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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Koyasako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyuzo Mifune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyuzo Mifune told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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205 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Koyasako!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyuzo Mifune!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Koyasako.
Mifune on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Koyasako throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Kyuzo Mifune has been cut.
Mifune looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koyasako throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koyasako.
Mifune takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koyasako lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mifune will feel that in the morning.
Mifune stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koyasako.
Koyasako feints and then cracks Mifune's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mifune down.
Koyasako with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koyasako lands a head kick. Mifune smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Koyasako turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koyasako lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mifune's sensitive parts.
Koyasako misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koyasako throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mifune.
Mifune should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koyasako, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyasako scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koyasako lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koyasako lands with a kick to the temple. Mifune shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mifune on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koyasako fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mifune.
Koyasako thuds his shin into the meat of Mifune's side.
Koyasako chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koyasako.
A solid body kick from Koyasako.
Koyasako throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Koyasako lands with a slapping head kick.
Koyasako lands a head kick!
Koyasako scores with a spinning back kick!
Mifune has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Koyasako.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koyasako connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Koyasako lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koyasako fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mifune.
Mifune takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tommy Koyasako is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mifune blocks a head kick by Koyasako.
Nice body kick from Koyasako.
A head kick from Koyasako lands but Mifune takes it in his stride.
Mifune's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Koyasako throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koyasako cracks the inside of Mifune's front leg.
Koyasako scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mifune stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koyasako.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koyasako plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mifune takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mifune walks forward, straight into a front kick from Koyasako.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koyasako, right into the meat.
Mifune takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Koyasako.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koyasako. That's going to slow Mifune down.
Koyasako throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Koyasako lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mifune takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Mifune has eaten all the pies!
Koyasako lands with a kick to the ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koyasako.
Mifune takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mifune takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koyasako throws a leg kick which misses Mifune's front leg but catches the back leg as Mifune tries to avoid it.
Koyasako buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koyasako tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koyasako feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mifune's calf.
Koyasako throws a head kick that half lands.
Tommy Koyasako seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koyasako throws a sloppy head kick and Mifune moves out of range easily.
Koyasako throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mifune avoids the head kick by Koyasako.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koyasako with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crunch! Koyasako slams his shin into Mifune's torso.
Koyasako dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mifune. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Koyasako dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyuzo Mifune's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Koyasako scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mifune takes a kick to the side of the head.
A solid body kick from Koyasako.
Koyasako fakes the leg kick and cracks Mifune in the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koyasako. That's going to slow Mifune down.
Koyasako cracks the inside of Mifune's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koyasako scores with a head kick.
Tommy Koyasako is winning the standup battle so far.
Koyasako pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koyasako connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Koyasako scores with a spinning back kick!
Koyasako lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mifune will feel that in the morning.
Mifune shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Koyasako as he avoids it easily.
Koyasako lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mifune's sensitive parts.
Mifune is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mifune blocks a head kick by Koyasako.
Tommy Koyasako is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mifune tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koyasako scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koyasako, right into the meat.
Koyasako buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Koyasako.
Koyasako fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koyasako throws a head kick that half lands.
Koyasako throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koyasako throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mifune.
Koyasako is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mifune can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koyasako throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mifune on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mifune tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mifune takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mifune has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Koyasako.
Koyasako lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koyasako keeps the fight on the outside.
Koyasako throws a nice outside leg kick.
Koyasako lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mifune takes a step back to recover.
Koyasako misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koyasako lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koyasako lands with a kick to the temple. Mifune shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koyasako throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mifune's head.
Both fighters circling a little - Koyasako finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Koyasako dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mifune. That did some damage!
Koyasako connects with a solid leg kick.
Koyasako lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mifune steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Koyasako. That one must have hurt.
Mifune takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A kick lands to the mid section there for Koyasako.
Koyasako plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Koyasako feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mifune's calf.
Mifune takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck for Mifune with that takedown attempt.
Koyasako delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koyasako lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koyasako throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Koyasako lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koyasako scoring well with a low kick there.
Koyasako cracks the inside of Mifune's front leg.
Good leg kick by Koyasako there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Koyasako feints and then cracks Mifune's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mifune down.
Koyasako scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koyasako tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koyasako moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mifune on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Koyasako dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kyuzo Mifune's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mifune takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Koyasako moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mifune takes a kick to the side of the head.
Koyasako goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Koyasako tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch! Koyasako slams his shin into Mifune's torso.
Koyasako chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koyasako lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mifune takes a step back to recover.
Koyasako throws a sloppy head kick and Mifune moves out of range easily.
Koyasako scores with a head kick.
Koyasako dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mifune. That did some damage!
Koyasako lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mifune will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyasako throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Koyasako.
Koyasako throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mifune's head.
Mifune has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Koyasako.
Mifune on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koyasako. Koyasako obviously looking to wear him down.
Koyasako lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mifune takes a step back to recover.
Koyasako lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice body kick there by Koyasako.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koyasako lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mifune blocks a head kick by Koyasako.
Koyasako scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koyasako lands with a slapping head kick.
Mifune takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mifune takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mifune tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Koyasako.
Mifune steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Koyasako. That one must have hurt.
Mifune tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koyasako chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koyasako throws a head kick that half lands.
Koyasako throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mifune.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koyasako.
Koyasako moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koyasako, right into the meat.
Koyasako looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koyasako goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Koyasako plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Koyasako throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Koyasako chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koyasako lands a front kick.
Mifune stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koyasako.
Koyasako pushes Mifune away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Koyasako.
Koyasako lands with a nice body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mifune.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mifune might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Koyasako has got the better of the exchanges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koyasako with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Koyasako throws a head kick that half lands.
Koyasako throws a sloppy head kick and Mifune moves out of range easily.
Koyasako throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mifune's head.
Koyasako throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Koyasako lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koyasako fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mifune.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koyasako, right into the meat.
Koyasako lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koyasako with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koyasako.
Kyuzo Mifune has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body kick there by Koyasako.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Koyasako showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koyasako has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Koyasako!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Best (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stan Best!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hogan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hogan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hogan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hogan thows a big elbow that misses.
Hogan throws a strike but Best rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hogan seems keen to control Best's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Best accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Best throwing strikes from guard but Hogan blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Best.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Best accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hogan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Best on the ground.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Best misses with a takedown
and Hogan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Best!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan misses with a head shot.
Hogan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hogan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Best can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hogan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hogan wants to control the action but instead Best gets a body lock and reverses into Hogan's guard! Nice work!
Hogan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Best.
Best looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best throws a big right hand that misses.
Hogan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hogan tries to get out of the position.
Best has gone for a leg lock! Hogan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Best's guard.
Hogan throws a big right hand that misses.
Hogan is working Best over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Best has momentary wrist control but Hogan slips an elbow through the middle.
Hogan passes into half guard.
Hogan thows a huge punch but Best dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Best won't allow Hogan to pass to mount.
Best avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hogan.
Hogan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Best keeps working.
Hogan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hogan throwing shots but Best is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hogan throws a front kick aimed at Best's knee but Best avoids it well.
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.
Hogan gets the takedown into side control.
Hogan working the ground and pound.
Hogan working the ground and pound from side control.
Hogan working the head with strikes.
Hogan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Best, who protects the arm well.
Hogan working the ground and pound from side control.
Hogan scoring with punches from side control.
Hogan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Hogan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hogan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Best did well to prevent Hogan getting side control.
Best avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hogan.
Best moves into full guard.
Hogan throws a strike but Best rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hogan trying to keep a closed guard but Best is proving a slippery customer.
Best is breathing heavily.
Best in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Best working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Best has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Best drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hogan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hogan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hogan!
Hogan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hogan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Best to see if he's OK.
Hogan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hogan works to advance to full mount. Best defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hogan cracks Best with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan lands a big shot there that rocks Best but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hogan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Hogan.
Hogan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Best can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hogan cracks Best with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hogan lands with some strikes.
Hogan lands a big shot there that rocks Best but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Best is in a horrible position here. Hogan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Hogan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Best can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hogan lands with some strikes.
Hogan scoring with strikes but Best is staying in there.
Hogan cracks Best with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hogan looking to finish Best with some ground and pound. This is bad for Best!
Hogan wants to finish this one by submission but Best is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hogan.
Hogan landing punches.
Jim Hogan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Best that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Hogan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hogan with good strikes from the mount here!
Hogan lands a heavy elbow.
Hogan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hogan is landing with some decent strikes but Best is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Hogan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Hogan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Best!
Hogan trying to control but Best is having none of it.
Hogan lands with some strikes.
Hogan lands a big elbow.
Hogan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Best takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hogan wants to control the pace but Best is squirming around nicely.
Hogan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Best can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan working Best over with strikes here.
Hogan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hogan lands a heavy elbow.
Hogan working the ground and pound effectively.
Hogan with good strikes from the mount here!
Best taking shots to the head.
Hogan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hogan unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Hogan.
Hogan lands a nice shot to the head.
Best in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hogan with the ground and pound from mount.
Hogan unloading with bombs!
Hogan breaks from Best's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hogan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan lands a big elbow.
Hogan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Best's face.
Hogan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Best can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hogan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hogan lands a big elbow.
Hogan working the ground and pound effectively.
Hogan working Best over with strikes here.
Hogan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Best in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hogan lands a heavy elbow.
Hogan working the ground and pound effectively.
Hogan punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Hogan.
Hogan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hogan is landing with some decent strikes but Best is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stan Best has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hogan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Best can do to turn this around?
Hogan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Best can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Hogan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hogan 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Hogan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cross Lavi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Hawla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawla has chosen Ten Thousand Fists as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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170 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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178 lbs
5 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cross Lavi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Hawla!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawla closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lavi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawla gets through Lavi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hawla gets underhooks to prevent Lavi's takedown attempt.
Hawla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hawla pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hawla gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lavi.
Hawla lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hawla just leaning against Lavi, taking a breather.
Lavi wants to break free but Hawla has control.
Hawla scores with a shot to the side of Lavi's head.
Lavi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Still in the clinch, Hawla scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hawla using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hawla effectively controlling the action here.
Hawla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Hawla.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lavi is defended easily by Hawla.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cross Lavi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavi dives in and grabs Hawla's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hawla pushes down on Lavi's head and hops out.
Lavi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hawla sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lavi fails with a takedown attempt.
Hawla tries to close the distance and clinch but Lavi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawla fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lavi, pushing him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lavi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lavi tries to pull guard but Hawla won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Hawla.
A left hand lands to the body for Hawla.
Hawla lands a nice uppercut.
Lavi has Hawla pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hawla manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hawla.
Lavi can't get the takedown.
Hawla comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hawla with a knee to the head.
Hawla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lavi keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawla gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hawla scores with a shot to the side of Lavi's head.
Hawla lands a left hand.
Hawla effectively controlling the action here.
Hawla using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Hawla - that landed with a thud.
Lavi is trying to drag Hawla to the mat but Hawla just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lavi tries a body shot but Hawla blocks it.
Lavi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hawla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hawla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lavi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hawla sprawls well. Hawla wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lavi gets slowly back to his feet.
Hawla wants to clinch.
Lavi closes the distance and clinches up with Hawla, looking for a takedown. Lavi pushes Hawla against the cage but Hawla circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavi fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lavi.
Lavi is breathing heavily.
Hawla throws a sloppy head kick and Lavi moves out of range easily.
Hawla takes the fight into the clinch.
Hawla stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hawla gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lavi.
Hawla misses with a knee to the head.
Hawla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawla scores with a three punch combo!
Hawla lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hawla closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hawla lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hawla lands a good knee to the midsection. Lavi won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawla breaks from the clinch.
Lavi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Lavi with that takedown attempt.
Hawla clinches.
Hawla gets underhooks to prevent Lavi's takedown attempt.
Hawla working Lavi over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawla landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hawla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lavi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lavi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hawla but Hawla pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hawla rushes Lavi and presses him up against the cage.
Hawla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawla has closed the distance and engaged Lavi in a clinch.
Hawla has Lavi pressed against the cage.
Hawla connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Hawla dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lavi shoots for a takedown but Hawla saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hawla gets a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Hawla.
Hawla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hawla tries to clinch up but Lavi circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawla moves in looking to clinch but Lavi pushes him off.
Hawla throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hawla rushes Lavi and presses him up against the cage.
Lavi takes an elbow to the temple.
Lavi tries to break free but Hawla pushes him back against the cage.
Hawla manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Hawla as Lavi shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lavi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cross Lavi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lavi is defended easily by Hawla.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lavi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hawla clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cross Lavi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawla wants to clinch.
Lavi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lavi tries to keep at a distance but Hawla has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lavi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hawla gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lavi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hawla avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hawla unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lavi goes for a takedown attempt but Hawla pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lavi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lavi tries to score with some ground and pound. Hawla controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hawla is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lavi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hawla wants to control but Lavi postures up.
Hawla really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lavi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawla manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lavi's best efforts.
Hawla is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lavi pulls his head out easily.
Lavi stalling.
Lavi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hawla kicks Lavi off and gets back to his feet.
Hawla lands with a nice body punch.
Hawla tries a head kick but it misses.
Lavi shoots in looking for a takedown. Hawla tries to sprawl out of it but Lavi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hawla manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lavi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawla circles away.
Lavi scores a takedown into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lavi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hawla is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lavi controlling the pace for now.
Lavi looking to finish with strikes here!
Lavi avoids the attempt from Hawla to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hawla tries to reverse the position but Lavi maintains control.
Lavi controlling from mount.
Hawla wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lavi.
Poor strikes thrown by Lavi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hawla keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Hawla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hawla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lavi fails with a takedown attempt.
Lavi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hawla as he jumps to the side.
Lavi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hawla is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hawla is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lavi is aware though and is defending well.
Hawla throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lavi uses it to pass to side control.
Hawla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
You can see the frustration on Hawla's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lavi trying to control the position but Hawla is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawla tries to improve position but can't.
Lavi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lavi tries for a kimura but Hawla is defending well.
Lavi working away.
That's two 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.
Hawla manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lavi's best efforts.
Hawla wants to improve his position but Lavi is controlling well.
Lavi trying to control the action but Hawla is working from the bottom.
Lavi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hawla is pressing down on Lavi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lavi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hawla utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lavi scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lavi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lavi passes Hawla's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lavi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hawla keeps working.
Hawla is in trouble now - Lavi has advanced to mount!
Lavi looking to ground and pound but Hawla is blocking nicely.
Hawla tries to improve his position but instead Lavi has taken his back!
Lavi is riding his opponent, not letting Hawla buck him off.
Lavi missing with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hawla just trying to survive but Lavi is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Lavi is trying to stick to Hawla's back but Hawla is turning into Lavi. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lavi's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hawla.
Hawla trying to control the position from guard on top but Lavi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lavi will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lavi has his foot on Hawla's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hawla works his way back into a safe position though.
Hawla won't allow Lavi to get back to his feet.
Lavi keeping moving, preventing Hawla from controlling successfully.
Lavi trying to control the position here.
Hawla drops back looking for a leg! Lavi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lavi manages to kick Hawla off! Hawla jumps back into Lavi's guard.
Cross Lavi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lavi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hawla defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cross Lavi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hawla has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Hawla!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Ladeia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demon Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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189 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Ladeia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Demon Jin!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jin shoots for a double leg takedown but Ladeia sprawls well. He's pushed Jin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ladeia darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ladeia is looking to advance position but Jin won't allow it.
Jin wants to control but Ladeia is keeping busy.
Ladeia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ladeia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ladeia trying to pass the guard but Jin defending well.
Ladeia is working hard here to advance position.
Jin missing with punches from the bottom.
Jin won't allow Ladeia to pass to mount.
Jin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ladeia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ladeia has managed to get both his arms back between Jin's legs - danger averted.
Ladeia passes Jin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jin looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin is defending against the submission attempts here by Ladeia.
Jin is looking for a sweep. Ladeia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ladeia seems to be working for a kimura but Jin defends the submission attempt.
Ladeia is looking to advance position but Jin won't allow it.
Ladeia moves into full mount! Jin won't be happy about that!
Jin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ladeia wants to take Jin's back but he can't do it this time.
Jin is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ladeia wants to take Jin's back here but Jin is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Jin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ladeia has control of Jin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ladeia.
Jin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin is controlling an arm, preventing Ladeia from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Ladeia mounts Jin! Really nice guard pass there!
Ladeia is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Jin is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Ladeia!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kanbei Shimada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hammock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shimada might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Party and Bullshit. Hammock has chosen The Office Rap as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kanbei Shimada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Hammock!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimada lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hammock backs up against the cage.
Hammock staying out of range there.
Hammock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hammock shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shimada's guard.
Shimada is trying to keep Hammock in close.
Shimada is adopting a defensive guard.
Shimada is trying to control the position but Hammock postures up.
Shimada seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hammock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shimada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammock seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hammock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimada had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hammock defends it easily.
Shimada working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hammock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hammock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shimada had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hammock defends it easily.
Shimada controls Hammock momentarily but Hammock frees himself.
Shimada looking for a sweep. Not yet Shimada, not yet.
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.
Shimada working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hammock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hammock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hammock trying to control the position from guard on top but Shimada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shimada keeping full guard, as Hammock tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shimada darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hammock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shimada is keen to just control but Hammock is a slippery customer.
Hammock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammock trying to control but Shimada postures up.
Hammock is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shimada's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shimada's back!
Shimada trying to control the hands but Hammock breaks the grip.
Hammock controlling well, preventing Shimada from escaping the position.
Hammock is looking for the choke from the back position but Shimada is controlling his hands well.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hammock's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Shimada is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hammock gets his way!
Shimada manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hammock's guard. Nice work there by Shimada.
Shimada postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shimada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammock.
Shimada lands with a nice body punch.
Shimada defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hammock.
Hammock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shimada.
Shimada misses the jab.
Hammock shoots and misses
and Shimada counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hammock looks gassed!
Hammock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shimada, right into the meat.
Shimada jabs at Hammock's body.
Hammock blocks a head kick by Shimada.
Shimada fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hammock sprawls well initially but Shimada persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shimada winds up and cracks Hammock with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanbei Shimada dominated that round.
That's time! Shimada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shimada darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shimada is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hammock has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shimada passes to side control.
Hammock tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shimada wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shimada in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Shimada tries for a kimura but Hammock is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammock tries to buck Shimada off but Shimada is having none of it.
Shimada is working Hammock over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammock manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shimada's best efforts.
Shimada throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shimada looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shimada has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hammock is staying active underneath Shimada, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shimada throwing shots but Hammock is blocking nicely.
Hammock regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hammock is breathing heavily.
Shimada with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shimada defends it easily.
Shimada passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Shimada lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimada is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hammock has escaped the position, nice work there.
Shimada is chipping away with strikes.
Shimada working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shimada throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hammock manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hammock tries to get to full guard but Shimada has control of the leg.
Shimada scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hammock tries to get to full guard but Shimada has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimada wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammock keeps working.
Shimada is looking for a kimura here.
Hammock trying to control here.
Shimada is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shimada throwing shots but Hammock is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hammock slaps away a takedown attempt from Shimada, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hammock blocks the body kick.
Shimada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hammock 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.
Shimada is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammock trying to control the position from guard on top but Shimada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammock is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanbei Shimada dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hammock misses with a takedown
and Shimada counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hammock's guard now.
Hammock controls Shimada momentarily but Shimada frees himself.
Shimada passes Hammock's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Shimada seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hammock trying to hold on to Shimada's head to control him but Shimada postures up.
Shimada wants to take a breather but Hammock is having none of it.
Shimada is nestled in close to Hammock, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hammock trying to control but Shimada postures up.
Hammock is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shimada scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hammock tries to roll over but Shimada keeps him under control.
Kanbei Shimada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shimada seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Shimada.
Shimada in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hammock tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Shimada!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kanbei Shimada!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Brasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igot Jits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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217 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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210 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donnie Brasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igot Jits!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jits is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brasco sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Brasco. No joy for Jits on that attempt.
Brasco swinging wildly here.
Brasco throws a sloppy head kick and Jits moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Brasco.
Jits showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brasco.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brasco!
Brasco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brasco lands with a nice combination. Jits backs away looking to recover.
Jits looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Brasco!
Jits landing punches.
Jits looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasco wants to try and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jits scoring with strikes but Brasco is staying in there.
Brasco's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Jits connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jits tries to control but Brasco wriggling away.
Brasco bucks up and throws Jits to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Brasco's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brasco duly obliges.
Brasco scores with a head kick.
Jits looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brasco is fending him off so far but Jits persists. Nope, Brasco circles away and we're back to standing.
Donnie Brasco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igot Jits.
Brasco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasco misses with the combination.
Brasco throws a leg kick which misses Jits's front leg but catches the back leg as Jits tries to avoid it.
Jits fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brasco lands with a kick to the temple. Jits shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A cross from Brasco lands.
Brasco looks to land a combination. Jits sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brasco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brasco keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brasco scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasco lands with a shot to the body.
Brasco works Jits's body with a nice hook.
Jits misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brasco defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jits.
Jits walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jits shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brasco as he jumps to the side.
Jits looks gassed!
Brasco throws a front kick that sends Jits stumbling back into the cage.
Brasco connects with a solid leg kick.
Brasco throws a head kick that Jits semi-blocks.
Jits walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brasco misses with a double jab.
Brasco scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Brasco.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jits takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brasco lands with a nice combination. Jits backs away looking to recover.
Jits gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jits walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brasco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brasco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jits doesn't seem bothered though.
Brasco is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jits shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brasco is trying to defend but Jits finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jits not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Brasco dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brasco moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brasco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brasco lands a jab to Jits's midsection.
Brasco leaves Jits with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brasco scores with a punch to the head.
Jits looks for a takedown but Brasco sprawls well.
Brasco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jits stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brasco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brasco scores with a shot to the body.
Donnie Brasco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by Brasco.
Brasco lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasco lands a head kick!
Jits is breathing heavily.
Jits with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brasco to score with a decent uppercut.
Brasco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice shot by Brasco.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brasco.
Brasco scores with a nice body kick.
Brasco lands a slapping body shot.
Brasco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jits can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brasco!
Jits takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brasco lands with a nice body punch.
Donnie Brasco is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brasco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasco connects with a jab.
Brasco digs a good hook to Jits's body.
Brasco throws a shot to the body.
Brasco lands a head kick. Jits smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brasco scores with a head kick.
Brasco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brasco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jits takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jits gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jits walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jits takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasco thuds his right hand into Jits's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jits is defended easily by Brasco.
Donnie Brasco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igot Jits.
Jits takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brasco works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jits takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brasco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brasco throws a combination. Jits tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice cross by Brasco.
Brasco looks to land a combination. Jits sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brasco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jits stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brasco lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brasco throws a nice head kick!
Brasco misses with a series of wild punches.
Jits misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brasco misses with the combination.
Donnie Brasco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brasco scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brasco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brasco connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Brasco dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brasco scores with a body shot.
Brasco scores with a hook to the body. Jits takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brasco goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jits on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brasco cracks a nice hook into Jits's ribs.
Jits gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Danga de danga de dang - Brasco scores with a four punch combination!
Brasco looks to land a combination. Jits sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Good exchange - Brasco coming out on top.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brasco, as that shot connected.
Brasco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jits at a distance.
Brasco moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jits has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brasco.
Jits takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasco fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jits.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brasco.
Brasco scores with a three punch combo!
Brasco scores with a jab to the body.
Brasco lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jits takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brasco throws a combination. Jits tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brasco lands a jab to the nose.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brasco.
Brasco lands with a thumping leg kick.
Donnie Brasco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasco throws a head kick that Jits semi-blocks.
Brasco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brasco scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jits takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brasco throws a good cross that connects.
Brasco throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brasco fails to land with a series of punches.
Brasco scores with a body shot.
Brasco lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brasco goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brasco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasco throws a right hand that Jits ducks under and follows up with a left that Jits also avoids with ease.
Brasco is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jits tries for a takedown but Brasco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jits's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brasco lands a body shot.
Nice shot by Brasco.
Brasco lands a jab-cross combination.
Jits takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body kick there by Brasco.
Brasco connects with a high kick.
Nice straight punches there by Brasco. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brasco.
Jits has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brasco.
Brasco lands with a nice combination. Jits backs away looking to recover.
Donnie Brasco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brasco throws a nice head kick!
Brasco misses with a double jab.
Jits takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A left and a right from Brasco both land. Nice combination.
Jits takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brasco scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Brasco throws a shot to the body.
Jits on the wrong end of a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brasco throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jits's head.
Brasco scores with a jab to the body.
Igot Jits has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brasco thuds his right hand into Jits's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Brasco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brasco, 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Brasco!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hidehiko Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamamoto has chosen Wage Slaves - All Shall Perish as his entrance music. 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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240 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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260 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hidehiko Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Yamamoto should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Yamamoto drops his hands momentarily and Willis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Willis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Willis throws a jab when Yamamoto was well out of range.
Willis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Willis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Willis is trying to control. Yamamoto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Willis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yamamoto is just riding it out for now. Willis eventually gives up the hold.
Willis looks to land a strike but Yamamoto avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yamamoto keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.
Willis stands up and waves to Yamamoto to follow him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Willis scores with a leg kick.
Willis throws a low kick, looking for Yamamoto's leg but Yamamoto calmly moves out of range.
Willis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Willis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yamamoto as he jumps to the side.
Hidehiko Yamamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Willis lands with a kick to the temple. Yamamoto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Willis looks for a takedown but Yamamoto sprawls well.
Willis shoots in for a takedown but Yamamoto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Willis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yamamoto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Willis somewhat.
Willis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Willis lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis throwing strikes but missing.
Willis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Willis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Willis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yamamoto pushes Willis off and scrambles back to his feet.
Yamamoto lands with a kick to the temple. Willis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis clinches.
Willis wants to break free but Yamamoto has control.
Willis tries to break free but Yamamoto pushes him back against the cage.
Willis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Willis breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Yamamoto. That snapped Willis's head back.
Willis dives in and grabs Yamamoto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yamamoto pushes down on Willis's head and hops out.
Yamamoto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
Willis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Poor strikes thrown by Willis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Willis landing strikes from the mount.
Willis goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Yamamoto turns into him and now he's in Willis's guard.
Yamamoto wants to stand but Willis is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Willis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Willis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yamamoto.
Nice shot by Willis.
Willis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Yamamoto napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Yamamoto is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Willis is controlling him well.
Willis tries for a kimura but Yamamoto is defending well.
Willis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Willis working the ground and pound from side control.
Willis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Yamamoto sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The strikes coming from Willis are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamamoto managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Willis.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yamamoto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yamamoto defending against the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Willis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Willis working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Willis in side control, throwing shots but Yamamoto defends.
Yamamoto defending against the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Willis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Willis unloads with some shots from mount but Yamamoto bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yamamoto holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Willis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Willis working Yamamoto over with strikes here.
Willis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
Willis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Yamamoto's face.
Yamamoto is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Willis looking to ground and pound but Yamamoto is blocking nicely.
Willis looking to finish with strikes here!
Willis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Willis thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Willis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Willis looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Willis throwing strikes here but Yamamoto is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis misses with a head shot.
Willis thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Willis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Yamamoto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Willis throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Yamamoto because Willis loaded up on that one.
Willis is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Yamamoto has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Willis lands a big shot there that rocks Yamamoto but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Willis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Willis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Willis throwing strikes but missing.
Willis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Willis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yamamoto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Willis throws and elbow that misses. Yamamoto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Willis's guard. Nice move by Yamamoto!
Willis looking for a sweep. Not yet Willis, not yet.
Willis pushes Yamamoto off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Willis blocks a head kick by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamamoto checks a low kick from Willis.
Hidehiko Yamamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick from Yamamoto lands but Willis takes it in his stride.
Yamamoto slaps away a takedown attempt from Willis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck for Willis with that takedown attempt.
Willis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Willis showed some decent athleticism there.
Willis prevents Yamamoto from standing back up.
Yamamoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Willis.
Willis is working for a kimura but Yamamoto is defending it quite comfortably.
Willis lands with a punch from half guard.
Willis is just content to waste time from the top position. Yamamoto takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Willis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Yamamoto reverses the position - he's now on top in Willis's guard.
Willis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yamamoto's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Willis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yamamoto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Willis postures up in Yamamoto's guard and throws a big left but Yamamoto blocks it.
Patrick Willis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yamamoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Willis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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.
Willis wants to control from the top but Yamamoto keeps moving.
Willis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Willis postures up in Yamamoto's guard and throws a big left but Yamamoto blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Willis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Willis, 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 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Willis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Jan Echano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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234 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jan Jan Echano!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Echano on the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Hunter.
A bone on bone clash there as Hunter blocks the leg kick.
Hunter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Echano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Echano slips under a jab from Hunter.
Echano knocks Hunter to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Hunter is rocked!
It looks like Ben Hunter has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Oh Hunter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Echano content just to control the position here.
Hunter is trying to stand up.
Hunter seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Echano content just to control the position here.
Hunter wants to try and get back to his feet.
Echano sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hunter is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Echano is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Echano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Echano.
Echano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunter scores with a nice right hand.
Echano throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Echano.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Echano.
Echano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Echano walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Echano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Echano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hunter checks a leg kick nicely.
Echano feints and then cracks Hunter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunter down.
Echano thumps Hunter with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Echano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Echano lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hunter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hunter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Echano throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Echano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Echano defending well as Hunter loads up on a big left hand.
Echano lands with a kick to the temple. Hunter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Echano wants to slow Hunter down by chopping away at his legs.
Echano throws a solid leg kick but Hunter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Echano.
Echano throws a low kick but Hunter avoids it.
Echano throws a leg kick but Hunter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hunter blocks a head kick by Echano.
Echano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hunter missing with a left hand there. Echano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunter blocks a head kick by Echano.
Hunter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hunter avoids the head kick by Echano.
Echano throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Echano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunter checks it well.
Hunter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Echano throws a low kick, looking for Hunter's leg but Hunter calmly moves out of range.
Echano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hunter is able to avoid easily.
Echano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Echano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hunter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Echano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Echano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunter.
Hunter takes one to the chin there.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunter misses the target.
Echano throws a head kick that misses.
Hunter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Echano's head backwards.
Hunter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Echano.
Echano blocks a jab.
Hunter connects with the punch.
Hunter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Echano misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunter lands with a good body shot.
Hunter lands a head shot.
Hunter misses with a kick to the body.
Echano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Jan Echano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Hunter's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Echano misses with a leg kick
and Hunter counters with a straight right hand.
Echano throws a wild body kick that Hunter sees coming a mile off.
Echano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hunter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Echano throws a leg kick but Hunter sees it coming and moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Hunter.
Hunter scores with a hook.
Echano slips under a jab from Hunter.
Echano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Echano.
Hunter works the jab nicely.
Echano throws a low kick, looking for Hunter's leg but Hunter calmly moves out of range.
Echano motions for Hunter to come forward. Echano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Echano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hunter lunges at Echano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Echano's hand.
Echano tried to score with a low kick but Hunter checks it.
Hunter checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Echano staying out of range there.
Echano tries to land a front kick but Hunter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Echano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunter.
Some bone on bone action there as Hunter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hunter jabs Echano right on the nose. Echano blinks but takes it well.
Echano is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Echano. That's going to slow Hunter down.
Echano takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hunter throws a sloppy head kick and Echano moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Echano connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Hunter to the floor! Echano dives in looking for the finish!
Hunter kicks Echano off and gets back to his feet.
Hunter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good standup being displayed there by Hunter as he connects with a hook.
A big left from Hunter misses.
Hunter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some bone on bone action there as Hunter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hunter thumps Echano with a low kick.
Echano is looking to score with low kicks.
Echano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunter thuds a left hand into Echano's body.
Hunter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hunter throws the left hand but Echano avoids the punch easily.
Hunter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hunter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Echano tries to score with a low kick but Hunter moves his leg out of the way.
Hunter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hunter loads up on a big right hand but Echano slips the punch.
Hunter cracks Echano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Echano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunter throws out the jab.
Echano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hunter finds it's way round the side to connect with Echano's head.
Hunter works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a looping left.
Hunter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jan Jan Echano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunter works Echano's body with a nice hook.
Hunter lands with a nice 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!
Hunter lands with a hook. Echano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hunter scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunter connects with a single shot there.
Echano wants to slow Hunter down by chopping away at his legs.
Echano tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunter.
An inside leg kick from Echano misses.
Echano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hunter throws a looping overhand right but Echano ducks down to avoid it.
Hunter throws a head kick but Echano moves out of range.
Hunter lands with an overhand left.
Hunter with a nice cross.
Hunter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hunter throws out a loose jab but Echano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Echano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hunter scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice shot lands for Hunter.
Echano throws a chopping leg kick but Hunter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Echano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Echano misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Echano throws a sloppy head kick
and Hunter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunter lunges at Echano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Echano's hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunter.
A head kick by Echano misses
and Hunter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Echano walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Echano wants to slow Hunter down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hunter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Echano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Echano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hunter's calf.
Hunter blocks a head kick by Echano.
Nice uppercut lands for Hunter. That snapped Echano's head back.
Hunter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Echano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunter.
Hunter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hunter catches Echano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Echano slips a jab and a cross from Hunter.
Hunter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Echano.
Hunter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Echano's sensitive parts.
Hunter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Echano throws a leg kick that misses.
Hunter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Echano tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunter lands a glancing blow to the side of Echano's head.
Hunter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Echano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Echano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hunter misses with an uppercut. Echano saw that one coming.
A jab from Hunter finds it's way through Echano's defenses.
Jab by Hunter.
Hunter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunter misses the target.
Echano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jan Jan Echano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunter lands an overhand right.
Hunter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Echano's head.
Hunter lands a glancing blow to the side of Echano's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Echano misses
and Hunter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hunter tests Echano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Echano tried to score with a low kick but Hunter checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Echano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hunter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Echano throws a low kick but Hunter avoids it.
Hunter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Hunter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ben Hunter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Echano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Echano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunter with a hook.
Echano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Echano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hunter tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Echano throws a head kick but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Echano.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunter.
Echano takes one to the side of the head.
Echano drops his hands momentarily and Hunter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Echano misses with a head kick.
Echano misses with a leg kick
and Hunter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Echano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Echano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from Echano misses.
Hunter cracks Echano with an open hand slap.
Hunter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunter scores with a nice right hand.
Hunter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hunter lands a jab.
Echano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunter.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunter.
Echano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter with a nice cross.
Echano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hunter looks to throw the jab but Echano is out of range.
Hunter misses with a wild combination.
Hunter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Echano. Echano obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice combination there by Hunter.
Hunter slips under a jab from Echano.
Echano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Echano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunter checks a low kick from Echano.
Hunter scores with a punch to the head.
Hunter moves out of range of the leg kick from Echano.
Hunter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hunter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Echano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunter.
Echano tries to work over Hunter's front leg with a kick but Hunter checks it.
Hunter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Echano throws a wild body kick that Hunter sees coming a mile off.
Hunter checks a leg kick.
Echano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunter tests Echano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Echano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hunter finds it's way round the side to connect with Echano's head.
Echano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunter lands with a hook. Echano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Echano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hunter is out of range.
Nice shot by Hunter.
Echano throws a sloppy head kick and Hunter moves out of range easily.
Echano throws a front kick aimed at Hunter's knee but Hunter avoids it well.
Echano is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hunter.
Hunter bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hunter with a hook.
Hunter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Echano throws a head kick that half lands.
Hunter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hunter scores with a jab to the head.
Hunter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Echano's hands.
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!
A head kick misses from Hunter.
Echano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hunter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Echano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunter throws out the jab.
Hunter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Echano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hunter scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunter misses the target.
Hunter lands with a slapping head kick.
Echano throws a low kick but Hunter avoids it.
Echano throws a front kick aimed at Hunter's knee but Hunter avoids it well.
Hunter works the jab nicely.
Hunter avoids a kick to the body.
Echano throws a head kick that misses.
Hunter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Echano throws a low kick but Hunter avoids it.
Echano takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hunter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hunter connects with a jab.
Nice shot by Hunter.
Hunter scores with a nice head shot.
Hunter lands a jab to the head.
Hunter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Echano tries to work over Hunter's front leg with a kick but Hunter checks it.
Hunter misses the jab.
Echano throws a low kick, looking for Hunter's leg but Hunter calmly moves out of range.
Hunter thumps Echano with a low kick.
Hunter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunter checks a low kick from Echano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hunter cracks Echano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hunter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Echano.
Hunter misses with an uppercut.
Echano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hunter is out of range.
Hunter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hunter looks to land a right hand but Echano moved out of range.
Echano walks into a stiff left hand from Hunter.
Hunter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Echano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Echano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Hunter does it's job there.
Hunter throws out a powerful jab.
Hunter lands a body shot.
Echano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Echano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Echano throws a head kick but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hunter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Echano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Echano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Hunter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hunter 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 28:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Belanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Joe Belanger was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Cartman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Belanger!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belanger misses with a series of wild punches.
Good leg kick by Belanger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cartman throws a looping overhand right but Belanger ducks down to avoid it.
Cartman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belanger. That's going to slow Cartman down.
Belanger throws and low kick but Cartman moves out of range easily.
Cartman checks a low kick from Belanger.
Cartman misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Cartman misses the target.
A jab from Cartman misses.
Cartman throws a combination that misses
and Belanger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cartman's knee momentarily.
Cartman lands with a hook. Belanger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Belanger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belanger.
Cartman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Belanger tries to score with a low kick but Cartman moves his leg out of the way.
Cartman connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cartman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cartman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cartman trying to mount his opponent but Belanger defends it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Belanger can do anything to dispel that myth.
Belanger wants to control but Cartman is keeping busy.
Belanger might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cartman kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman slips a nice elbow through Belanger's hands, connecting with Belanger's forehead.
Cartman is thwarting Belanger's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Belanger defending well though.
Belanger tries to roll over but Cartman keeps him under control.
Belanger is looking to control Cartman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Belanger avoid being mounted?
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Belanger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Belanger moves away from the strike by Cartman.
Nice straight punches there by Cartman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cartman.
Cartman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Belanger. Belanger obviously looking to wear him down.
Cartman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Belanger misses with a body shot.
Joe Belanger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belanger just misses with a punch to the body.
Cartman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Belanger misses the shot to the body.
Belanger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cartman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belanger misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Belanger.
Cartman swings for the body but Belanger moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belanger. Cartman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belanger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Belanger cracks the inside of Cartman's front leg.
Cartman misses with a two punch combination.
Cartman moves forwards but Belanger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belanger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cartman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cartman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Belanger is fending him off so far but Cartman persists. Nope, Belanger circles away and we're back to standing.
Good exchange - Cartman coming out on top.
Belanger misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Cartman misses its intended target.
Belanger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belanger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cartman.
Belanger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belanger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good work by Cartman as he checks the leg kick.
Belanger throws a leg kick but Cartman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cartman dips to his left and cracks Belanger with an uppercut!
Belanger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Belanger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cartman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Belanger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cartman's knee momentarily.
Cartman misses with a body shot.
Eric Cartman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belanger takes one on the button.
Cartman avoids the head kick by Belanger.
Belanger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cartman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A right-left combo lands from Cartman.
Cartman fails to land with a series of punches.
Cartman is breathing heavily.
Cartman blocks a head kick by Belanger.
Cartman missing with a left hand there. Belanger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belanger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Belanger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cartman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cartman. Belanger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cartman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belanger circles away quickly and effectively.
Belanger scores with a push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cartman. Belanger does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Belanger.
An inside leg kick from Belanger misses.
Belanger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Belanger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cartman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Belanger throws a chopping leg kick but Cartman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Belanger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cartman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cartman throws a lazy right hand but Belanger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cartman with a poor takedown
and Belanger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cartman thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Cartman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belanger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cartman at a distance.
Cartman moves out of range of the body kick from Belanger.
Belanger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cartman.
Belanger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cartman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Belanger lands a brutal head kick. Cartman looks out on his feet and Belanger throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Joe Belanger!
Joe Belanger is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Son Goku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perry Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cox has chosen Solitaire Unraveling as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Son Goku could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Perry Cox's chin.
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235 lbs
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265 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Son Goku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Perry Cox!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cox throws a lazy right hand but Goku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cox throws out a loose jab but Goku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cox blocks a head kick by Goku.
Goku lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Goku.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Goku.
Cox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goku.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox swings for the body but Goku moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goku.
A punch lands to the side of Cox 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cox blocks the body kick.
Cox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goku.
Cox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cox misses with a body punch
and Goku counters with a nice leg kick.
Cox throws a series of punches but Goku moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goku throws a front kick aimed at Cox's knee but Cox avoids it well.
Nice jab there from Cox.
Cox blocks a head kick by Goku.
Cox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Goku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goku scoring well with a low kick there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Goku.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goku moves out of range as Cox strikes.
Goku lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Goku counters with a thumping low kick.
Goku stuffs the takedown.
Cox throws a jab but it's blocked by Goku.
Goku plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cox has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cox there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cox slips under a jab.
Goku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goku moves out of range as Cox strikes.
Cox fails to land the takedown.
Son Goku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perry Cox.
Cox misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goku thuds his shin into the meat of Cox's side.
Cox looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goku lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Son Goku dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goku.
Cox misses with a wild body shot.
A left and a right from Goku both land. Nice combination.
Goku's corner calls for a 1-2. Goku obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goku manages to avoid it.
Cox misses the shot to the body.
Goku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goku connects with a solid leg kick.
Perry Cox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Cox misses
and Goku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cox throws a combination that misses
and Goku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cox misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Goku misses
and Cox counters with a stiff right hand.
Horrible takedown by Cox or perhaps it was just good defense by Goku which made him look bad.
Cox is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goku throws a series of punches but Cox moves out of range.
Goku lands with a kick to the temple. Cox shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Goku plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Goku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goku connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cox misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Goku on the side of the head.
Goku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cox takes a swing at Goku's ribcage but misses.
Goku feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cox's calf.
Goku takes a swing at Cox's ribcage but misses.
Goku lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goku throws a leg kick which misses Cox's front leg but catches the back leg as Cox tries to avoid it.
Cox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cox blocks a head kick by Goku.
Goku swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Goku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goku moves out of range as Cox strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cox takes a swing at Goku's ribcage but misses.
Goku looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Son Goku dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
A swing and a miss from Cox.
A head kick misses from Goku.
Goku fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cox swings for the body but Goku moves out of range.
Cox's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cox lunges at Goku with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Goku's hand.
Cox swings away with a body shot that misses
and Goku counters with a head kick. That will keep Cox thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Goku - that will leave a mark!
Goku thumps Cox with a low kick.
Cox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goku ducks right into an uppercut from Cox.
Cox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Goku.
Goku works the jab nicely.
Goku throws a push kick but Cox slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Goku misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cox might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Goku has got the better of the exchanges.
Goku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cox.
A swing and a miss from Goku.
Cox looks to land a left hand but Goku moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goku throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cox moves out of range of the strikes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Goku here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Cox has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cox there as he acknowledges the shot.
Goku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cox.
Son Goku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cox takes a kick to the side of the head.
Goku throws a leg kick but Cox moved away.
Goku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goku throws a front kick aimed at Cox's knee but Cox avoids it well.
Goku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cox can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox misses with a straight left.
Goku connects with a high kick.
Cox misses with a straight right.
Goku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cox.
Cox fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Goku thumps Cox with a low kick.
Cox misses with a body punch
and Goku counters with a head kick. That will keep Cox thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Cox finds it's target.
Goku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goku throws a hook but Cox avoids it easily.
Cox loads up on a big right hand but Goku slips the punch.
Cox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goku. Goku obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cox is looking to score with low kicks.
Perry Cox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cox thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Son Goku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Goku has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Son Goku!
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