocked!
Kruglov catches Adedji with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oh Adedji is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kruglov throws a monster overhand right that drops Adedji! Kruglov follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Kruglov!
A very excited looking Anton Kruglov rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nosyaj Rram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamoru Date (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rram comes into the arena with Grace - You Don't Own Me ft. G-Eazy blaring out of the sound system. Mamoru Date acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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148 lbs
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160 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nosyaj Rram!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamoru Date!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rram blocks a jab.
Date throws a poor cross that misses
and Rram counters with a stiff right hand.
Rram throws a series of punches but Date avoids them all with ease.
Date looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Date to counter with a crisp jab.
Date cracks a nice hook into Rram's ribs.
Rram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Date.
Rram avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Date throws a series of punches but Rram moves out of range.
Date swings for the body but Rram moves out of range.
Date looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Date takes a swing at Rram's ribcage but misses.
Rram slips under a jab.
Date throws a right hand that misses
and Rram counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rram thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rram misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Date jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Date fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rram throws a jab but it's blocked by Date.
Date blocks a jab.
It seemed like Date was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
No joy there for Rram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Date on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Date throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice shot by Rram.
Date tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rram was well out of range. Poor timing from Date.
Date lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Date drops Rram with a beautiful combination! Rram stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Date is looking for the KO!
Rram is rocked!
It looks like Nosyaj Rram has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Date lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rram at a distance.
Oh Rram is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Date lands a beautiful left hook that drops Rram. Rram tries to recover but Date is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Rram lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mamoru Date!
Mamoru Date is the new lightweight champion!
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