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ARMAGEDDON Cleric Power I PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozzy Osborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Counter striker
Very confident |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ozzy Osborn!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Daley shoots in and bounces Osborn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Daley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Osborn is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Osborn keeping moving, preventing Daley from controlling successfully.
Osborn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Osborn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Daley is looking to work some ground and pound but Osborn has wrist control.
Daley prevents Osborn from getting back to his feet.
Daley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Osborn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Osborn looks gassed!
Daley is trying to stand up here but Osborn is controlling him well.
Daley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Osborn on the ground.
Daley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Osborn is working away from the top position though.
Daley is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osborn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Daley sees it coming and defends easily.
Daley wants to get back to his feet.
Osborn is trying to control the action in half guard but Daley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Daley trying to control but Osborn postures up.
Daley tries to get to full guard but Osborn has control of the leg.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck for Daley with that takedown attempt.
Osborn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Paul Daley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
Daley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Osborn circles away.
Daley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Osborn gets full guard.
Daley is pushing down on Osborn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Osborn is fighting to maintain full guard but Daley has managed to sneak the leg through.
Daley is trying to control. Osborn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Osborn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Daley.
Daley is keen to just control but Osborn is a slippery customer.
Daley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Osborn is refusing to be controlled, as Daley sits in half guard.
Osborn is pressing down on Daley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osborn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Osborn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Daley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Daley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daley feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Osborn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Osborn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Daley wants to pass the guard but Osborn is keeping 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.
Daley is working hard here to advance position.
Daley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Osborn is looking to stand up but Daley isn't so interested in that idea.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Osborn leaves Daley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Daley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Osborn leaves Daley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Daley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Osborn sprawls well. Osborn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Daley gets slowly back to his feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Daley 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.
Osborn moves into range and clinches up with Daley.
Daley has Osborn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Osborn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Daley can't get the takedown.
Osborn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Daley has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Osborn is trying to keep an underhook but Daley manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Osborn is trying to stand back up but Daley is controlling him
Osborn actively working from the bottom here.
Daley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daley trying to control from half guard but Osborn is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osborn actively working from the bottom here.
Daley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Osborn defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Daley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daley swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Daley misses.
Daley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Osborn's guard.
Osborn looking for a sweep. Not yet Osborn, not yet.
Daley looking to sit in guard and control but Osborn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osborn postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Osborn wants to control from the top but Daley keeps moving.
Daley looking to control.
Osborn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Osborn wants to pass the guard but Daley is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daley shoots in for a double leg but Osborn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Daley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Osborn is trying to defend but Daley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Osborn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Osborn.
Osborn working for a triangle but Daley defends it easily.
Daley trying to control but Osborn is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osborn scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A combination from Daley does no damage.
Daley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daley shoots in but no luck this time.
Daley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Osborn lands with a kick to the temple. Daley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Daley misses with a few strikes there.
Daley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Osborn as he avoids it easily.
Osborn shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Daley napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Daley is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Osborn off and has taken his back!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ozzy Osborn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Daley throws a shot from downtown. Osborn moves away and avoids it.
Daley looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Osborn!
Daley trying to control but Osborn is having none of it.
Osborn working to try and regain half guard.
Osborn holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Daley tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osborn blocking the ground and pound.
Osborn holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Daley tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Osborn holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Daley tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley wants to control the pace but Osborn is squirming around nicely.
Osborn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Daley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Osborn can't escape the position.
Osborn wants to hold on but Daley pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Daley there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Osborn wants to control but Daley is having none of it.
Osborn bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Daley is adopting a defensive guard.
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.
Daley wants to get back to his feet but Osborn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Daley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Daley keeping moving, preventing Osborn from controlling successfully.
Daley has Osborn pulled in close to control his posture.
Daley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Osborn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daley is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osborn won't allow Daley to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Daley holds on and takes a little breather.
Daley looking for a sweep. Not yet Daley, not yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Osborn pinned against the cage. Osborn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Daley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Osborn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Osborn keeping moving, preventing Daley from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley won't allow Osborn to get back to his feet.
Osborn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Daley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Daley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Osborn is keeping the position for now.
Osborn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Daley wants to control from the top but Osborn keeps moving.
Osborn 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Daley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Daley 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Daley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Peinetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Maynard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igor Peinetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard misses with a takedown attempt - Peinetti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maynard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Peinetti.
It looks like Ray Maynard has been cut.
Maynard fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Peinetti sprawls well initially but Maynard persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard is looking to advance position but Peinetti won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peinetti regains full guard. Nicely done.
Maynard tries to free his leg and advance position but Peinetti is retaining full guard.
Maynard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Peinetti is trying to keep Maynard in close.
Maynard drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Peinetti dives on top into guard.
Maynard looks gassed!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peinetti's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maynard is looking for a triangle but Peinetti pushes his legs off easily.
Maynard keeping moving, preventing Peinetti from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peinetti's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peinetti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Peinetti throwing strikes but missing.
Peinetti has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Maynard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Peinetti gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peinetti's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Peinetti trying to control the position from guard on top but Maynard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maynard looking for a sweep. Not yet Maynard, not yet.
Maynard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Peinetti is looking to work some ground and pound but Maynard has wrist control.
Peinetti wants to get up but he can't break Maynard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Peinetti drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Peinetti jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Maynard has a closed guard, preventing Peinetti from standing up.
Maynard 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Peinetti tries to clinch up.
Nice combo by Peinetti! Oh, that's hurt him - Maynard falls to the canvas and Peinetti follows him into side control.
Maynard is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big shot lands for Peinetti! That's hurt Maynard! Will he recover? Peinetti fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Peinetti!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edoardo Bertolone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pinkynho Romeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bertolone comes to the cage accompanied by The Fight song - Marylin Manson. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edoardo Bertolone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pinkynho Romeiro!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romeiro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Romeiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bertolone moves away.
Romeiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Bertolone cracks Romeiro with an open hand slap.
Romeiro scores with a nice head shot.
Romeiro throws out a loose jab but Bertolone uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Romeiro crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bertolone - the referee stops the clock and Romeiro gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bertolone. Romeiro manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bertolone clinches up against the cage.
Bertolone prevents a takedown attempt there.
Romeiro has Bertolone pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bertolone manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Edoardo Bertolone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pinkynho Romeiro.
Bertolone manages to break the clinch.
Romeiro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Romeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Romeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bertolone takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romeiro misses with a head kick.
Bertolone throws a nice head kick!
Romeiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick by Bertolone misses
and Romeiro counters with a right hand to the body.
A swing and a miss from Romeiro.
Romeiro throws a lazy head kick
and Bertolone makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Romeiro really felt that one!
Romeiro looks gassed!
A head kick by Romeiro misses
and Bertolone counters by moving into the clinch.
Bertolone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romeiro misses with a wild body shot.
Romeiro tries for a takedown but Bertolone circles away easily
and Bertolone counters by clinching up.
Bertolone lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertolone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bertolone throws a head kick that misses.
Romeiro thows a leg kick but Bertolone checks it
and Bertolone counters by moving into the clinch.
Bertolone manages to break the clinch.
Bertolone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bertolone has Romeiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Romeiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bertolone has him pressed against the cage.
Bertolone gets underhooks to prevent Romeiro's takedown attempt.
Bertolone is trying to force a seperation but Romeiro has the dominant position.
Bertolone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romeiro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bertolone counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bertolone.
Bertolone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bertolone can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertolone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romeiro takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Romeiro fails with the takedown
and Bertolone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bertolone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romeiro shoots and misses
and Bertolone counters with a left to the body.
Romeiro tries for a takedown but Bertolone circles away easily
and Bertolone counters by clinching up.
Romeiro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bertolone blocks it with crossed arms.
Bertolone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bertolone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romeiro blocks a head kick by Bertolone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertolone blocks the body kick.
Edoardo Bertolone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romeiro throws a lazy head kick
and Bertolone moves into the clinch.
Bertolone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Romeiro is predictable there
and Bertolone counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Romeiro is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Romeiro throws a body kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bertolone.
Romeiro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bertolone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bertolone can't break the clinch.
Romeiro goes for a takedown attempt but Bertolone pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Romeiro throws a head kick but Bertolone moves out of range.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Edoardo Bertolone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bertolone throws a sloppy head kick and Romeiro moves out of range easily.
Romeiro tries for a takedown but Bertolone circles away easily
and Bertolone counters with a body kick.
Romeiro with a poor takedown
and Bertolone counters with a two punch combo.
Romeiro shoots and misses
and Bertolone counters with a nice uppercut.
Edoardo Bertolone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pinkynho Romeiro.
Romeiro throws a head kick but Bertolone moves out of range.
Romeiro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bertolone counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bertolone throws a sloppy head kick
and Romeiro counters with a stiff right hand.
Romeiro misses with a takedown attempt
and Bertolone counters with a stiff right hand.
Bertolone misses with a series of wild punches.
Romeiro is breathing heavily.
Bertolone moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romeiro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bertolone counters with a big head kick but Romeiro shrugs it off.
Romeiro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bertolone counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Romeiro has his takedown stuffed
and Bertolone counters with a head kick.
Bertolone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro pulls Bertolone into guard.
Bertolone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bertolone postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bertolone is stalling in the full guard.
Bertolone trying to control the position from guard on top but Romeiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romeiro trying to control the position.
Romeiro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bertolone's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Romeiro wants to control from the top but Bertolone keeps moving.
Romeiro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Romeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Bertolone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romeiro chips away with some ground and pound.
Bertolone keeping moving, preventing Romeiro from controlling successfully.
Romeiro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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.
Bertolone keeping moving, preventing Romeiro from controlling successfully.
Romeiro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bertolone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bertolone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Romeiro on the ground.
Romeiro thows a big elbow that misses.
Romeiro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romeiro works over Bertolone with some ground and pound from guard.
Romeiro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Edoardo Bertolone dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bertolone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romeiro misses with a takedown attempt
and Bertolone counters with a right hand to the body.
Romeiro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bertolone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Romeiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romeiro throws a leg kick
and Bertolone counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Romeiro is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Romeiro throws a sloppy head kick and Bertolone moves out of range easily.
Romeiro throws a leg kick
and Bertolone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romeiro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bertolone counters by clinching up.
Edoardo Bertolone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pinkynho Romeiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertolone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bertolone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bertolone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bertolone manages to break the clinch.
Romeiro tries for a takedown but Bertolone circles away easily
and Bertolone counters with a nice body shot.
Romeiro tries for a takedown but Bertolone circles away easily
and Bertolone counters with a series of strikes. Romeiro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bertolone fakes the leg kick and cracks Romeiro in the body.
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.
Bertolone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Romeiro misses with a takedown
and Bertolone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Romeiro misses with a takedown attempt
and Bertolone counters with a nice body kick.
A head kick by Bertolone misses
and Romeiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bertolone clinches.
Bertolone breaks from the clinch.
Romeiro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bertolone if he has to take too many more of those.
Romeiro misses with a head kick.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertolone throws a lazy head kick
and Romeiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romeiro blocks a head kick by Bertolone.
Romeiro has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bertolone.
Bertolone throws a right and a left that Romeiro avoids nicely.
Romeiro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bertolone counters by clinching up.
Bertolone is pressed up against the cage. Romeiro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bertolone down to the mat. Bertolone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bertolone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romeiro.
Romeiro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bertolone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bertolone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bertolone prevents a takedown attempt there.
Romeiro has Bertolone pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bertolone manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Edoardo Bertolone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A bit of stalling here from Bertolone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertolone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romeiro has him pressed against the cage.
Romeiro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bertolone is trying to force a seperation but Romeiro has the dominant position.
Romeiro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Romeiro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bertolone prevents it.
Bertolone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bertolone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romeiro manages to avoid it.
Pinkynho Romeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edoardo Bertolone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romeiro throws a head kick that half lands.
Pinkynho Romeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romeiro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bertolone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edoardo Bertolone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bertolone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edoardo Bertolone!
Edoardo Bertolone is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Vottero Reix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Mark Hunt has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mark Hunt 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Vottero Reix!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vottero Reix throws a head kick that misses.
Vottero Reix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Vottero Reix.
Vottero Reix wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vottero Reix throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hunt.
Vottero Reix misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hunt lands a slapping body shot.
Vottero Reix closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hunt could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Vottero Reix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Vottero Reix moved out of range nicely.
Vottero Reix throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vottero Reix. Hunt shrugs it off though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vottero Reix looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vottero Reix fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vottero Reix throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vottero Reix tries to clinch but Hunt moves out of range.
A head kick from Vottero Reix lands but Hunt takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Vottero Reix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Max Vottero Reix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vottero Reix scores with a kick to the body.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Vottero Reix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt connects with a right hand. Vottero Reix shakes it off.
Vottero Reix gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Vottero Reix.
Vottero Reix wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vottero Reix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vottero Reix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vottero Reix tries to clinch there but Hunt circles away.
Vottero Reix closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vottero Reix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt has Vottero Reix pressed against the cage, preventing Vottero Reix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vottero Reix can't break the clinch.
Vottero Reix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunt.
Vottero Reix breaks from the clinch.
Vottero Reix gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vottero Reix wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt avoiding damage as Vottero Reix throws knees to the body.
Vottero Reix blocks an uppercut.
Vottero Reix wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vottero Reix is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vottero Reix wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vottero Reix tries to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling the position.
Vottero Reix wants to break free but Hunt has control.
Vottero Reix wants to break free but Hunt has control.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Vottero Reix breaks the clinch.
Vottero Reix looks gassed!
Hunt scores with a hook to the body. Vottero Reix takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hunt instigates a clinch.
Vottero Reix is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vottero Reix backwards.
Vottero Reix can't break the clinch.
Hunt has Vottero Reix pressed against the cage, preventing Vottero Reix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hunt is leaning against Vottero Reix and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vottero Reix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vottero Reix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Vottero Reix.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vottero Reix is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.
Vottero Reix misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vottero Reix working hard to break the clinch.
Vottero Reix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vottero Reix wants to clinch
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Vottero Reix wants to clinch
and Hunt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vottero Reix tries to clinch up.
Hunt has managed to clinch.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Vottero Reix avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Vottero Reix.
Hunt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four 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.
Vottero Reix is trying to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling him.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vottero Reix wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vottero Reix is trying to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vottero Reix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vottero Reix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vottero Reix rushes Hunt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Vottero Reix controls the action.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Vottero Reix controls his hands.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Vottero Reix avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Vottero Reix wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vottero Reix is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Vottero Reix blocks an uppercut.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vottero Reix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Vottero Reix dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hunt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vottero Reix darts in trying to clinch
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Max Vottero Reix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt drives through and clinches with Vottero Reix against the cage.
Vottero Reix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Vottero Reix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vottero Reix blocks an uppercut.
Hunt blocks the elbow strike.
Hunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vottero Reix or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vottero Reix.
Vottero Reix has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hunt keeps control of Vottero Reix as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vottero Reix pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vottero Reix tries to break free but Hunt pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Vottero Reix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Vottero Reix avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Vottero Reix is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Vottero Reix is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Vottero Reix manages to break the clinch.
Hunt moves into the clinch successfully.
Vottero Reix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hunt cracks Vottero Reix with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Vottero Reix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt has Vottero Reix pressed against the cage, preventing Vottero Reix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vottero Reix is trying to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling him.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt looking to slow down the pace here.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vottero Reix breaks from the clinch.
Hunt moves into range and connects with a jab.
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.
Vottero Reix looks to clinch
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt lands a jab.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Vottero Reix ducks down to avoid it.
Vottero Reix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vottero Reix darts in and clinches Hunt up against the cage.
Vottero Reix is trying to break free.
Vottero Reix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Vottero Reix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vottero Reix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Vottero Reix.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt cracks Vottero Reix with a nice body shot.
Vottero Reix breaks the clinch.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt misses with a wild combination.
Hunt lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vottero Reix moves away.
Vottero Reix tries a head kick but it misses.
Vottero Reix doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vottero Reix staying out of range there.
Hunt throws a jab when Vottero Reix was well out of range.
Hunt with a hook.
Vottero Reix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vottero Reix lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vottero Reix slips under a jab.
Hunt blocks the body kick.
Vottero Reix doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vottero Reix turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt scores with the left hand. Vottero Reix knows he should have avoided that one.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vottero Reix wants to clinch but Hunt slips to the side
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vottero Reix throws a nice head kick!
Hunt dips to his left and cracks Vottero Reix with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vottero Reix moves in looking to clinch but Hunt pushes him off.
Vottero Reix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Hunt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vottero Reix on the side of the head.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Vottero Reix tries to clinch there but Hunt circles away.
Vottero Reix takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Vottero Reix does it's job there.
Vottero Reix rushes Hunt and presses him up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hunt as Vottero Reix tries to tie him up.
Vottero Reix has had enough of the clinch but Hunt keeps him there for the moment.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vottero Reix blocks an uppercut.
Vottero Reix pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Vottero Reix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vottero Reix looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Vottero Reix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Hunt dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vottero Reix gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vottero Reix prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Come on Hunt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Vottero Reix tries to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Vottero Reix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vottero Reix tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt prevents Vottero Reix from breaking the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vottero Reix is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Vottero Reix uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vottero Reix blocks an uppercut.
Vottero Reix is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunt has double underhooks.
Vottero Reix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vottero Reix blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Vottero Reix wants to break free but Hunt has control.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vottero Reix working hard to break the clinch.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vottero Reix can't break the clinch.
Vottero Reix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt wants to stall.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Vottero Reix controls the action.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Vottero Reix controls his hands.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Vottero Reix.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Vottero Reix tries to circle away but Hunt has him pinned against the cage.
Vottero Reix trying to stall but Hunt improves his position.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vottero Reix tries to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling the position.
Hunt dodges an elbow strike from Vottero Reix.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
Vottero Reix blocking some punches.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Vottero Reix throws an elbow that misses.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Vottero Reix.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt blocks the elbow strike.
Hunt blocks the elbow strike.
Vottero Reix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vottero Reix tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vottero Reix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Vottero Reix is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Vottero Reix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vottero Reix breaks the clinch.
Vottero Reix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Vottero Reix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vottero Reix moves into range and clinches up with Hunt.
Hunt avoids the elbow strike from Vottero Reix, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hunt - that landed with a thud.
Vottero Reix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Vottero Reix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vottero Reix wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunt won't allow it.
Hunt has Vottero Reix pressed against the cage, preventing Vottero Reix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vottero Reix looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hunt dodges an elbow strike from Vottero Reix.
A short left from Hunt.
Vottero Reix taking a breather.
Hunt keeps control of Vottero Reix as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vottero Reix blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Vottero Reix prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt lands a right hand.
Hunt tries to work over Vottero Reix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt tries a body shot but Vottero Reix blocks it.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vottero Reix is trying to break free.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vottero Reix tries to break free but Hunt pushes him back against the cage.
That's four 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.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Vottero Reix controls the action.
Vottero Reix manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Vottero Reix walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Vottero Reix moved out of range nicely.
Vottero Reix moves forwards but Hunt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vottero Reix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt darts in and clinches Vottero Reix up against the cage.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Vottero Reix looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Hunt looking to stall.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vottero Reix is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vottero Reix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vottero Reix tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunt moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mark Hunt.
I think Hunt 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Hunt!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daemon Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshi Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davies comes to the cage accompanied by am i demon. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daemon Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Sato!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato ducks straight into an uppercut from Davies and tumbles to the canvas! It�s a flash knockdown though - Sato manages to regain guard straight away.
Sato is rocked!
It looks like Hiroshi Sato has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davies decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sato, up you get!
Sato is still on wobbly legs! Can Davies finish him?
A head kick misses from Davies.
Sato seems to have recovered his senses.
Some wild striking there from Davies.
Davies throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Davies turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sato looks gassed!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sato wants to clinch.
Davies throws a sloppy head kick and Sato moves out of range easily.
Davies connects with a nice cross there... Sato is looking wobbly and Davies recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Sato to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Davies jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daemon Davies!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Retri Paladin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overoids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alistair Overoids has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Retri Paladin's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Retri Paladin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alistair Overoids!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paladin throws a nice looking combination but Overoids bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Overoids swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paladin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Paladin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Overoids misses with a double jab.
Paladin lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overoids showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paladin.
Overoids avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paladin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Overoids.
Paladin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paladin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paladin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Overoids.
Overoids throws a jab but it's blocked by Paladin.
Paladin throws a combination that misses
and Overoids counters with a left and a right that stings Paladin.
Overoids tries to clinch there but Paladin circles away.
Overoids scores with a three punch combo!
Some wild striking there from Overoids.
Overoids looks gassed!
Some wild striking there from Paladin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overoids lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paladin circles away quickly and effectively.
Paladin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Overoids counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paladin moves away from the strike by Overoids.
Overoids lands a high kick!
A swing and a miss from Overoids.
Paladin misses with a double jab
and Overoids counters with a two punch combo.
Paladin lands a slapping body shot.
Paladin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Overoids moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paladin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Overoids doesn't seem bothered though.
Overoids avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paladin misses with a jab to the body
and Overoids counters with a straight right hand.
Paladin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good shot there by Paladin.
Paladin defending well as Overoids loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Paladin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paladin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paladin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Overoids.
Paladin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Overoids.
Paladin misses with the combination.
A left and a right from Paladin both land. Nice combination.
Paladin swinging wildly here.
Paladin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overoids avoids a punch combination nicely.
Overoids throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paladin.
Paladin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paladin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paladin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Overoids was well out of range. Poor timing from Paladin.
Overoids misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overoids showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paladin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Overoids looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paladin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Paladin is looking to wear down Overoids with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Paladin thows a body shot but no joy.
Paladin throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Overoids counter with a right hand.
Overoids throws a combination that misses
and Paladin counters with a straight right hand.
Paladin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Overoids jabs Paladin right on the nose. Paladin blinks but takes it well.
Paladin cracks Overoids with an open hand slap.
Overoids takes one to the chin there.
Overoids falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paladin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paladin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Overoids throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paladin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paladin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Overoids tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paladin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Overoids tries to close the distance and clinch but Paladin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paladin swinging wildly here.
Overoids 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.
Overoids takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Overoids throws a left and a right that both miss
and Overoids takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paladin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Overoids throws a right hand that Paladin ducks under and follows up with a left that Paladin also avoids with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Paladin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paladin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Paladin scores with a one two! Overoids had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Paladin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Retri Paladin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Overoids lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Overoids.
Paladin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Overoids throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paladin counters with a one-two to the body.
Overoids takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paladin!
Paladin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Overoids counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Overoids walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Paladin looks to land a combination but Overoids avoids it well.
Overoids takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overoids is looking to clinch but Paladin is avoiding it.
Paladin fails to land with a series of punches.
Paladin misses with a wild combination.
Overoids goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paladin punishes Overoids's body with a nice straight punch.
Donk. Paladin catches Overoids right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overoids misses with a hook. Paladin ducked under it nicely.
Overoids slips a jab and a cross from Paladin.
Paladin misses with a looping right.
Overoids misses with a double jab
and Paladin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paladin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Overoids counters with a two punch combo.
Overoids tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paladin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Paladin tries to bum rush Overoids with a series of wild strikes but Overoids uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Overoids misses.
Paladin misses with a combination
and Overoids counters with a three punch combo that has Paladin backing up. Paladin nods at Overoids to acknowledge the strikes.
Overoids throws a combination that misses
and Paladin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Overoids rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paladin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paladin swinging wildly here.
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.
Paladin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Overoids moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Overoids fails in his attempt to clinch.
Overoids misses with the combination.
Paladin lands a really nice looking cross but Overoids seems unphased.
Paladin misses with a series of wild punches.
Paladin slips a jab and a cross from Overoids.
A combination from Paladin does no damage.
Paladin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Overoids throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Overoids wants to clinch.
Paladin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overoids takes the fight into the clinch.
Overoids keeps control of Paladin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Overoids.
Overoids works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Overoids lands a right hand.
Paladin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Overoids working aggressively here.
Overoids misses with some punches.
Overoids misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Paladin.
Overoids swings wildly with an uppercut but Paladin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paladin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Paladin pushes Overoids back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paladin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Paladin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Paladin tries to break free but Overoids pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paladin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overoids throws a head punch that misses.
Paladin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paladin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paladin blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Overoids fails to land.
Overoids working aggressively here.
Paladin swings wildly with an uppercut but Overoids uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paladin tries to break free but Overoids pushes him back against the cage.
Paladin is trying to break the clinch but Overoids has him pressed against the cage.
Overoids doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Overoids misses with a punch on the inside.
Overoids misses with a punch on the inside.
Paladin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Overoids has him pressed against the cage.
Overoids lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paladin backwards.
Overoids takes a shot to the head.
Overoids has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paladin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Paladin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paladin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Paladin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paladin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paladin misses with a combination
and Overoids counters by moving into the clinch.
Paladin tries to break the clinch but Overoids is controlling the position.
Overoids lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Retri Paladin dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Paladin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Overoids makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Paladin really felt that one!
Overoids wants to clinch but Paladin slips to the side
and Paladin counters with a right hand to the body.
Paladin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paladin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Overoids moves away.
Overoids wants to clinch.
Overoids lands with a nice combination. Paladin backs away looking to recover.
Overoids listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Paladin throws a nice looking combination but Overoids bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Overoids is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Overoids misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paladin misses with a two punch combination.
Overoids moves into the clinch.
Overoids breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Paladin.
Overoids tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Paladin counters with a stiff right hand.
Overoids tries to bum rush Paladin with a series of wild strikes but Paladin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Retri Paladin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Overoids.
Overoids has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Overoids misses with a few strikes there.
Overoids misses with a few strikes there.
Paladin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Overoids at a distance.
Paladin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paladin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Overoids.
Overoids fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paladin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Paladin throws a series of punches but Overoids avoids them all with ease.
Overoids lands with an uppercut that bounces Paladin off the cage and back into rage.
Overoids fails in his attempt to clinch.
Overoids connects with a jab.
Paladin misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paladin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paladin dodges the punch combination from Overoids.
Overoids wants to clinch.
Paladin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paladin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alistair Overoids has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paladin takes one to the chin there.
Paladin stalks Overoids and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Overoids's face. Overoids staggers backwards, shaken.
Overoids looks to land a combination. Paladin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Overoids throws a jab when Paladin was well out of range.
Retri Paladin is winning the standup battle so far.
Paladin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Paladin throws a nice looking combination but Overoids bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paladin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Overoids swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paladin counters with a one-two to the body.
Paladin misses with a double jab
and Overoids counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overoids lands with a kick to the temple. Paladin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Paladin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Paladin misses with a double jab
and Overoids counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Overoids misses with a looping right.
Paladin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Overoids counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Overoids tries to clinch up but Paladin circles away and keeps his distance.
Paladin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Paladin misses with a two punch combination.
Overoids misses with a double jab
and Paladin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Overoids throws a right hand that Paladin ducks under and follows up with a left that Paladin also avoids with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paladin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Overoids swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paladin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Paladin.
Overoids misses with a double jab
and Paladin counters with a nice uppercut.
Overoids misses with a combination
and Paladin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Overoids throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Overoids tries to clinch but Paladin moves out of range.
Overoids is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Paladin.
Paladin cracks Overoids with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paladin is looking to break free of the clinch but Overoids has double underhooks.
Paladin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Overoids lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paladin backwards.
Overoids blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Retri Paladin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paladin swings wildly with an uppercut but Overoids uses good head movement to avoid it.
Overoids stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alistair Overoids comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Paladin 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Retri Paladin!
Retri Paladin is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jokcurs Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoyte Hologen (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jokcurs Lind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hoyte Hologen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lind turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lind.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lind.
Hologen looks to score with a jab to the body but Lind is just out of range.
Hologen connects with a body shot.
Lind is looking to land body kicks.
Lind scores with a leg kick.
Hologen digs a good hook to Lind's body.
Lind throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hologen.
A clash of legs there as Hologen blocks the low kick.
Lind looks for the body kick but Hologen saw that one coming.
Lind tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lind.
Lind bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lind looks to land a body kick but Hologen moved away.
Hologen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lind throws a head kick but Hologen moves out of range.
Lind throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hologen misses the shot to the body.
Lind throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lind throws out a leg kick but Hologen moves out of range and Lind only half commits.
Lind does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lind misses with a body kick.
Lind throws a head kick that Hologen semi-blocks.
Hologen avoids the head kick by Lind.
Lind on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hologen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lind looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hologen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lind rather than just go for the knockout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lind.
Hologen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lind can pounce on him.
Hologen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hologen just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hologen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lind wants to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here as Hologen stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Despite being in the dominant position, Hoyte Hologen just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hologen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Lind.
Hologen throws a body punch but Lind moves out of range.
Lind misses with a kick to the body.
Lind looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hologen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lind misses with a low kick.
Hologen misses the shot to the body.
Jokcurs Lind seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lind lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hologen moves out of range as Lind throws a body kick.
Lind throws a leg kick which misses Hologen's front leg but catches the back leg as Hologen tries to avoid it.
Lind scores with a spinning back kick!
Hologen blocks a leg kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jokcurs Lind 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.
Lind scores with a kick to the body.
Hologen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lind tries a head kick but it misses.
Hologen throws a body punch but Lind moves out of range.
Hologen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hologen takes a little break here. Lind wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Lind wants to control but Hologen postures up.
Lind tries to bench press Hologen off him but Hologen keeps the position.
Lind seems a little lost for a moment, as Hologen dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Hoyte Hologen just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lind misses with a low kick.
Lind cracks the inside of Hologen's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lind takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lind throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hologen.
Lind misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lind does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lind goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hologen lands a nice shot to the body.
Jokcurs Lind is winning the standup battle so far.
Hologen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lind moves away.
Hologen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lind turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lind takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lind dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hologen. That did some damage!
Lind is looking to chop away at Hologen's legs.
Lind scores with a spinning back kick!
Lind misses with a kick to the body.
Lind misses with a body kick.
Lind feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hologen's calf.
Lind pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind throws a body kick that misses.
Lind thuds his shin into the meat of Hologen's side.
Hologen avoids a kick to the body.
Lind throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hologen cracks Lind with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hologen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lind.
Hologen thuds a left hand into Lind's body.
Lind throws the kick towards the body but Hologen avoids it.
Lind throws a head kick that misses.
Hologen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lind throws a head kick but Hologen moves out of range.
Hologen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lind. That one must have hurt.
Hologen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lind manages to avoid it.
Hologen just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Lind.
Hologen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A shot to de liver by Hologen. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind throws a leg kick which misses Hologen's front leg but catches the back leg as Hologen tries to avoid it.
Hologen misses the shot to the body.
Lind swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Lind.
Hologen works Lind's body with a nice hook.
Lind looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jokcurs Lind is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lind looks to land a body kick but Hologen moved away.
Hologen thows a body shot but no joy.
Hologen checks a low kick from Lind.
Lind feints and then cracks Hologen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hologen down.
Hologen fails with the takedown.
Lind tries to land a front kick but Hologen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lind misses with a head kick.
Lind throws a nice head kick!
Lind scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lind looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jokcurs Lind will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lind.
Hologen moves out of range of the body kick.
Lind throws a head kick that Hologen semi-blocks.
Lind throws a head kick but Hologen moves out of range.
Lind turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Lind.
Hologen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hologen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lind at a distance.
Lind is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hologen. Lind does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lind tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lind misses with a low kick.
Lind connects with a high kick.
Lind dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hologen. That did some damage!
Lind tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hologen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lind circles away.
Lind throws a leg kick which misses Hologen's front leg but catches the back leg as Hologen tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hologen misses with a body shot.
Lind turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lind throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hologen checks a low kick from Lind.
Lind throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lind is looking to chop away at Hologen's legs.
Lind is looking to slow Hologen down with leg kicks.
Hologen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lind.
Lind lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lind is looking to chop away at Hologen's legs.
Hologen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hologen blocks a head kick by Lind.
Lind gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lind throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lind looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hologen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lind scores with a nice body kick.
Hoyte Hologen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hologen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind scores with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Lind.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lind. Hologen shrugs it off though.
Hologen moves out of range as Lind throws a body kick.
Lind takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lind throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lind.
Lind throws a head kick that misses.
Lind misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lind scores with a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lind. Hologen shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lind is looking to slow Hologen down with leg kicks.
Lind scores with a head kick.
Hologen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Lind.
Lind throws a wild body kick that Hologen sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lind throws a sloppy head kick and Hologen moves out of range easily.
Hologen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lind.
Lind lands a nice looking body kick.
Lind throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Lind.
Lind lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lind thuds his shin into the meat of Hologen's side.
Lind throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick misses from Lind.
An inside leg kick lands from Lind.
Lind connects with a high kick.
Lind lands a nice looking body kick.
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!
Hologen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lind lands a nice looking body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lind - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hologen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lind.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lind - that will leave a mark!
Lind buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lind is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hologen can do to turn this around?
An inside leg kick lands from Lind.
Hologen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jokcurs Lind is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lind dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hologen. That did some damage!
Lind tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lind scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lind with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lind misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lind looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lind looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lind goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hologen misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jokcurs Lind showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lind, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jokcurs Lind!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luis Cordoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken Watts is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luis Cordoba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Watts!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Watts misses with a looping right.
Watts misses with a body shot.
Cordoba moves forwards but Watts connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Watts throws a hook but Cordoba blocks it.
Watts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cordoba's hands.
Watts swinging wildly here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Watts darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cordoba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Watts misses with a wild body shot.
Watts lands a jab to Cordoba's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watts cracks Cordoba with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Watts has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cordoba to stand back up!
Cordoba is rocked!
Watts fakes the body blow, causing Cordoba to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Cordoba goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ken Watts!
Ken Watts is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heiko Pander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyata Ichiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ichiro comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm Back kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Miyata Ichiro will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Heiko Pander!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miyata Ichiro!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ichiro avoids a kick to the body.
Pander shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pander missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pander looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pander thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ichiro's head.
Ichiro is trying to maintain the position but Pander is very close to passing his half guard.
Ichiro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pander throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ichiro trying to control here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pander connects with a nice short shot to Ichiro's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pander gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichiro trying to control but Pander is working from the bottom.
Pander 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.
Ichiro has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pander is proving hard to escape from.
Ichiro throws and elbow that misses. Pander uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ichiro's guard. Nice move by Pander!
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.
Ichiro looking to control.
Pander content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pander lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ichiro keeping moving, preventing Pander from controlling successfully.
Pander throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ichiro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ichiro keeping moving, preventing Pander from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pander accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pander stopping the sweep attempt from Ichiro.
Ichiro trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichiro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pander strikes from the bottom but Ichiro passes into mount!
Ichiro thowing shots but they're missing.
Pander is looking to improve his position but Ichiro isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Ichiro throws some wild stikes that Pander manages to avoid easily.
Pander is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ichiro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ichiro misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Heiko Pander dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ichiro misses with a takedown
and Pander counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ichiro won't be happy with that.
Ichiro is looking to regain half guard here but Pander keeps moving and retains side control.
Pander cracks Ichiro with a big elbow.
Ichiro is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pander is controlling him well.
Pander scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ichiro being controlled for a moment.
Pander working the head with strikes.
Ichiro tries to improve position but can't.
Pander cracks Ichiro with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pander is looking to take a break and control but Ichiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pander working away.
Pander trying to control the position but Ichiro is working away.
Ichiro is looking for a sweep.
Ichiro is breathing heavily.
Check out the look on Pander's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Pander trying to control the action but Ichiro is working from the bottom.
Pander lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ichiro takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pander works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pander taking a breather here.
Pander scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ichiro to see if he's OK.
Pander lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Pander taking a breather here.
Pander looks up at the clock and then as Ichiro takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pander smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pander lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ichiro tries to bench press Pander off him but Pander keeps the position.
Ichiro takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Pander controls the position from side control.
Ichiro on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pander controls the position.
Ichiro is looking to regain half guard here but Pander keeps moving and retains side control.
Pander working the ground and pound.
Ichiro pushes Pander away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pander gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Pander working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pander working the ground and pound.
Ichiro takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ichiro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pander controls the position.
Ichiro is trying to get back to his feet.
Ichiro is trying to control Pander's posture but Pander avoids it.
Pander in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pander landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ichiro is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pander connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pander trying to control the position but Ichiro is working away.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Heiko Pander dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
Pander gets a takedown into half guard.
Pander working over Ichiro with some ground and pound. Ichiro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pander wants to pass the guard but Ichiro is defending well.
Ichiro taking some punishment here, with Pander in his half guard.
Pander thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ichiro is looking to improve his position.
Ichiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ground and pound from Pander.
Ichiro is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Pander jumps into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pander in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pander is putting a hurting on Ichiro here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ichiro is not content to let Pander control the position.
Ichiro takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ichiro takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pander working the ground and pound.
Ichiro can't do much from the bottom here.
Pander lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ichiro is not content to let Pander control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ichiro takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ichiro is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pander connects with a decent elbow.
Pander looks up at the clock and then as Ichiro takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pander smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ichiro tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Pander presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Pander pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pander breaks from Ichiro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pander scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ichiro?
Pander lands a big elbow.
Pander with shots to the head and body - Ichiro looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichiro takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pander cracks Ichiro with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pander lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pander has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ichiro's face.
Ichiro is rocked!
Ichiro is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Pander.
Pander scoring with strikes but Ichiro is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pander scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pander connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pander working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pander lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! Pander connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ichiro is still in real trouble! Can Pander finish him?
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!
Pander looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pander breaks from Ichiro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pander cracks Ichiro with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pander putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pander dominating with strikes here.
Pander lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heiko Pander showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pander has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:25
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heiko Pander!
Heiko Pander is the new featherweight champion!
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